Patents Assigned to Sulzer Mixpac AG
  • Patent number: 9975139
    Abstract: A cartridge has a reception chamber extending in a longitudinal direction for a medium to be dispensed. The cartridge has a head part and a cartridge wall which bound the reception chamber, the head part having an outlet for the medium. The cartridge wall is at least regionally a film and the head part is a stable-shape part. The head part is sealingly and in particular unreleasably connected to the cartridge wall and the cartridge is a collapsible cartridge. The cartridge can be converted from an expanded state in which the reception chamber has a maximum volume into a collapsed state in which the reception chamber has a minimal volume. The cartridge not yet filled with medium is in a collapsed state. Furthermore, a method of manufacturing such a cartridge is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventors: Hayden Turner, Victor Clemens
  • Patent number: 9956578
    Abstract: A piston for dispensing a flowable component from a cartridge includes a piston having a base body and a venting element. The base body has a passage connecting a component side and an actuation side and has a passage opening. The venting element has an internal connection element and a pin which is partly arranged in the passage opening of the base body. The internal connection element and the pin are connected by a spring element. The pin of the venting element can adopt a sealing position and an aerating position. To enable a secure sealing, the spring element is configured such that it includes an angle of a maximum of 80° with the axial direction in the sealing position of the pin at a connection line to the internal connection element in the direction of an actuation side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Sulzer Mixpac AG
    Inventor: Ralf Seifer
  • Patent number: 9937518
    Abstract: An application nozzle for an application system for gel-like or pasty compositions. The application nozzle includes an inlet region and an outlet region for the composition, and a plane, extending in a longitudinal direction of the application nozzle. The outlet region includes a contact region for the application nozzle on a substrate standing perpendicular to the plane and an outlet opening for the composition. The contact region and the outlet opening are delineated from one another structurally as two separate sections that are kinked with respect to one another, and the contact region is at least partly slanted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventors: Thomas Brodbeck, Andreas Hufschmid, Manuel Buck
  • Patent number: 9919310
    Abstract: An apparatus for analyzing a test liquid includes an inlet chamber, a preparation chamber and an analysis element. The inlet chamber receives the test liquid. Test liquid is configured to be brought from the inlet chamber via the preparation chamber onto the analysis element. A volume of the preparation chamber is capable of being increased, the test liquid being sucked into the preparation chamber from the inlet chamber due to an increase of the volume of the preparation chamber. A fixed quantity of test liquid is thus sucked into the preparation chamber, which enables precise analysis results possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventor: Josef Ettlin
  • Patent number: 9914148
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing a mixing of viscous materials is provided, to dispense a two or more component material such as a two or more component sealant or adhesive. The dispenser comprises a dispensing mechanism for dispensing respective materials from a material holder through a dynamic mixer. The dispensing mechanism is driven by a first electric motor and the dynamic mixer is driven by a second electric motor. Advantageously, a simple and effective multicomponent dispenser with a dynamic mixer is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventor: Clifford Edward Beckett
  • Patent number: 9901946
    Abstract: A cartridge is proposed having at least one reception chamber (2), which extends in the longitudinal direction, for a medium to be dispensed, having a head part (4) and a cartridge wall (3) which bound the reception chamber (2), wherein a piston (8) is provided which can be introduced into the reception chamber (2) at the end remote from the head part (4) and which is sealingly displaceable along the cartridge wall (3) in the longitudinal direction, and wherein the cartridge wall (3) is manufactured from a cardboard and is sealingly connected to the head part (4). A multicomponent cartridge is furthermore provided by the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventor: Josef Ettlin
  • Patent number: 9889465
    Abstract: A discharging device simultaneously delivers at least two flowable components of a multi-component compound from different storage volumes. The discharging device includes at least two pistons which are movable along an extension direction thereof to deliver the components from the at least two storage volumes, and an advancing unit for moving the pistons along the extension direction thereof. The advancing unit has at least one energy storage element, which is provided for supplying a force for moving the pistons and at least one release element, which is provided for releasing the movement of the pistons by the at least one storage element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventor: Josef Ettlin
