Food processor driven by an electric motor

• US 10,219,655 B2
• Filed: 10/14/2014
• Issued: 03/05/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vorwerk & Company Interholding Gesellschaft Mit Beschrã¤Nkter Haftung (Vorwerk & Company KG)
• Original Assignee: Vorwerk & Company Interholding Gesellschaft Mit Beschrã¤Nkter Haftung (Vorwerk & Company KG)
• Inventors: Van Der Gaag, Velina, Hoffmann, Sabrina, Sernecki, Miron
• Primary Examiner(s): Bhatia, Anshu
• Application Number:
  US15/030,475
• Publication Number:
  US 20160249771A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,603 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 36/32 Time-controlled igniting mechanisms or alarm devices
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 43/07 Parts or details, e.g. mixing tools, whipping tools
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 2035/99 Heating
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 35/90 Heating or cooling systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L

Abstract

A food processor driven by en electric motor includes a stirrer vessel and a stirring mechanism in the stirrer vessel, an optional heater, and also a volatile or non-volatile memory in which useful date for using the food processor can be stored. The food processor is provided with a loudspeaker and a data file is used for producing sound by the loudspeaker, for example for outputting speech, music or sounds.

Claims

1. A food processor comprising:

(a) an electric motor;

(b) an agitator vessel;

(c) an agitator in the agitator vessel;

(d) a loudspeaker;

(e) a volatile or nonvolatile memory;

(f) files useful for application stored in the memory comprising a sound generation file for sound file for sound generation by the loudspeaker; and

(g) control electronics;

wherein the control electronics are configured to control an output of the sound by the loudspeaker such that the sound output is coupled with a preset time selection in terms of activity of the agitator;

wherein the control electronics are configured to control the output of the sound via the loudspeaker such that the sound output takes place within the preset time selection at a specific point in time; and

wherein the control electronics are further configured to perform a remaining time check and to alert a user that a process currently underway will end and/or that the user must initiated a specific process after a period yet to elapse.

2. The food processor according to claim 1, wherein the speed of the agitator is reduced given a voice output that takes place with the agitator running.

3. The food processor according to claim 1, wherein the food processor exhibits a noise cancellation device, which generates counter-noises as a function of the noise produced by the food processor.

4. The food processor according to claim 3, wherein the other noises are in any event cancelled during a voice or music or tone output.

5. The food processor according to claim 1, wherein the food processor exhibits a recognition device for recognizing a human user, and wherein the position of the user relative to the food processor can also be recognized in relation to a top view.

6. The food processor according to claim 5, wherein the output can be adjusted in terms of the radiation direction for a directed sound propagation relating to the user relative to a zero axis.

7. The food processor according to claim 1, wherein an output can be triggered by the response of a motion detector arranged in the food processor.

8. The food processor according to claim 1, wherein the output can be triggered via the loudspeaker by touching or actuating a control element of the food processor.

9. The food processor according to claim 1, wherein an output can be triggered as a function of a specific operating state of the food processor.

10. A food processor comprising:

(a) an electric motor;

(b) a vessel;

(c) a heater;

(d) a volatile or nonvolatile memory;

(e) a loudspeaker;

(f) control electronics;

wherein the memory is configured to store files useful for an application,

wherein the loudspeaker is configured to generate sound from a file of files stored in the memory,

wherein the control electronics are configured to control an output of the sound by the loudspeaker such that the sound output is coupled with a preset time selection in terms of activity of the heater;

wherein the control electronics are configured to control the output of the sound via the loudspeaker such that the sound output takes place within the preset time selection at a specific point in time; and

wherein the control electronics are further configured to perform a remaining time check and to alert a user that a process currently underway will end and/or that the user must initiated a specific process after a period yet to elapse.