Abstract: A connection portion connecting a center electrode and a terminal metal fixture together in a through hole of the insulator includes a resistor and a magnetic substance structure including a magnetic substance and a conductor. The connection portion further includes a first conductive sealing portion, a second conductive sealing portion and a third conductive sealing portion. The first conductive sealing portion is disposed on a leading end side of a first member and is in contact therewith. The second conductive sealing portion is disposed between the first member and a second member and is in contact with the first member and the second member. The third conductive sealing portion is disposed on a rear end side of the second member and is in contact therewith.

Abstract: A conveyor device comprising a container with a bottom plane and a collection surface extending essentially parallel to the bottom plane, which is rotationally driven in a direction of rotation about an axis of rotation extending essentially vertically to the bottom plane. The collection surface is assigned a scraper that is fixed during conveyance. The scraper which is at a scraping distance above the collection surface, and reaches across the collection surface from the circumference of the collection surface in the direction of the axis of rotation.

Abstract: A mixing paddle for use in a conventional ice cream maker includes two vertical arms that have outer contact edges that exceed the inner diameter of the freezer bowl in which they are positioned during use. This enables the contact edges to effectively scrape ice cream ingredients from the inner wall of the bowl during use and direct the ingredients toward the center of the bowl. The mixing paddle also comprises two cross-members that have pin-wheel style shapes that move ice cream ingredients vertically during use. The combined effect of the vertical arms and the cross-members optimally and uniformly mixes the ice cream ingredients during use and ensures efficient cooling.

Abstract: An ice-cream maker including a blade (30a) arranged in a double-walled container (20a), and a housing (1) containing a driving mechanism (10) that can generate a blade-rotating movement (30a) in relation to the double-walled container (20a), the double-walled container (20a) being composed of an external wall (23) and an internal wall (24) defining a housing (25) containing a phase changing mixture having a fusion range extending at least partially below 0° C. The inner wall (24) forms a vat (26), and the blade (301a; 30b?) is used to scrape the inner wall (24; 24?). The blade (30a) forms a spoon.

Abstract: A chocolate tempering machine is digitally programmable for controlling the heating, cooling and rotation within the machine. The machine may be programmed to enable agitated, liquid chocolate to retain its proper viscosity for extended periods of time as well as minimizing the amount of porosity in the final product and by controlling bowl rotation length of time, as well as automatically increasing heat at given timed intervals. The machine includes a menu program, whereby a user can adjust and save up to twenty-six different temperature menus or more. This menu program can also be accessed to set and save desired cool down temperatures. Sensors are located such that ambient air and relative humidity can be sensed and audio/visual warnings are provided to the user when these conditions must be altered. A wear-resistant ring for leveling purposes for the machine's bowl also serves to prevent contamination of the interior of the machine.

Abstract: A dual bowl ice cream maker and method for selectively driving one or two mixing bowls, each mixing bowl in a separate mixing compartment, without requiring manipulation of either mixing bowl.

Abstract: A food processing device for automatically cooking and processing food is shown. The device has a cylindrical cooking vessel positioned in a sloping manner and rotatably supported on rotary wheels. Variable heater elements are provided at the cooking vessel to subject the food to selected cooking heat patterns. The food advances through the cooking vessel by gravitational force and the rotational movement of the vessel and it is also being tossed and turned continuously to ensure even cooking and from adhering to the inner side wall of the vessel. A pre-cleaning unit is provided for cleaning the food thoroughly prior to cooking and a cooling unit cools the cooked food to a desired temperature for packaging.

Abstract: A lapping compound holding tank (60) positionable at least partially below the lapping chamber of a lapping machine. The cylindrical tank is rotatable about its axis and includes a fixed mixer and scraping assembly (80) positioned in the tank. The mixer and scraping assembly provides strong small-scale turbulence or even scraping action very close to the bottom (64) of the tank. The tank configuration enables efficient use of floor space since the tank occupies much of the same area as the lapping chamber of the machine. There are fewer potential accumulation surfaces between the lapping chamber drain and the tank. Cost and complexity of the tank is reduced. The present invention also includes an in-line compound filtration system (120) comprising an inlet section (122), a funnel portion (128) having a tubular portion (130) and an outlet (132), and a removable magnetic unit (134) having a cylindrical magnet (136).

Abstract: A drum-type mixer having a cylindrical-shaped drum mounted eccentrically on a drive shaft that rotates the drum. A second shaft, concentric with the drive shaft, extends inside of the drum and is operatively connected to mixing devices, such as scrapers, paddles, etc. to aid in the mixing process. The mixing devices can be rotated the same direction or in the opposite direction as the rotational direction of the drum itself, and the drum and mixing devices can be driven at the same or different speeds. Also, the shaft that extends to the interior of the drum can be used to inject fluids, such as steam, into the product mix and can also be used to exhaust fluids from the interior of the drum.

Abstract: A compacting granulator for continuous, compacting granulation comprises a substantially horizontal rotatable drum, through which an eccentric shaft extends, which carries compacting means which partly transfer substantial amounts of energy to the granulate possible for attainment of a high degree of compacting, partly hurl up the material under treatment, so that the material, while hurled up, is brought in intimate contact with a treatment liquid sprayed through the nozzle. A stationary scraper as well as nozzles with individual feed supply ensures great flexibility and a reliable operation.

Abstract: A method and system for improving the flow properties of finely divided powders is provided. The method includes (a) agglomerating the powder by passing it through a screw feeder; and (b) spheronizing the agglomerates. The method preferably further includes (c) sizing the spheronized agglomerates. Spheronization is preferably accomplished by tumbling the agglomerates in a tilted rotating container.

