Adjustable food processor with guide ramp
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsKevin James Beber, Jeremy T. Wolters
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Abstract
A food processor includes a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a cutting blade. A rotating disk is adjustable relative to the blade assembly to vary the thickness of the food items cut by the blade assembly. A mounting arm is positioned below the cutting blade and has a ramp defined therein. The food processor includes an adjustment assembly operable to move the rotating disk relative to the cutting blade.
Claims20
A food slicer assembly for a food processing device, comprising:
- a cutting blade;
- a rotating disk including an upper surface proximate the cutting blade and a lower surface defining inner and outer sidewalls configured to guide food items below the rotating disk, the rotating disk being vertically adjustable to a plurality of positions relative to the cutting blade to adjust the distance between the upper surface of the rotating disk and the cutting blade;
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- an adjustment assembly operably coupled to the rotating disk and configured to move the rotating disk relative to the cutting blade, wherein the adjustment assembly includes a control knob coupled to the cutting blade and positioned above the upper surface of the rotating disk and a threaded sleeve coupled to the rotating disk and positioned in the control knob.
A food slicer assembly for a food processing device, comprising:
- a cutting blade;
- a rotating disk including an upper surface, the rotating disk being movable to a plurality of positions relative to the cutting blade to adjust the distance between the upper surface and the cutting blade;
- a mounting arm positioned below and operably coupled with the cutting blade, the mounting arm defining at least one sidewall configured to guide food items to an area below the rotating disk;
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- an adjustment assembly operable to move the rotating disk relative to the cutting blade, wherein the adjustment assembly includes an internally-threaded control knob positioned above the upper surface of the rotating disk, and an externally-threaded sleeve coupled to the rotating disk and positioned in the control knob.
A food slicer assembly for a food processing device, comprising:
- a cutting blade;
- a rotating disk vertically translatable relative to the cutting blade to adjust the distance between the cutting blade and the rotating disk;
- an inner sidewall and an outer sidewall positioned below the cutting blade;
- a ramp disposed between the inner sidewall and the outer sidewall, wherein the ramp, the inner sidewall, and the outer sidewall guide food items to an area below the rotating disk;
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- a user-operated control device configured to adjust the height of the rotating disk and including a control knob with a knurled grip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.