EP1859856A1 - Dispositif de mélange doté d'un boîtier de vide - Google Patents

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EP1859856A1
EP1859856A1 EP07090070A EP07090070A EP1859856A1 EP 1859856 A1 EP1859856 A1 EP 1859856A1 EP 07090070 A EP07090070 A EP 07090070A EP 07090070 A EP07090070 A EP 07090070A EP 1859856 A1 EP1859856 A1 EP 1859856A1
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Gerd-Ulrich Schmidt
Theodor Eitzen
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01FMIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F29/00Mixers with rotating receptacles
    • B01F29/10Mixers with rotating receptacles with receptacles rotated about two different axes, e.g. receptacles having planetary motion
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01FMIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F33/00Other mixers; Mixing plants; Combinations of mixers
    • B01F33/70Mixers specially adapted for working at sub- or super-atmospheric pressure, e.g. combined with de-foaming

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  • the present invention relates to a mixing device for mixing liquid, flowable or powdery materials, with a rotatably mounted first component, with a rotatably mounted on the first component second component, with a drive device for generating a rotational movement of the first component, and with a deflection device for Transmission and deflection of a rotational movement of the first component to the second component, such that a direction of rotation of the first component is opposite to the direction of rotation of the second component.
  • Such a mixing device is out DE 101 43 439 A1 known.
  • the mixing device described there is a so-called speed mixer, in which the substances to be mixed are mixed in disposable inserts, glass vials or syringes under vacuum.
  • the containers used for use with such mixing devices do not have the necessary wall stiffness or strength for carrying out such a mixing operation under vacuum, so that they are regularly deformed or even destroyed during evacuation.
  • the object of the present invention is to further develop an aforementioned mixing device of the prior art so that it can also be used for mixing processes under vacuum.
  • the second component has at least one vacuum box, which is connected in operation to an evacuation device and in which at least one container for the materials to be mixed is arranged.
  • the mixing device With the mixing device according to the invention, it is possible to put not only a container containing the materials to be mixed, but also the environment of the container in the vacuum box under vacuum. This measure in turn means that the corresponding containers remain intact during the mixing process.
  • An advantage is that the container is fitted in the vacuum box. By a "customized" placement of a container in the vacuum box to the containers During the mixing process, only a small load is applied.
  • the second component is designed as a vacuum box.
  • the second component is a mixing cup, in which the vacuum box is detachably arranged.
  • the mixing device according to the invention in the second embodiment can also be used without a vacuum box. In the first embodiment, the entire second component would have to be exchanged for another second component with a mixing cup.
  • vacuum box has a transparent lid. As a result, the container used can be observed during the mixing process.
  • a mixing device 1 is shown schematically in side view.
  • first component 5 is rotatably mounted and has a rotation axis D1.
  • the rotary arm 5 is non-rotatably mounted on a shaft 7 of a drive device (not shown), which may be integrated in the frame 3.
  • the axis of rotation of the shaft 7 coincides with the axis of rotation D1 and is also referred to below as the axis of rotation D1.
  • V-belt pulley 9 On the frame 3 is on a rotating arm 5 opposite surface 3.1 a V-belt pulley 9 arranged rotatably.
  • the V-belt pulley 9 has a passage opening (not shown) for the shaft 7 and is arranged concentrically with the axis of rotation D1 of the shaft 7 with a radial, wedge-shaped recesses bearing active surface 9.1.
  • the determination of the V-belt pulley 9 on the surface 3.1 via a screw connection of a base surface 9.2 with the frame 3.
  • any other known in the art fastening means used for fixing, however, any other known in the art fastening means used.
  • the rotary arm 5 may have any basic shape.
  • the rotary arm 5 has two legs 5.1 and 5.2.
  • the leg 5.1 extends in a vertical plane through the axis of rotation D1 with a major axis at an angle, the so-called angle of attack, between 0 and 90 ° radially to the axis of rotation D1 of the shaft 7.