Abstract: Stirring apparatus including a stirrer having an mounting the stirrer at the attachment end and driving the stirrer in motion in operative association with a utensil defining a utensil surface and a utensil contacting member mounted onto the termination end of the stirrer and being orientatable with respect thereto so as to correspond to the configuration of the utensil surface in engagement therewith.

Abstract: A domestic cooking system including a base defining one or more cooking locations, electromagnetic induction apparatus for heating a food at the cooking location and apparatus for automatic stirring of the food at the cooking location.

Abstract: An apparatus to mix printing inks consisting of a mixing container having a single power source for rotating the container and the mixing blade therein with an automatic safety power shut off upon detachment of the mixing blade and a guard member about the rotating container.

Abstract: A granulating and coating apparatus in which a rotary drum containing powdery or granular material is rotated about the substantially horizontal axis for granulating and/or coating the powdery or granular material. The apparatus is provided with a disk valve mechanism for switching a gas supply or exhaust path to the rotary drum on the operating side of the rotary drum. The rotary drum is provided inside of itself with a baffle means for stirring powdery or granular material and a baffle displacing means for displacing the baffle means. Inside of the rotary drum is provided a temperature sensor for directly measuring a temperature of powdery or granular material. The rotary drum is composed of porous polygonal. Each side of the polygonal drum includes an outer enclosure mounted thereon and individual detachable.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a particle processing apparatus to be used in a wide field including food, medical and chemical industries either for granulating or coating particles on a disk by rotating the disk in a barrel equipped with scrapers or for blending the particles in the barrel by rotating blades in the barrel. The particle processing apparatus comprises: a barrel for accommodating particles to be processed; a disk-shaped rotating member having an outer circumference of V-shaped section and including processing means for processing the particles in the barrel when the rotating member is rotated; rotating means for rotating the rotating member; and an annular bearing member having an inner circumference of V-shaped section for bearing the rotating member in a rotatable manner with a small gap between its inner circumference and the outer circumference of the rotating member.

Abstract: Apparatus mixing printing inks consisting of two or more mixing containers having a single power source for rotating both the containers and the mixing blades therein and being arranged to rotate the containers and their respective mixing blades individually or collectively.

Abstract: A bowl, which accommodates a coating, is removably mounted in a casing. A moving device in the casing is coupled to the bowl for rotating said bowl. A heater is positioned in the casing in operative proximity with the bowl for melting the chocolate. A cooling unit is positioned in the casing in operative proximity with the bowl for cooling the coating. A control circuit is electrically connected to the heater and cooling unit for controlling the heating and cooling of the coating.

Abstract: An apparatus for making frozen confections including a double-walled vessel consisting of a concentric cylindrical inner and outer vessels each having an upper open end and defining an annular space therebetween for containing a cooling material. The said double-walled vessel is secured in a larger vessel, the bottom of which is supplied with driving means. A carrying means is rotatably mounted on said driving means and the double-walled vessel is mounted thereon and is rotated thereby. Said receptacle and said double-walled vessel is closed by a cover, the underside of which carries fixed paddles. When the cover is in place, the paddles extend into the inner vessel and remains stationary as the double-walled vessel is rotated.

Abstract: Described is an apparatus for treating materials which are capable of flow, comprising a container (1) which rotates about is central axis (5) which is inclined with respect to the vertical, with a wall and/or bottom scraper plate (2) which is arranged substantially stationarily with respect to the cylindrical inside wall of the container (1), a discharge opening (3) disposed in the bottom of the container (1) and a rotating tool (6) which engages into the material. To reduce the amount of power consumed, while giving good treatment effects, and to enhance the output of the machine, with respect to the available volume in the machine, it is proposed according to the invention, that the container (1) is driven at a sub-critical speed of rotation, the rotating tool (6) is arranged exclusively at the downstream side of the apex, that the space on the upstream side is free of fittings therein and that the scraper plate (2) is disposed in the vicinity of the apex of the container (1).

Abstract: Agglomerating apparatus in the form of a rotating drum and a method for agglomerating and controlling the size consist of carbonaceous material, such as particulate coal, finely divided char and, optionally, a binder such as pitch. Control of the agglomerate consist size distribution discharged from the drum is achieved by increasing the relative residence time of the small or growing agglomerates and by limiting contact between the large formed agglomerates and the small forming or growing agglomerates. The preferred means to insure adequate growth time for the small agglomerates consists of a plurality of annular ribs spaced about the inside wall of the drum and a cooperating scraping mechanism. The scraping mechanism comprises a plurality of scraper blades projecting radially from a rotating shaft throughout the length thereof of the agglomerate-forming section of the drum. However, at the annular paths wherein a rib is found the scraping blades are shorter in length.

Abstract: A novel apparatus for mixing handcraft materials is disclosed wherein a rotatable container has positioned therein a stationary scraper bar adjacent the inner surface of said container, and an elongated rotatable mixing member substantially in the center of the container, which is rotatable therewith. The mixing member can assume different specific shapes and configurations, but as disclosed herein such member extends from the bottom of the container upwardly in substantially the form of a helix in a first direction around the central axis of rotation of the container for a predetermined distance, at which point the direction of the helix is reversed and the member continues upwardly around said axis in said reversed direction thereof until it terminates near the top of the container. The container is especially adapted to be removably mounted on a potter's wheel for rotation therewith.