Description:TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates generally to field of safety devices. More particularly, the present disclosure provides a safety system for food processing appliance like mixer, grinder, and the like.

BACKGROUND
[0002] Background description includes information that may be useful in understanding the present invention. It is not an admission that any of the information provided herein is prior art or relevant to the presently claimed invention, or that any publication specifically or implicitly referenced is prior art.
[0003] Food processing appliances like mixer grinders, blenders and the like are an absolute necessity in kitchen to prepare different stuff for cooking. User in the kitchen often forgets to place lid on the mixer/grinder, which can lead to hazards or splashing out of material from the mixer/grinder. Many times the user forgets to switch off and unplug the mixer or grinder appliance. Leaving the appliance on or plugged in can damage or lead to injury if turned on by an accidental flick of buttons. Therefore safety is needed while operating such appliances.
[0004] Existing solutions can include various mixer and grinder which has inbuilt safety. The existing solutions can include mixer and grinders with set of sensors and detectors to sense parts of the food processing appliance on a pre-defined and appropriate position like container and lid are properly placed and helps in avoiding accident. However, the existing solution lacks a separate solution that can be installed and uninstalled with existing food appliances.
[0005] There is a need to overcome above mentioned problems of prior art by bringing a solution that can be easily installed and uninstalled on the existing mixer, grinder and other food processing appliances and is cost effective, easy to manufacture and operate. Also, the solution provides safety to user and avoids chances of accidents and splashing of food items from the food processing appliance while operation.

OBJECTS OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0006] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment herein satisfies are as listed herein below.
[0007] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a safety system that is easily installed on existing mixer/grinder and easily uninstalled without disturbing existing work process.
[0008] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a safety system for a food processing appliance that has compact assembly design and which does not require any additional space for placement.
[0009] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a safety system for a food processing appliance that facilitates in providing safety to the user and avoids accidents and splashing out of material from the appliance while operation.
[0010] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a safety system for a food processing appliance where motor will not rotate if either container or lid is not mounted.
[0011] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a safety system for a food processing appliance that is easy to manufacture in bulk using formative manufacturing techniques.
[0012] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a safety system for a food processing appliance that is cost-effective as well as readily available.

SUMMARY
[0013] The present disclosure relates generally to field of safety devices. More particularly, the present disclosure provides a safety system for food processing appliance like mixer, grinder, and the like.
[0014] An aspect of the present disclosure pertains a safety system for a food processing appliance. The system may include a first set of sensors, a second set of sensors, a controller, a driving unit, and one or more actuators.
[0015] In an aspect, the first set of sensors may be configured with a base housing of a food processing appliance, where the base housing of the food processing appliance may include a driving unit, and where the first set of sensors may be configured to detect engagement of the first member on the driving unit and correspondingly generate a first set of signals.
[0016] In an aspect, the second set of sensors may be configured at a pre-determined position of a second member of the food processing appliance, and may detect engagement of the second member on the first member of the food processing appliance, and correspondingly generate a second set of signals.
[0017] In an aspect, the controller may be operatively coupled to the first set of sensors, and the second set of sensors, where the controller may include a memory storing instructions, where the controller may be configured to receive the first set of signals and the second set of signals. The controller may be configured to generate and transmit a set of actuation signals in response to the received first set of signals and the second set of signals, where the set of actuation signals may be transmitted to one or more actuators operatively coupled to the controller, where the set of actuation signals may facilitate in actuating at least one of the one or more actuators and enables in operation of the driving unit, where the driving unit facilitates movement of the first member and the second member on the base housing of the food processing appliance.
[0018] In an aspect, the first member may pertain to a container adapted to accommodate and receive one or more items, and where the movement of the driving unit may enable in processing the one or more items inside the container.
[0019] In an aspect, the second member may pertain to lid of the container, where the pre-defined position for the second set of sensors may include point of contact of the lid with the container.
[0020] In an aspect, the first of sensors may include any or a combination of no switch, push button, tilt sensor, force sensor, and transducer, and where the second set of sensors may include any or a combination of ultrasonic sensor, passive infrared sensor, and proximity sensor.
