EP 3434374 A1 20190130 - PROCESSING UNIT FOR FOOD OR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS
Title (en)
PROCESSING UNIT FOR FOOD OR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS
Title (de)
VERARBEITUNGSEINHEIT FÜR LEBENSMITTEL- ODER PHARMAZEUTISCHE PRODUKTE
Title (fr)
UNITÉ DE TRAITEMENT POUR PRODUITS ALIMENTAIRES OU PHARMACEUTIQUES
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 17425067 A 20170627
Abstract (en)
A processing unit is described for food or pharmaceutical products, in particular centrifugation, grinding and homogenization of food or pharmaceutical products, comprising: a casing (10) defining a chamber (7) for containing the products inside which first processing devices (9) are housed; a shaft (11) revolving around an axis (A) and provided with second processing devices (13) interacting with the first processing devices (9); a sealing member (15) positioned to prevent outflow of the products from the chamber (7) towards the shaft (11); and a cooling circuit configured to convey a cooling fluid (6) towards the sealing member (15); the cooling circuit comprises an impeller (35) operatively connected to the shaft (11) and configured to move the cooling fluid (6) towards a heat exchange area between the sealing member (15) and the cooling fluid (6).
IPC 8 full level
B02C 18/06 (2006.01); B02C 18/24 (2006.01); F16J 15/34 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B02C 18/062 (2013.01); B02C 18/24 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] US 3701488 A 19721031 - FISHER CHESTER DONALD
- [Y] US 5803463 A 19980908 - BROOKS CLIVE A [US], et al
- [Y] US 3888495 A 19750610 - MAYER EHRHARD
- [Y] DE 9318143 U1 19940127 - ABEL GMBH & CO [DE]
- [Y] US 4191386 A 19800304 - HERSHEY LOWELL E [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3434374 A1 20190130; EP 3434374 A8 20190619; EP 3434374 B1 20190911
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 17425067 A 20170627