Abstract: Provided is an apparatus (100) for extracting juice from food ingredients. The apparatus comprises a container (102) for receiving the food ingredients; the container having a juice outlet (110). A blender tool is located inside the container which blends the food ingredients. A drive system (109) drives the blender tool for blending and spins the container to assist juice which is released from the food ingredients during blending to pass out of the container via the juice outlet. The drive system provides independent control over the driving of the blender tool and the spinning of the container respectively. Further provided is a method for extracting juice from food ingredients.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus (100) for extracting juice from food ingredients. The apparatus comprises a container (102) for receiving the food ingredients; the container having a juice outlet (110). A blender tool is located inside the container which blends the food ingredients. A drive system (109) drives the blender tool for blending and spins the container to assist juice which is released from the food ingredients during blending to pass out of the container via the juice outlet. The drive system provides independent control over the driving of the blender tool and the spinning of the container respectively. Further provided is a method for extracting juice from food ingredients.

Abstract: A device (1) for cutting food includes a cutting unit having a rotatable carrier, a slicing knife associated with the carrier at one side of the carrier for slicing the food, and at least one dicing knife associated with the carrier at another side of the carrier for dicing the food. The cutting unit also includes a protection element that is disposed along a side of the carrier where the at least one dicing knife associated with the carrier is present. The protection element delimits a dicing space for the at least one dicing knife associated with the carrier to move through during operation. The protection element has at least one annular groove at a side for facing the carrier. The annular groove receives a free end of the at least one dicing knife associated with the carrier.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a safety bearing arrangement (300) for a food processing device (10, 110, 210) comprising a container (12, 112, 212) and a processing tool (20, 120, 220) arranged to be rotated with respect to the container (12, 112, 212) for processing food, the bearing arrangement (300) comprising a first bearing part (302), particularly a bearing pin (304) and a second bearing part (280), particularly a bearing seat (282), wherein one of the first bearing part (302) and the second bearing part (280) is associated with the container (12, 112, 212) and the other one is associated with a tool unit (18, 118, 228), wherein the first bearing part (302) and the second bearing part (280) are arranged to engage one another and to be rotated with respect to one another, and wherein the first bearing part (302) and the second bearing part (302) generate a defined friction torque in such a way that a running processing tool (20, 120, 220), when no driving torque is applied to the processing tool (20,

Abstract: A food processing apparatus (1) is disclosed comprising, when assembled, a collection bowl (30) comprising an alignment portion (32) on a bowl floor (31); a separation basket (40) mounted in the collection bowl and comprising a lower central aperture (41) facing the alignment portion (32); a drive unit (50) comprising a power delivery interface (51); and a food processing assembly.

Abstract: A device for use in a blender comprises a rotatably arranged tool (10) for moving through food to be processed by means of the blender, and a tool cage (20) for partially covering the tool (10). The tool cage (20) is shaped like a hollow cylinder having a longitudinal axis and an inner surface (24) with exclusively non-convex areas, wherein a cross-sectional shape of the tool cage (20) deviates from a circular shape and has at least one protruding area which is outside of an imaginary circle being centrally positioned about the longitudinal axis and touching the inner surface (24) while having a minimum radius. The inner surface (24) of the tool cage (20) may have a triangular shape or a square shape about the longitudinal axis. A dimensionless characteristic value and a range for the value are defined for predicting quality of performance of the device.

Abstract: The present application relates to a centrifugal separator for separating fruit or vegetable juice from fruit or vegetable pulp. The centrifugal separator comprises a body (22) configured to rotate about a central axis (24), a chamber (28) formed by the body (22) for receiving pulp and juice, and an elongate aperture (29) defined by and extending arcuately around the body (22). Therefore juice in the chamber (28) is urged to flow through the aperture (29) when the body (22) is rotated about the central axis. The present application also relates to a juicer for extracting fruit and or vegetable juice from fruit or vegetable pulp comprising a centrifugal separator.

Abstract: This invention proposes a chopping accessory for chopping food ingredients, comprising: a chopping space having a side wall for containing the food ingredients to be chopped, said side wall having an inner surface facing the chopping space (41); the chopping accessory is arranged to cooperate with a rotatable chopping element (30) for chopping food ingredients in the chopping space during operation, the chopping element comprising at least one rotatable chopping knife (32), the chopping knife having a knife tip (35) at its distal end; and wherein the inner surface of the side wall of the chopping space comprises at least one groove for accommodating the knife tip during operation. By virtue of the proposed solution, the gap between the tip of the chopping knife and the inner surface of the side wall can be eliminated, thereby improving the chopping efficiency of the device.

Abstract: A device (1) for cutting food comprises a cutting unit (10) having a rotatable carrier (20), a slicing knife (21) associated with the carrier (20) at one side of the carrier (20) for slicing the food, and at least one dicing knife associated with the carrier (20) at another side of the carrier (20) for dicing the food. The cutting unit (10) furthermore comprises a protection element (30) which is designed to be arranged vis-à-vis a side of the carrier (20) where the dicing knife associated with the carrier (20) is present, for delimiting a dicing space for the dicing knife associated with the carrier (20) to move through during operation, wherein the protection element (30) is equipped with at least one annular groove (33) at a side for facing the carrier (20), for receiving a free end of the dicing knife associated with the carrier (20).

Abstract: A device for use in a blender comprises a rotatably arranged tool (10) for moving through food to be processed by means of the blender, and a tool cage (20) for partially covering the tool (10). The tool cage (20) is shaped like a hollow cylinder having a longitudinal axis and an inner surface (24) with exclusively non-convex areas, wherein a cross-sectional shape of the tool cage (20) deviates from a circular shape and has at least one protruding area which is outside of an imaginary circle being centrally positioned about the longitudinal axis and touching the inner surface (24) while having a minimum radius. The inner surface (24) of the tool cage (20) may have a triangular shape or a square shape about the longitudinal axis. A dimensionless characteristic value and a range for the value are defined for predicting quality of performance of the device.

Abstract: A rotary beater is provided which comprises a drive shaft (2) adapted to be coupled to a drive arrangement and defining a longitudinal axis (16) about which the beater is rotatable. The beater has a beater body (6), comprising a wire loop (8) which is coupled to the drive shaft (2) and which extends from the drive shaft in the direction of the longitudinal axis (16) and is led back to the drive shaft (2). The wire loop (8) comprises a first section, (I) a second section (II) comprising two upper segments (8b, 8g) and two lower segments (8c, 8f). Each upper segment (8b, 8g) is connected to the first section (I), and to a respective lower segment (8c, 8f) of the second section (II). The wire loop (8) further comprises a third section (III) for connecting the lower segments (8c, 8f) of the second section (II). Mutually connected upper (8b, 8g) and lower segments (8c, 8f) of the second section (II) define a plane (xa, xb) which is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis (16).

Abstract: A grating disc (4) arranged to be rotatably mounted within a food processor (1), to rotate in a direction of rotation (26), which grating disc (4) comprises at least one grating tooth (24) for grating food to be processed. The grating disc (4) comprises at least one groove (28) extending from an inner region (21) to an outer edge (22) of the grating disc (4) to assist in guiding food particles outwardly during use of the food processor (1). With the provision of a grating disc in accordance with the present invention, improved output of processed food is accomplished in that the at least one groove with assistance of centrifugal force guides the processed food outwardly for retrieval.

Abstract: The present application relates to a centrifugal separator for separating fruit or vegetable juice from fruit or vegetable pulp. The centrifugal separator comprises a body (22) configured to rotate about a central axis (24), a chamber (28) formed by the body (22) for receiving pulp and juice, and an elongate aperture (29) defined by and extending arcuately around the body (22). Therefore juice in the chamber (28) is urged to flow through the aperture (29) when the body (22) is rotated about the central axis. The present application also relates to a juicer for extracting fruit and or vegetable juice from fruit or vegetable pulp comprising a centrifugal separator.

Abstract: A beater attachable to a drive motor for rotatingly driving the beater. The beater comprises a drive shaft having a distal end adapted to be coupled to the drive motor, and a beater head. The beater further including a beater head that is releasingly coupled to the drive shaft, so as to couple the beater head to the drive shaft along different relative positions thereof.

Abstract: A blender arm includes a body equipped at one end with a connection for a power unit. The blender arm further includes a rotary shaft having a tool at the end opposite to the connection end. A peripheral protection is provided around the tool. The rotary shaft with the tool is attached movably in axial direction to the body so that the tool may be positioned in a retracted position for operation or a protracted position for cleaning, without having to touch the tool with the hands. The blender arm may further include a resilient element, functionally connected to the tubular body and the rotary shaft, for moving the rotary shaft between the protracted and retracted positions. When the rotary shaft is releases, the tool automatically returns to the retracted position.

Abstract: A grating disc (4) arranged to be rotatably mounted within a food processor (1), to rotate in a direction of rotation (26), which grating disc (4) comprises at least one grating tooth (24) for grating food to be processed. The grating disc (4) comprises at least one groove (28) extending from an inner region (21) to an outer edge (22) of the grating disc (4) to assist in guiding food particles outwardly during use of the food processor (1). With the provision of a grating disc in accordance with the present invention, improved output of processed food is accomplished in that the at least one groove with assistance of centrifugal force guides the processed food outwardly for retrieval.

Abstract: A mixing device (10) for mixing mixable substances, comprising aerating means (12) with a rotational axis (14) adapted to add air to the mixable substances and screw-shaped feeding means (16) with a rotational axis (18) adapted to transport mixable substances at least partly into the direction of the aerating means (12). With the inventive mixing device (10) it is possible to provide a mixing device (10) with which it is possible to even mix small quantities of mixable substances with good results.

Abstract: A feeding tube (101) is presented for conveying a food article to a food processing tool (104). The feeding tube (101) comprises an inlet opening (107) and an outlet opening (108), and an inner wall (112) connecting the inlet opening (107) and the outlet opening (108). The feeding tube's inner wall (112) defines a passage (111), through which a food article is conveyable in a conveying direction (109) from the inlet opening (107) to the outlet opening (108). The inner wall (112) has an adjustable inner wall portion (118) for adjusting a cross section (A2) of the passage (111) in a direction having a component perpendicular to the conveying direction (109), which inner wall portion (118) is adjustable irrespective of the food article being present. The adjustable inner wall portion (118) is integrated with the feeding tube (101).

Abstract: A juice extractor (100), in particular for fruit and vegetable, comprising a rotatable grating disk (106), a filter sieve (108) surrounding the grating disk (106), a feed tube (114a, 114b) arranged above the grating disk (106), and a food pusher (116) insertable into the feed tube (114a, 114b) to press food, in particular fruit and vegetable, onto the grating disk (106), wherein the food pusher (116) is hollow with an opening on its side and the feed tube (114a, 114b) has an corresponding opening, such that pulp generated during grating food may enter the food pusher (116). Separate containers for collecting pulp become thus obsolete. This allows for a more compact design of juice extractors (100).