  • a second component 11 is rotatably mounted and has a rotation axis D2.
  • the second component 11 is designed as a mixing cup for receiving a mixed material. Due to the angular position of the leg 5.1 results in an angular relationship between the axis of rotation D1 of the first component 5 and the axis of rotation D2 of the second component 11.
  • the circumference of the second component 11 is on the bottom side, that is, at the end of the second component 11, which is the surface 5.3 of the leg 5.1 is directed opposite, designed as a V-belt pulley 13 and is thus rotatably connected to the second component 11.
  • the V-belt pulley 13 has a concentric with the axis of rotation D2, radial effective surface 13 with wedge-shaped depressions.
  • a first axial deflecting element 15 is arranged on the side of the leg 5.1, which is rotatably mounted on the rotary arm 5.
  • the axis of rotation of the first deflecting element 15 extends parallel to the axis of rotation D1 in the present embodiment.
  • the first deflecting element 15 has a concentric to its axis of rotation, radial smooth active surface 15.1, which lies in a horizontal plane with the active surface 9.1 of the pulley 9.
  • a second axial deflection element 15 which is the same as the first axial deflection element 15 and in the same relation to the pulley 9 and the effective surface is 9.1.
  • the two deflecting elements 15 are arranged symmetrically to the V-belt pulley 9.
  • an imaginary connection between the axes of rotation of the two deflecting elements 15 and the axis of rotation D1 represents an equilateral triangle, wherein the imaginary connection between the two axes of rotation of the deflecting elements 15 forms a base side of this triangle.
  • a radial deflecting element 17 is arranged at the bottom of the rotary arm 5 in the region of the leg 5.2 and a radial deflecting element 17 is arranged.
  • the radial deflection element 17 has a substantially horizontal axis of rotation in the present embodiment and a concentric, radial, smooth effective area.
  • a second axial deflecting element 17 is arranged directly behind the radial deflecting element 17, on the other side of the rotary arm 5.
  • This second axial deflecting element 17 is likewise designed in the same way as the illustrated axial deflecting element 17 and is in the same relationship to the V-belt pulley 9 and its active surface 9.1.
  • the two radial deflection elements 17 are arranged symmetrically to the rotation axis D1.
  • the deflection mechanism is shown schematically.
  • the deflection mechanism is formed by a deflection device which in the present embodiment comprises the first V-belt pulley 9, the two axial deflection elements 15, the two radial deflection elements 17 and the V-belt pulley 13.
  • the abovementioned components of the deflection device are operatively connected to each other via a flexible belt element 19 designed as a V-belt.
  • the endless trained V-belt 19 engages with its wedges in the wells of the active surface 9.1 of the pulley 9, runs with its smooth bottom around a partial extent of the active surfaces 15.1 of the two axial deflecting elements 15 and, also with its smooth side to a partial extent of the active surface 17.1
  • the axes of rotation D1 and D2 are shown in their angular relationship to one another and the diameters of the components of the deflection device.
  • a suitable choice of the angular relationship between D1 and D2 and by a suitable choice of the diameter, depending on the mix different rotational speeds can be set without changing the basic design principle.
  • a reduction of the rotational speed of the first component 5 to the second component 11 is regularly carried out.
  • the deflection device has more than two axial and / or radial deflection elements 15, 17.
  • the active surfaces assume angular positions between those of the active surfaces 15.1, 17.1 and 13.1 to support the V-belt 19 leading.
  • a turntable 21 is arranged (FIG. 1) which has an opening into which the second component 11 partially engages.
  • Fig. 3 the second component 11 according to the invention is shown schematically in exploded view in its individual parts.
  • the second component 11 is designed as a mixing cup, in which a vacuum box 23 is inserted.
  • the vacuum box 23 is designed to fit precisely to the mixing cup 11 or to the interior of the mixing cup 11 (FIG. 4).
  • a container 25 is used, which is formed in the present embodiment as a bucket.
