Continuously fillable mixer and method for continuously processing content material

Abstract

The invention relates to a mixer having a container (1) which has an inlet (6) and an outlet (16) opposite the longitudinal axis (4) of the container, said container having a cross-section which contracts along the longitudinal axis (4) thereof and being driven by a drive substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the container in order to be able to move back and forth along a trajectory curve.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a continuously fillable mixer which is arranged to be able to adjust the residence time in the mixer even when there are no inlet or outlet valves on the mixer. The present invention also relates to a method for continuous mixing.

[0002] The mixer is particularly used for mixing fluids in liquid or gaseous form into solids and / or liquids, for example mixing or discharging gas from a liquid, mixing a liquid into a solid, the solid optionally being combined with a further liquid, or for example being used as a tumbler, also known as a kneading device, for introducing solid or liquid additives into solid foodstuffs such as raw meat. It is possible to continuously mix the content material input into the mixer and continuously discharge the mixture after the content material has passed through the mixer. For example, the mixer is suitable for mixing a gas such as air into a liquid such as a nutrient medium for culturing biological cells. In addition, the mixer can also be used as a degassing device for liquids or curable substances such as curable plastic mixtures or hardenable cement or concrete mixtures. Prior art

[0003] Document EP 3 099 178 B1 describes a device for processing raw meat which drives a reciprocating movement on a working surface, wherein one is movable for filling or emptying.

[0004] Technical problem to be solved by the present invention

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an alternative mixer and a method for mixing content material which can be implemented by means of the mixer, also optionally for degassing from liquids such as curable substances, wherein the content material can be continuously added and discharged after passing through the mixer, and wherein preferably no valves or flaps control the openings of the mixer. The mixer preferably has an inlet connected to an input line and an outlet connected to an output line, and there are no valves or flaps between the openings and the lines. Summary of the invention

[0006] The present invention solves the said technical problem by means of the features in the claims, in particular by means of the mixer.

[0007] - The mixer has a container which has an inlet and an outlet opposite each other along the longitudinal axis of the container. The container has a constant cross-section along its longitudinal axis, which can be cylindrical for example, or the container preferably extends from a larger cross-section at one end to a smaller cross-section at the other end with a shrinking cross-section. The inlet is arranged in the region of the larger cross-section at one end, for example consisting of a section of the larger cross-section at one end, and the outlet is arranged in the region of the smaller cross-section at the other end, for example consisting of a section of the smaller cross-section at the other end. The container is pivoted by a drive at an angle perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the container or about a central position of its longitudinal axis to reciprocate along a locus curve which extends between the cross-sections at the ends. The locus curve optionally extends in the plane of the cross-section of the container or extends along a bending plane when the container pivots. The container is preferably and / or not driven to rotate, especially not driven to make a full rotation about its longitudinal axis for example, and can be rotated up to 90°, up to 45°, up to 30°, up to 20° or up to 10°. The longitudinal axis extends between the inlet and the outlet for example.

[0008] - Preferably has a movable first input pipeline connected to the inlet.

[0009] - Preferably there is no valve between the input pipeline and the inlet, and

[0010] - Preferably has a movable output pipeline connected to the outlet.

[0011] - Preferably there is no valve between the outlet and the output pipeline.

[0012] - Optionally, the drive consists of a first sub-drive and a second sub-drive spaced apart from the first sub-drive along the longitudinal axis of the container. The first sub-drive drives the container along a first locus curve, and the second sub-drive drives the container along a second locus curve different from the first locus curve.

[0013] Or the mixer consists of the above devices.

[0014] Preferably, the first sub-driver is closer to the inlet than the second sub-driver, and the first track curve has a longer stroke and / or a higher frequency of reciprocating motion than the second track curve. Thus, the first track curve may have a longer stroke, also referred to as the stroke length, than the second track curve, the frequency of the reciprocating motion along the track curve being the same as or higher than that of the second track curve, or the first track curve may have the same or a smaller stroke, also referred to as the stroke length, than the second track curve, the frequency of the reciprocating motion along the track curve being higher than that of the second track curve. Generally, the first track curve is arranged to accelerate the container relative to the content material in the container in the region where the first sub-driver is arranged, while the second track curve is arranged to accelerate the container relative to the content material in the container in the region where the second sub-driver is arranged.