  • Patent number: 9878335
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spray mixer for mixing and spraying at least two flowable components. The spray mixer (22) is provided with a tubular outer mixer housing (23) which extends in the direction of a mixer longitudinal axis (24) from a mixer start (25) to a distal mixer end (26). A mixer inner housing (29) which accommodates a mixer element (33) is arranged in the mixer outer housing (23). A mixer compressed air inlet (31) is arranged at the mixer start (25). The mixer compressed air inlet (31) is connected by means of a mixer compressed air channel (30) to an annular mixer compressed air outlet (32) which encloses a mixer outlet opening (35). In the operation of the spray mixer (22), compressed air is supplied via the mixer compressed air inlet (31), flows through the mixer compressed air channel (30) to the mixer compressed air outlet (32) and atomizes and sprays the material emerging from the mixer outlet opening (35).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventors: Jörg Müller, Richard Lavelanet
  • Patent number: 9862001
    Abstract: A dispensing device includes a drive unit, a detector and a controller. The drive unit is configured to operate a material dispenser. The detector is configured to detect a velocity of the material sensor. The controller is programmed to maintain the material dispenser at a constant velocity based on the velocity detected by the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventors: Hayden Turner, Victor Clemens, Jes Hickman, Robert Lindsey
  • Patent number: 9776203
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus simultaneous discharges at least two flowable components of a multi-component mass from different storage volumes. The dispensing apparatus includes a passive mixing unit having a central mixing passage extending along a flow direction and being configured to guide the components mixed with one another, and including at least two inlets opening into the central mixing passage, the inlets being associated with the same storage volume and open into the mixing passage at different positions along the flow direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventor: Josef Ettlin
  • Patent number: 9770728
    Abstract: A static spray mixer for the mixing and spraying of at least two flowable components is proposed having a tubular mixer housing (2) which extends in the direction of a longitudinal axis (A) up to a distal end (21) which has an outlet opening (22) for the components, having at least one mixing element (3) arranged in the mixer housing (2) for the mixing of the components as well as having an atomization sleeve (4) which has an inner surface which surrounds the mixer housing (2) in its end region, wherein the atomization sleeve (4) has an inlet channel (41) for a pressurized atomization medium, wherein a plurality of grooves (5) are provided in the outer surface of the mixer housing (2) or in the inner surface of the atomization sleeve (4) which respectively extend toward the distal end and which form separate flow channels (51) between the atomization sleeve (4) and the mixer housing (2) through which the atomization medium can flow from the inlet channel (41) of the atomization sleeve (4) to the distal end (2
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventors: Andreas Hiemer, Carsten Stemich
  • Patent number: 9764296
    Abstract: A mixing element for a static mixer for installation into a tubular mixer housing has a longitudinal axis along which a plurality of installation bodies are arranged behind one another. A first installation body has a first wall element which extends in the direction of the longitudinal axis and a first side wall and a second side wall which is arranged opposite the first side wall. A deflection element is arranged adjacent to the first wall element and has a deflection surface extending in the transverse direction to the wall element at both sides of the wall element. A first opening is provided in the deflection surface at the side which faces the first side wall of the first wall element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventors: Volker Linne, Sasan Habibi-Naini
  • Publication number: 20170225189
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a medium includes a cartridge in which a piston is movably receivable. An outlet is arranged in an outlet face of the cartridge for conveying the medium into a storage chamber of the cartridge. The piston includes a conveying side, a drive side disposed opposite the conveying side and at least one seal arranged at a side wall of the piston for providing a fluid-tight sealing between the piston and an inner cartridge wall. The cartridge includes a protrusion or a recess. The protrusion or the recess and the piston are arranged such that they can engage in such a way that, when the piston is arranged in a filling position, substantially no gas can be trapped between the outlet face, the conveying side of the piston and the seal facing the outlet face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Sulzer Mixpac AG
    Inventor: Hayden TURNER
  • Patent number: 9718089
