Oscillating blade for food processor system
A food processing system includes a container for receiving a food item processed by said food processing system. A configuration of said processing performed by said food processing system is determined by a position of the food item as it enters said container.
1. A food processing system, comprising:
a food processor base;
a container connectable to said food processing base, said container having a processing chamber and a first open end for receiving a food item;
a rotatable assembly disposed within said processing chamber along a central axis of the container; and
at least one cutting assembly operably coupled to said rotatable assembly, the at least one cutting assembly including a plurality of oscillating blades, each one of the plurality of oscillating blades having a distinct configuration;
wherein selection of the one of the plurality of oscillating blades for cutting said food item is determined by a position of the food item as it enters said container.
2. The food processing system according to claim 1 , wherein each configuration of the plurality of oscillating blades cuts said food item in a generally vertical direction.
3. The food processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one cutting assembly further includes a stationary blade plate having the plurality of oscillating blades arranged at different positions thereon.
4. The food processing system according to claim 3 , wherein said position of said food item is aligned with one of the plurality of oscillating blades.
5. The food processing system according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one cutting assembly further includes a blade assembly operably coupled to the rotatable assembly, said blade assembly being arranged adjacent an underside of said blade plate.
6. The food processing system according to claim 1 , further comprising a lid including an opening arranged in communication with said container, said opening being movable between a plurality of positions.
7. The food processing system according to claim 6 , wherein said food item is positioned within said opening of the lid at one of a first position arranged at a center of the container and a second position adjacent an outer periphery of said container.
8. The food processing system according to claim 1 , wherein movement of said at least one oscillating blade is partially restricted by an adjacent component of the food processing system.
9. The food processing system according to claim 8 , wherein said movement of said at least one oscillating blade is driven by rotation of said rotatable assembly about the central axis.
10. The food processing system according to claim 8 , wherein said at least one oscillating blade includes a plurality of first blades oscillating in a first direction and a plurality of second blades oscillating in a second direction, said second direction being different than said first direction.