Patent ID: 8033214
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: F04B

Abstract:
1. A device for conveying a mixture of substances including at least one mixture component predominantly having a viscous consistency and at least one mixture component predominantly having a solid, particle-like consistency, the device comprising: a delivery cylinder having perforations over a portion of a lateral wall thereof and configured to separate, through the perforations, at least one of the mixture components from the mixture of substances, the delivery cylinder being connected, via a pipeline provided on an outside of the perforated lateral cylinder wall, to a processing station for the separated at least one mixture component; a material feed space connected to an inlet side of the delivery cylinder; a delivery line connected to an outlet side of the delivery cylinder, the delivery line being configured to feed into a return section leading back to the material feed space, the delivery line having a fond of a bioreactor; a delivery piston reciprocatable through the material feed space and the delivery cylinder; and a closure member disposed at the outlet side of the delivery cylinder or in the delivery line and movable between an open position and a closed position.