Food processing control apparatus
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1. In a food processing apparatus having means rotatably acting on foodstuffs for processing the foodstuffs;
- and a motor for driving said rotatable processing means, apparatus for controlling the operation of said processing means, comprising;
a selection switch for selecting one of n-step speeds of said motor;
a rotatable indicator in the form of a prism having n side surfaces in parallel with the axis thereof, each of said n side surfaces having names of food marked thereupon which are intended to be processed at each of said n-step speeds of the motor;
means for rotating said indicator to bring one of said side surfaces to an indication position; and
means for operatively coupling said selection switch to said indicator to switch said selection switch to select the speed of the motor corresponding to the names of food marked upon the side surface of said indicator brought to said indication position.
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A cooking utensil provided with a device for selecting a rotational speed of the cooking utensil such as a mixer, a device for selecting a processing time thereof and an indicating device therefor in which when one of the names of food marked upon the indicating device is selected, a rotational speed or processing time for optimum processing of ingredients of a selected food may be automatically set.
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1. In a food processing apparatus having means rotatably acting on foodstuffs for processing the foodstuffs;
- and a motor for driving said rotatable processing means, apparatus for controlling the operation of said processing means, comprising;
a selection switch for selecting one of n-step speeds of said motor;
a rotatable indicator in the form of a prism having n side surfaces in parallel with the axis thereof, each of said n side surfaces having names of food marked thereupon which are intended to be processed at each of said n-step speeds of the motor;
means for rotating said indicator to bring one of said side surfaces to an indication position; and
means for operatively coupling said selection switch to said indicator to switch said selection switch to select the speed of the motor corresponding to the names of food marked upon the side surface of said indicator brought to said indication position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- and a motor for driving said rotatable processing means, apparatus for controlling the operation of said processing means, comprising;
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5. In a food processing apparatus having means rotatably acting on foodstuffs for processing the foodstuffs;
- and a motor for driving said rotatable processing means, apparatus for controlling the operation of said food processing means, comprising;
a rotary type selection switch for selecting one of n-step speeds of said motor;
a rotatable indicator in the form of a prism fixed to a rotatable shaft and having n side surfaces in parallel with the axis thereof corresponding to said n-step speeds of the motor respectively and being disposed in coaxial relation with said selection switch so as to rotate in unison with the movable contact of said selection switch;
operating means for rotating said indicator through an angle equivalent to 360°
/n upon every operation so as to bring one of said side surfaces to an indication position;
a timer for setting a time interval during which said motor is driven;
a pointer operatively coupled to said timer and being slidable in a direction parallel with the axis of rotation of said indicator over the side surface of said indicator to an indication position for indicating a time interval set by said timer on said side surface, each of said n side surfaces having names of food marked thereupon which are intended to be processed at the speed of the motor corresponding to the associated side surface, each of the names of food marked upon each of said side surfaces being arranged in a corresponding relationship with a time interval to be set by said timer which is predetermined to be an optimum processing time for the associated food. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
- and a motor for driving said rotatable processing means, apparatus for controlling the operation of said food processing means, comprising;
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9. In a food processing apparatus having means rotatably acting on food for processing the food, a motor for driving said rotatable processing means, and a casing for housing therein said motor, apparatus for controlling the operation of said food processing means, comprising:
- a control panel detachably attached to said casing, said control panel having mounted thereupon a selection switch for selecting one of n-step speeds of said motor;
means for actuating said selection switch;
a rotatable indicator having a number of n indicating surfaces in parallel with the axis thereof and operatively coupled to said selection switch to bring to an indication position one of said n indicating surfaces corresponding to the speed of said motor selected by said selection switch;
a timer for setting a time interval during which said motor is driven;
means for actuating said timer; and
a pointer operatively coupled to said timer and slidable in a direction parallel with the axis of rotation of said indicator for indicating a time interval set by said timer over the side surface of said indicator located in the indication position.
- a control panel detachably attached to said casing, said control panel having mounted thereupon a selection switch for selecting one of n-step speeds of said motor;
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