Patent ID: 7950842
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: A47J,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A blender for blending foodstuff, the blender comprising: a base enclosing a motor; a control panel located on the base; a jar removably mountable to the base and housing a blender blade rotatably coupled to the motor; a motor temperature indicator positioned on the control panel; a controller; and a temperature sensor positioned proximate the motor, the temperature sensor in communication with the motor temperature indicator, the motor temperature sensor sensing a temperature of the motor, providing a temperature signal to the temperature indicator and the temperature indicator providing an indication to a user of the temperature of the motor, the motor being operable in a cool-down cycle, wherein the controller operates the motor at a rotating speed for a period of time with no mechanical load or a reduced mechanical load, upon the temperature of the motor reaching a predetermined value.