[0015] When the driver has a first sub-driver and a second sub-driver, the first track curve and the second track curve can be generated respectively by reciprocating motions along two longitudinal axes, which are arranged at an angle to each other and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the container, and which are optionally arranged respectively in a common plane arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis or in planes arranged at intervals along the longitudinal axis. The movements of the container along the first and second track curves are superimposed, for example forming a reciprocating motion around the longitudinal axis of the container, and cause the content material of the container to be conveyed in the direction of a cross-sectional section located at the end, the cross-sectional section located at the end being close to the first sub-driver.

[0016] Optionally, the container has a second inlet line for fluids, liquids or gases connected in the inlet region. The second inlet line can be connected in the region of the inlet, in particular in the region of the cross-sectional opening. Optionally, the container also has an inner wall that is permeable to fluids, in particular only to gases, which inner wall is spaced apart from the container wall, wherein the second inlet line leads into the gap located between the container wall and the inner wall. Such an inner wall is not permeable to solids and optionally also not permeable to liquids. The inner wall can be a porous ceramic wall or a porous plastic wall, a semi-permeable plastic film or a thin sheet with small holes, for example produced by laser irradiation, the holes having a cross-sectional area of 50 to 500 μm or at most 200 μm.

[0017] Preferably, the larger cross-sectional section located at the end of the container forms the outlet, or alternatively the smaller cross-sectional section of the container forms the outlet.

[0018] The contracted cross-section of the container can be at least quadrilateral, pentagonal or at least hexagonal, preferably circular. The cross-section can remain constant along the longitudinal axis, or it can also contract, for example, from a larger cross-section at the end to a smaller cross-section at the end, such that the smaller cross-section at the end is 90% to 10% of the size of the larger cross-section at the end, for example 80% to 20% or 30%, preferably 40% or 50%. Optionally, the shape of the cross-section of the container can change along its longitudinal axis, for example from a hexagonal cross-section section to an adjacent cylindrical section, and also optionally to an adjacent triangular cross-section section. Generally, the inner surface of the container can have protrusions and / or depressions, for example extending 0.2 to 10 mm or at most 5 mm or at most 2 mm from the container wall.

[0019] The mixer pivots by means of its means for reciprocating movement, by means of a drive, about a central position extending between cross-section sections at the ends of the container along a path curve substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the container or about the longitudinal axis of the container by an angle, suitable for keeping the content material stationary for a period of time, since the content material moves from the container wall towards the inlet during the reciprocating movement. This is because the cross-section contracted from the inlet region is formed by the container, and the container wall is inclined towards the inlet at an angle less than 180°, so that the content material is also impacted and accelerated towards the inlet during the reciprocating movement. In addition, even if the cross-section of the container along the entire longitudinal axis is constant or non-contracted, and the cross-section is supported by the container wall or by an inner wall arranged at intervals within the container wall, the conveyance of the content material along the longitudinal axis can also be driven additionally or alternatively by the movement of the container along the path curve, where the container pivots about the central position of its longitudinal axis. During the reciprocating movement along the path curve, the container can generally pivot about the central position of its longitudinal axis, for example, by 2 to 90°, for example 5 to 45°, or at most 30° or at most 10°, especially by two sub-drives arranged at intervals along the longitudinal axis or by a gimbal support of the container, which has a drive spaced from it. The gimbal support can be composed of a universal joint or a ball-and-socket joint. The gimbal support preferably enables the container to remain stationary. Optionally, the gimbal support holds the container such that the container can rotate about its longitudinal axis by a maximum of 30°, preferably a maximum of 20° or a maximum of 10°, or is held torsionally in the gimbal support.

[0020] Therefore, the mixer is set to control the residence time by means of a reciprocating movement along a track curve, in particular the frequency and the track length of the reciprocating movement, and by means of the mass flow rate of the content material through the input inlet. Preferably, a controlled metering device, such as at least one pump, a metering screw and / or a metering valve, is connected to the first input line in order to continuously meter the content material into the first input line. An optional second input line is connected to a pressurized gas source, which can be a pressurized gas cylinder or a compressor, and the second input line is connected, for example, to the container in the inlet area. If an inner wall is arranged in the container, the second input line can be connected in the area between the inlet and the outlet, and the second input line leads into the gap between the container wall and the inner wall.

