Patent ID: 6648501
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: A22C,B01F

Abstract:
A continuous mixer for mixing incoming product streams to yield a final product stream of desired characteristics, said mixer comprising:an elongated housing having a plurality of inputs for receiving and incoming product streams, and an output for said final product; and a plurality of elongated, side-by-side, axially rotatable mixing screws located within said housing and extending along the length thereof for conveying and mixing said incoming product streams and for moving said final product out said output, at least a pair of said mixing screws having a central section and a series of mixing elements oriented in a helical pattern and projecting outwardly from said central section, each of said mixing elements being generally pyramidal in shape and presenting a base which is generally diamond-shaped in plan configuration with four outwardly extending and converging sidewall surfaces terminating in an apex-like outer end having a surface area less than the surface area of the base, at least certain of said elements being located along at least a portion of said central section.