  • the container 25 contains a material to be mixed (not shown) and can be closed with a lid 25.1.
  • the vacuum box 23 can be closed with a box lid 23.1.
  • the box lid 23.1 is transparent or transparent, but may also be opaque in other embodiments.
  • the box lid 23.1 has a central through hole 23.2, in which a vacuum hose coupling 27 is sealingly used.
  • a vacuum hose coupling 27 is sealingly used to the vacuum hose coupling 27, a hose (not shown) or the like. Connected, which establishes a connection to an evacuation device (not shown).
  • Fig. 4 the components described in Fig. 3 are shown in an assembled state.
  • the second component 11 has a bottom surface 11.1 and at least one component side wall 11.2.
  • the component side wall 11.2 has on its inside a plurality of component shoulders 11.3, each lying in a plane parallel to the bottom 11.1 A, B.
  • the component side wall 11.2 forms at its free end a flange 11.4, can be provided on the through holes 11.5 for fastening devices (not shown) for other applications.
  • the component shoulders 11.3 and the flange 11.4 form a support surface for the vacuum box 23rd
  • the vacuum box 23 also has a bottom 23.3 and at least one box side wall 23.4.
  • the number of box side walls 23.4 corresponds to the number of component side walls 11.2 of the second component 11. In the case of a round geometry, as in the present case, there is accordingly only one component side wall 11.2 or box side wall 23.4.
  • the box side wall 23.4 has box shoulders 23.5 on the inside and corresponding box overhangs 23.6 (see also Fig. 3) on the opposite outer surface, which are in the assembled state shown in FIG. 4 in the same plane A, B, as respectively one of the component shoulders 11.3.
  • the box overhangs 23.6 are complementary in their dimensions to the component shoulders 11.3, so that the box overhangs 23.6 on the outside of the vacuum box 23 fit exactly on the shoulders 11.3 on the inner wall of the second component, when the vacuum box 23rd is inserted into the second component 11.
  • the vacuum box 23 has in the upper part of a box extension 23.7, with an outer surface which fits snugly against an outer surface of the flange 11.4.
  • the box extension 23.7 forms at its free end 23.9 inside an extension shoulder 23.10, on which the vacuum lid 23.1 rests in sealing operation.
  • the container 25 also has a bottom side 25.2 and at least one container side wall 25.3.
  • the number of container side walls 25.3 corresponds to the number of component side walls 11.2.
  • the container side wall 25.3 is not perpendicular to the bottom side 25.2 but in an average slightly larger angle ⁇ than 90 ° degrees.
  • the container 25 on the bottom side has a smaller cross-sectional width than the cover side.
  • Fig. 4 it can be seen that the container side wall 25.3 at such an angle ⁇ from the bottom side 25.2 upwards that the container side wall 25.3 at the height of the box shoulders 23.5 and at the beginning of the box extension 23.7 the inner wall of the vacuum box 23 abuts.
  • the container 25 extends in the inserted state with its container lid 25.1 circumferentially in the larger space of the box extension 23.7, although a distance from the inner wall of the box extension 23.7 remains. Between the container lid 25.1 and the box lid 23.1 is also left a free space. About the vacuum hose coupling 27 and associated with this evacuation device (not shown) is generated in the free space of the box extension 23.7 to the container lid 25.1 around, a negative pressure, the strength of which is adjustable to the evacuation device.
  • the second component 11 may also be formed directly as a vacuum box 23, so that then a formation of the second component 11 can be omitted as a mixing cup.

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  • Mixers With Rotating Receptacles And Mixers With Vibration Mechanisms (AREA)
  • Food-Manufacturing Devices (AREA)
  • Mixers Of The Rotary Stirring Type (AREA)
  • Processing And Handling Of Plastics And Other Materials For Molding In General (AREA)
  • Accessories For Mixers (AREA)
  • Preparation Of Clay, And Manufacture Of Mixtures Containing Clay Or Cement (AREA)
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