[0021] The suction port of a negative pressure source, such as a vacuum pump, can optionally be connected to the second input line, which communicates between the container wall and the permeable inner wall, such that the mixer can be used as a material degassing device. Here, when the container reciprocates along the track curve, the content material contained therein moves along the inner wall, and the gas contained therein is released from the content material and is sucked through the inner wall into the second input line, which then serves as a suction line.

[0022] An advantage of the mixer is that there are no elements movable relative to each other within the container, and there are no valves at the inlet, and preferably also no valves at the outlet or on the output line. Another advantage is that the mixer can continuously convey the content material when used for material degassing, and the content material enters through the input line and then is discharged through the output line.

[0023] Optionally, the output line has a larger cross-section than the outlet, so that the output line provides less resistance to the discharged mixture than the outlet. Optionally, the output line also has a larger cross-section than the inlet, so that the output line provides less resistance to the discharged mixture than the inlet.

[0024] The input line and the output line can each independently consist of an elastic hose. The advantage of the elastic hose is that it can compensate for the reciprocating movement of the container relative to the end opposite to the hose, or follow the movement, in particular when the hose is arranged at a distance from the container, for example fixed to a frame within which the container is driven to reciprocate.

[0025] Preferably, the metering device is set to continuously meter the content material by mass flow rate, and here the average residence time of the content material in the reciprocating movement along the track curve within the container is from 30 seconds to 10 minutes, preferably at most 5 minutes or at most 4 minutes or at most 3 minutes or at most 2 minutes or at most 1 minute.

[0026] Generally, the mixer is arranged to drive the container along a locus curve, which is formed by the superposition of the reciprocating movements of at least two superimposed linear axes that are angled with respect to each other, wherein the reciprocating movements along the plurality of linear axes are performed at different frequencies and / or phase differences. The superimposed reciprocating movements are performed at different frequencies and / or phase differences along the plurality of linear axes, and these linear axes form the locus curve, and the mixer is arranged to reciprocate the container along this locus curve. In an embodiment in which the drive comprises a first sub-drive and a second sub-drive spaced apart therealong the longitudinal axis of the container, the container is driven along a first locus curve in the region of the first sub-drive and along a second locus curve in the region of the second sub-drive, so that the movement of the container is the superposition of the movements along the first and second locus curves. Generally, each of the first and second locus curves can be one of the said locus curves.

[0027] By moving the container along the locus curve, the mixer is arranged to accelerate the solid and / or liquid content material relative to the container, so that the content material contained in the container is accelerated by the acceleration and impacts and contacts the container wall in the direction of a larger cross-sectional section or in the direction of a section of the cross-section located at the end and arranged closer to the first sub-drive, optionally contacts the inner wall arranged therein, and is, for example, mixed with each other.

[0028] Since the locus curve can be adjusted or predetermined by different frequencies and / or phase differences of the superimposed movements along the linear axes, the mixer is arranged to reciprocate the container along the locus curve and to accelerate the content material in the direction of a larger cross-section or in the direction of the cross-section at the end closer to the first sub-drive, whereby and by means of the mass flow rate controlled by the inlet, in particular by means of a metering device, the residence time of the content material in the container can be adjusted. In one embodiment, the container is driven along a first locus curve by the first sub-drive and along a second locus curve by the second sub-drive, and in this embodiment, the container can have a constant cross-section along its longitudinal axis, for example, be cylindrical, because the difference in the stroke length and / or frequency of the reciprocating movements along the first and second locus curves can drive or convey the content material in the container.

[0029] Generally, the container is preferably not rotationally driven and preferably cannot or cannot fully rotate, for example, it can rotate around the longitudinal axis of the container by at most 30° or at most 20° or 10°. Generally, the container is preferably only driven to reciprocate along a trajectory curve or along a first trajectory curve and a second trajectory curve. For example, the container cannot fully rotate, so that the container is pivotally hinged to the drive and / or pivotally supported torsionally in a gimbal support. The container is driven to move along the trajectory curve, especially reciprocate, rather than being driven to rotate and / or cannot fully rotate. For example, it is only rotated along the trajectory curve by driving, so the movement of the container will cause strong shearing of the content material in the container or the content material along the container wall. The container preferably offsets and / or pivots or tilts during the movement along the trajectory curve and cannot fully rotate or preferably rotates around its longitudinal axis by 30° or at most 10°.

