US 12,465,178 B2
Systems and methods for fine adjustment on a stand mixer
Danister Abeygunawardana, Jeffersonville, IN (US); Tomas Garces, Louisville, KY (US); and Martin Scott Mershon, 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 Jun. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/839,581.
Prior Publication US 2023/0397768 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. A47J 43/07 (2006.01); A47J 43/044 (2006.01)
CPC A47J 43/0727 (2013.01) [A47J 43/044 (2013.01); A47J 43/0705 (2013.01); A47J 2043/04463 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stand mixer, comprising:
a column;
a column rail mounted to the column;
a bowl support mounted to the column rail such that the bowl support is vertically translatable along the column;
a bowl mounted to the bowl support;
a fine adjustment apparatus configured for adjusting a height of the bowl on the bowl support; and
a fastener slot configured for selectively fastening the fine adjustment apparatus in place, the fine adjustment apparatus comprising:
a cam rotatably mounted on the column, an end of the cam defining a cam head, and
an adjustment tab on the column rail and engaging the cam,
wherein the cam and cam tab are configured such that the bowl support vertically translates in relation to the column as the cam rotates.