Patent ID: 11877698
Assignee: VITA-MIX MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 0:
1. A blender base, comprising:
a housing comprising an air inlet aperture;
a motor disposed within a motor bore in the housing;
a diffuser disposed in the housing and comprising a diffuser aperture operatively in fluid communication with the air inlet aperture;
a fan operatively forcing air to travel in a path from the air inlet aperture, about the diffuser, and then through the diffuser aperture; and
a motor baffle member positioned about at least a portion of the motor, wherein the motor baffle member restricts airflow, forcing air through the motor bore,
wherein the diffuser aperture is out of a line of sight of the air inlet aperture and the air inlet aperture is positioned above the fan.