Abstract: Apparatus for treating waste, particularly household waste, by means of composting. The waste is collected in a generally known fashion into the collecting bowl (1), wherefrom they are immediately moved on the spiral conveyor (21) into the mixing drum (5), which is set into rotating motion by means of the actuator (12). Inside the mixing drum (5) there is arranged an amount of such medium substance which is formed of separate plastic or steel bullets, onto the surface whereof the waste sticks during mixing. In connection to the mixing drum (5) there is arranged the discharge space (9), which is provided with separator means (10) for separating the composted waste or soil. The compost soil is continuously moved out of the discharge space (9) and further into a bag or the equivalent. A partial feedback of the soil is arranged from the discharge space (9) back into the collecting bowl.

Abstract: In a mixer having an elongated rotatable drum surrounded by coaxial front and rear tires, the invention facilitates adjustment of the positions of the two trunnion units that supportingly and drivingly engage each tire. Each trunnion unit comprises a base member horizontally shiftably slidable on the mixer frame and a tire engaging roller confined to rotation relative to the base member. Opening to front and rear ends of each trunnion unit are holes that are coaxial with its roller axis. Fixed to one side of the mixer frame are two locating fixtures, each having holes opening to front and rear end surfaces thereon, all of those holes having coinciding axes. Three U-shaped gages are provided, each having tangs which are closely receivable in said holes and which project laterally from opposite ends of an elongated lengthwise adjustable body portion. Two of the gages are used with the locating fixtures to position their adjacent trunnion units.

Abstract: A cooling method is provided for hot material and in particular for fruit preparations, where the containers receiving the hot material to be filled in are on their outside contacting a cooling medium and are constantly rotated around at least one axis, such that a continuous circulation and mixing of the material to be filled in is provided. The containers are like barrels and are provided with a cylindrical container jacket. Sheet metal mixing baffles extend inwardly from the walls, which provide for a continuous circulation of the filled in material upon rotation of the containers around their axes. The cooling provision is an immersion bath filled with liquid and which bath is provided with a rotary drive for rotating the containers around their longitudinal axes.

Abstract: An equipment for massaging meat has a frame which is provided with a supporting member for a container, being separable from the frame, for the meat to be massaged. The container is axially symmetric, preferably cylindrical, in shape and has at its one front end a bottom provided with a chassis and at its other front end a charging opening which can be closed by a cover. The container is introduced into the supporting member in upright position which is then tilted by means of a tilting device around a horizontal tilting axis normally extending to the container axis until the container assumes a lying position. The supporting member is provided with bearing pulleys for the container on which the container rests in its lying position. At least one bearing pulley can be driven, so that the container can be rotated in its lying position, whereby the meat contained within the container is massaged.

Abstract: Disclosed is a solidified charge protection control for rotating grinding mills. A charged mill which has been shut down for a period of time is rotated to a pre-set angle of rotation and a bi-directional sensor feeds the signal caused by rotation to an electronic circuit where it is analyzed. Once the mill has reached the pre-set angle of rotation, it is declutched and the sensor feeds a second signal to the electronic circuit. These signals are compared to pre-set limits to determine if the charge has broken-up during the initial rotation so continuous operation of the mill can be commenced.

Abstract: Apparatus for kneading food pieces includes a rotatable drum mounted on an inclined axis. There are spiral flights along the side wall of the drum. Charging and discharging the drum is effected through an open end and the drum includes a door for airtight sealing of the drum. A vacuum can be drawn inside the drum for different types of food processing. The processor can be used for blending constituents for food products. The kneading action can be applied to massaging or tumbling meat chunks, and treatment liquids can be added to the drum and/or the food pieces for processing.

Abstract: A portable dry bulk material storage and mixing unit comprising a generally cylindrical drum mounted on a frame for rotation about a generally horizontal axis and having a conical discharge nozzle with a cylindrical discharge opening at one end thereof. The drum interior is fitted with three flights of helical material mixing and discharge fins having a helix angle of approximately 45.degree.. The drum discharge nozzle extends into a hopper disposed at the rear of a truck on which the frame is mounted. An adjustable valve closure member is operable to be disposed over the discharge opening and includes a handwheel for adjustably positioning the closure member to vary the discharge flow area.

Abstract: An agglomerator includes:(a) a drum having a longitudinal axis, and structure for supporting and rotating the drum about that axis,(b) feed apparatus extending axially within the drum for feeding flowable material into the drum for longitudinal distribution and tumbling therein,(c) rods carried by the drum to extend generally longitudinally therein, certain rods located closer to said axis than other rods, the rods distributed about said axis, and(d) liquid spray apparatus within the drum for spraying liquid into the flowable material tumbling within the drum interior.

