A feed chute having a feed opening cooperating with a transparent pusher is disclosed. The transparent pusher is dimensioned to slide through the feed chute to push food articles into a food processor for processing by a food processing element. The feed chute comprises at least one signal processor disposed on the interior surface of the feed chute to ensure consumer safe operation.

An appliance operable in a first configuration as a blender and in a second configuration as a food processor, with safety mechanisms that work for both configurations. In the blender configuration, the appliance has safety mechanisms in a blade attachment that function to prevent the motor from operating unless the blade attachment is properly secured to the motor base and a blender container is properly secured to the blade attachment. In the food processor configuration, the appliance has safety mechanisms that function to prevent the motor from operating unless a food processor container is properly secured to the motor base and a lid is properly secured to the food processor container.

A blending apparatus blade is described which includes one or more arms and which is configured to be rotated in a first rotational direction to perform a blending operation and in a second rotational direction to perform a mixing operation. The blade may further include a paddle portion which is designed to improve mixing during a mixing operation whilst having minimal impact on the blending operation. Also described is a blending apparatus including this blade. The apparatus is preferably portable and the contents can be sealed within for transport. The apparatus may also include a drinking spout with a removable cap so that the contents can be consumed directly from the apparatus, a method of controlling a blending apparatus is also described.

A blender is provided that uses a latch handle to lock the blade base onto the jar member without the use of threads. When the latch is locked onto the jar member, the latch itself is engaged to a tab member protruding from the jar member in order to prevent the latch from opening on accident.

A reservoir assembly for a food processing system including a vacuum mechanism includes a housing having a hollow interior, an inlet pipe extending through said housing into said hollow interior, a fluid flow path from said hollow interior to the vacuum mechanism, and a valve positioned within said hollow interior, said valve being movable to control a flow of air provided to the vacuum mechanism via said fluid flow path.

The invention relates to a kitchen appliance system with a base unit including a housing, a control device and a communication interface and with at least one accessory including an identifier. In order to improve user-friendliness, provision is made for a detection device which is configured to detect an identifier of at least one accessory. The control device is configured to control an identifier which is detected by the detection device with at least one identifier from a database, to provide at least one operation mode associated with an identifier from the database matching the detected identifier via the communication interface as a quick start mode. The invention further relates to a method of operating a kitchen appliance system and a corresponding computer program.

The present disclosure relates to a kitchen appliance having a control device for controlling the operation of the kitchen appliance and a scale for measuring a weight of foodstuffs, characterized in that the control device of the kitchen appliance is able to control the operation of the kitchen appliance in dependence on a pressing on the upper side of the kitchen appliance detected by the scale in dependence on the position of the pressing.

The present disclosure provides a vacuum food processor, comprising: a base, a vacuum blender jar, and a lid assembly. A vacuum air extraction device is disposed inside the base; and the lid assembly comprises a lid body, a main sealing ring, a vacuum status indicator, a first vacuum air extraction channel, a second vacuum air extraction channel, and a pressure relief device, wherein the vacuum status indicator comprises a deformable deforming portion, such that under the action of atmospheric pressure, the vacuum status indicator is compressively deformed toward an inner cavity of the vacuum blender jar.

A blender using different power modes is disclosed. Exemplary implementations may include a base assembly, a container assembly, an electrical motor, a blending component, a control interface, control circuitry, and/or other components. The control circuitry may be configured to make different types of detections related to the availability and/or usage of electrical power, and may control the electrical motor using at least two different power modes of operation, thus providing different amounts of power to the electrical motor in different power modes of operation.

A blending device (100) is provided including a blade assembly (106) having a blade coupling structure, the blade coupling structure comprising a set of blade electrical connectors (128). The blending device also includes a blender base assembly (104) having a base coupling structure, the base coupling structure comprising a plurality of base electrical connector coupler sets (130A-130C). Each base electrical connector coupler set corresponds with a coupling position of the blade coupling structure and the base coupling structure. The blade assembly and the blender base assembly are electrically coupled in a closed configuration in which the set of blade electrical connectors is in contact with one of the plurality of base electrical connector coupler sets. A method of manufacturing the blending device is also provided.