Drip-stop attachment for a food processing device
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorsJoachim Schrettlinger, Christian Zainitzer, Paula Andrea Allende Fritsch
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Abstract
An attachment (60) for a spout (140) of a food processing apparatus (10), including a housing (70) with a liquid inlet (80), a front face (160), and a liquid outlet (100). The housing defines a posterior cavity (110) that removably receives the spout and position the liquid inlet next to the spout. The attachment also includes a drip-stop flap (150) which is attached to and covers the front face of the housing. The drip-stop flap reversibly pivots about a horizontal pivot axis between a closed position where the liquid outlet is blocked by a sealing element on the flap, and an open position where the liquid outlet is exposed.
Claims11
An attachment for a spout of a food processing apparatus, the attachment comprising:
- a housing that includes a front portion with a front face recessed within the front portion, wherein the front face comprises a liquid outlet disposed in a lower region of the front face, the housing further including a posterior cavity with a liquid inlet, wherein the liquid inlet is in fluid communication with the liquid outlet via an enclosed channel, wherein the posterior cavity is configured to removably receive at least a portion of the spout and position the liquid inlet in fluid communication with the spout;
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- a drip-stop flap attached to and covering the front face of the housing, wherein the drip-stop flap includes a sealing element disposed on a rear side thereof and wherein the drip-stop flap is configured to reversibly pivot about a horizontal axis between (i) closed position for blocking the liquid outlet with the sealing element, further wherein the drip-stop flap is disposed partially outside of and partially within the front portion of the housing when in the closed position, and (ii) an open position for unblocking the liquid outlet in which the sealing element is spaced apart from the liquid outlet, leaving the liquid outlet exposed, further wherein the drip-stop flap is disposed completely within the front portion of the housing when in the open position.
A food processing apparatus, comprising:
- a housing that comprises a food chute, a food processing chamber, and a spout, wherein the spout comprises:
- a liquid inlet configured to receive liquid from the food processing chamber;
- a front face recessed within a front portion of the spout, wherein the front face comprises a liquid outlet disposed in a lower region of the front face, wherein the liquid outlet is in fluid communication with the liquid inlet via an enclosed channel;
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- a drip-stop flap removably attached to and covering the front face of the spout, wherein the drip-stop flap includes a sealing element disposed on a rear side thereof and wherein the drip-stop flap is configured to reversibly pivot about a horizontal pivot axis between (i) closed position for blocking the liquid outlet with the sealing element, further wherein the drip-stop flap is disposed partially outside of and partially within the front portion of the spout when in the closed position, and (ii) an open position for unblocking the liquid outlet in which the sealing element is spaced apart from the liquid outlet, leaving the liquid outlet exposed, further wherein the drip-stop flap is disposed completely within the front portion of the spout when in the open position.
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