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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2004
Applicants:
Curt Hagen, Delavan, WI (US);
Drew Van Norman, Whitewater, WI (US);
Inventors:
Curt Hagen, Delavan, WI (US);
Drew Van Norman, Whitewater, WI (US);
Assignee:
SPX Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 11/00 (2006.01); B23P 17/00 (2006.01); F16C 3/00 (2006.01); F26C 1/14 (2006.01); F28F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for removing or inserting a mutator shaft from a scraped surface heat exchanger assembly comprising a split shaft design to form a plurality of mutator shaft segments. Each shaft segment contains ends further connectable with one another and may be further retained via a drive pin assembly preferably comprising a plurality of drive pin mounting screws and a drive pin. The shaft segments and drive pin assembly may be further sealed to provide a sanitary working environment particularly suitable for use in the foodstuff industry.