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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kevin James Beber, Granger, IN (US);
Jeremy T. Wolters, Stevensville, MI (US);
Eric G. Tauzer, Charlevoix, MI (US);
Joao Paulo M. Goncalves, Midland, MI (US);
Alex R. Oliveira, Lauro de Freitas, BR;
Fernando R. Oliveira, Lauro de Freitas, BR;
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47J 43/046 (2006.01); B26D 7/26 (2006.01); A47J 43/07 (2006.01); B26D 1/29 (2006.01); B26D 7/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 7/2628 (2013.01); A47J 43/046 (2013.01); A47J 43/0722 (2013.01); B26D 1/29 (2013.01); B26D 7/01 (2013.01);
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 blade assembly. A rotating disk is adjustable relative to the blade assembly to vary the thickness of the food items cut by the blade assembly.