[0030] Optionally, the mixer is arranged to move the container along the trajectory curve with an adjustable or predetermined acceleration and speed. The trajectory curve can be a first trajectory curve driven by a first sub-drive and a second trajectory curve driven by a second sub-drive that is spaced from the first trajectory curve along the longitudinal axis of the container. The mixer is arranged to have an adjustable or predetermined trajectory curve and / or an adjustable or predetermined acceleration and / or an adjustable or predetermined speed of the reciprocating movement of the container along the trajectory curve. Thereby, the content material is driven along the container wall or along the inner walls arranged at intervals within the container wall with an adjustable or predetermined acceleration and / or speed, and the mixer allows for a predetermined or continuous adaptation of the method of processing the content material, such as mixing the content material or degassing the material.

[0031] Generally, the trajectory curve can be formed by at least two superimposed individual oscillations. Preferably, each trajectory curve is the same as the trajectory curve generated by superimposing reciprocating movements along at least two linear movement axes with different frequencies and / or phase differences. The reciprocating movement along the trajectory curve is equivalent to the reciprocating movement along the superimposed linear movement axes, and the reciprocating movement along the trajectory curve has different frequencies and / or phase differences. Therefore, generally speaking, the trajectory is not a circular stroke.

[0032] The frequency difference can be at least 0.01 Hz and / or 0.01% to 900%, for example. The phase difference of the reciprocating movement along the linear axis can be 0.01° to 180°, preferably 1° to 179° out of 360°, which is equivalent to a complete reciprocating movement. Here, 0.01° to 180° in the complete reciprocating movement of 360° is equivalent to 0.0028% to 50% of the complete reciprocating movement, and 1° to 179° out of 360° is equivalent to 0.28% to 49.7% of the complete reciprocating movement.

[0033] Here, the rectilinear movement axes are, for example, perpendicular to each other or at different angles, such as 5° to 85°, especially in the plane of the cross-section of the container and / or perpendicular to the central axis of the container. Optionally, the trajectory curve comprises at least one straight-line segment, the ends of which are vertices of the trajectory curve, at which the content material or mass is accelerated away from or against the container wall.

[0034] In order to set different frequencies and / or phase differences of the reciprocating movements superimposed along at least two rectilinear movement axes, these reciprocating movements can be coupled together by a transmission or a connecting rod guide and driven by a motor. Here, the transmission driven by the motor can adjust the reciprocating movement along the trajectory curve, the transmission having a fixed transmission ratio between the superimposed movements along each axis, or can also have an adjustable transmission ratio, for example a continuously or stepwise shiftable transmission. Optionally, the transmission can be slip-controlled, for example having a belt drive and / or a friction wheel drive.

[0035] The transmission drives the container to reciprocate along the trajectory curve, the output rotational speed of the transmission preferably being at least 1 Hz, preferably at least 5 Hz, for example at most 50 Hz, at most 40 Hz, at most 30 Hz, at most 20 Hz or at most 10 Hz. The output rotational speed of the transmission is equal to the frequency of the reciprocating movement.

[0036] Alternatively, the reciprocating movements along each rectilinear movement axis can be driven by separate motors, where, for the purposes of the present invention, the lower output rotational speed is the frequency of the reciprocating movement and constitutes the frequency of a series of trajectory segments. In each embodiment, the rotational speed of each drive motor can be controlled, fixedly set or variable throughout the method.

[0037] Optionally, the mixer is arranged to change the trajectory curve and / or the acceleration and / or the speed of the reciprocating movement in the method, for example setting the reciprocating movement along an initial trajectory curve and with a first acceleration and speed in a first phase, and adjusting the reciprocating movement along a changed trajectory curve and / or a changed acceleration and / or speed in a subsequent second phase.