    Abstract: An intermediate piece includes an upper element and a lower element, and a check valve including a head and a spring element exerting an opening pressure on the head. The check valve is arranged between the upper element and the lower element at the first or second passage and is configured such that a first or second passage can be closed by the check valve and such ay that the first or second passage is opened when a dispensing pressure counteracting the opening pressure is applied at least at the respective flowable component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventor: Andreas Hiemer
  • Patent number: 9707053
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus for a flowable component includes a storage container having a storage chamber for the reception of the component, a filling opening and a dispensing opening. A piston is displaceably arranged within the storage container in the direction of an expulsion direction. Moreover, dispensing apparatus includes an actuation element by which the piston can be displaced stepwise in the direction of the dispensing opening. After release of the actuation element actuation element is displaced from a final position into a starting position by a spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventor: Percy Leue
  • Publication number: 20170182511
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus includes a body, two inlets for flowable masses and two outlets through which the flowable masses can be dispensed, with one inlet being connected to one outlet and the other inlet being connected to the other outlet through the body. The two inlets are spaced apart from one another by a first spacing and the two outlets are spaced apart from one another by a second spacing, and with the second spacing being larger than the first spacing. A connection ring engages the body and is pre-mounted to the body. The dispensing apparatus is configured to be non-releasably connected to a two-component cartridge via the connection ring for the supply of the flowable masses to the inlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Sulzer Mixpac AG
    Inventors: Andreas HIEMER, Marco ZÜND
  • Patent number: 9656224
    Abstract: A dynamic mixer for a plurality of fluid components contains a housing and a rotor element which is rotatably arranged in the housing, with the housing having an inlet opening for at least one respective component and having at least one outlet opening. A ring-shaped intermediate space is provided between the rotor element and the housing in which a mixing element connected to the rotor element is arranged. The mixing element has a vane element which is formed as a directing element for conveying the components from the inlet opening to the outlet opening. The vane element is a directing element and has a directing surface which has a concave curvature with respect to the outlet opening and is further remote from the outlet opening at the onflow side than at the outflow side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventors: Volker Linne, Andreas Hiemer, Florian Husler
  • Patent number: 9616454
    Abstract: A multicomponent cartridge which is designed for single use includes two separate supply chambers arranged coaxially of each other and two pistons. The two pistons are movable via a plunger to simultaneously discharge two components. A guide element guides the two pistons in the respective supply chambers and contains a discharge opening for discharging the first component. The guide element is movable relative to a housing via a movement element in order to open the discharge opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventors: Andreas Staub, Percy Leue
  • Patent number: 9617062
    Abstract: A dispensing apparatus includes a storage container having an outlet flange with a component outlet which is at least partly surrounded by an inlet flange. The inlet flange is configured to adopt a closed position and a dispensing position with respect to the outlet flange. A change from the closed position into the dispensing position is carried out by a rotation of the inlet flange with respect to the outlet flange. The component outlet is arranged at a cylindrical jacket surface of the outlet flange. The first component outlet is closed by the inlet flange in the closed position of the inlet flange. In the dispensing position, a connection is established by a crossover passage between the first component outlet and a dispensing opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventor: Percy Leue
  • Patent number: 9611074
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cartridge for at least two flowable components. The invention starts from a cartridge having at least two storage containers into which pistons can be inserted for dispensing components. So that the pistons cannot slip out of the storage containers again after the insertion, peripheral beads are provided at inner walls of the storage containers. To make possible cartridges which can be manufactured inexpensively and which can nevertheless be reliably sealed, it is proposed in accordance with the invention that the first inner wall has a first connection section and the second inner wall has a second connection section in which they do not have a bead. A connection web which connects the two storage containers is in this respect arranged between the first and second connection sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SULZER MIXPAC AG
    Inventors: Ralf Seifer, Manfred Obrist