Abstract: A small batch mixer having a cylindrical mixing drum which defines a closed mixing chamber is provided for the mixing of livestock feeds in a dust-free operation. Materials are loaded into the mixing chamber through an access opening in the sidewall whereas materials are unloaded through a discharge outlet in the end-wall. The drum is supported for rotation about its longitudinal axis and is inclined such that the materials move by gravity from the front portion to the rear portion of the mixing chamber. As the drum is rotated, vanes along its sidewall tumbles the materials about the mixing chamber while an auger disposed along the longitudinal axis of the drum conveys the materials from the rear portion to the front portion of the mixing chamber in thereby achieving a thorough mixing of the materials. The auger is supported at only one end of the mixing drum.

Abstract: A mixing device for forage and similar product has a rotatable, sloping mixing chamber with its closed rear axial end lower than its open forward axial end. The forward end receives and discharges the forage. Generally linear mixing vanes extend forwardly from adjacent the rear end of the mixing chamber for tumbling the forage during chamber rotation. An axial tubular housing within the mixing chamber encloses a rotatable axial auger, which communicates with the rear end of the mixing chamber to receive forage from the mixing chamber and feed it back toward and out of a forward end of the housing.

Abstract: To uniformly and economically disperse liquids, via sprays of droplets, on surfaces of particles, a method moving the particles involves their rotary lifting, followed by their free falling, with a spray of droplets originating from a central area of the overall motion path of the particles. In a preferred embodiment of the blending apparatus, a hollow drum is rotated about a near horizontal axis. Inside the drum, commencing at each end are cantilevered non-rotating shafts, each positioning one or more powered slightly conical discs selectively tiltable to ultimately disperse respective sprays of droplets from a central area.

Abstract: A drum mixer for recycling old asphalt pavement features a stationary shroud enveloping a series of circumferentially spaced feed ports medially of the drum. The old pavement is introduced tangentially into the shroud and then into a series of "hoppers" within the shroud formed about the feed ports and revolving with the drum. The old pavement falls through the feed ports onto the exterior of a conical inner drum and is directed to the downstream end of the latter by flighting thereon where it joins virgin aggregate emerging from the interior of the inner drum.

Abstract: A cable suspension system for a rotary drum is disclosed which includes cable tension adjustment features providing dynamic load equalization, traction control and variable load distribution. The system includes an endless cable and at least one set of axially aligned support sheaves suspending the drum at its dynamic center of gravity. The system further includes devices for connecting wire rope in endless loops which incorporate load bearing, adjustment, and flexure features minimizing wear of the wire rope.

Abstract: A photograph materials processing unit having:a motor drive unit comprising,a base member which has an upper surface, anda drive wheel extending from the upper surface which is in operative relationship to a drive motor, the drive motor also being part of the base.The upper surface of the base member also carries a pair of spaced-apart undriven wheels which are rotatable in planes parallel to the plane of rotation of said drive wheel.The motor drive unit is adapted to carry a cylindrical drum for receiving photographic materials including film and liquid processing chemicals. The drum is carried in 3-point contact on the upper surfaces of the wheels whereby when the drive motor is turned on, the drum rotates on the wheels without substantial longitudinal movement of the drum with respect to the motor drive unit so long as the longitudinal center line of the drum is parallel to the axes of rotation of the wheels.

Abstract: A device for stirring liquid in a rotating container includes a movable stirrer adapted to be positioned inside a rotatable container and to impart stirring movement to liquid placed therein. A gravity-induced stirring mechanism is associated with the container and the stirrer for moving the stirrer with the container for only a portion of a revolution of the container when rotating. This mechanism permits the increasing gravitational force thereon due to rotation to discontinue the movement of the stirrer and cause a gravitational rotation of the stirrer in a counter-direction to that of the rotating container whereby liquid inside the container is stirred.

Abstract: An end connector for a wire rope suspension system has a shifting mechanism for minimizing wear and has body members which inhibit undesired binding of loaded wire ropes internal to the connector. Two substantially identical body members are adapted to be preassembled in stages on the wire rope and then coupled together in place in the suspension system. Within each one of the body members is a sheave mounted to a journal bearing. The sheave bears the load of the wire rope on the body and can rotate under load to minimize frictional resistance to desirable displacement of the body piece relative to the rope ends. The end connector with displaceable load-bearing body members minimizes wear and increases the life of wire rope suspension systems.

Abstract: A paint mixing and conditioning apparatus in which a paint filled container is simultaneously tumbled end over end while being rotated about its longitudinal axis. The container is clamped to a pulley shaped disc which is rotatably carried by spaced resilient wheels journaled in an upstanding plate. The container clamp is disposed to extend across openings in the upstanding plate and disc. The pulley shaped disc is driven peripherally by a resilient drive wheel coupled to a power source to tumble the container. A beveled friction wheel, coupled to the container clamp and in frictional contact with the upstanding plate, rotates the container as the pulley shaped disc is turned.

