公开(公告)号：US10213756B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US15730221

申请日：2017-10-11

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Bernard J. Brotzki ,  Michael P. Conti ,  Steven C. Drees ,  Edward Haney ,  Paul S. Paget ,  Mitchell L. Robertson ,  Timothy Patrick Vanantwerp ,  Jeremy T. Wolters

IPC: A47J43/046 ,  B01F15/00 ,  A47J43/07 ,  H02K7/102 ,  H02K49/10

Abstract: A blending appliance includes a housing with a jar receiving area defined between an upper housing and a support base. A blender jar includes a base portion and a receptacle portion, and is configured to be laterally received within the jar receiving area of the housing. A magnetic coupling system includes an upper magnetic coupler disposed in the base portion of the blender jar and a lower magnetic coupler disposed in the support base of the housing. The upper and lower magnetic couplers are magnetically coupled to one another for driving a blade assembly disposed in the receptacle portion of the blender jar. A brake mechanism is disposed on the upper magnetic coupler and is configured to stop rotation of the upper magnetic coupler when the blender jar is removed from the jar receiving area.

公开(公告)号：US09815037B2

公开(公告)日：2017-11-14

申请号：US14508115

申请日：2014-10-07

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Bernard J. Brotzki ,  Michael P. Conti ,  Steven C. Drees ,  Edward Haney ,  Paul S. Paget ,  Mitchell L. Robertson ,  Timothy Patrick Vanantwerp ,  Jeremy T. Wolters

IPC: A47J43/046 ,  B01F15/00 ,  A47J43/07 ,  H02K7/102 ,  H02K49/10

CPC classification number: B01F15/0048 ,  A47J43/0465 ,  A47J43/0766 ,  B01F15/00538 ,  B01F2015/00649 ,  H02K7/1021 ,  H02K49/104

Abstract: A blending appliance includes a housing with a jar receiving area defined between an upper housing and a support base. A blender jar includes a base portion and a receptacle portion, and is configured to be laterally received within the jar receiving area of the housing. A magnetic coupling system includes an upper magnetic coupler disposed in the base portion of the blender jar and a lower magnetic coupler disposed in the support base of the housing. The upper and lower magnetic couplers are magnetically coupled to one another for driving a blade assembly disposed in the receptacle portion of the blender jar. A brake mechanism is disposed on the upper magnetic coupler and is configured to stop rotation of the upper magnetic coupler when the blender jar is removed from the jar receiving area.

公开(公告)号：US20180028991A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-01

申请号：US15730221

申请日：2017-10-11

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Bernard J. Brotzki ,  Michael P. Conti ,  Steven C. Drees ,  Edward Haney ,  Paul S. Paget ,  Mitchell L. Robertson ,  Timothy Patrick Vanantwerp ,  Jeremy T. Wolters

IPC: B01F15/00 ,  A47J43/07 ,  A47J43/046 ,  H02K49/10 ,  H02K7/102

CPC classification number: B01F15/0048 ,  A47J43/0465 ,  A47J43/0766 ,  B01F15/00538 ,  B01F2015/00649 ,  H02K7/1021 ,  H02K49/104

Abstract: A blending appliance includes a housing with a jar receiving area defined between an upper housing and a support base. A blender jar includes a base portion and a receptacle portion, and is configured to be laterally received within the jar receiving area of the housing. A magnetic coupling system includes an upper magnetic coupler disposed in the base portion of the blender jar and a lower magnetic coupler disposed in the support base of the housing. The upper and lower magnetic couplers are magnetically coupled to one another for driving a blade assembly disposed in the receptacle portion of the blender jar. A brake mechanism is disposed on the upper magnetic coupler and is configured to stop rotation of the upper magnetic coupler when the blender jar is removed from the jar receiving area.