[0021] In an aspect, the one or more actuators may include any or a combination of relay, button, and switch, where upon receiving the set of actuation signals, the at least one of the one or more actuators may be actuated to operate the driving unit.
[0022] In an aspect, the system may include a power source operatively coupled to the driving unit, and the controller, where the power source may facilitate supplying electric power to the driving unit and the controller, and enable in operation of the driving unit.
[0023] In an aspect, the driving unit may pertain to one or more motors residing inside the base housing of the food processing appliance, where the one or more motors may be actuated based on the received set of actuation signals from the controller.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0024] The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.
[0025] The diagrams are for illustration only, which thus is not a limitation of the present disclosure, and wherein:
[0026] FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of proposed safety system for food processing appliance, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0027] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary view of the proposed safety system for food processing appliance, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAIL DESCRIPTION
[0028] In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present invention. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details.
[0029] Embodiments of the present invention include various steps, which will be described below. The steps may be performed by hardware components or may be embodied in machine-executable instructions, which may be used to cause a general-purpose or special-purpose processor programmed with the instructions to perform the steps. Alternatively, steps may be performed by a combination of hardware, software, firmware and/or by human operators.
[0030] If the specification states a component or feature “may”, “can”, “could”, or “might” be included or have a characteristic, that particular component or feature is not required to be included or have the characteristic.
[0031] As used in the description herein and throughout the claims that follow, the meaning of “a,” “an,” and “the” includes plural reference unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Also, as used in the description herein, the meaning of “in” includes “in” and “on” unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.
[0032] While embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, it will be clear that the invention is not limited to these embodiments only. Numerous modifications, changes, variations, substitutions, and equivalents will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, as described in the claim.
[0033] The present disclosure relates generally to field of safety devices. More particularly, the present disclosure provides a safety system for food processing appliance like mixer, grinder, and the like.
[0034] FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of proposed safety system for food processing appliance, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0035] As illustrated in FIG. 1, the proposed safety system (100) for a food processing appliance (also referred to as system (100), herein) can include a first set of sensors (102), a second set of sensors (104), a controller (106), a driving unit (108), and one or more actuators (110). In an embodiment, the system (100) can be configured with existing food processing appliance like mixer, grinder, and the like and helps in avoiding accidents and related risk associated with operation of the food processing appliance. In another embodiment, the system (100) can facilitate in avoiding leakage or splashing of one or more items placed inside the food processing appliance. In yet another embodiment, the system (100) first detects proper placement of a first member and a second member of the food processing appliance on right position and accordingly enables in actuating the driving unit (108) to perform operation.
[0036] In an embodiment, the first set of sensors (102) can be configured with a base housing of the food processing appliance, where the base housing of the food processing appliance can include the driving unit (108). In another embodiment, the first set of sensors (102) can be configured to detect engagement of the first member on the driving unit (108), and correspondingly generate a first set of signals. In an illustrative embodiment, the first set of sensors (102) can include any or a combination of no switch, push button, tilt sensor, force sensor, transducer, and the like.
[0037] In an illustrative embodiment, the first member can pertains to a container adapted to accommodate and receive the one or more items, and where movement of the driving unit (108) can enable in processing the one or more items inside the container. In another illustrative embodiment, the first set of signals can be in electrical form, where the first set of signals can be transmitted to the controller (106). When the container is placed on the driving unit (108), the no push button can be pressed and circuit completes to transmit the first set of signals to the controller (106). In yet another illustrative embodiment, the force sensor can be configured to sense force when the first member engages with the driving unit (108) and correspondingly the first set of signals can be transmitted to the controller (106).
[0038] In an illustrative embodiment, the one or more items can include food stuffs, edible items, and the like.
[0039] In an embodiment, the second set of sensors (104) can be configured at a pre-determined position of the second member of the food processing appliance, and detects engagement of the second member on the first member of the food processing appliance, and correspondingly generate a second set of signals. In another embodiment, the second member can pertain to lid of the container, where the pre-defined position for the second set of sensors (104) can include point of contact of the lid with the container.
