US 11,653,792 B2
Bench mixer whipping process monitor
Mark Thomas, Leichhardt (AU); and Lochana Subasekara Widanagamage Don, Caringbah (AU)
Assigned to BREVILLE PTY LIMITED, Alexandria (AU)
Appl. No. 16/341,871
Filed by BREVILLE PTY LIMITED, Alexandria (AU)
PCT Filed Oct. 13, 2017, PCT No. PCT/AU2017/000217
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 12, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/068078, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 19, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 2016904156 (AU), filed on Oct. 13, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2019/0239693 A1, Aug. 8, 2019
Int. Cl. A47J 43/044 (2006.01); B01F 35/21 (2022.01); A47J 43/07 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 43/044 (2013.01) [A47J 43/0705 (2013.01); B01F 35/2112 (2022.01); A47J 2043/04481 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A food processor configured to process a food substance located in a container having an interior, the food processor including:
an accessory including a member that extends into the interior and contacts the food substance, the accessory arranged to be located in the interior so that relative movement between the container and the accessory causes processing of the food substance, wherein the accessory is a whisk, dough hook or a beater;
an electric motor operatively associated with the container and the accessory to cause said relative movement;
a sensor to produce a sensor beam to be directed at the interior so as to produce a reflection from the food substance in the interior and to produce a signal indicative of an intensity of the reflection; and
a controller operatively associated with the sensor and the electric motor, the controller configured to receive the signal from the sensor and to detect a change in the signal indicative of a change in the food substance in the container, the controller further configured to change operation of the motor when a predetermined change in the signal is detected by the controller, wherein the food processor includes a planetary gear arrangement connected to the electric motor to move the accessory.