AN APPARATUS WITH DETACHABLE GRATING MEANS AND/OR SHARPENING MEANS

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS AND PRIORITY The present application claims priority from Indian provisional patent application no. 201741037415, filed on 23 ^rd October 2017.

TECHNICAL FIELD This present disclosure, in general, relates to a household electric appliance for scraping coconut, pressing citrus fruits and/or sharpening knives and more particularly to the electric coconut scraper with enhanced safety features.

BACKGROUND

Until few years back, coconut scraping was being done manually without using electricity and motor. However, in recent years, electric coconut scrapers are commercialized which uses electric motor to run the blade and scrape coconut.

The existing commercial household electric appliances for coconut scraping are not in accordance with safe equipment handling. It might happen that person has lost attention from working machine and a machine may tilt and fall from a table surface. In another case, blades of rotor are left open without a coconut shell over it. In both the cases mentioned above there is high possibility of getting injured. The device may overheat leaving unattended for a while and may cause damage to rotating motor of device. Therefore, there is a long-felt need of automated mechanism which will rectify chances of unsafe handling of household electric appliance, in this case an electric coconut scraper.

SUMMARY Before the present process or method and apparatus implementing said process or method are described, it is to be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the particular apparatus and its arrangement as described, as there can be multiple possible embodiments which are not expressly illustrated in the present disclosure but may still be practicable within the scope of the disclosure. It is also to be understood that the terminology used in the description is for the purpose of describing the particular versions or embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application. This summary is not intended to identify essential features of the claimed subject matter nor it is intended for use in detecting or limiting the scope of the subject matter.

In one implementation, an apparatus with detachable grating means and/or sharpening means is disclosed. The apparatus may comprise a motor, a gear assembly, wherein the gear assembly controls the speed of motor and increases torque thereby enhancing the efficiency of the apparatus. The apparatus may further comprise a motor shaft. The apparatus may further comprise a grating means and/or sharpening means capable of being detached from the apparatus, wherein the grating means may have plurality of blades with teeth on the edges of the blades, wherein the teeth of the blades may be designed in a manner such that peak portion of one blade may intersect with valley portion of another blade. The apparatus may further comprise a holder capable of being detached from the apparatus, wherein the holder may allow coupling and decoupling of the grating means and/or sharpening means from the motor shaft. The apparatus may further comprise a plurality of sensors to control the functioning of the motor automatically on detection of pre-determined conditions.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The detailed description is described with reference to the accompanying Figures. In the Figures, the left-most digit(s) of a reference number identifies the Figure in which the reference number first appears. The same numbers are used throughout the drawings to refer like features and components.

Figure 1 illustrates three-dimensional view of the apparatus 100 with detachable grating means and/or sharpening means, in accordance with an embodiment of a present subject matter. Figure 2 illustrates front view 200 of the apparatus 100 with detachable grating means and/or sharpening means, in accordance with an embodiment of a present subject matter.

Figure 3 illustrates back view 300 of the apparatus 100 with detachable grating means and/or sharpening means, in accordance with an embodiment of a present subject matter. Figure 4 illustrates top view 400 of the apparatus 100 with detachable grating means and/or sharpening means, in accordance with an embodiment of a present subject matter. Figure 5 illustrates bottom view 500 of the apparatus 100 with detachable grating means and/or sharpening means, in accordance with an embodiment of a present subject matter.

Figure 6 illustrates left view 600 of the apparatus 100 with detachable grating means and/or sharpening means, in accordance with an embodiment of a present subject matter.

Figure 7 illustrates right view 700 of the apparatus 100 with detachable grating means and/or sharpening means, in accordance with an embodiment of a present subject matter.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Reference throughout the specification to "various embodiments," "some embodiments," "one embodiment," or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment. Thus, appearances of the phrases "in various embodiments," "in some embodiments," "in one embodiment," or "in an embodiment" in places throughout the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

In present subject matter, an apparatus 100 with detachable grating means and/or sharpening means is disclosed. The apparatus 100 may comprise a motor, a gear assembly, wherein the gear assembly may control the speed of motor and increases torque thereby enhancing the efficiency of the apparatus 100. The apparatus 100 may further comprise a motor shaft. The apparatus 100 may further comprise a grating means and/or sharpening means 101 capable of being detached from the apparatus 100, wherein the grating means 101 having plurality of blades with teeth on the edges of the blades and wherein the teeth of the blades are designed in a manner such that peak portion of one blade intersects with valley portion of another blade. The apparatus 100 may further comprise a holder 102 capable of being detached from the apparatus 100, wherein the holder 102 allows coupling and decoupling of the grating means and/or sharpening means 101 from the motor shaft. The apparatus 100 may further comprise a plurality of sensors to control the functioning of the motor automatically on detection of pre-determined conditions. Referring to figure 1, illustrates three-dimensional view of the apparatus 100 with detachable grating means and/or sharpening means, in accordance with an embodiment of a present subject matter.

