US 12,226,744 B2
Mixing bowl for stand mixer with high tolerance pin hole location
Prabhjee Anand, Pune (IN); John W. McConnell, St. Joseph, MI (US); Brandon Tyler Mock, St. Joseph, MI (US); John Jay Myers, Saugatuck, MI (US); Nicholas Hill Schutte, St. Joseph, MI (US); and Ben C. Shao, Clarendon Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/402,869.
Prior Publication US 2023/0047574 A1, Feb. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B01F 35/42 (2022.01); B01F 27/805 (2022.01); B01F 35/51 (2022.01)
CPC B01F 27/805 (2022.01) [B01F 35/51 (2022.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mixing bowl for a stand mixer comprising:
a body defining an interior and an exterior, the body including first and second mounting flanges extending outwardly from opposite sides of the exterior and defining respective cavities open on respective top and bottom sides of the mounting flanges; and
first and second inserts fixedly received in the respective cavities of the first and second mounting flanges, the inserts defining respective first and second pin holes for receiving mounting pins of a bowl-lift mechanism of the stand mixer, the first and second pin holes being located relative to each other at a first tolerance and relative to the respective first and second flanges at a second tolerance lower than the first tolerance, the inserts including first and second face plates respectfully abutting the top and bottom sides of the mounting flanges and being fixed together by at least one mechanical fastener extending through the cavity.