Externally-operated adjustment mechanism for a food processing device

摘要

A food processor includes a base and a bowl with a removable lid. Food items are advanced into the bowl through a feed tube formed in the lid where they are cut by a cutting assembly driven by a motor. The cutting assembly is adjustable to vary the thickness of the cut food items. The food processor includes an adjustment assembly that is operable to adjust the cutting thickness of the cutting assembly while the cutting assembly is driven by the motor.

主权项

1. A food processor comprising:
a base having a motor positioned therein, a bowl removably coupled to the base, the bowl having a processing chamber defined therein, a lid removably coupled to the bowl, the lid having a feed tube that opens into the processing chamber when the lid is secured to the bowl, a cutting assembly positioned in the processing chamber and driven by the motor to cut food items advanced through the feed tube, the cutting assembly including a cutting blade and a rotating disk, the rotating disk being upwardly and downwardly moveable relative to the cutting blade between a plurality of cutting positions to produce cut food items of varying thicknesses, and an adjustment assembly including (i) a handle moveably coupled to the bowl, the handle being configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the bowl, (ii) an actuator operable to move the rotating disk between the plurality of cutting positions while the cutting assembly is driven by the motor, wherein rotation of the handle about the longitudinal axis operates the actuator to move the rotating disk.