Arrangement and method for mixing of particulate filling into consumer ice mass

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9814251-B2
Application number	US-201615368854-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 5, 2016
Priority date	Mar 22, 2012
Publication date	Nov 14, 2017
Grant date	Nov 14, 2017

Abstract

An arrangement is disclosed for mixing of particulate filling material into a consumer ice mass. The arrangement includes a rotor cylinder having: a first rotor blade, a second rotor blade and a third rotor blade for the mixing-in of the consumer ice mass and the particulate filling material by rotation, wherein: the first rotor blade has a first notch configured to accommodate the second blade and the third blade, and a second notch configured to accommodate the front bearing, the second rotor blade has a first notch configured to accommodate the first rotor blade, a second notch configured to accommodate the third blade, and a third notch configured to accommodate the front bearing, and the third rotor blade has a first notch configured to accommodate the first rotor blade and the second rotor blade, and a second notch configured to accommodate the front bearing.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An arrangement for mixing of particulate filling material into a consumer ice mass, the arrangement comprising:
a housing including:
at least one supply opening for the consumer ice mass;
at least one inlet for the particulate filling material to a cavity in the housing; and
an outlet opening; and

a rotor cylinder assembly having:
a rotor cylinder; and
a first rotor blade, a second rotor blade and a third rotor blade for the mixing-in of the consumer ice mass and the particulate filling material by rotation,

wherein:
the first, second, and third rotor blades are at least partially within the rotor cylinder and create a number of cells in the cavity by being pressed against the surface of the cavity,
the rotor cylinder is supported from two opposing sides of the cavity by bearings in the form of a rear bearing and a front bearing,
the first rotor blade has a first notch configured to accommodate the second blade and the third blade, and a second notch configured to accommodate the front bearing,
the second rotor blade has a first notch configured to accommodate the first rotor blade, a second notch configured to accommodate the third blade, and a third notch configured to accommodate the front bearing, and
the third rotor blade has a first notch configured to accommodate the first rotor blade and the second rotor blade, and a second notch configured to accommodate the front bearing.

2. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second notches of the first blade are arranged on the same side of the first blade.

3. The arrangement according to claim 2 , wherein the first blade is substantially flat on the opposite side of where the first and second notches of the first blade are arranged.

4. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first notch of the second blade is arranged on a first side of the second blade, and the second and third notches of the second blade are arranged on a second side of the second blade that is opposite the first side of the second blade.

5. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second notches of the third blade are arranged on opposite sides of the third blade.

6. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein at least a part of the front bearing protrudes into the rotor cylinder and into respective notches in each of the first, second, and third rotor blades.

7. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the center of the rotor cylinder is displaced in relation to the center of the cavity.

8. The arrangement according to claim 7 , wherein the center of the rotor cylinder is displaced horizontally in relation to the at least one inlet.

9. The arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the first, second, and third rotor blades are mutually displaced by 60 degrees.

10. A rotor cylinder assembly for use in an arrangement for mixing of particulate filling material into a consumer ice mass, the rotor cylinder comprising:
a rotor cylinder; and
a first rotor blade, a second rotor blade and a third rotor blade for the mixing-in of the consumer ice mass and the particulate filling material by rotation,
wherein:
the first, second, and third rotor blades are at least partially within the rotor cylinder,
the first rotor blade has a first notch configured to accommodate the second blade and the third blade, and a second notch configured to accommodate a front bearing of the arrangement,
the second rotor blade has a first notch configured to accommodate the first rotor blade, a second notch configured to accommodate the third blade, and a third notch configured to accommodate the front bearing, and
the third rotor blade has a first notch configured to accommodate the first rotor blade and the second rotor blade, and a second notch configured to accommodate the front bearing.

11. The rotor cylinder assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the first and second notches of the first blade are arranged on the same side of the first blade.

12. The rotor cylinder assembly according to claim 11 , wherein the first blade is substantially flat on the opposite side of where the first and second notches of the first blade are arranged.

13. The rotor cylinder assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the first notch of the second blade is arranged on a first side of the second blade, and the second and third notches of the second blade are arranged on a second side of the second blade that is opposite the first side of the second blade.

14. The rotor cylinder assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the first and second notches of the third blade are arranged on opposite sides of the third blade.

15. The rotor cylinder assembly according to claim 10 , wherein at least a part of the front bearing protrudes into the rotor cylinder and into respective notches in each of the first, second, and third rotor blades.

16. The rotor cylinder assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the center of the rotor cylinder is displaced in relation to a center of a cavity of the arrangement.

17. The rotor cylinder assembly according to claim 16 , wherein the center of the rotor cylinder is displaced horizontally in relation to at least one inlet of the arrangement.

18. The rotor cylinder assembly according to claim 10 , wherein the first, second, and third rotor blades are mutually displaced by 60 degrees.

Assignees

• Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance

Inventors

• Ubbesen Jonas

Classifications

• B01F7/002

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B01F7/0025

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• A23G9/24

  for coating or filling the products · CPC title

• B01F5/0471

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• A23V2002/00

  Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs · CPC title