System and a method of processing a food product

A food processing device comprising:

• a housing comprising a pod receiving region configured to receive a pod,
• wherein the food processing device is configured to process a food product stored in the pod, and
• wherein the pod comprises:
• a container for receiving the food product,
• a top shaft coupled to a blade assembly positioned inside the container,
• wherein the blade assembly is mounted on the top shaft, and the blade assembly is configured to chop, cut, and blend the food product,
• a bottom shaft mechanically coupled to the top shaft, and
• a breakable seal at a bottom surface of the container, wherein the breakable seal is configured to be broken by a downward movement of the bottom shaft to create a bottom opening for dispensing contents from the pod;
• a drive assembly comprising:
• a drive motor configured to rotate and to move linearly in the vertical direction,
• a linear actuator comprising an electrical motor is operably coupled to the drive motor, wherein the linear actuator is configured to cause the drive motor to move linearly in the vertical direction, and
• a drive shaft coupled to the drive motor, wherein the drive shaft is configured to engage or disengage with the top shaft of the pod via a coupler owing to a linear movement of the drive motor in vertical direction, and wherein upon engaging with the top shaft of the pod, the drive shaft is further configured to impart rotary motion to the top shaft and thereby actuate the blade assembly to process the food product within the pod;
• and
• a control unit comprising configured to operate the food processing device in one or more operation modes,
• wherein the control unit is a microcontroller system based integrated chip control unit,
• wherein the one or more operation modes comprise at least a first mode,
• wherein the control unit is further configured to determine properties of the pod and the food product inside the pod by mapping an identification feature of the pod with a database,
• wherein the linear actuator is configured to move the drive motor further downward to break the breakable seal at the bottom surface of the pod in the first mode, creating the bottom opening through the bottom surface to allow contents of the pod to flow out, and
• wherein the linear actuator retracts the drive motor, causing the drive shaft to disengage from the top shaft after the breakable seal is broken.