US 12,232,652 B2
Multi-purpose handheld kitchen appliance
Paul R. Staun, Sharonville, OH (US)
Assigned to MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Filed by Midea Group Co., Ltd., Foshan (CN)
Filed on Jan. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/420,092.
Application 18/420,092 is a division of application No. 16/836,121, filed on Mar. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,963,637.
Prior Publication US 2024/0156304 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. A47J 43/06 (2006.01); A47J 43/07 (2006.01); A47J 43/10 (2006.01); A47J 44/00 (2006.01); A47J 43/044 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 43/06 (2013.01) [A47J 43/0711 (2013.01); A47J 43/1093 (2013.01); A47J 44/00 (2013.01); A47J 2043/04418 (2013.01); A47J 2043/04427 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A multi-purpose handheld kitchen appliance, comprising:
a housing including a motor;
an attachment removably coupled to the housing to form a unitary body therewith and configured to be driven by the motor when the attachment is coupled to the housing;
a gyroscope positioned to sense an orientation of the unitary body;
a display disposed on the housing; and
a controller disposed in the housing and configured to:
determine an attachment type of the attachment;
detect, using the gyroscope, the orientation of the unitary body and rotate the display based upon the orientation of the unitary body; and
control the motor based at least in part on the determined attachment type.