An apparatus for homogenizing a glass melt, stirring device and using

An apparatus for homogenizing a glass melt (3) with at least one stirring device (1) in a molten glass receiving (3) mixing vessel (2) is arranged, having an inlet (4) and an outlet (5), wherein the stirring device ( 1) has a (in the direction of circulation U) rotatable agitator shaft (10) and a plurality of stirrer blades (11) (along the agitator shaft 10) are spaced apart from each other, wherein at least most of the plurality of stirrer blades (as paddle-shaped members 11) formed is that exhibit displacing each case an end-side, the glass melt (3) paddle surface (11A) and a rear paddle surface (11B), and in that on each one of the paddle surfaces (11B) at least one mounting member (11E) is disposed, which (from the paddle surface 11B) (to the agitator shaft 10) extends towards, characterized in that the at least one mounting element (11E) has an edge (11K), which (from the agitator shaft 1 0) in the radial direction (R) along the paddle surface (11B) extends with an edge length by a predetermined distance (X) ...