[0038] Also optionally, the reciprocating movement in the first phase is a linear reciprocating movement, and the reciprocating movement in the second phase is a reciprocating movement along mutually merging trajectory curves. Here, each trajectory curve can be determined, for example, by the transmission driving the movement of the container.

[0039] The mixer sets the trajectory curve and the acceleration of the reciprocating movement of the container, so that the content material obtains a predetermined or dynamically variable and directional acceleration relative to the container. The solid and liquid content materials present on the container wall or inner wall are accelerated against the container wall or inner wall and are thus accelerated in the direction of the larger cross-section and, for example, mixed.

[0040] In one embodiment, the container can be driven in a controlled manner to perform a linear reciprocating motion in a first stage, and the mixer is arranged to move the content material perpendicular to the container wall with a controllable maximum acceleration that is significantly greater than the acceleration due to gravity and is thus substantially independent of the acceleration due to gravity. For example, the maximum acceleration is at least 15 m / s², preferably 25 m / s², preferably at least 50 m / s² or at least 100 m / s² or at least 200 m / s² or at least 350 m / s², and for example, up to 500 m / s² respectively.

[0041] Generally, the mixer is arranged to accelerate the container along a trajectory curve, such as at the vertex of the trajectory curve, with a maximum acceleration of at least 20 m / s² or at least 200 m / s², for example at least 300 m / s², preferably up to 1000 m / s².

[0042] The container preferably reciprocates at a speed with a maximum acceleration of at least 0.5 m / s² or at least 1 m / s² or at least 2 m / s² or at least 3.5 m / s², preferably at least 60 m / s², preferably at least 100 m / s², at least 150 m / s², at least 160 m / s², at least 200 m / s², for example up to 300 m / s² or 450 m / s², up to 260 m / s² or up to 250 m / s² along each of the two axes. Generally, under the action of the maximum acceleration, the container is driven along one of the axes, preferably along each axis, to an average speed of at least 0.5 m / s, preferably at least 2 m / s, preferably at least 3.5 m / s, for example up to 10 m / s or up to 20 m / s or up to 6 m / s, for example 3 to 4 m / s. Here, the movement stroke along at least one axis, preferably along each axis, is for example 0.1 cm to 50 cm, such as 5 to 30 cm or up to 15 cm.

[0043] For example, it can drive the container to perform reciprocating motion, and the stroke of the reciprocating motion along each axis is at least 1 mm or at least 2.5 mm, at least 1 cm, preferably at least 2 cm or at least 5 cm, at least 10 cm or at least 15 cm. For example, the maximum lengths are 100 cm, 50 cm, 30 cm or 20 cm respectively. In addition, the reciprocating motions of the containers are preferably coordinated with each other. In the first stage, the reciprocating motion of the container can be linear. The trajectory curve is usually non-linear, for example, it can be sinusoidal, triangular or arc-shaped, or optionally runs along the so-called Lissajous geometry or hypocycloid. These curves are preferably located in a plane, or are two-dimensional, and optionally three-dimensional. The reciprocating motion is preferably linear in the first stage, and in the second stage, the reciprocating motion is performed along at least two merged non-linear trajectory segments, and each of these trajectory segments contains at least one vertex to form a trajectory curve. Generally, the non-linear trajectory curve, such as the motion along the trajectory curve, causes the content material to generate a high acceleration relative to the container wall, and each of the trajectory segments of the trajectory curve has at least one vertex.

[0044] Preferably, the reciprocating motion includes a reciprocating motion along a trajectory curve, and the trajectory curve includes at least two, preferably at least three, more preferably at least four trajectory segments, and each trajectory segment has at least one vertex respectively. The motion is superimposed along the motion axis to form a trajectory curve. Each motion axis can usually be a straight line or an arc, so that the non-linear motion of the container along a series of trajectory segments is generated by the superposition of the motions along two motion axes. The vertices and intermediate sections of the trajectory segments are determined by the frequency difference and / or phase of the reciprocating motions superimposed along at least two axes. The mixer can usually be set to change the frequency difference and / or phase during the reciprocating motion.

