CPC B26D 7/2628 (2013.01) [A47J 43/046 (2013.01); A47J 43/0722 (2013.01); B26D 1/29 (2013.01); B26D 7/01 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A food processor comprising:
a base having a motor;
a bowl removably coupled to the base;
a lid removably coupled to the bowl so as to define a processing chamber, the lid having a feed tube that opens into the bowl;
a cutting assembly positioned in the processing chamber and driven by a rotational force of the motor to cut food items advanced through the feed tube, the cutting assembly including a rotating member and a blade having a cutting edge that is spaced an adjustable vertical distance from an upper surface of the rotating member, the cutting edge being positionable between a plurality of user-selected cutting positions relative to the upper surface of the rotating member to adjust the vertical distance to produce cut food items of varying thicknesses corresponding to vertical distances; and
an adjustment assembly comprising a lift device that is isolated from the rotational force of the motor such that the lift device is not driven along with the cutting assembly, the lift device including a first member that is fixed relative to the base and a second member that threadably engages the first member such that the second member moves upwardly and downwardly when the second member is rotated in first and second directions, respectively, relative to the first member, the adjustment assembly further comprising a control lever operably coupled to the second member such that movement of the control lever rotates the second member and moves the cutting edge between the plurality of cutting positions to adjust the vertical distance while the cutting assembly is driven by the motor.
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