In one embodiment, the apparatus 100 may comprise a motor, a gear assembly, a motor shaft, a grating means and/or sharpening means 101, a holder 102 and a plurality of sensors.

In one embodiment, the gear assembly may control the speed of motor and increases torque thereby enhancing the efficiency of the apparatus 100.

In one embodiment, the plurality of sensors may be configured to control the functioning of the motor automatically on detection of pre-determined conditions. The pre-determined conditions may comprise such as but are not limited to over-heating of the motor, tilting of the apparatus 100, etc. The plurality of sensors may comprise such as but are not limited to a heat sensor, an anti-tilt sensor, etc.

In an embodiment, an apparatus 100 may comprise a press switch 103. The press switch 103 may use a push-to-start mechanism which further enables the apparatus 100 to operate only when the apparatus 100 is kept press from the top using the press switch 103. This safety arrangement may enable user mandatorily to keep his hand on the apparatus 100 continuously when the apparatus 100 is being operated. In this way, one hand is holding coconut over the grating means and/or sharpening means 101 and other hand is on top of the apparatus 100. This may greatly reduce chance of user not paying attention and getting injured.

In an embodiment, the apparatus 100 may further comprise an anti-tilt mechanism, wherein the grating means and/or sharpening means 101 may automatically stop rotating when the apparatus 100 is not on plane surface i.e. it is off the ground. This may provide additional safety to the user in case the apparatus 100 is not fixed properly on ground and leaves the surface.

In an embodiment, the apparatus 100 may comprise an overheat protection mechanism which may prevent damage of the apparatus 100 from prolonged use. The apparatus 100 may stop functioning automatically due to motor overheating. The motor may be Alternating Current (AC) motor or Direct Current (DC) motor. In one embodiment, a suction 501 may be attached at the bottom of the apparatus 100 which further creates a vacuum and thereby prevents the apparatus 100 to move from the surface. The suction 501 may be operated using a suction knob 104 attached on the apparatus 100. In an embodiment, the apparatus 100 may comprise a holder 102 capable of holding the grating means and/or sharpening means. The holder 102 may be capable of being detached from the apparatus 100 which may allow coupling and decoupling of the grating means and/or sharpening means 101 from a motor shaft. This may prevent the user from getting injured due to sharp edges of the grating means and/or sharpening means 101. Additionally, the grating means and/or sharpening means 101 may be capable of being detached from the apparatus 100.

In one embodiment, the grating means 101 may be used for scrapping coconut, pressing citrus fruits, etc. Further, the sharpening means 101 may be used for sharpening knives, etc. In one embodiment, the apparatus 100 may further comprise a power button which further capable to control the speed of the grating means and/or sharpening means 101.

Figure 2 illustrates front view 200 of the apparatus 100 with detachable grating means and/or sharpening means, in accordance with an embodiment of a present subject matter.

Figure 3 illustrates back view 300 of the apparatus 100 with detachable grating means and/or sharpening means, in accordance with an embodiment of a present subject matter.

Figure 4 illustrates top view 400 of the apparatus 100 with detachable grating means and/or sharpening means, in accordance with an embodiment of a present subject matter.

Figure 5 illustrates bottom view 500 of the apparatus 100 with detachable grating means and/or sharpening means, in accordance with an embodiment of a present subject matter. Figure 6 illustrates left view 600 of the apparatus 100 with detachable grating means and/or sharpening means, in accordance with an embodiment of a present subject matter.

Figure 7 illustrates right view 700 of the apparatus 100 with detachable grating means and/or sharpening means, in accordance with an embodiment of a present subject matter. The embodiments, examples and alternatives of the preceding paragraphs or the description and drawings, including any of their various aspects or respective individual features, may be taken independently or in any combination. Features described in connection with one embodiment are applicable to all embodiments, unless such features are incompatible.

Although implementations for the apparatus with detachable grating means and/or sharpening means have been described in language specific to structural features, it is to be understood that the appended claims are not necessarily limited to the specific features or methods described. Rather, the specific features are disclosed as examples of implementations for the apparatus with detachable grating means and/or sharpening means.