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US 6,883,959 B2Granted
Power bowl lift, motor mount and tensioner for mixing machine
AssigneePremark FEG L.L.C.
InventorsThomas S. Donthnier, Richard Dwight Valentine, Janice J. Schnipke, Brian A. Brunswick, Brian E. Bader
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Abstract
A mixing machine includes a power bowl lift mechanism that operates independent of a drive motor for mixing operations, and may be formed by a linear actuator. A pivoting motor mount assembly can be used in conjunction with a portable tensioning tool for tensioning a drive belt.
Claims10
A mixing machine, comprising:
- a mixer body;
- a head extending outward from the mixer body and over a bowl receiving area, the head including a rotatable output member for receiving a mixer tool;
- a drive assembly for effecting rotation of the rotatable output member and including a drive motor with output shaft, an input shaft operatively associated with the rotatable output member, and a belt arrangement operatively connecting the motor output shaft to the input shaft;
- a mount bracket, the drive motor connected to the mount bracket;
- a fixed support, the mount bracket pivotally connected to the fixed support to permit pivoting of the mount bracket and drive motor about a pivot axis;
- a securing mechanism for preventing pivoting of the mount bracket and drive motor about the pivot axis, the securing mechanism having a released state to allow pivoting of the mount bracket and drive motor;
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- at least one vibration isolator positioned between the drive motor and the mount bracket for reducing vibrations transmitted therebetween during motor operation.
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