Vitamix Blender

Description
The kitchen blender has undergone a number of changes
since its first blender introduced in 1937 by W.G. Barnard.
It was designed to mix, puree and emulsify the food and
other substances. The conventional design consists of a
blender jar with a rotating metal blade at the bottom,
powered by an electric motor in the base.

Evolution
The first model of a blender was made for blending
liquids and apparently known as drink mixer, found in
1920s. It was in 1937 that the basic design of the existing
blender was introduced by Vitamix, before undergoing
many changes to fit the convenience of the user. The
basic design was functionally a reinforced blender with a
stainless steel jar which was replaced with a glass jar with
a scale to enable the user to notice the level of the
ingredients. The blades were optimized in such a way
that it allows the food to constantly move all around the
jar tucking it down to the blades through them and back
up to the size of the jar, whirling around in a constant
vortex.

Human Engineering
How does it work?
When the motor in a blender is connected to electrical
power and activated, the shaft will spin at a very high
rate of speed. When the shaft spins, the blades that are

attached to a coupler which will also spin at the same

speed. This motion creates a vortex inside the blender jar
and you can visually see the whirlpool formed by the
force of the motion. This vortex causes any types of solid
materials to be pulled down into the blades so that it is
chopped up and re-circulated throughout the liquid.
When the motor pulses instead of running continuously it
will keep solids from building up around the blades.
The Involvement of human engineering
The possible human interaction that could lead to an
unsafe environment when using a counter-top blender is
due to the over lid, which can be opened. The vibration of
the motor causes the lid to be opened which spills out the
ingredients, if the motor`s still running or if the user
accidentally opens the lid while the motor`s still running.
So, this can be replaced by installing a pre-programmed
speed