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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2004
Applicant:
Stephen L. Markle, Holley, NY (US);
Inventor:
Stephen L. Markle, Holley, NY (US);
Assignee:
SPX Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 17/00 (2006.01); F04B 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A drive mounting apparatus and method for mixing assemblies, such as a side-entry mixer, that can move the drive of a mixer between a closed position and an open position, and by doing so, can provide an access opening through which maintenance operations can be executed inside the mixer. The apparatus has a bearing housing and a pivoting mounting door. The drive is mounted to the pivoting mounting door, and the pivoting mounting door can move between an open and closed position relative to the bearing housing.