[0040] In an illustrative embodiment, the second set of sensors (104) can include any or a combination of ultrasonic sensor, passive infrared sensor, proximity sensor, and the like. In another illustrative embodiment, the infrared sensor can be configured to detect or sense container near the lid and correspondingly generate the second set of signals, where the second set of signals can be in electrical form and can be transmitted to the controller (108).
[0041] In an embodiment, the controller (108) can be operatively coupled to the first set of sensors (1020, and the second set of sensors (104), where the controller includes a memory storing instructions. The controller (106) can be configured to receive the first set of signals and the second set of signals from the first set of sensors (1020, and the second set of sensors (104) respectively in electrical form. In another embodiment, the controller (106) can be configured to convert the first set of signals and the second set of signals in machine readable form or binary form.
[0042] In an illustrative embodiment, the controller (106) can be configured to generate and transmit a set of actuation signals in response to the received first set of signals and the second set of signals, where the set of actuation signals can be transmitted to the one or more actuators (110) operatively coupled to the controller (106). In another illustrative embodiment, the set of actuation signals can facilitate in actuating at least one of the one or more actuators (110) and can enable in operation of the driving unit (108), where the driving unit (108) can facilitate movement of the first member and the second member on the base housing of the food processing appliance.
[0043] In an illustrative embodiment, the controller (108) can be configured to generate and transmit the set of actuation signals only when both the first set of signals and the second set of signals are received. In another illustrative embodiment, the controller (108) can enable in actuating the driving unit (108) only when the container and the lid are placed at proper position or the container is placed on the driving unit (108) and the lid is placed on top of the container.
[0044] In an illustrative embodiment, the one or more actuators (110) can include any or a combination of relay, button, switch, and the like, where upon receiving the set of actuation signals, the at least one of the one or more actuators (110) can be actuated to operate the driving unit (108). In another illustrative embodiment, the set of actuation signals can enable in actuating the driving unit (108) when the at least one of the one or more actuators (110) is turned on through the set of actuation signals.
[0045] In an illustrative embodiment, the system (100) can include a power source operatively coupled to the driving unit (108), and the controller (106), where the power source can facilitate supplying electric power to the driving unit (108), and the controller (106), and enable in operation of the driving unit (108). In another illustrative embodiment, the driving unit (108) can pertain to one or more motors residing inside the base housing of the food processing appliance, where the one or more motors can be actuated based on the received set of actuation signals from the controller (106).
[0046] In an illustrative embodiment, the system (100) can facilitate in actuating the food processing appliance for processing foodstuff which actuates only upon placing the container and the lid on appropriate position. In another illustrative embodiment, the container can accommodate the foodstuff, the lid can enable in covering the container, and the base part can include the driving unit (108), and the one or more actuators (110). The system (100) can include the first set of sensors (102), and the second set of sensors (104) for detecting the container on the base part, and the lid on the container. Upon receiving the container and the lid on the appropriate position the first set of sensors (102), and the second set of sensors (104) can generate the first set of signals and the second set of signals accordingly.
[0047] In an illustrative embodiment, the controller (106) can be configured with the appliance, where the controller (106) can be configured to receive the first set of signals and the second set of signals from the first set of sensors (102), and the second set of sensors (104), and when the container and the lid are found on appropriate position, the controller (106) can generate and transmit a set of actuation signals to actuate the driving unit (108), and upon actuation, the driving unit (108) can rotate and process the food. When at least one of the container or the lid is not found at appropriate position, the driving unit (108) cannot be actuated to process the foodstuff.
[0048] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary view of the proposed safety system for food processing appliance, in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
[0049] As illustrated in FIG. 2, the proposed system (100) can include a first set of sensors (102), a second set of sensors (104), a controller (106), a driving unit (108), and one or more actuators (not shown), a first tag (202), second tag (204), and a power source (206). In an embodiment, the second tag (204) can be like a strip which can be fixed to a container base, and a NO-type push button (102) can be attached near top of a driving unit (108) like motor. When the container is mounted on the motor, a connection can be established, otherwise no connection is established, and therefore, no output. In an embodiment, the first tag (202) can be a customized strip attached to a lid's top, and an infrared sensor (IR) sensor (104) can be placed near the NO push button (102). When the lid is present on the container, an output can be generated, and in absence of the lid, no output can be generated. The output of the NO switch (102), and the IR sensor (104) can be sent to the controller (106), where the controller (106) can compare the output of the NO switch (102), and the IR sensor (104) and can facilitate in operating the one or more actuators (110) like relay. The relay can switch on/off the motor's supply depending upon presence/absence of either container or lid. In case of any container or lid missing, the motor cannot rotate and can help in avoiding an accident.
