Stand mixer with locking planetary output

A stand mixer, comprising:

• a mixing head having a housing;
• a stand supporting the mixing head above a work surface;
• a mixing bowl removably coupled with the stand and defining an inner side surface;
• a drive motor enclosed within the housing of the mixing head and having an output shaft operably associated therewith;
• a locking planetary output mounted to the housing of the mixing head and including:
• a center shaft operably connected with the output shaft of the drive motor for driven rotation about a fixed axis;
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• an agitator shaft mounted to the center shaft such that the agitator shaft moves around the fixed axis of the center shaft in a planetary arrangement, the locking planetary output being configured to operate in a mixing mode wherein the agitator shaft rotates about a moving axis thereof with rotation of the center shaft and a wiping mode wherein the agitator shaft is fixed about the moving axis during rotation of the center shaft;
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• a mixing element removably coupled with the agitator shaft, the mixing element including a wiping edge in periodic contact with the inner side surface of the mixing bowl when the agitator shaft is operating in the mixing mode and in constant contact with the inner side surface when the agitator shaft is in the wiping mode.

A planetary output assembly for a stand mixer, comprising:

• a center shaft configured for driven rotation about a fixed axis;
• a cover affixed on a free end of the center shaft;
• an agitator shaft mounted to the cover such that the agitator shaft moves around the fixed axis of the center shaft in a planetary arrangement during rotation thereof;
• a planetary gear centrally arranged about the fixed axis of the center shaft;
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• a gear unit rotatably fixed on the agitator shaft and slidably mounted therewith to be moveable between a first position, in which the gear unit is engaged with the planetary gear to cause rotation of the agitator shaft about a moving axis thereof during movement of the agitator shaft around the fixed axis by the center shaft, and a second position in which the gear unit is disengaged from the planetary gear and is engaged with a locking member to maintain a predetermined rotational position of the agitator shaft about the moving axis thereof during movement of the agitator shaft around the fixed axis by the center shaft.