Systems and methods for automated blending
Assignee6D Bytes Inc.
InventorsKevin Andrew Marshall, Venkateswaran Ayalur
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for automated blending. In one embodiment, the present disclosure includes a cup holder, cup arm, blender blade arm, and blender blades. The blender blade arm rotates the blender blades around an axis and attaches to the cup arm. The cup arm and blender blade arm rotate to invert a cup in the cup holder and couple the blender blades to a blender. Ingredients in the cup may be blended while the cup is inverted. Embodiments may include a rinse cap to cover the blender blades during cleaning.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a cup holder configured to receive a cup;
- a cup arm coupled to the cup holder to move the cup holder between at least a first position and a second position;
- blender blades;
- a blender blade arm coupled to the blender blades, wherein the blender blade arm rotates around an axis between a third position and a fourth position;
- a blender motor to engage the blender blades,
- wherein when the cup holder is in the second position, the blender blade arm is moved to the third position and coupled to the cup holder, and
- wherein when the blender blade arm is rotated from the third position to the fourth position, the cup holder is inverted and the blender blades engage the blender motor.
A method comprising:
- moving a cup arm, coupled to a cup holder, between at least a first position and a second position;
- rotating a blender blade arm, coupled to blender blades, around an axis between a third position and a fourth position,
- wherein when the cup holder is in the second position, the blender blade arm is moved to the third position and coupled to the cup holder, and
- wherein when the blender blade arm is rotated from the third position to the fourth position, the cup holder is inverted and the blender blades engage the blender motor.
An apparatus comprising:
- cup holder means for holding a cup;
- cup arm means for coupled to the cup holder means for moving the cup holder between at least a first position and a second position;
- blender blades;
- blender blade arm means for rotating the blender blades around an axis between a third position and a fourth position,
- a blender motor to engage the blender blades,
- wherein when the cup holder means is in the second position, the blender blade arm means is moved to the third position and coupled to the cup holder means, and
- wherein when the blender blade arm means is rotated from the third position to the fourth position, the cup holder means is inverted and the blender blades engage the blender motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.