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US 8,371,199 B2Granted
Smart food chopper
OwnerShankar Raj Ghimireinventor
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Abstract
A smart food chopping or slicing device comprising at least two moveable blade sets arranged in a grid like configuration wherein the blade sets are configured orthogonally such that the cutting edges of both the blade sets remain substantially in the same plane. The movement of one set of blades is independent of the movement of another set of blades and can be independently controlled. The moveable blade sets are configured for lateral reciprocal movement. The plane of the lateral reciprocal movement of the cutting edges of the blade sets and the plane of the cutting edges of the blade sets are substantially the same or the same parallel planes. The blade sets are removeably mounted on a means capable of providing lateral reciprocal movement to the blade sets.
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A food processing device, comprising:
- a lid, a first blade set, a second blade set, a first means configured to provide a lateral reciprocal motion to the first blade set, a second means configured to provide a lateral reciprocal motion to the second blade set, wherein
- the blade sets include an array of substantially parallel blades supported by two supporting frames from opposing sides, wherein all the blades of each blade set include uniform and periodic slots which extend along the transverse direction of the blade and open to the edge of the blade whereby the two blade sets can be configured in a grid or mesh like configuration when brought close to each other to be received in the slots,
- the lid is pivotally attached to the device for a movement between a first position relatively distant from the blade sets and a second position adjacent to the blade sets, the lid having an array of projections sized and configured to be accommodated between the plurality of blades when the lid is adjacent to the blade sets,
- the first blade set and the second blade set are configured for the lateral reciprocal movement,
- the first blade set and second blade set are configured to form a grid or mesh like configuration,
- the first blade set and second blade set are configured such that the movement of the first blade set and the second blade set are independent,
- the first blade set is mounted to the first means that is configured to provide the lateral reciprocal motion to the first blade set, and
- the second blade set is mounted to the second means that is configured to provide the lateral reciprocal motion to the second blade set.
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A food processing device, comprising:
- a lid, a first blade set, a second blade set, a first means configured to provide a lateral reciprocal motion to the first blade set, a second means configured to provide a lateral reciprocal motion to the second blade set, and a controller, wherein
- the blade sets include an array of substantially parallel blades supported by two supporting frames from opposing sides, wherein all the blades of each blade set include uniform and periodic slots which extend along the transverse direction of the blade and open to the edge of the blade whereby the two blade sets can be configured in a grid or mesh line configuration when brought close to each other to be received in the slots,
- the lid is pivotally attached to the device for a movement between a first position relatively distant from the blade sets and a second position adjacent to the blade sets, the lid having an array of projections sized and configured to be accommodated between the plurality of blades when the lid is adjacent to the blade sets,
- the first blade set and the second blade set are configured for the lateral reciprocal movement,
- the first blade set and the second blade set are configured to form the grid or mesh like configuration,
- the first blade set and the second blade set are configured such that the movements of the first blade set and the second blade set are independent,
- the first blade set is mounted to the first means that is configured to provide the lateral reciprocal motion to the first blade set, and
- the second blade set is mounted to the second means that is configured to provide the lateral reciprocal motion to the second blade set, and
- the controller is configured to control the lateral reciprocal motion of the blade sets.
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A food processing device, comprising:
- a lid, a first blade set, a second blade set, a receptacle for collecting processed food, a first means configured to provide a lateral reciprocal motion to the first blade set, a second means configured to provide a lateral reciprocal motion to the second blade set, a first low friction guided linear rail, a second low friction guided linear rail, at least a sensor and a controller, wherein
- the blade sets include an array of substantially parallel blades supported by two supporting frames from opposing sides, wherein all the blades of each blade set include uniform and periodic slots which extend along the transverse direction of the blade and open to the edge of the blade whereby the two blade sets can be configured in a grid or mesh line configuration when brought close to each other to be received in the slots,
- the lid is pivotally attached to the device for a movement between a first position relatively distant from the blade sets and a second position adjacent to the blade sets, the lid having an array of projections sized and configured to be accommodated between the plurality of blades when the lid is adjacent the blade sets,
- the first blade set and the second blade set are configured for the lateral reciprocal movement,
- the first blade set and the second blade set are configured to form the grid or mesh like configuration,
- the first blade set and the second blade set are configured such that the movements of the first blade set and the second blade set are independent,
- the first blade set is removeably mounted to the first means that is configured to provide the lateral reciprocal motion to the first blade set via the first low friction guided linear rail,
- the second blade set is removeably mounted to the second means that is configured to provide the lateral reciprocal motion to the second blade set via the second low friction guided linear rail,
- at least a sensor is configured to detect the pressure exerted on the said blade sets and provide the pressure information to the controller
- the controller is configured to control the lateral reciprocal motion or oscillation pattern of the blade sets.
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A food processing device, comprising:
- a lid, a first blade set, a second blade set, a receptacle for collecting processed food, a first means configured to provide a lateral reciprocal motion to the first blade set, a second means configured to provide a lateral reciprocal motion to the second blade set, a first low friction guided linear rail, a second low friction guided linear rail, at least a sensor and a controller, wherein
- the blade sets include an array of substantially parallel blades supported by two supporting frames from opposing sides, wherein the blades of one blade set include uniform and periodic slots which extend along the transverse direction of the blade and open to the edge of the blade whereby the plane of the cutting edges of the two blade sets substantially lie in the same planes when the two blade sets are brought close to each other to be received in the slots and the two blade form a grid or mesh line configuration,
- the lid is pivotally attached to the device for a movement between a first position relatively distant from the blade sets and a second position adjacent to the blade sets, the lid having an array of projections sized and configured to be accommodated between the plurality of blades when the lid is adjacent the blade sets,
- the first blade set and the second blade set are configured for the lateral reciprocal movement,
- the first blade set and the second blade set are configured to form the grid or mesh like configuration,
- the first blade set and the second blade set are configured such that the movements of the first blade set and the second blade set are independent,
- the first blade set is removeably mounted to the first means that is configured to provide the lateral reciprocal motion to the first blade set via the first low friction guided linear rail,
- the second blade set is removeably mounted to the second means that is configured to provide the lateral reciprocal motion to the second blade set via the second low friction guided linear rail,
- at least a sensor is configured to detect the pressure exerted on the said blade sets and provide the pressure information to the controller
- the controller is configured to control the lateral reciprocal motion or oscillation pattern of the blade sets according to the pressure information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.