US 12,016,496 B2
Micro puree machine
Nicholas Michael O'Loughlin, Lantau Island (HK); Michelle Hilary Power, London (GB); Xu Sheng Deng, Huizhou (CN); Ting Hua Zhang, Shenzhen (CN); Pushan He, Shenzhen (CN); and Ping Chu, Kowloon (HK)
Assigned to SHARKNINJA OPERATING LLC, Needham, MA (US); and SHARKNINJA COMPANY LIMITED, Hong Kong (CN)
Filed by SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/374,435.
Application 17/374,435 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/139,681, filed on Dec. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0202254 A1, Jun. 30, 2022
Int. Cl. A47J 43/07 (2006.01); A47J 43/044 (2006.01); B02C 25/00 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 43/0755 (2013.01) [A47J 43/044 (2013.01); A47J 43/0711 (2013.01); A47J 43/0727 (2013.01); B02C 25/00 (2013.01); G01D 5/145 (2013.01); A47J 2043/04472 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
13. A blade assembly detection system for a micro puree machine comprising:
a bowl assembly;
a lid assembly configured to be secured to the bowl assembly, the lid assembly comprising:
a connector arranged to engage with and disengage from a blade assembly;
an actuator arm operably coupled to the connector and arranged to move a position of the connector to engage with or disengage from the blade assembly, the actuator arm being in a first actuator position when the blade assembly is engaged with the connector and being in a second actuator position when the blade assembly is disengaged from the connector; and
a blade position indicator mounted on a portion of the actuator arm, the blade position indicator comprising a magnetic material arranged to emit a magnetic field, the blade position indicator being in a first indicator position when the actuator arm is in the first position and in a second indicator position when the actuator arm is in the second position; and
a sensor arranged to detect the magnetic field of the blade position indicator, the sensor being positioned in relation to the lid assembly such that the sensor detects the magnetic field when the blade position indicator is in the first indicator position and does not detect the magnetic field when the blade position indicator is in the second indicator position; and
wherein the bowl assembly is configured to be rotated between a down position and an up position by a user.