US 12,185,876 B2
Kitchen device
Eddie Siu, Alexandria (AU); Khon Minh Thai, Alexandria (AU); and Bin Geng, Alexandria (AU)
Assigned to BREVILLE PTY LIMITED, Alexandria (AU)
Appl. No. 17/416,505
Filed by BREVILLE PTY LIMITED, Alexandria (AU)
PCT Filed Dec. 17, 2019, PCT No. PCT/AU2019/051388
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 20, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/124138, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 25, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2018904904 (AU), filed on Dec. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0071451 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. A47J 43/07 (2006.01); A47J 43/046 (2006.01); A47J 43/08 (2006.01); A47J 44/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 43/0766 (2013.01) [A47J 43/046 (2013.01); A47J 43/0722 (2013.01); A47J 43/0727 (2013.01); A47J 43/0772 (2013.01); A47J 43/085 (2013.01); A47J 44/00 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A kitchen device, the kitchen device including:
a base having a motor;
a vessel assembly removably mounted on the base, the vessel assembly having:
a vessel providing a space to receive ingredients to be processed;
a blade assembly at least partly located in the space and drivable by the motor to process the ingredients, the blade assembly also projecting outwardly from the vessel to provide for driving engagement by the motor; and
a collar to engage the blade assembly and secure the blade assembly to the vessel, the collar being movable relative to the vessel between a release position allowing removal of the blade assembly from the vessel and a securing position fixing the blade assembly to the vessel; and
a locking arm to lock the lid against the vessel, the locking arm having a lid sensor to determine whether the lid is located on the vessel; and
the kitchen device further including a sensor mechanism to detect, when the vessel assembly is mounted on the base, whether the collar is in the securing position,
wherein the motor is only operable when the sensor mechanism detects that the collar is in the securing position or when the lid sensor detects that the lid is located on the vessel.