EP1859856B1 - Mischvorrichtung mit Vakuum-Box - Google Patents

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EP1859856B1
EP1859856B1 EP07090070A EP07090070A EP1859856B1 EP 1859856 B1 EP1859856 B1 EP 1859856B1 EP 07090070 A EP07090070 A EP 07090070A EP 07090070 A EP07090070 A EP 07090070A EP 1859856 B1 EP1859856 B1 EP 1859856B1
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Gerd-Ulrich Schmidt
Theodor Eitzen
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F29/00—Mixers with rotating receptacles
    • B01F29/10—Mixers with rotating receptacles with receptacles rotated about two different axes, e.g. receptacles having planetary motion
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
    • B01F33/00—Other mixers; Mixing plants; Combinations of mixers
    • B01F33/70—Mixers 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, comprising a rotatably mounted on a frame 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, with a Deflection device for transmitting and deflecting a rotational movement of the first component to the second component, such that the direction of rotation of the first component is opposite to the direction of rotation of the second component, and with a vacuum hose coupling, wherein the second component at least one vacuum box with a Box extension has.
  • Such a mixing device is out WO2005 / 025717 A1 known.
  • a container in a vacuum box wherein there is a gap between the container and the vacuum box.
  • a negative pressure is applied by means of an evacuation device, the space in the vacuum box is evacuated.
  • the wall of the container is thus regularly, especially at the transitions between material and vacuum, deformed or even destroyed.
  • a similar mixing device without vacuum connection is off 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 object is achieved in that at least one container for the materials to be mixed is fitted into the vacuum box, leaving in the box extension a free space in which a vacuum can be generated.
  • the mixing device With the mixing device according to the invention, it is possible to put under vacuum not only a container containing the materials to be mixed, but also the environment of the container in the vacuum box without destroying the correspondingly used containers during the mixing process.
  • 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.
  • Fig. 1 the upper area of 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.
  • a V-belt pulley 9 is arranged rotatably on a rotating arm 5 opposite surface 3.1.
  • 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 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 in a horizontal plane with the active surface 9.1 of the pulley 9 lies.
  • a second axial deflecting element 15 which is the same as the first axial deflecting element 15 and in the same relationship to the V-belt 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.
  • the radial deflection element 17 has a substantially horizontal axis of rotation in the present embodiment and a concentric, radial, smooth effective area.
  • the radial active surface strikes at one point an imaginary horizontal center plane of the active surface 9.1 of the V-belt pulley 9 Fig. 1 is directly behind the radial deflecting element 17, on the other side of the rotary arm 5, a second axial deflecting element 17 is arranged.
  • 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.
  • Fig. 2 is shown schematically the deflection mechanism.
  • 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
  • Fig.2 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 diameters Depending on the mix, different speeds of rotation can be set without changing the basic construction 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.
  • further deflection means may be provided whose active surfaces assume angular positions between those of the active surfaces 15.1, 17.1 and 13.1 to support the V-belt 19 leader.
  • a turntable 21 is arranged ( Fig. 1 ) having an opening into which the second component 11 partially engages.
  • Fig. 3 is schematically shown in exploded view, the second component 11 according to the invention 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 exactly 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 they are too Fig. 3 shown components 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 11.6 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 23.2 has box shoulders 23.5 on the inside and corresponding box overhangs 23.6 (see also Fig. 3 ), which in the assembled state according to Fig. 4 lie in the same plane A, B, as 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 23.4 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 23 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 has a smaller cross-sectional width on the bottom side than on the ceiling side.
  • Fig. 4 It can be seen that the container side wall 25.3 extends at 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 on the inner wall of the vacuum Box 23 is present.
  • 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, but with a distance to 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)
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