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US 2022/0022692 A1Published application
Food processor
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsWenkai Wu, John McConnell, David Gushwa, Andria R. Bauman
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Abstract
A food processor for processing food stuffs having a base assembly, a jar assembly, and a blade assembly that can be rotated from a use position to a stored position is disclosed. The food processor includes a lid that is connected to the jar assembly by a hinge and closed by use of a latch. The jar assembly is connected to the base assembly by the use of push pins on the base assembly which engage corresponding holes on the jar assembly.
Claims13
A food processor, comprising:
- a motor;
- a food processor base;
- a jar for being removably secured to said food processor base;
- a lid connected to the jar to create a food processing chamber in the jar when the lid is in a closed position on said jar;
- a drive shaft surface with a lower section that rotates when the motor of the food processor rotates and an upper section that does not rotate when the motor of the food processor rotates;
- a blade assembly with a disk hub with an inner through opening from the top of the disk hub to the bottom of the disk hub configured to be received on said drive shaft surface with a portion of the drive shaft surface extending through said inner through opening wherein said inner through opening of said disk hub can be moved into a first blade assembly engagement position around a portion of the lower section of the drive shaft surface wherein the disk hub is rotated by said drive shaft surface to process food within said food processing chamber and wherein said inner through opening of said disk hub is moved into a second blade assembly engagement position around a portion of the upper section of the drive shaft surface wherein the disk hub is not rotated when the motor rotates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.