A household mixer appliance having an open top mixing container, a hook and a drive arrangement. The mixing container has a side wall portion with a through hole for the drive arrangement and the hook is arranged to be rotatable around an axis of rotation within the mixing container via the drive arrangement. A seal is arranged between the drive arrangement and the side wall portion of the mixing container, and the drive arrangement includes a quick-release mechanism to which the hook is attachable.

A household mixer appliance having a mixing container and a hook with a curved elongated portion. The hook is attachable to a drive arrangement via a through hole in a first inner surface portion of the mixing container such that the hook is rotatable around an axis of rotation within the mixing container. The curved elongated portion extends in a first direction, being downwards from the axis of rotation, substantially in parallel with the first inner surface portion of the mixing container, and at least a part of the curved elongated portion extends in a second direction, forming an angle with a first plane defined by the first direction and the axis of rotation.

A household mixer appliance having a mixing container and a hook with a curved elongated portion. The hook is attachable to a drive arrangement via a through hole in a first inner surface portion of the mixing container such that the hook is rotatable around an axis of rotation within the mixing container. The curved elongated portion extends in a first direction, being downwards from the axis of rotation, substantially in parallel with the first inner surface portion of the mixing container, and at least a part of the curved elongated portion extends in a second direction, forming an angle with a first plane defined by the first direction and the axis of rotation.

An apparatus and method for processing a foodstuff comprises a closed conveyor path, a conveyor device, and a treatment chamber. The conveyor path includes an inlet and an outlet. The conveyor device is positioned within the closed conveyor path and configured to receive the foodstuff from the inlet. The conveyor device is further configured to convey the foodstuff along the closed conveyor path toward the outlet. The treatment chamber is positioned within the closed conveyor path downstream of the conveyor device for receiving the foodstuff from the conveyor device. The treatment chamber includes a rotatably driven first kneading shaft configured to collide the foodstuff within the treatment chamber.

An apparatus and method for processing a foodstuff comprises a closed conveyor path, a conveyor device, and a treatment chamber. The conveyor path includes an inlet and an outlet. The conveyor device is positioned within the closed conveyor path and configured to receive the foodstuff from the inlet. The conveyor device is further configured to convey the foodstuff along the closed conveyor path toward the outlet. The treatment chamber is positioned within the closed conveyor path downstream of the conveyor device for receiving the foodstuff from the conveyor device. The treatment chamber includes a rotatably driven first kneading shaft configured to collide the foodstuff within the treatment chamber.

A machine for kneading and extruding pasta, having a machine body, which includes electric gear motor having an output shaft with horizontal axis, a transmission from the output shaft to a driven shaft with a horizontal axis and parallel to the axis of the output shaft and coaxial to a shaft of a kneading reel, projecting externally to the machine body in a dough forming tank, having below and parallel to the shaft of the kneading reel an extrusion channel, in which a worm screw feeds an extrusion mass for forming pasta. The tank is a hopper, having two lateral walls, opposite and converging at the bottom into the extrusion channel, and two opposite vertical walls, front and rear. The rear wall of the tank is juxtaposed against a vertical wall of the machine body as a stiffening frame, having an upper horizontal cross-member, which forms a top edge of the tank, and a pair of V-shaped branches that form respective edges of the opposite lateral walls and of the channel of the tank. The stiffening frame is extends beyond the tank and provides an outer flange fixed relative to the tank. The tank is fixed with respect to the machine body by a detachable connection and is cantilevered relative to the vertical wall of the load-bearing frame. The detachable connection connects the outer flange with respect to the vertical wall of the load-bearing frame.

A machine for kneading and extruding pasta, having a machine body, which includes electric gear motor having an output shaft with horizontal axis, a transmission from the output shaft to a driven shaft with a horizontal axis and parallel to the axis of the output shaft and coaxial to a shaft of a kneading reel, projecting externally to the machine body in a dough forming tank, having below and parallel to the shaft of the kneading reel an extrusion channel, in which a worm screw feeds an extrusion mass for forming pasta. The tank is a hopper, having two lateral walls, opposite and converging at the bottom into the extrusion channel, and two opposite vertical walls, front and rear. The rear wall of the tank is juxtaposed against a vertical wall of the machine body as a stiffening frame, having an upper horizontal cross-member, which forms a top edge of the tank, and a pair of V-shaped branches that form respective edges of the opposite lateral walls and of the channel of the tank. The stiffening frame is extends beyond the tank and provides an outer flange fixed relative to the tank. The tank is fixed with respect to the machine body by a detachable connection and is cantilevered relative to the vertical wall of the load-bearing frame. The detachable connection connects the outer flange with respect to the vertical wall of the load-bearing frame.

An machine for kneading and extruding pasta, having a machine body, which includes an electric gear motor having an output shaft with horizontal axis, a transmission from the output shaft to a driven shaft with horizontal axis and parallel to the axis of the output shaft and coaxial to a shaft of a kneading reel, projecting externally to the machine body in a dough forming tank, having below and parallel to the shaft of the kneading reel an extrusion channel, in which there is a worm screw that feeds an extrusion for forming pasta, wherein the machine body includes a load-bearing frame, including a sheet metal plate bent substantially 90 to provide a horizontal base, fixed with respect to a support on the table, and a vertical wall, on which the dough forming tank is fixed, and an inner reinforcement having first plate support, including a first vertical plate, which is fixed with respect to the horizontal base, parallel to and spaced from the vertical wall, a second plate support, including a second vertical plate, which is fixed to the inner face of the vertical wall, and a bearing for supporting and sustaining the output shaft and the driven shaft with respect to the first and second plate.

An machine for kneading and extruding pasta, having a machine body, which includes an electric gear motor having an output shaft with horizontal axis, a transmission from the output shaft to a driven shaft with horizontal axis and parallel to the axis of the output shaft and coaxial to a shaft of a kneading reel, projecting externally to the machine body in a dough forming tank, having below and parallel to the shaft of the kneading reel an extrusion channel, in which there is a worm screw that feeds an extrusion for forming pasta, wherein the machine body includes a load-bearing frame, including a sheet metal plate bent substantially 90 to provide a horizontal base, fixed with respect to a support on the table, and a vertical wall, on which the dough forming tank is fixed, and an inner reinforcement having first plate support, including a first vertical plate, which is fixed with respect to the horizontal base, parallel to and spaced from the vertical wall, a second plate support, including a second vertical plate, which is fixed to the inner face of the vertical wall, and a bearing for supporting and sustaining the output shaft and the driven shaft with respect to the first and second plate.

An agitator assembly for use with industrial mixers that includes at least two rotating agitators, wherein each rotating agitator includes an agitator shaft, wherein the agitator shaft defines an axis of rotation extending from a first end of the agitator shaft to a second end of the agitator shaft; and first, second, and third sweep blades mounted on the agitator shaft, wherein the pitch angle of each sweep blade relative to the axis of rotation of the agitator shaft is between 30-60; and wherein the rotating agitators rotate in opposite directions relative to one another when the assembly is in use.