SLIDING DISC ASSEMBLY FOR FOOD PROCESSOR

• US 20180043564A1
• Filed: 08/11/2016
• Published: 02/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Conair LLC (Conair Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Conair Corporation
• Inventors: ZAKOWSKI, JOSEPH W., FUNG, KAM FAI
• Granted Patent: US 10,695,935 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 43/046 with tools driven from the bottom side
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 43/0722 Mixing, whipping or cutting tools
• CPC Class Codes: A47J 43/085 for machines with tools driven from the lower side A47J43/087, A47J43/09 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B26D 1/29 with cutting member mounted in the plane of a rotating disc, e.g. for slicing beans
• CPC Class Codes: B26D 2007/0018 Trays, reservoirs for waste, chips or cut products
• CPC Class Codes: B26D 2210/02 for cutting food products, e.g. food slicers
• CPC Class Codes: B26D 7/2614 Means for mounting the cutting member
• CPC Class Codes: B26D 7/2628 Means for adjusting the position of the cutting member

Abstract

A slicing disc assembly includes a work bowl, a driving shaft standing upwardly from the bottom of the work bowl, a gearbox base removably locked onto the work bowl, a gearbox cover affixed onto the gearbox base and thereby forms a housing, a gear rotatably disposed in the housing, and a spiral blade operatively disposed onto the gear. The gear is planetarily rotated via the engagement between gear teeth and the driving shaft, while the spiral blade rotates simultaneously and maintains relative same position with the gear during its operation.

Claims

1. A slicing disc assembly, comprising:

a housing frame;

a gear rotatably disposed in said housing frame;

a spiral blade disposed on top of said gear;

wherein said gear is rotated via engagement between gear teeth and a driving shaft,

wherein said spiral blade rotates simultaneously with said gear at a same speed as said gear, and maintains a same relative position with said gear during rotation.

2. The slicing disc assembly of claim 1, wherein said housing frame comprises:

a gearbox base; and

,

a gear box cover.

3. The slicing disc assembly of claim 2, wherein:

said gearbox base includes at least one keyway for locking said slicing disc assembly onto a working bowl.

4. The slicing disc assembly of claim 2, wherein:

said gearbox cover further includes at least one fastener receiver for receiving a fastener for fastening said gearbox cover to said gearbox base.

5. The slicing disc of claim 1, wherein:

said gear includes at least one gear holding opening,

said spiral blade includes at least one spiral blade holding opening.

6. The slicing disc of claim 5, wherein:

said gear holding opening is mated to said spiral blade holding opening; and

,

said gear holding opening maintains the same relative position to said spiral blade holding opening when both said gear and spiral blade are rotated simultaneously by said driving shaft.

7. The slicing disc of claim 1, wherein:

said spiral blade further includes a blade;

said gear further includes a gear gap;

wherein said blade is mated to said gear gap, and said blade and said gear gap maintains relative same position when both said gear and spiral blade are rotate simultaneously by said driving shaft.

8. The slicing disc of claim 1, wherein:

said gear includes teeth located on the circumference of said gear and extending outwardly therefrom.

9. The slicing disc of claim 1, wherein:

said driving shaft rotates said gear planetarily via the engagement between said gear teeth and said driving shaft.

10. The slicing disc of claim 2, wherein:

said gearbox base is semicircular shaped.

11. A slicing disc assembly, comprising:

a work bowl;

a driving shaft standing upwardly from the bottom of said work bowl;

a gearbox base removably locked onto said work bowl;

a gearbox cover affixed onto said gearbox base and thereby forms a housing;

a gear rotatably disposed in said housing;

a spiral blade operatively disposed onto said gear;

wherein said gear is planetarily rotated via the engagement between gear teeth of said gear and said driving shaft;

wherein said spiral blade rotates simultaneously and maintains a same relative position with said gear during operation.

12. A method for arranging a slicing disc assembly for operation on a work bowl, said method comprising of:

operatively mounting a gearbox base to a work bowl;

operatively affixing a gearbox cover to said gearbox base and forming a housing;

rotatably disposing a gear inside said housing;

planetarily engaging said gear to a driving shaft; and

,

removably disposing a spiral blade onto said gear.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein:

said gear includes at least one gear holding opening,

said spiral blade includes at least one spiral blade holding opening.

14. The method according to claim 13, wherein:

said gear holding opening is mated to said spiral blade holding opening; and

,

said gear holding opening maintains the same relative position to said spiral blade holding opening when both said gear and spiral blade are rotated simultaneously by said driving shaft.

15. The method according to claim 12, wherein:

said spiral blade further includes a blade;

said gear further includes a gear gap;

wherein said blade is mated to said gear gap, and said blade and said gear gap maintains the same relative position when both said gear and spiral blade are rotated simultaneously by said driving shaft.