(19)
(11) EP 1 123 732 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
22.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/34

(43) Date of publication A2:
16.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/33

(21) Application number: 01102152.4

(22) Date of filing: 01.02.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7B01F 9/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 09.02.2000 IT MI000208

(71) Applicant: Edel S.r.l.
20148 Milano (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Muzio, Valeria
    20148 Milano (IT)

(74) Representative: Modiano, Guido, Dr.-Ing. et al
Modiano & Associati SpA Via Meravigli, 16
20123 Milano
20123 Milano (IT)

   


(54) Agitator apparatus for mixing paints, lacquers and the like


(57) An agitator apparatus for mixing lacquers, paints and the like, comprising a supporting frame (1) inside which a sleeve (2) is fixed, the sleeve accommodating a hollow shaft (3) being suitable to transmit a rotary motion, about its own axis, to two arms (6,7) provided with respective plates (15,14) suitable to abut against a can which contains lacquer or paint to be mixed; two sliding guides (4) for the arms, arranged so as to be rigidly coupled to the hollow shaft (3); actuation means (5) for the sliding of the arms along the pair of guides, which can be actuated when the hollow shaft is not rotating; the actuation means comprise screw means arranged parallel to the two guides and actuated by a bevel gear pair (8) being in turn actuated by a first shaft (9), in which a second shaft (10) is suitable to engage with an axial movement determined by the action of electromagnet means (13).







Search report