Adjustable slicing blade assembly
AssigneeNorth American Philips Corporation
InventorsWilliam J. Rakocy, Silvio Bellotti
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Abstract
An adjustable slicing blade assembly comprises basically a slicing or spacer disk having a centrally disposed circular opening, a cylindrical flange extending from the under side of the spacer disk and surrounding the circular opening, and a rotatable shaft axially movable within the cylindrical flange and through the circular opening and having a slicing blade extending radially from its upper end. Appropriate mechanism is provided to locate the spacer disk and the shaft in a given position with respect to each other. Associated with the shaft and cooperating with such locating mechanism is an arrangement for maintaining such given position and also varying the same and thereby the separation between the slicing blade and the spacer disk.
Claims8
An adjustable slicing blade assembly, which comprises a spacer disk having a centrally disposed circular opening;
- a cylindrical flange extending from the under side of said spacer disk and surrounding said circular opening;
- an inwardly projecting, axially extending shoulder on the inner surface of said cylindrical flange;
- one or more axially extending slots provided in the inner surface of said flange;
- a rotatable shaft axially movable within said cylindrical flange and through said circular opening, said shaft including an axially extending portion having a diameter less than the maximum diameter of said shaft such that said portion axially slidingly engages said shoulder;
- one or more axially extending ribs provided on said shaft for respectively engaging said one or more flange slots;
- a slicing blade extending radially from the upper end of said shaft;
- an adjustment ring having an inner diameter enabling it to be axially slid over said lesser diameter portion of the rotatable shaft;
- a knob protruding from said lesser diameter portion of the rotatable shaft;
- an axially extending slot provided on the inner surface of said adjustment ring for engaging said knob and thereby enabling said ring to be slid onto the rotatable shaft into a position above said knob;
- and a plurality of axially extending recesses provided on the inner surface of said adjustment ring and opening through the under side of said ring;
- said recesses respectively being of varying depth and arranged for engagement by said knob, whereby the separation between the slicing blade and the spacer disk may be varied.
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