CPC B29B 7/465 (2013.01) [B01F 27/1143 (2022.01); B01F 27/2123 (2022.01); B29B 7/488 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A mixer comprising:
a vessel with an opening, a first side wall, a second side wall spaced from and parallel to the first side wall, each side wall terminating at a bottom, a first end wall and a second end wall spaced from and parallel to the first end wall, with the second end wall having a recess;
a pair of parallel spaced apart shafts, each shaft extending from the first end wall to the second end wall and each shaft being provided with at least one mixing blade; and
a discharge screw centrally located between the first and second side wall and disposed in a cavity provided in the bottom, the discharge screw has (a) a shaft with a first end that extends through the first end wall and (b) a driven end opposite the first end of the shaft, with the driven end being connected to a motor shaft for rotating the discharge screw in at least one direction; the driven end having a recessed portion that extends into the recess of the second end wall of the vessel;
wherein the recessed portion extends into the recess of the second end wall of the vessel a distance that is less than a thickness of the second end wall.
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