Patent ID: 6786631
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: B01F

Abstract:
A mixing and reducing machine comprising:a housing having an interior volume; an axle extending vertically within said housing, said axle being rotatably mounted in said housing; a mixing spiral means affixed to said axle for conveying product upwardly in said housing, said mixing spiral means comprising: a first spiral-shaped mixing blade affixed to said axle in a first position along a longitudinal axis of said axle and extending radially outwardly therefrom; and a second spiral-shaped mixing blade affixed to said axle in a second position along the longitudinal axis of said axle and extending radially outwardly therefrom, said first position being separated from said second position by a transition zone, said transition zone being passable directly therethrough from said first position to said second position, said first spiral-shaped mixing blade comprises a plurality of blade elements being connected and positioned adjacent each other in a circumferential direction, said second spiral-shaped mixing blade comprises a plurality of blade elements being connected and positioned adjacent each other in a circumferential direction.