A kneading machine for food doughs includes a kneading machine frame with a lower portion and a head portion attached to the lower portion. A kneading bowl can be arranged on the lower portion, a drive to rotate the kneading bowl is provided, and a kneading tool and a drive to drive the kneading tool are held on the head portion. Safety-relevant components of the kneading machine are surrounded by a housing and a major portion of the kneading machine frame is exposed. The exposed kneading machine frame includes struts between which respective free spaces are defined. The kneading machine includes a removable cover which covers at least a major portion of the free spaces defined by the exposed kneading machine frame towards an outside. The cover is fastened to the kneading machine frame and/or the housing by connections which can be released without tools.

A mixing assembly and a mixing device configured to mix a bakery, pastry or cosmetic preparation includes a mixing tank configured to receive ingredients intended to be mixed to form the preparation; a first mixing tool configured to be immersed at least partially in the mixing tank and configured to mix the ingredients and/or the preparation. The first mixing tool is configured to be driven in rotation around a first axis of rotation. A second mixing tool is configured to be immersed at least partially in the mixing tank and configured to mix the ingredients and/or the preparation, the second mixing tool being configured to be driven in rotation around a second axis of rotation. The first and second axes of rotation are substantially coaxial.

A kneading machine includes a kneading machine frame with a lower portion and a head movable relative to the lower portion between a lower operating position and an upper cleaning position. A kneading bowl is on the lower portion and a drivable kneading tool and a lid closing an opening of the kneading bowl in the operating position are the head. The lid is surrounded on a circumferential side by a first safety ring of a safety device which projects beyond the lid on an underside thereof, and which is movably fastened to the lid. The safety device includes a detector to detect a relative movement between the lid and the first safety ring. The kneading machine frame includes at least two trunnion bearings, each defined by a trunnion and a matching receptacle.

A slide gate assembly includes a mounting plate with a through opening and an upper surface, and a top plate with a through opening and lower surface, wherein the through opening of the top plate aligns with the through opening of the mounting plate. A slide plate is mounted between the lower surface of the top plate and the upper surface of the mounting plate, wherein the slide plate is slidable between a closed position and an open position, wherein, in the closed position the slide plate blocks material passage from the opening of the top plate to the opening of the bottom plate, wherein, in the open position, the slide plate permits material passage from the opening of the top plate to the opening of the bottom plate.

To allow simplification of the operating mechanism for automatic charging of auxiliary material, thus enabling compactization/simplification of the automatic bread making machine as well as increased readiness of its cleaning. An auxiliary material accommodating container detachably attachable to an automatic bread making machine. The container includes a base body 31, a first accommodating section 31a, a second accommodating section 31b, a first opening/closing member (a lid member 32 and a frame member 33) and a second opening/closing member (a yeast lid member 34). The first accommodating section 31a and the second accommodating section 31b accommodate auxiliary materials to be charged to bread. The first opening/closing member is pivotable relative to the base body 31 about a pivot axis G to open/close the first accommodating section 31a. The second opening/closing member is pivotable relative to the base body 31 about the pivot axis G to open/close the second accommodating section 31b.

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 (13.2), which has a horizontal axis, projects externally with respect to said outer face (11.10) of said vertical wall (11.1) of the machine body (11), and is arranged externally to said tank (12); a removable fixing dowel (14), configured as a block having: at least one supporting face (14.1), which is juxtaposed at least partly against said outer face (11.10) of said vertical wall (11.1) of the machine body (11); a first end portion (14.2), which can be superimposed and/or juxtaposed with respect to a corresponding portion of said rear outer edge (12.1) of said tank (12); a slotted through hole (14.3) provided in said dowel (14), wherein: a first semi-cylindrical inner face (14.31) of said slotted through hole (14.3) is arranged at, or in proximity to, said first end portion (14.2) of said dowel (14) and a second semi-cylindrical inner face (14.32) of said slotted through hole (14.3) is distal with respect to said first end portion (14.2) of said dowel (14); said slotted through hole (14.3) is passed through by the free end of said threaded rod (13.1) and is configured to juxtapose at least a part of said free end of said threaded rod (13.1) against said second semi-cylindrical inner face (14.32), when said first end portion (14.2) of said dowel (14) is superimposed and/or juxtaposed with respect to a corresponding portion of said rear outer edge (12.1) of said tank (

A dust cover for a stand mixer bowl includes a disc-shaped body defining a central aperture therethrough and extending from the central aperture to an outer extent and a rim extending from the outer extent of the disc-shaped body to define an interior portion of the dust cover with the disc-shaped body. The interior portion of the dust cover is configured to removably receive an upper portion of a mixing bowl with the disc-shaped body extending inwardly from a lip of the mixing bowl positioned adjacent the outer extent of the disc-shaped body over at least a portion of an interior of the mixing bowl. The central aperture is configured for a portion of a planetary hub of a stand mixer to extend therethrough with an outer surface of the portion of the planetary hub adjacent an inner edge of the central aperture.

A slide gate assembly includes a mounting plate with a through opening and an upper surface, and a top plate with a through opening and lower surface, wherein the through opening of the top plate aligns with the through opening of the mounting plate. A slide plate is mounted between the lower surface of the top plate and the upper surface of the mounting plate, wherein the slide plate is slidable between a closed position and an open position, wherein, in the closed position the slide plate blocks material passage from the opening of the top plate to the opening of the bottom plate, wherein, in the open position, the slide plate permits material passage from the opening of the top plate to the opening of the bottom plate

A kneading machine for food dough includes a rotatable kneading bowl, which includes in a bottom a central opening to discharge the food dough, and a closure at or in a vicinity of the opening in an operating position by a movable closure body, and to release the opening to discharge the food dough in a discharge position. The opening is at least partially surrounded by a scraper ring fastened to the kneading bowl and operable to cause an underside thereof to contact with the upper side of the closure body to wipe off a food dough located on the closure body when the closure body is moved from the operating position into the discharge position.

A food ingredient mixer includes a tank defining an internal mixing volume, the tank including an upper opening, and an agitator disposed in the internal mixing volume and movable for mixing ingredients and a cover assembly associated with the upper opening, the cover assembly including a first part through which ingredients may be added to the internal mixing volume and a second part movable between a first position that overlies the first part and a second part that exposes the first part.