[0045] Generally, the container wall is preferably the circumferentially closed wall of the container, and the wall extends around the longitudinal axis and extends between the cross-sections located at the respective opposite ends or the lids arranged thereon. Optionally, the container has an annular cross-section that extends around the longitudinal axis and is supported by the container wall. Generally, the cross-sections of the container located at the ends are preferably covered by lids respectively, where the larger lid is for the inlet and the smaller lid is for the outlet.

[0046] Generally preferably, at least one trajectory segment has a vertex at which the direction of the trajectory segment changes by at least 90°, more preferably at least 120°, still preferably at least 180° or at least 210°, for example, within a range of up to 24.5%, up to 24%, up to 23%, up to 22%, up to 21%, up to 20%, up to 15% or up to 10% of the length of the trajectory segment, more preferably within a range of up to 5% or up to 3%, up to 2% or up to 1%. This is because the vertices of the trajectory segments cause the content material to generate a strong relative acceleration to the container wall.

[0047] Optionally, a container, especially one with through-holes in its inner wall, can contain freely movable solids, such as mineral solids like corundum. During processing, such freely movable solids will remove deposits on the inner wall or the container wall during reciprocating motion, especially during the filtration process, for example, in the treatment of water or wastewater.

[0048] The mixer can be used as a device for processing recyclable materials, especially for separating the liquid sucked out through the through-holes in the inner wall and the solids discharged through the outlet.

[0049] The present invention is illustrated only by way of example in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0050] Figure 1 A schematic diagram showing an embodiment is presented.

[0051] Figure 2 A schematic diagram showing another embodiment is presented.

[0052] Figure 3 A schematic diagram showing another embodiment is presented.

[0053] Figure 4 A schematic diagram showing yet another embodiment is presented.

[0054] Figure 5 A schematic diagram showing an embodiment with a cylindrical container is presented.

[0055] Figure 6 A schematic diagram showing an embodiment with a longitudinal cross-section of a cut-through cylindrical container is presented.

[0056] Figure 7 A schematic diagram showing a mixer with guiding means for the container in a universal joint and a drive is presented, and

[0057] Figure 8 A schematic diagram showing an embodiment with a fixedly connected input pipeline and a fixedly connected output pipeline is presented.

[0058] In the drawings, elements with the same function are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0059] Figure 1The reciprocating motion of the container 1 along a locus curve A on a plane parallel to the cross-section of the container 1 is shown. By the loading action of the container wall 2 relative to the content material B, the reciprocating motion A causes the content material B to be proportionally accelerated along the longitudinal axis 4 in the direction from the smaller cross-section 3 at the end to the relatively larger cross-section 5 at the opposite end. The larger cross-section 5 at the end constitutes the inlet 6, or the inlet 6 is arranged adjacent to or in the region of the larger cross-section 5 at the end. In the illustrated embodiment, the container 1 extends from the larger cross-section 4 to the smaller cross-section 3. The input pipeline 9 is connected to the inlet 6, and the input pipeline 9 inputs the content material to be mixed from the metering device.

[0060] Figure 2 A drive is shown, which reciprocates along the locus curve by means of a first lever 10 and a second lever 12. The first lever is driven to reciprocate by a first eccentric drive device 11, and the second lever is arranged substantially perpendicular to the first lever 10 and is driven to reciprocate by a second eccentric drive device 13, wherein the first and second levers 10 and 12 are arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 4 of the container 1.

[0061] Figure 3 The container 1 is shown, and Figure 2 compared with the container 1 in

[0062] Figure 4 This container has a greater taper from the larger cross-section 5 at the end to the smaller cross-section 3. The smaller cross-section 3 at the end constitutes the outlet 5.

[0063] Generally, the first levers 10a, 10b are arranged at intervals along the longitudinal axis 4, and the second levers 12a, 12b are arranged at the same or different intervals along the longitudinal axis 4. The levers 10a, 10b of the first sub-drive and the levers 12a, 12b of the second sub-drive can generally be arranged parallel to each other or offset along the circumference of the container 1.

