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US 2010/0135109 A1Published application
Blade-motor coupler for a blender
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorSTEVEN C. DREES
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Abstract
A coupling assembly for coupling a blade assembly of a removable jar to a motor located in the base of a blender includes a tapered metallic male coupler that is received into a tapered non-metallic female coupler. An electromagnetic field is generated to secure the male coupler in the female coupler.
Claims18
A blender comprising:
- a base,
- a motor within the base,
- a jar supported by and detachable from the base,
- a blade assembly within the jar,
- a male coupler coupled to the blade assembly, the male coupler being responsive to an electromagnetic field,
- a female coupler coupled to the motor, the female coupler being configured to receive the male coupler, and
- means for generating an electromagnetic field that extends across the female coupler to secure the male coupler within the female coupler.
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A coupling assembly for coupling a blade assembly to a motor of a blender, comprising:
- a metallic male coupler coupled to the blade assembly,
- a non-metallic female coupler coupled to the motor, the female coupler having an interior region configured to receive the male coupler, and
- a coil positioned around the female coupler and configured to generate an electromagnetic field in the interior region of the female coupler.
A countertop kitchen appliance for processing food, comprising:
- a base,
- a motor within the base,
- a jar supported by and detachable from the base,
- a blade assembly within the jar,
- a metallic male coupler coupled to the blade assembly,
- a non-metallic female coupler coupled to the motor, the female coupler having an interior region configured to receive the male coupler, and
- a coil positioned around the female coupler and configured to generate an electromagnetic field in the interior region of the female coupler.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.