A food processing container includes a food processing chamber and a cover assembly with a latch mechanism operable between latched and unlatched positions. The latch mechanism includes a first magnetic member disposed therein. An interlock assembly is disposed outside of and adjacent to the food processing chamber and includes a sealed cavity with a plunger member moveable disposed within the sealed cavity. The plunger is operable between at-rest and actuated positions within the sealed cavity and includes upper and lower magnetic members disposed at opposite ends of the plunger member. The plunger member moves to the actuated position as the latch mechanism moves to the latched position due to a repulsion force between the first magnetic member and the upper magnetic member, and further wherein the lower magnetic member moves into the lower portion of the sealed cavity as the latch mechanism moves to the latched position.

A cooking device includes: a container having a top opening and a receiving space in which food put into the container through the opening is received; a lid which is detachably coupled to the container so as to open and close the opening, and has a first vent channel communicating with the receiving space; an enclosure which is provided to at least partially enclose the container and the lid, and has a second vent channel communicating with the first vent channel; a vacuum pump connected to the second vent channel; and a foreign matter trapping unit which is provided between the first and second vent channels to prevent foreign matter, introduced into the first vent channel in the process of venting gas in the receiving space by the vacuum pump, from being introduced into the second vent channel.

A vibration damper system used in a food processor to reduce the vibration of a high power motor that has varying speed cycles is disclosed. The motor is suspended from a ceiling that is mounted to the motor base through a plurality of bolted joints. The bolted joints are surrounded by a grommet that has a unique shape. The grommet comprises generally three parts, which are an upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion. The middle portion is smaller than other portion so that it creates a recess for the ceiling to be sandwiched between the grommet. In a preferred embodiment, the lower portion of the grommet further comprises a plurality of petal members that provide a non-uniform spring rate to the grommet so that the grommet is adapted best to reduce the upward impulse of the motor. The food processor also contains a novel air ventilation system.

Embodiments herein provide an automatic food item feeder and processor system including a feeder, a pusher, and a cutting portion. The feeder receives at least one food item. The pusher pushes the at least one food item inside the automatic food item feeder and processor system. The cutting portion processes the at least one food item. The automatic food item feeder and processor system include helical conical roller shafts that feeds the at least one food item from the feeder to the cutting portion in a rotary motion. When in operation, the helical conical roller shafts are configured to create a feed motion by gripping and pushing the at least one food item to the cutting portion to cut the at least one food item in a pre-determined requirement with a rotary and push force.

A kitchen device (10), the kitchen device (10) including: a base (12) having a motor (58); a vessel assembly (14) removably mounted on the base (12), the vessel assembly (14) having: a vessel (16) providing a space (36) to receive ingredients to be processed; a blade assembly (38) at least partly located in the space (36) and drivable by the motor (58) to process the ingredients, the blade assembly (38) also projecting outwardly from the vessel (16) to provide for driving engagement by the motor (58); and a collar (40) to engage the blade assembly (38) and secure the blade assembly (38) to the vessel (16), the collar (40) being movable relative to the vessel (16) between a release position allowing removal of the blade assembly (38) from the vessel (16) and a securing position fixing the blade assembly (38) to the vessel (16); the kitchen device (10) further including a sensor mechanism (39) to detect, when the vessel assembly (14) is mounted on the base (12), whether the collar (40) is in the securing position, wherein the motor (58) is only operable when the sensor mechanism (39) detects that the collar (40) is in the securing position.

The invention relates to a kitchen appliance (1), in particular a mixer having a base device (2) and a vessel (3), which can be arranged thereon, wherein the kitchen appliance (1) has a positioning device (8) for positioning a first partial area (6) of the kitchen appliance (1) relative to a second partial area (7) of the kitchen appliance (1). For an advantageous monitoring of a positioning, it is proposed for an optical measuring device comprising a light emitter (9) and a light receiver (10) to be assigned to the positioning device (8), which are arranged on the first partial area (6) and/or on the second partial area (7) in such a manner that the light intensity measured by the light receiver (10) varies as a function of the positioning of the first partial area (6) relative to the second partial area (7).

A food processor apparatus. The apparatus may include: a base having a motor; a processing bowl that is releasablly couplable to the base; a lid for the processing bowl having a feed tube. A pusher device, having a body and a safety rail that extends from the body, cooperates with the feed tube. A longitudinal slot, is located about the feed tube, and has a pilot opening that is located about the top of the longitudinal slot for receiving the safety rail. A linkage assembly is located about the longitudinal slot. The safety rail engages the linkage assembly when the safety rail is at least partially inserted into the longitudinal slot. A majority of the longitudinal slot, as located below the pilot opening, has a full width of the longitudinal slot directly exposed to an interior of the feed tube.

A system for processing foodstuffs includes a container platform, a blade platform, and a locking mechanism. The container platform defines a container receptacle configured to receive a container including foodstuffs. The blade platform includes blades configured to rotate to process the foodstuffs. The locking mechanism is configured to couple the container platform to the blade platform to form a blending chamber including the blades and the container subsequent to determining that the container is received by the container receptacle and prior to rotation of the blades.

A system for processing foodstuffs includes a chamber including foodstuffs, a blade assembly, and a processor. The blade assembly includes blades configured to rotate within the chamber based on initiation of a blend cycle. The processor is configured to determine a trigger event to initiate a cleaning cycle of the blade assembly to remove foodstuffs remaining in the chamber, and execute the cleaning cycle, responsive to detecting the trigger event, by causing fluid to be injected into the chamber, causing the blades of the blade assembly to rotate for a predetermined amount of time, and cause removal of at least a portion of the fluid and the remaining foodstuffs from the chamber.

A system includes a container platform configured to receive a container, a blade assembly and a blade actuator for rotating blades of the blade assembly, a blade platform, and a platform actuator for moving the blade platform between a blade engagement position and a container engagement position. A processor is configured to cause the platform actuator to move the blade platform, prior to a first actuation of the blade actuator, from the container engagement position to the blade engagement position, to cause the first actuation, to cause the platform actuator to move the blade platform towards the container engagement position, to cause the blade platform to return to the blade engagement position, to cause a second actuation of the blade actuator, and to cause the platform actuator to return the blade platform to the container engagement position subsequent to the second actuation.