Power bowl lift, motor mount and tensioner for mixing machine
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1. A mixing machine, comprising:
- a mixer body;
a head extending outward from the mixer body and over a bowl receiving area, the head including a rotatable output member for receiving a mixer tool;
a drive assembly for effecting rotation of the rotatable output member and including a drive motor with output shaft, an input shaft operatively associated with the rotatable output member, and a belt arrangement operatively connecting the motor output shaft to the input shaft;
a mount bracket, the drive motor connected to the mount bracket;
a fixed support, the mount bracket pivotally connected to the fixed support to permit pivoting of the mount bracket and drive motor about a pivot axis;
a securing mechanism for preventing pivoting of the mount bracket and drive motor about the pivot axis, the securing mechanism having a released state to allow pivoting of the mount bracket and drive motor; and
at least one vibration isolator positioned between the drive motor and the mount bracket for reducing vibrations transmitted therebetween during motor operation.
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Abstract
A mixing machine includes a power bowl lift mechanism that operates independent of a drive motor for mixing operations, and may be formed by a linear actuator. A pivoting motor mount assembly can be used in conjunction with a portable tensioning tool for tensioning a drive belt.
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1. A mixing machine, comprising:
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a mixer body;
a head extending outward from the mixer body and over a bowl receiving area, the head including a rotatable output member for receiving a mixer tool;
a drive assembly for effecting rotation of the rotatable output member and including a drive motor with output shaft, an input shaft operatively associated with the rotatable output member, and a belt arrangement operatively connecting the motor output shaft to the input shaft;
a mount bracket, the drive motor connected to the mount bracket;
a fixed support, the mount bracket pivotally connected to the fixed support to permit pivoting of the mount bracket and drive motor about a pivot axis;
a securing mechanism for preventing pivoting of the mount bracket and drive motor about the pivot axis, the securing mechanism having a released state to allow pivoting of the mount bracket and drive motor; and
at least one vibration isolator positioned between the drive motor and the mount bracket for reducing vibrations transmitted therebetween during motor operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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