Low profile motor for portable appliances

A blending appliance, comprising:

• a housing having a base portion extending outwardly from the housing;
• a blender jar holder portion disposed on the base portion, having upwardly extending walls defining a cavity;
• a blender jar having a jar base and a receptacle portion, the blender jar configured to be vertically received within the cavity of the jar holder portion;
• a magnetic coupling system including a rotatable magnetic coupler disposed in the jar base of the blender jar and a stator disposed in the upwardly extending walls of the jar holder portion, wherein the stator is configured to generate an electromagnetic field to magnetically rotate the rotatable magnetic coupler within the jar base;
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• a blade assembly disposed in the receptacle portion of the blender jar, the blade assembly operably coupled to a drive shaft which is further coupled to the rotatable magnetic coupler for rotation therewith.

A blending appliance, comprising:

• a housing having a horizontal jar receiving portion;
• a blender jar removeably received in the jar receiving portion and having a jar base and a receptacle portion;
• a magnetic coupling system including a rotatable magnetic coupler having one or more permanent magnets disposed in the jar base of the blender jar and a stator disposed in the housing, wherein the stator surrounds the jar base when the blender jar is received in the jar receiving portion of the housing and is configured to generate a lateral electromagnetic field without the need for moving parts, the electromagnetic field configured to magnetically rotate the rotatable magnetic coupler within the jar base;
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• a blade assembly disposed in the receptacle portion of the blender jar, the blade assembly operably coupled to a drive shaft which is further coupled to the rotatable magnetic coupler for rotation therewith.