Systems and methods for fine adjustment on a stand mixer
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsDanister Abeygunawardana, Tomas Garces, Martin Scott Mershon
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Abstract
A stand mixer includes a column, a column rail mounted to the column and a bowl support mounted to the column rail such that the bowl support is vertically translatable along the column. A bowl is mounted to the bowl support. A fine adjustment apparatus is configured for adjusting a height of the bowl on the bowl support. The fine adjustment apparatus includes a cam rotatably mounted on the column. A cam tab on the column rail engages the cam. The cam and cam tab are configured such that the bowl support vertically translates in relation to the column as the cam rotates.
Claims20
A stand mixer, comprising:
- a column;
- a column rail mounted to the column;
- a bowl support mounted to the column rail such that the bowl support is vertically translatable along the column;
- a bowl mounted to the bowl support;
- a fine adjustment apparatus configured for adjusting a height of the bowl on the bowl support;
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- a fastener slot configured for selectively fastening the fine adjustment apparatus in place, the fine adjustment apparatus comprising:
- a cam rotatably mounted on the column, an end of the cam defining a cam head, and
- an adjustment tab on the column rail and engaging the cam,
- wherein the cam and cam tab are configured such that the bowl support vertically translates in relation to the column as the cam rotates.
A method for fine adjustment of a height of a bowl of a stand mixer, wherein the stand mixer comprises a column defining a vertical axis, a column rail, a bowl support mounted to the column rail, and a cam rotatably affixed to the column, the method comprising:
- rotating the cam in order to traverse the bowl support to a desired height in relation to the column in a direction parallel to the vertical axis, and
- securing a fastener within a fastener slot to fasten the column rail in place along the direction parallel to the vertical axis.
A stand mixer, comprising:
- a column;
- a column rail mounted to the column;
- a bowl support mounted to the column rail such that the bowl support is vertically translatable along the column;
- a bowl mounted to the bowl support;
- a ramp block with a slot, and the ends of the slot delimit a traversable distance for the bowl support;
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- a fine adjustment apparatus configured for adjusting a height of the bowl on the bowl support, the fine adjustment apparatus comprising:
- a cam rotatably mounted on the column, an end of the cam defining a cam head, and
- an adjustment tab on the column rail and engaging the cam,
- wherein the cam and cam tab are configured such that the bowl support vertically translates in relation to the column as the cam rotates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.