- Patent Title: Magnetic disk coupler for blending apparatus with energy storage
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Application No.: US14625214Application Date: 2015-02-18
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Publication No.: US09883772B2Publication Date: 2018-02-06
- Inventor: Wayne Conard , Paul Paget
- Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Main IPC: A47J43/046
- IPC: A47J43/046 ; A47J43/08 ; H02K49/10

Abstract:
A blending appliance includes a housing having a motor compartment and a jar receiving portion spaced laterally therefrom. The jar receiving portion is disposed below an upper housing. A motor is disposed in the motor compartment is adapted to drive a blade assembly of the jar through a magnetic coupling system. The motor is connected to a blade assembly disposed within the jar through a series of gears or belts, and finally through a magnetic coupler. The magnetic coupler is configured such that it stores kinetic energy while the motor is running at a high speed, and releases the stored energy when the motor is running at a slower speed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150257602A1 MAGNETIC DISK COUPLER FOR BLENDING APPARATUS WITH ENERGY STORAGE Public/Granted day:2015-09-17
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