The stirring apparatus includes a stirring beater configured to be coaxially disposed in a mixing chamber of a freezing cylinder in a rotatable manner for pushing a mixture flowed in the mixing chamber in an inner spiral manner, and one or more scraper blades. The stirring beater includes one or more helical stirring paddles supported by a central frame and spirally extended along a length of the mixing chamber. The one or more scraper blades are mounted along the one or more helical stirring paddles respectively to define a helical diameter matching with an inner diameter of the mixing chamber of the freezing cylinder such that each of the one or more scraper blades is capable of scrapping against an inner surface of the freezing cylinder while a rotation of the stirring beater within the mixing chamber of the freezing cylinder

A rotational device which finds application as a kinetic sculpture, a record stabilizer, an air agitator or an impeller comprises a helical curved member having a first elongate helical portion defining a first helix of first radius about a first axis and a second elongate helical portion of opposing handedness defining a second helix of a second radius, smaller than the first radius, about a second axis, and a proximal intermediate portion linking a first or lower end of the first helical portion and a proximal first or lower end of the second helical portion, wherein the second helical portion defines an internal cylindrical volume that is unoccupied and absent any central shafts or struts, a rotational support base or apparatus for facilitating rotation of the helical curved member and a mounting arrangement for mounting the helical curved member to the rotational support base or apparatus.

A multi-phase cosmetic composition mixing pack for mixing immiscible components of a multi-phase cosmetic composition such that they are temporarily miscible includes a container for holding the multi-phase cosmetic composition that has a first open end and a container central axis, and a mixing element disposed within the container and configured to be actuated for mixing immiscible components of the multi-phase cosmetic composition such that they are temporarily miscible, wherein the mixing element is limited to one or more of substantially rotational movement and lateral movement along the container central axis when actuated.

A mixing paddle that is configured to rotate about a horizontal rotation axis and includes at least one eccentric arm which includes a first portion inclined with respect to a plane containing the rotation axis, so as to cause the ingredients contained in the mixing chamber to move in a first axial direction when the mixing paddle rotates in a first direction of rotation, a second portion having a cross section oriented radially with respect to the rotation axis in order, when the mixing paddle rotates in a second direction of rotation, to bring about a radial movement of the ingredients towards the outside of the mixing chamber.

The invention relates to a food processing system (100) for preparing an edible mass of a food product starting from a raw food material, the system comprising: one or a plurality of food containers (20), each one comprising a raw food material in form of dehydrated material and/or paste and/or chunks; one or a plurality of dispensing and reconstituting chambers (10), each chamber being associated to at least one food container (20), each of the chambers (10) comprising a variable and/or exchangeable reconstitution and deposition device configured for hydrating and/or structuring and/or reconstituting in batches the raw food material provided by the one or more food containers (20) in order to create a homogeneous edible mass of food product, the device being further configured to deposit in-line with a controlled flow the edible mass of food product once prepared. The invention further relates to a method for operating a food processing system (100) as the one described in order to prepare an edible mass of food product starting from raw food material: the information on the kind of raw food material and on its processing is retrieved from identification means on the one or more food containers (20) and/or from a connected database, in order to process the raw food material in the one or more of the dispensing and reconstituting chambers (10) according to a certain recipe, acting on the hydration ratio and/or mixing speed and/or mixing time and/or temperature and/or viscosity and/or texture

A mixing paddle that is configured to rotate about a horizontal rotation axis and includes at least one eccentric arm which includes a first portion inclined with respect to a plane containing the rotation axis, so as to cause the ingredients contained in the mixing chamber to move in a first axial direction when the mixing paddle rotates in a first direction of rotation, a second portion having a cross section oriented radially with respect to the rotation axis in order, when the mixing paddle rotates in a second direction of rotation, to bring about a radial movement of the ingredients towards the outside of the mixing chamber.

An agitator for an apparatus for the manufacture of three-dimensional objects. The agitator comprises at least one blade coupled to a shaft, and extending outwardly from the shaft. Cavities are defined between the at least one blade and the shaft, such that movement of the agitator within a powder repository keeps the powder in a fluidised state and prevents the powder from agglomerating.

A Mortar Delivery System is described. The Mortar Delivery System provides precise control of the delivery and application of mortar in addition to the mixing and tempering of mortar. Such control eliminates the use of a hand trowel in brick, block and stone laying applications. Sensing and control are integrated with the Mortar Delivery System to make it an important element of a robotic brick laying system. The Mortar Delivery System contains sensors to measure mortar viscosity and workability, mortar flow rate, and mortar nozzle pressure. The data from the Mortar Delivery System sensors can be used to change the rotational speed of the shear blades, change the amount of water being used for mixing or tempering, and change the delivery speed of the mortar. Such changes result in precise control of mortar that is in turn suitable for automated or semi-automated building processes.

There is provided a stirring device including a stirring tank including an inner peripheral wall which is circular in cross section, at least one circulating impeller and at least one dispersion blade which are located inside the stirring tank and rotatable around a vertical axis independently of each other, and a guide ring disposed radially outward near the dispersion blade. The circulating impeller is disposed along the inner peripheral wall of the stirring tank, and rotates around the vertical axis to form at least a downward flow in a stirring object existing inside the stirring tank. The dispersion blade rotates to apply a shear force to the stirring object, and is disposed at a radially inner position of the stirring tank from the circulating impeller, and at a position in contact with a flow of the stirring object, which is formed by the circulating impeller.

A main container and a sub container for mixing cosmetic and a cosmetic product including the same provides a cosmetic product including a first container providing a first storing space which stores a first fluid, and in which fluid can be mixed; a discharging unit which discharges a fluid stored in the first container to the outside; and a second container which can be coupled to the first container, and which can discharge a second fluid stored in the second container to the first storing space. The second container has a storing state to store the second fluid and an open state to discharge the second fluid, wherein the second container to the open state by the discharging unit being coupled to the first container, and wherein as the second container is converted to the open state, the second fluid is discharged to the first storing space.