[0050] It should be apparent to those skilled in the art that many more modifications besides those already described are possible without departing from the inventive concepts herein. The inventive subject matter, therefore, is not to be restricted except in the spirit of the appended claims. Moreover, in interpreting both the specification and the claims, all terms should be interpreted in the broadest possible manner consistent with the context. In particular, the terms “comprises” and “comprising” should be interpreted as referring to elements, components, or steps in a non-exclusive manner, indicating that the referenced elements, components, or steps may be present, or utilized, or combined with other elements, ` components, or steps that are not expressly referenced.
[0051] While the foregoing describes various embodiments of the invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof. The scope of the invention is determined by the claims that follow. The invention is not limited to the described embodiments, versions or examples, which are included to enable a person having ordinary skill in the art to make and use the invention when combined with information and knowledge available to the person having ordinary skill in the art.

ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE
[0052] The present disclosure provides a safety system that is easily installed on existing mixer/grinder and easily uninstalled without disturbing existing work process.
[0053] The present disclosure provides a safety system for a food processing appliance that has compact assembly design and which does not require any additional space for placement.
[0054] The present disclosure provides a safety system for a food processing appliance that facilitates in providing safety to the user and avoids accidents and splashing out of material from the appliance while operation.
[0055] The present disclosure provides a safety system for a food processing appliance where motor will not rotate if either container or lid is not mounted.
[0056] The present disclosure provides a safety system for a food processing appliance that is easy to manufacture in bulk using formative manufacturing techniques.
[0057] The present disclosure provides a safety system for a food processing appliance that is cost-effective as well as readily available.

We Claims:

1. A safety system for a food processing appliance , the system comprising:
a first set of sensors configured with a base housing of a food processing appliance, wherein the base housing of the food processing appliance includes a driving unit, and wherein the first set of sensors are configured to detect engagement of the first member on the driving unit and correspondingly generate a first set of signals
a second set of sensors configured at a pre-determined position of a second member of the food processing appliance, and detects engagement of the second member on the first member of the food processing appliance, and correspondingly generate a second set of signals
a controller operatively coupled to the set of sensors, wherein the controller includes a memory storing instructions, wherein the controller is configured to
receive the first set of signals and the second set of signals
generate and transmit a set of actuation signals in response to the received first set of signals and the second set of signals, wherein the set of actuation signals are transmitted to one or more actuators operatively coupled to the controller, wherein the set of actuation signals facilitate in actuating at least one of the one or more actuators and enables in operation of the driving unit, wherein the driving unit facilitates movement of the first member and the second member on the base housing of the food processing appliance.
2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first member pertains to a container adapted to accommodate and receive one or more items, and wherein the movement of the driving unit enables in processing the one or more items inside the container.
3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second member pertains to lid of the container, wherein the pre-defined position for the second set of sensors include point of contact of the lid with the container.
4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first of sensors include any or a combination of no switch, push button, tilt sensor, force sensor, and transducer, and wherein the second set of sensors include any or a combination of ultrasonic sensor, passive infrared sensor, and proximity sensor.
5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more actuators include any or a combination of relay, button, and switch, wherein upon receiving the set of actuation signals, the at least one of the one or more actuators are actuated to operate the driving unit.
6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the system includes a power source operatively coupled to the driving unit, and the controller, wherein the power source facilitates supplying electric power to the driving unit and the controller, and enable in operation of the driving unit.
7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the driving unit pertains to one or more motors residing inside the base housing of the food processing appliance, wherein the one or more motors are actuated based on the received set of actuation signals from the controller.