Blender and blender container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12064057-B2
Application number	US-202017018977-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 11, 2020
Priority date	Sep 27, 2019
Publication date	Aug 20, 2024
Grant date	Aug 20, 2024

Abstract

A blender includes a main body provided with a motor assembly; a container detachably mountable to the main body and of which an upper surface is opened; a handle having an upper end which is connected to the container and a lower end which is spaced apart from the container, where the handle includes a handle body formed integrally with the container and protruding laterally from an upper end of the container and extending downward from the container.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A blender comprising:
a main body provided with a motor assembly;
a container detachably mountable to the main body and of which an upper surface is opened;
a handle having an upper end which is connected to the container and a lower end which is spaced apart from the container,
wherein the handle includes
a handle body formed integrally with the container, and protruding outward from an upper end of the container and extending downward, and the handle body including an extension extending from the upper end of the container in an outward direction, and a grip portion extending downward from an extended end portion of the extension,
a grip member coupled to an outer surface of the handle body, and
a decorative member covering the outer surface of the handle body which is not covered by the grip member and configured to form an outer appearance of the handle,
wherein the decorative member includes
a first decorative part of which a lower surface is opened to receive the extension, and
a second decorative part extending downward from the lower end of the first decorative part and covers the rest of the grip portion except for the portion which is covered by the grip member.

2. The blender of claim 1 ,
wherein the grip member is made of rubber or synthetic resin material.

3. The blender of claim 1 ,
wherein the container includes
an inner container forming a space in which food is received, and
an outer container configured to receive the inner container and forming an outer appearance of the container.

4. The blender of claim 3 ,
wherein the outer container is made of plastic material and is integrally formed together with the handle body by injection molding.

5. The blender of claim 1 ,
wherein the extension includes
an extension body having an extension space therein, and
a plurality of extension reinforcement ribs disposed to partition the extension space.

6. The blender of claim 1 ,
wherein the grip portion includes
a grip member mounting portion having a position facing the container and on which the grip member is mounted, and
a decorative member mounting portion which is formed on an opposite side of the grip member mounting portion and on which the decorative member is mounted.

7. The blender of claim 6 , further comprising:
a grip stepped portion which extends from upper ends to lower ends of both sides of the grip portion and is formed stepwise so that the grip portion is divided into the grip member mounting portion and the decorative member mounting portion.

8. The blender of claim 6 ,
wherein the grip member includes
an upper part configured to shield a lower surface of the extension, and
a lower part which is oriented downward from an end portion of the upper part and configured to shield a side surface of the grip portion.

9. The blender of claim 8 ,
wherein the lower part is mounted to be in contact with an end portion of the decorative member, wherein the grip member and the decorative member shield an entire circumference of the handle body.

10. The blender of claim 1 ,
wherein the grip portion includes
a decorative member mounting portion having a grip portion space, and
a plurality of grip portion reinforcement ribs which partition the grip portion space.

11. The blender of claim 1 ,
wherein the first decorative part and the second decorative part are molded in a state of being separated from each other and mounted on the extension and the grip portion, respectively.

12. The blender of claim 1 ,
wherein a stepped portion is formed at a lower end of the grip member, and
a constraining portion formed at a lower end of the second decorative part so that the step portion is inserted into the constraining portion.

13. The blender of claim 12 ,
wherein a hole is formed at the constraining portion, and
a lower end of the grip portion and the lower end of the grip member are inserted into the hole in a state of being coupled to each other.

14. The blender of claim 1 ,
wherein the main body includes
an outer case made of metal material, forming an outer appearance of the main body, and opened at a lower surface thereof, and
an inner case which is provided inside the outer case and in which the motor assembly is received, and
wherein the decorative member is made of a same material as the outer case.

15. The blender of claim 1 ,
wherein a container seating portion is provided on an upper surface of the main body and on which the container is seated, and the container seating portion is located eccentric from a center of the main body, and
wherein a side end of the handle protrudes to the inside of an extension line of a side end of the main body.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Mingyu
• Ye Jinhae

Classifications

• A47J43/085

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

• A47J43/0716

  for machines with tools driven from the lower side (A47J43/0727 - A47J43/08 take precedence) · CPC title

• A47J43/0727 Primary

  Mixing bowls · CPC title

• A47J43/0722

  Mixing, whipping or cutting tools · CPC title

• A47J45/062

  Bowl handles (A47J45/07 takes precedence) · CPC title