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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
May. 07, 2015
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Erica L. Roberts, Stevensville, MI (US);
Mark J. Sherman, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Daniel A. Altenritter, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Steve C. Drees, Stevensville, MI (US);
Stuart W. Athey, Arcanum, OH (US);
Everett S. Kettle, Portage, MI (US);
Arren J. McCormick, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A damper mechanism for a stand mixer includes a swing body coupled to a pivot pin and operable along an actuation path between first and second positions. A piston damper is configured to provide a damping effect to a downward movement of a mixer head and is coupled to the swing body. The piston damper includes a damper housing and a piston rod, wherein the piston rod is operable between extended and compressed positions relative to the damper housing. The piston damper provides a damping effect along a portion of the actuation path of the swing body as a mixer head moves towards the closed position relative to a pedestal of the stand mixer.