US 12,440,067 B2
Systems for stand mixer assembly locating
Andrew Pierce, Louisville, KY (US); and Matthew R. Hunter, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Apr. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/725,705.
Prior Publication US 2023/0337860 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. A47J 43/044 (2006.01); A47J 43/08 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 43/044 (2013.01) [A47J 43/08 (2013.01); A47J 2043/04454 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stand mixer, comprising:
a casing that comprises a base, a column mounted to the base, and a motor housing mounted to the column and extending outwardly above the base; and
a motor within the motor housing;
wherein the motor housing comprises a first portion and a second portion, the second portion comprising a standoff, the first portion comprising a slot, the standoff of the second portion configured to engage with the slot of the first portion,
wherein the standoff of the second portion is one of a plurality of standoffs in the second portion, and
wherein a first set of the plurality of standoffs are distributed in a concentric circle at a first end of the motor housing, and a second set of the plurality of standoffs are positioned on opposite sides of the second portion at a second end of the motor housing.