[0064] The controller 14 is arranged to drive the first sub-drivers 10a, 11a, 12a, 13a and the second sub-drivers 10b, 11b, 12b, 13b at different frequencies respectively. Additionally, the first sub-drivers 10a, 11a, 12a, 13a and the second sub-drivers 10b, 11b, 12b, 13b can also be arranged to drive the container 1 along a locus curve of different stroke lengths, for example, by the first levers 10a, 10b of different lengths and / or the second levers 12a, 12b of different lengths and / or by the first eccentric drive devices 11a, 11b pivoting out different lengths and / or the second eccentric drive devices 13a, 13b pivoting out different lengths.

[0065] Figure 4 The inner wall 7 of the container 1 having through holes 8 is shown, through which the container wall 2 can be seen, and a second input pipeline 20 leading to the gap between the container wall 2 and the inner wall 7 of the container 1. A pressurized gas source 21a or a negative pressure source 21b, such as a suction pump, can be connected to the second input pipeline 20.

[0066] Figure 5 The container 1 of the mixer is shown, which has a constant cylindrical cross-section along its entire longitudinal axis and is driven by a first sub-driver having a first lever 10a, a first eccentric drive device 11a, a second lever 12a and a second eccentric drive device 13a and a second sub-driver spaced from the first sub-driver and having a first lever 10b, a first eccentric drive device 11b, a second lever 12b and a second eccentric drive device 13b to perform a reciprocating motion along a locus curve. The container 1 has an inner wall 7 with through holes 8 and a second input pipeline 9 communicating with the gap between the container wall 2 and the inner wall 7.

[0067] Figure 6 Shows Figure 5 A longitudinal sectional view of the cylindrical container 1 with an inner wall 7 having through holes 8, shown here in the form of dots.

[0068] Figure 7 An embodiment is shown in which the container 1 is supported gimbal-like on a support 17, which is, for example, a universal joint or a ball-and-socket joint, and has drivers spaced along the longitudinal axis of the container, which drivers have a first lever 10, a first eccentric drive device 11, a second lever 12 and a second eccentric drive device 13, and which can pivot the container along a locus curve by an angle around a central position.

[0069] Figure 8Container 1 is shown, with mutually opposed cross-sectional openings 3, 5 of the container connected between an input line 9 and an output line 18, and the container 1 being connected to a drive having a first lever 10, a first eccentric drive 11, as well as a second lever 12 and a second eccentric drive 13, so as to perform a reciprocating movement along a locus curve. The input line 9 and the output line 18 can each be constituted by an elastic hose conduit.

[0070] List of reference numerals

[0071] A Reciprocating movement

[0072] B Content material

[0073] 1 Container

[0074] 2 Container wall

[0075] 3 End (smaller) cross-section

[0076] 4 Longitudinal axis

[0077] 5 End (larger) cross-section

[0078] 6 Inlet

[0079] 7 Inner wall

[0080] 8 Through-hole

[0081] 9 Input line

[0082] 10, 10a, 10b First lever

[0083] 11, 11a, 11b First eccentric drive

[0084] 12, 12a, 12b Second lever

[0085] 13, 13a, 13b Second eccentric drive

[0086] 14 Controller

[0087] 15 Dosage device

[0088] 16 Outlet

[0089] 17 Support, universal joint, ball-and-socket joint

[0090] 18 Output line

[0091] 20 Second input line

[0092] 21a Pressurized gas source

[0093] 21b Negative pressure

Claims

1. A mixer having a container (1), the container having an inlet (6) and an outlet (16) opposite each other along the longitudinal axis (4) of the container, the container being not capable of complete rotation and being driven perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (4) of the container or about the longitudinal axis (4) of the container so as to be capable of reciprocating along a locus curve. Characterized in that, the container (1) has a constricted cross-section, the inlet (6) is arranged in the region of the larger cross-section (5) at the end, and the outlet (16) is arranged in the region of the smaller cross-section (3) at the end.

2. The mixer according to claim 1, Characterized in that, the container (1) is pivotally and fixedly connected to a drive, whereby the container (1) is not capable of complete rotation.

3. The mixer according to one of the preceding claims, Characterized in that, the container is torsionally supported in a gimbal-type support (17), whereby the container (1) is not capable of complete rotation.

4. The mixer according to one of the preceding claims, Characterized in that, the outlet is constituted by a smaller cross-section section at the end.

