CPC A47J 43/046 (2013.01) [A47J 43/0722 (2013.01); A47J 43/0727 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
1. A reservoir assembly for a food processing system including a vacuum mechanism, the reservoir assembly comprising:
a housing having a hollow interior, the housing including walls defining a fluid path through said hollow interior to the vacuum mechanism, wherein the fluid path extends upwardly from a lower surface of the hollow interior to an upper surface of the hollow interior, such that particulate in the fluid path accumulates on the lower surface while air flows to the upper surface;
an inlet pipe extending through said housing into said hollow interior;
and
a valve positioned within said hollow interior, said valve being movable to control a flow of air provided to the vacuum mechanism via said fluid flow path, wherein a position of the valve is directly dependent on a volume of the particulate on the lower surface.
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