Abstract: A hand-held electric blender or mixer has an electric motor that is accommodated in a housing and that serves for selectively driving different attachments, such as a whisk or kneading hook or an immersion blender. The hand-held blender or mixer has an actuating element that opens and closes a switch for switching the electric motor on and off. The switch can be operated in a temporary mode or in a continuous mode, depending on the respective attachment coupled to the appliance. An interlocking means is provided for the actuating element and is either engaged with a counterpart to the interlocking means or not, depending on the type of attachment coupled to the appliance.

Abstract: A processing container for foodstuffs, with a removable container lid and a tool shaft arranged in the container interior and having processing tools fitted thereto, with the tool shaft being mounted for rotation about its center axis in a vertical position by means of an upper bearing arrangement in the container lid and a lower bearing arrangement in the container bottom. The lower bearing arrangement is configured such that the tool shaft is rotatably and tiltably mounted thereon, thereby enabling the tool shaft to be locked in a tilted position when the container lid is removed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a working container (1) which is used to receive and process foodstuffs. The working container (1) is provided with a bottom (3) on which a bearing journal (11) can be placed for rotationally mounting a working tool (34) which processes the foodstuffs. According to the invention, a recess (20) is embodied in the bottom (3) of the container. The bearing journal (11) extends into said recess, whereby food which is not to be comminuted in the receiving area (32) by the usual working tool (34) can be processed, for example, by a working tool (56) of a rod mixer (57) or another working tool of a hand mixer, said working tools (56) not being able to come into contact with the bearing journal (11).

Abstract: A processing container for foodstuffs, with a removable container lid and a tool shaft arranged in the container interior and having processing tools fitted thereto, with the tool shaft being mounted for rotation about its center axis in a vertical position by means of an upper bearing arrangement in the container lid and a lower bearing arrangement in the container bottom. The lower bearing arrangement is configured such that the tool shaft is rotatably and tiltably mounted thereon, thereby enabling the tool shaft to be locked in a tilted position when the container lid is removed.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a gear arrangement for domestic use, particularly for kitchen appliances. It has an input shaft (6) at the driving end and an output shaft (20) rotatably connected to a working part at the driven end, there being arranged between the input shaft (6) and the output shaft (20) a planet gear train comprising at least one planet gear (10), a sun gear (9) meshing with said planet gear and a ring gear (15) meshing with said planet gear (10). The planet gear (10) is in meshing engagement with the input shaft (6) on the one side and in rotary engagement by way of its axle bearing (12) with the output shaft (20) on the other side.