Food processor and motor assembly
AssigneeJohnson Electric S.A.
InventorsYue Hua ZHAO, Siu Wing LEE, Yui Ko WONG
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Abstract
A food processor has a container, a working piece for processing food material in the container, and a motor assembly for driving the working piece. The motor assembly includes an electric motor and a speed reduction gear unit connected between the motor and the working piece. The speed reduction gear unit includes a damper for isolating the motor from vibrations from the working piece.
Claims20
A motor assembly, comprising an electric motor and a speed reduction gear unit driven by the motor, the speed reduction gear unit comprising a main shaft and an output unit, wherein the main shaft comprises a metal body and an thermal insulating portion formed on the metal body, the output unit being at least partly sleeved on the thermal insulating portion to prevent heat on the output unit from being transmitted to the metal body.
A food processor, comprising:
- a container;
- a working piece for processing food material in the container;
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- a motor assembly for driving the working piece, the motor assembly comprising an electric motor and a speed reduction gear unit connected between the motor and the working piece;
- wherein the speed reduction gear unit comprises a damper for isolating the motor from vibrations from the working piece.
A bread maker, comprising:
- a casing;
- a container arranged in the casing;
- a baking chamber with a heater for heating the container;
- a kneading tool rotatably disposed in the container for kneading bread material;
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- a motor assembly comprising an electric motor and a speed reduction gear unit connected between the motor and the kneading tool;
- wherein the motor has a worm shaft, and the speed reduction gear unit has a worm wheel and a main shaft, the worm wheel being sleeved on the main shaft and engaged with the worm shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.