Mixing device comprising at least four outlet arms having diverse vertical angles

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10058831-B2
Application number	US-201314398510-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 30, 2013
Priority date	May 2, 2012
Publication date	Aug 28, 2018
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018

Abstract

The invention relates to a mixing device for mixing a fluid in a container, in particular of a fluid system, comprising a fluid supply and at least one outlet arm with an outlet opening, the fluid supply being connected to the at least one outlet arm in a fluid-communicating fashion. According to the invention, the outlet opening, for an outlet of the fluid, is oriented towards an outlet direction in order to set the fluid in the container rotating at least in sections thereof.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fluid system for a dye in a printing machine, comprising:
a mixing device for mixing a fluid in at least one container,
a flow pump;
a return flow pump for a conveyance of the fluid,
a print roller; and
a fluid tank for provision and/or collection of the fluid for and/or from a fluid receptor;
wherein the flow pump is formed for a conveyance of the fluid from the container to the fluid receptor and the return flow pump is formed for a conveyance of the fluid from the fluid tank back to the container,
wherein the mixing device comprises a fluid supply connected to at least four outlet arms, each of the at least four outlet arms having an outlet opening connected to the fluid supply in a fluid communicating way,
wherein the fluid supply comprises at least one additional opening in an area of connection to the at least four outlet arms so that eventually formed clearance volumes below an area between the fluid supply and the at least four outlet arms are avoided or reduced,
wherein an outlet opening is aligned with an outlet direction (A) for the outlet of the fluid, in order to at least partially set the fluid in the at least one container in rotation,
wherein said at least one additional opening has an outlet direction alongside an axis of said rotation and toward a bottom of said container,
wherein the at least four outlet arms are at least partially curved,
wherein the fluid supply of the mixing device is connected with a pressure side of the return flow pump in a fluid communicating way, and

wherein the outlet openings of the at least four outlet arms have diverse vertical angles with different signs toward the horizontal level.

2. The fluid system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least four outlet arms are arranged in a common level, and
wherein each of the diverse vertical angles is in a range between 2° and 7°.

3. The fluid system according to claim 1 , wherein a pressure side of the flow pump is connected with a suction side of the return flow pump via a bypass in a fluid communicating way.

4. The fluid system according to claim 1 , wherein the outlet opening of the at least four outlet arms is assembled between 20% and 80% of the radial distance between the fluid supply and an encircling wall of the container.

5. The fluid system according to claim 1 , wherein the mixing device is assembled towards the container in a rotation stable way.

6. The fluid system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least four outlet arms are located within a distance of less than a third of a height of said container from a bottom of said container and are at least one of: arranged in a common level, and are adjusted upwards and downwards, and
wherein each of the diverse vertical angles is in a range between 10° and 20°.

7. The fluid system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least four au arms are fixed in relation to one another.

Assignees

• Windmoeller & Hoelscher

Inventors

• Telljohann Lutz
• Ihme Andreas
• Hasselmann Frank
• Trinkner David
• Twiehaus Frank
• Hoffmann Holger
• Pockehr Lars
• Lepper Udo

Classifications

• B41P2251/10

  Pumps · CPC title

• B01F13/02

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B01F5/0062

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B41F31/08

  with ink ejecting means, e.g. pumps, nozzles · CPC title

• B01F5/108 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic