Abstract: Automatic table-top machines for kneading and extruding pasta are disclosed. The present machines overcome problems associated with prior known automatic table-top pasta machines that exhibit safety problems in relation to a detachable connection of a dough forming tank. The present invention provides one or more automatic table-top machines for kneading and extruding pasta of the specified type, which allows, among other advantages, an operator to carry out the assembly and disassembly operations of a dough forming tank in a safe and easy manner.

Abstract: An automatic table-top machine (10) for kneading and extruding pasta, comprising: a machine body (11), which includes a vertical wall (11.1); a dough forming tank (12), detachably fixed in a cantilever fashion on the outer face (11.10) of said vertical wall (11.1) of the machine body (11), wherein said tank (12) comprises a fixed rear outer edge (12.1), juxtaposed against said outer face (11.10) of said vertical wall (11.1); a plurality of detachable connection means (13; 13.3, 13.4), wherein each of said detachable connection means (13; 13.3, 13.4) comprises a threaded supporting rod (13.1), which has a horizontal axis, is fixed and projects externally with respect to the outer face (11.10) of said vertical wall (11.1) of the machine body (11) and is arranged externally with respect to said rear outer edge (12.1) of said tank (12); characterized in that each of said detachable connection means (13; 13.3, 13.4) further comprises: a fixed pin (13.