| CPC A47J 43/0722 (2013.01) [A47J 43/046 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
|
1. A blender with addressable blades configured to blend foodstuffs using different blending modes of operation, including a ready-to-blend mode and a first blending mode, the blender comprising:
a blade assembly that is configured to rotate around a rotational axis and blend the foodstuffs during blending by the blender, wherein the blade assembly includes:
a column configured to rotate around the rotational axis during blending, wherein the column includes a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the blade assembly is configured to couple with a base assembly;
a slant disk configured to move along the column between the proximal end of the column and the distal end of the column;
a set of blades including at least two blades, wherein an individual blade of the set of blades extend outward from the column, wherein the individual blade includes a proximal end near the column and a distal end opposite the proximal end, wherein the individual blade includes a blade-specific longitudinal axis extending from the proximal end of the individual blade to the distal end of the individual blade, wherein the position of the individual blade along the blade-specific longitudinal axis characterizes an angle of the individual blade, and wherein longitudinal rotation of the individual blade along the blade-specific longitudinal axis results in a modification of the angle of the individual blade; and
at least two connecting rods, wherein individual connecting rods are coupled to the slant disk at a first end of the individual connecting rods and coupled to individual blades near the proximal end of the individual blades, wherein movement of the slant disk along the column drives the longitudinal rotation of the individual blades along the blade-specific longitudinal axis;
the base assembly that includes an electrical motor configured to drive blending rotation of the blade assembly;
a container assembly that is configured to hold the foodstuffs within a container body during blending by the blender;
a control interface configured to receive user input from a user; and
a control circuitry that is included in the base assembly and configured to:
control the electrical motor in accordance with the different blending modes of operation such that, in the first blending mode, the electrical motor is controlled to accomplish the blending rotation of the blade assembly;
control the movement of the slant disk along the column of the blade assembly in accordance with the different blending modes of operations such that, in the first blending mode, the slant disk is positioned at a first position along the column, wherein, responsive to the slant disk being in the first position along the column, the individual connecting rods effectuate the longitudinal rotation of the individual blades such that the individual blades are positioned at a first angle, wherein the first angle and the first position along the column are associated with the first blending mode;
responsive to a first detection of a first type of detections regarding the user input received by the control interface:
(i) effectuate a particular movement of the slant disk from an initial position along the column to the first position along the column, such that the individual blades are positioned at the first angle;
(ii) effectuate a transition from the ready-to-blend mode to the first blending mode.
|