Global Patent Index - EP 3434374 B1

EP 3434374 B1 20190911 - 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

EP 3434374 B1 20190911 (EN)

Application

EP 17425067 A 20170627

Priority

EP 17425067 A 20170627

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP3434374A1] 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)

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