IP Library Granted Patent US 10,174,842
Granted Patent B2
US 10,174,842 · App. 15/155,888 · Granted Jan 8, 2019

Agitator shaft seal assembly for industrial mixers

Inventors: Michael W. Hall (Sidney, OH); Kirk Lang (Powell, OH)
Assignee: Shaffer Manufacturing Corporation
F16J15/00A21C1/06
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Patent No.
US 10,174,842
App. No.
15/155,888
Granted
Jan 8, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An agitator shaft seal assembly for use on industrial mixers, particularly horizontal dough mixers, that includes a stator plate that is adapted to be mounted on a rotary seal adapter plate; a rotor mounted on the stator plate; a push ring mounted on the rotor; a seal gland disposed between the rotor and the push ring; and a locking ring mounted on the push ring.

Claims (28)

1. An agitator shaft seal assembly for use on industrial mixers, comprising:

(a) a stator plate, wherein the stator plate is adapted to be mounted on a rotary seal adapter plate;

(b) a rotor mounted on the stator plate;

(c) a push ring mounted on the rotor, wherein the push ring includes a top portion and a bottom portion that are connected by a hinge to one another on one side of the push ring, and wherein the top portion and bottom portion of the push ring are secured to one another by a clamp pin on a side of the push ring opposite the hinge;

(d) a seal gland disposed between the rotor and the push ring; and

(e) a locking ring mounted on the push ring.

2. The agitator shaft seal assembly of claim 1 , further including a single drive pin disposed between and connected to both the rotor and the push ring for allowing the rotor and the push ring to rotate together.

3. The agitator shaft seal assembly of claim 1 , wherein the rotor includes a top portion and a bottom portion that are detachably connected to one another by two connectors.

4. The agitator shaft seal assembly of claim 1 , wherein the seal gland further includes a split formed therein.

5. The agitator shaft seal assembly of claim 1 , wherein the locking ring includes a top portion and a bottom portion that are detachably connected to one another by two screws.

6. An agitator shaft seal assembly for use on industrial mixers, comprising:

(a) a circular stator plate, wherein the circular stator plate is adapted to be mounted on a rotary seal adapted plate;

(b) a circular rotor mounted on the stator plate;

(c) a circular push ring mounted on the rotor, wherein the push ring includes a top portion and a bottom portion that are connected by a hinge to one another on one side of the push ring, and wherein the top portion and the bottom portion of the push ring are secured to one another by a clamp pin on a side of the push ring opposite the hinge;

(d) a circular seal gland disposed between the rotor and the push ring; and

(e) a circular locking ring mounted on the push ring.

7. The agitator shaft seal assembly of claim 6 , further including a single drive pin disposed between and connected to both the rotor and the push ring for allowing the rotor and the push ring to rotate together.

8. The agitator shaft seal assembly of claim 1 , wherein the rotor includes a top portion and a bottom portion that are detachably connected to one another by two connectors.

9. The agitator shaft seal assembly of claim 1 , wherein the seal gland further includes a split formed therein.

10. The agitator shaft seal assembly of claim 1 , wherein the locking ring includes a top portion and a bottom portion that are detachably connected to one another by two screws.

11. An agitator shaft seal assembly for use on industrial mixers, comprising:

(a) a circular stator plate, wherein the circular stator plate is adapted to be mounted on a rotary seal adapted plate;

(b) a circular rotor mounted on the stator plate, wherein the circular rotor includes a top portion and a bottom portion, wherein the top portion and the bottom portion of the rotor are detachably connected to one another by two connectors positioned opposite one another on the rotor;

(c) a circular push ring mounted on the rotor, wherein the circular push ring includes a top portion and a bottom portion connected by a hinge to one another on one side of the push ring, and wherein the top portion and the bottom portion of the push ring are secured to one another by a clamp pin on a side of the push ring opposite the hinge;

(d) a circular seal gland disposed between the rotor and the push ring; and

(e) a circular locking ring mounted on the push ring, wherein the circular locking ring includes a top portion and a bottom portion, and wherein the top portion and the bottom portion of the locking ring are detachably connected to one another by two screws positioned opposite one another on the locking ring.

12. The agitator shaft seal assembly of claim 11 , further including a single drive pin disposed between and connected to both the rotor and the push ring for allowing the rotor and the push ring to rotate together.

13. The agitator shaft seal assembly of claim 11 , wherein the seal gland further includes a split formed therein.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST (LC) Recorded Feb 10, 2026
From: BAKER PERKINS, INC.; COPERION CORPORATION; COPERION PROCESS SOLUTIONS LLC (F/K/A SCHENCK PROCESS LLC); COPERION FOOD EQUIPMENT LLC; MOLD-MASTERS DME COMPANY LLC (F/K/A DME COMPANY LLC); K-TRON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; ROTEX GLOBAL, LLC; SHICK SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 074733/0605 →
SECURITY INTEREST (SECURED NOTES) Recorded Feb 10, 2026
From: BAKER PERKINS, INC.; COPERION CORPORATION; COPERION PROCESS SOLUTIONS LLC (F/K/A SCHENCK PROCESS LLC); COPERION FOOD EQUIPMENT LLC; MOLD-MASTERS DME COMPANY LLC (F/K/A DME COMPANY LLC); K-TRON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; ROTEX GLOBAL, LLC; SHICK SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 074733/0711 →
SECURITY INTEREST (TL/RCF) Recorded Feb 10, 2026
From: BAKER PERKINS, INC.; COPERION CORPORATION; COPERION PROCESS SOLUTIONS LLC (F/K/A SCHENCK PROCESS LLC); COPERION FOOD EQUIPMENT LLC; MOLD-MASTERS DME COMPANY LLC (F/K/A DME COMPANY LLC); K-TRON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; ROTEX GLOBAL, LLC; SHICK SOLUTIONS, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 075115/0459 →
MERGER Recorded Aug 27, 2025
From: SHAFFER MANUFACTURING CORP.; BSM LLC
To: PEERLESS FOOD EQUIPMENT LLC
Reel/Frame 072125/0892 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 27, 2025
From: PEERLESS FOOD EQUIPMENT LLC
To: COPERION FOOD EQUIPMENT LLC
Reel/Frame 072467/0284 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2016
From: HALL, MICHAEL W.; LANG, KIRK
To: SHAFFER MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 038615/0168 →
Continuity (1)
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