Micro puree machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11864690-B2
Application number	US-202217713315-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 5, 2022
Priority date	Dec 31, 2020
Publication date	Jan 9, 2024
Grant date	Jan 9, 2024

Abstract

A micro puree machine including a housing, a power shaft, a bowl assembly and a platform. The power shaft extends from the housing. The bowl assembly including at least one locking bowl element. The platform includes at least one complementary locking platform element that is configured to engage the at least one locking bowl element such that rotation of the bowl assembly relative to the platform is prevented at times the bowl assembly is positioned thereon. The platform is rotatable from a first position to a second position relative to the housing such that the platform raises the bowl assembly towards the power shaft during the rotation of the bowl assembly and platform. The raising of the bowl assembly facilitates connection between the power shaft and a blade assembly that is positioned in a lid assembly on the bowl assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A micro puree machine, comprising:
a first housing including an upper housing configured to extend above a bowl assembly of the micro puree machine, the upper housing including an upper support member and a lower support member positioned within the upper housing;
a power shaft extending from the first housing;
a drive motor assembly disposed within the first housing, the drive motor assembly being movable between a first position and a second position, the drive motor assembly comprising a drive motor operable to rotate the power shaft relative to the first housing;
a second housing extending between the driver motor assembly and the power shaft; and
at least two pillars extending through apertures in the second housing, the at least two pillars further extending between the upper support member and the lower support member;
wherein the power shaft and the drive motor assembly are each connected to a lower portion of the second housing;
wherein the second housing is configured to slide along the at least two pillars to move the drive motor assembly between the first and second positions; and
wherein an entirety of the drive motor assembly is offset from vertical alignment with the power shaft.

2. The micro puree machine of claim 1 , wherein the second housing is a gearbox housing, the gearbox housing including a plurality of gears for delivering power from the drive motor to the power shaft.

3. The micro puree machine of claim 1 , wherein the power shaft is configured to move together with the second housing as the drive motor assembly moves between the first position and the second position.

4. The micro puree machine of claim 1 , wherein the first housing further includes a middle housing, and the drive motor is configured to move within the upper housing and the middle housing.

5. The micro puree machine of claim 1 , further comprising a position motor operably coupled to the drive motor assembly such that the position motor is operable to move the drive motor assembly between the first position and the second position.

6. The micro puree machine of claim 5 , wherein the position motor is connected to the drive motor assembly via a worm gear extending between the upper and lower support members.

7. The micro puree machine of claim 5 , wherein the position motor is operable in a first direction to move the drive motor assembly toward the first position and in a second direction to move the drive motor assembly toward the second position.

8. The micro puree machine of claim 5 , wherein the first housing further includes a lower housing, and the position motor is mounted to the lower housing.

9. The micro puree machine of claim 5 , wherein the position motor is mounted to the lower support member positioned within the upper housing.

10. The micro puree machine of claim 1 , wherein the first housing further includes a lower housing and a middle housing.

11. The micro puree machine of claim 10 , wherein the lower housing is configured to accept the bowl assembly thereon.

12. The micro puree machine of claim 1 , wherein the second housing is slidably attached to the at least two pillars via apertures in the second housing.

13. The micro puree machine of claim 1 , wherein the drive motor is operable to rotate the power shaft in both a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction.

14. The micro puree machine of claim 2 , wherein the drive motor is rotatably connected to a transmission, the transmission connected to a first gear of the plurality of gears.

Assignees

• Sharkninja Operating Llc

Inventors

• He Pushan
• Zhang Ting Hua
• Chu Ping

Classifications

• A47J43/044 Primary

  with tools driven from the top side · CPC title

• A47J43/082

  for machines with tools driven from the upper side (A47J43/087, A47J43/09 take precedence) · CPC title

• A47J2043/04463

  with a mixing unit rigidly fixed on the housing and a movable support for the bowl · CPC title

• A47J43/0711

  mixing, whipping or cutting tools · CPC title