Patent ID: 6793167
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: A23G,A47J,B01F,F25C,H02K

Abstract:
A food processing apparatus comprising:a drive shaft, a receptacle for receiving food for processing, the receptacle including a rotatable element coupled to the drive shaft, a drive plate formed of magnetizable material, the drive plate coupled to the drive shaft to rotate therewith, a motor positioned proximate the drive plate, the motor including a motor shaft, a rotor rotatably mounted on the motor shaft, the rotor having a rotor magnet, the rotor magnet including an inner rotor magnet surface facing toward the motor shaft, and a stator producing an electromagnetic field that interacts with the rotor magnet to rotate the rotor magnet, the stator including an outer stator surface facing away from the motor shaft, wherein the inner rotor magnet surface at least partially faces the outer stator surface, and a drive magnet coupled to the rotor magnet to rotate therewith, the drive magnet inducing a magnetic field in a direction toward the drive plate to transmit torque from the motor to the drive plate to effect processing of food with the rotatable element.