5. The mixer according to one of the preceding claims, Characterized in that, an input line (9) is sealingly connected to the inlet (6), and at least one metering device (15) is connected to the input line, the at least one metering device being provided for continuously metering at least two content materials.

6. The mixer according to one of the preceding claims, Characterized in that, the container (1) is gimbal-mounted in a support (17) and a drive is arranged at a distance from the support (17) along the longitudinal axis (4) of the container, the drive being provided for driving the container (1) to reciprocate along a locus curve.

7. The mixer according to claim 6, Characterized in that, the support (17) is a universal joint or a ball-and-socket joint.

8. The mixer according to one of the preceding claims, Characterized in that, the mixer has a drive having at least one first sub-drive (10a, 11a, 12a, 13a) and at least one second sub-drive (10b, 11b, 12b, 13b) spaced apart from the at least one first sub-drive along the longitudinal axis (4) of the container (1), the first sub-drive (10a, 11a, 12a, 13a) being provided for driving the container along a first locus curve, and the second sub-drive (10b, 11b, 12b, 13b) being provided for driving the container (1) along a second locus curve different from the first locus curve.

9. The mixer according to claim 8, Characterized in that, The first sub-driver (10a, 11a, 12a, 13a) is configured to drive the container along a first trajectory curve having a longer stroke and / or a higher frequency compared to the second trajectory curve, wherein the outlet is arranged on a cross-sectional section at the end of the container (1), and this cross-sectional section is arranged closer to the first sub-driver (10a, 11a, 12a, 13a) than the second sub-driver (10b, 11b, 12b, 13b).

10. The mixer according to one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the container (1) has a constant and identical cross-section along its longitudinal axis (4).

11. The mixer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container (1) has an inner wall (7) arranged inside the container wall (2) of the container and spaced apart from the container wall (2) of the container. The inner wall has a plurality of through-holes (8) for fluid to flow through, and a second input pipeline (20) is connected to the gap between the container wall and the inner wall (7), and the second input pipeline is connected to a pressurized gas source or a negative pressure source.

12. The mixer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container (1) is driven along a trajectory curve, and by superimposing reciprocating motions at different frequencies and / or different speeds along each of at least two axes, the trajectory curve can be generated along each axis.

13. The mixer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one trajectory curve includes a series of trajectory segments, and the series of trajectory segments can be generated by superimposing reciprocating motions along at least two axes with different frequencies and / or phase differences. And each of the series of trajectory segments respectively contains exactly one complete reciprocating motion along the following axis, and the reciprocating motion along this axis is performed at a lower frequency. And each of the series of trajectory segments has at least one vertex, at which vertex the direction changes by at least 90° within the maximum 24.5% of the length of the trajectory segment.

14. The mixer according to claim 13, characterized in that each of the series of trajectory segments has at least one vertex, at which at least one vertex the trajectory segment changes its direction by at least 120° within the maximum 10% of the length of the trajectory segment.

15. The mixer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the mixer is configured to change the frequency and / or the phase difference during the reciprocating motion.

16. The mixer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the difference in frequency is at least 0.01 Hz and from 0.01% to 900%, and / or the phase difference is from 0.0028% to 50% of the length of the trajectory segment.

17. The mixer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the trajectory curve has at least one trajectory segment, and the at least one trajectory segment includes a straight-line segment.

18. The mixer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the reciprocating motion along the trajectory curve is driven by a transmission device, and the transmission device is a belt transmission device and / or a friction wheel transmission device driven by exactly one motor.

19. A method for continuously processing a content material (B) by means of a mixer according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that, the content material (B) is conveyed into the container (1) through an inlet (6), the container is driven along a trajectory curve, and the content material (B) is continuously discharged through an outlet (16).

20. The method according to claim 19, characterized in that, the container has an inner wall (7), the inner wall has a plurality of through-holes (8) for fluid to flow through, and a second input pipeline (20) is connected to the gap between the container wall and the inner wall (7), the second input pipeline is connected to a pressurized gas source and pressurized gas is squeezed into the gap, or a negative pressure source is connected to the second input pipeline (20), and the second input pipeline applies a negative pressure to the gap.

21. The method according to claim 19 or 20, characterized in that, one of the content materials is raw meat, and the other content materials include water and salt.

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