Abstract: A cable suspension system for a rotary drum is disclosed which includes cable tension adjustment features providing dynamic load equalization, traction control and variable load distribution. The system includes an endless cable and at least one set of axially aligned support sheaves suspending the drum at its dynamic center of gravity. The system further includes devices for connecting wire rope in endless loops which incorporate load bearing, adjustment, and flexure features minimizing wear of the wire rope.

Abstract: A mixing car for transporting molten metals, comprises, a car undercarriage with a longitudinally elongated mixing vessel supported on the undercarriage at each end for rotation about a horizontally disposed longitudinal axis of the vessel. The support means at at least one end comprises a support bridge frame which is universally pivotally mounted on the undercarriage and is provided with journals on each side for accommodating a support roller shaft which is held in position in respect to the support bridge frame by an anti-rotation safety. The roller shafts include ends which extend outwardly from each longitudinal end of the bridge frame and hollow rollers are mounted on each projecting end of the roller shaft on suitable roller bearings. Interior support rollers are also provided which are affixed to the end of the shaft outboard of the roller bearings and which carry diametrically opposite rollers which engage and support the support rollers.

Abstract: Continuous asphalt plant including a temperature control system for controlling the temperature of the asphalt-aggregate mix by varying the flow of hot gases through a mixing enclosure. The temperature of the source of heat, such as a flame burner, is controlled to maintain the temperature of the hot gases as they enter the mixing enclosure, and the hot gases are recirculated to assist in controlling the temperature of the hot gases entering the mixing enclosure and to provide more efficient operation of the plant.

Abstract: An improvement in drum mixer asphalt plants comprising a combustion chamber which substantially completely surrounds an open flame projecting into the inlet end of the drum mixer and prevents the temperature at any point within the drum from reaching the level where it will burn asphaltic materials to produce pollutants which would otherwise be discharged into the atmosphere. At the same time, the combustion chamber will produce heated gases flowing into the drum at a sufficiently high and uniform temperature to melt the asphalt and permit entry of the asphalt and aggregate, including recycled asphalt paving materials, close to the combustion chamber.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for treating paving material wherein the asphalt material is tumbled within an inclined drum so that it initially passes through the center portion of a stream of hot gases and is conveyed rearwardly and then is subsequently dropped through a more peripheral portion of the hot gas stream and conveyed rearwardly at a faster rate than it was initially. The apparatus comprises a wheeled frame, an elongated drum having a cylindrical inner surface and which is supported on the frame for rotational movement about its longitudinal axis, a feed chute communicating with the inlet end of the drum, and LP gas burners mounted at the opposite end of the drum so as to direct a flame and stream of hot gas centrally through a drum toward the inlet. A plurality of flights are secured to the drum inner surface which extend radially inward toward the drum longitudinal axis and extend rearwardly in a direction parallel to the axis.

Abstract: Rotary mixing apparatus particularly suitable for treatment of foundry sand having a drum mounted for rotation about an axis which is horizontal, or at least approximately horizontal, operates to treat bulk material such as foundry sand which is placed within the rotating drum. Stationary deflection apparatus is arranged within the drum in the upper range thereof and a rotating impact rotor is mounted within the drum so that as the drum rotates and the material contained therein is propelled into the upper region of the drum it is deflected by the deflection apparatus and formed into a downwardly falling jet which is directed at the rotating impact rotor.

Abstract: Apparatus for producing hot mix asphalt utilizing new aggregate and a previously manufactured and layed asphalt mix which has been reduced to form recyclable aggregate, comprising a cylindrical mixer drum supported for rotation about its longitudinal axis, a burner assembly for producing a flame in the drum extending from a first end of the drum to a medial portion thereof, a conveyor assembly extending from a second end of the drum to a medial portion thereof for feeding the recyclable aggregate into a medial portion of the drum, means for feeding the new aggregate into the first end of the drum and for injecting asphaltic oil into the drum, the drum being provided with a plurality of mixing flights for mixing the asphaltic oil, new aggregate and recyclable aggregate for discharge as a hot mix asphalt from the second end of the drum.

Abstract: Movable means are provided interiorly of a rotating confined line on a substantially horizontal plane through which reactant fluids, such as liquids and gases, flow and react, whereby inherently to inhibit the adherence of particulate matter within the line and effect enhanced contact and intermingling of the liquid maintained in the form of a pool therein with the gas during rotation of the line.The movable means comprise relatively solid objects which bounce and tumble within the line to contact the interior of the line. The relatively solid objects, which may be in the form of chains, wires, cables or any other solid media whether consisting of separate or joined components, also function to prevent the liquid, maintained in the pool and/or passing through the line from assuming a dry or precipitate state as it is splashed or otherwise distributed about the entire interior periphery of the line.

Abstract: The invention concerns an improved device for testing textile samples in the laboratory. The device includes a tank holding a heating liquid. Test containers attached to test container holders are placed in the tank and containers and holders rotated. Rotation is achieved by transmitting the drive from rolls positioned on drive shafts to drive wheels forming an integral part of the container holders.