Patent ID: 8215824
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: B01F

Abstract:
1. A homogenizer device for dispersing and/or homogenizing substances capable of flow, having a container having one or more inlet openings for introducing the substances to be homogenized, which container has a container outlet opening for feeding the substances into a processing unit disposed below the bottom, in a central region of its bottom, which unit contains first and second gear rims, which are mounted to rotate independent of one another, are disposed concentrically and configured in circular shape, and are separated from one another by way of a predetermined interstice, wherein first and second drive shafts of the first gear rim and of the second gear rim, respectively, of the processing unit are disposed perpendicular to the transport direction of the substances that leave the outlet opening, in each instance, wherein the second gear rim is mounted to be displaceable in the direction of the central axis of the second drive shaft, in such a manner that the second gear rim can be switched from a first position, in which the second gear rim is disposed radially overlapping and axially behind the first gear rim, into a second position, in which the second gear rim is disposed outside of the transport path of the substance capable of flow that is being transported by the first gear rim, and wherein the processing unit has a compact structure, which is disposed directly below the bottom of the container.