MIXER WITH PIVOTABLE BOWL

摘要

A mixer system including a bowl for receiving a material to be mixed, a mixe r body having a rotatable output component, and a hinge. The bowl is pivotable about the hinge relative to the mixer body such the bowl can be pivoted between a loading/unloading position and a closed position relative the mixe r body. The mixer system further includes a locking mechanism located at least partially on one of the bowl or the mixer body, the locking mechanism being normally biased into a locking position. At least a portion the bowl or the mixer body interacts with the locking mechanism to move the locking mechanis m toward the release position to allow the bowl to move to the closed position , the locking mechanism being movable back toward the locking position when th e bowl is in the closed position to retain the bowl in the closed position.