Chocolate machine
AssigneeVorwerk & Co. Interholding GmbH
InventorsSvenja Stolze, Christiane Stach, Stefan Kraut-Reinkober
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Abstract
The invention concerns a kitchen appliance comprising a stirring unit 5, 6 and a pot 2. An insert pot 3 is provided, which can be inserted in the pot 2 such that an interspace 4 remains between the pot 2 and the insert pot 3, wherein the stirring unit 5, 6 has a tool 5 for blending and/or chopping that is located in the interspace 4 when the insert pot 3 is inserted. The invention further comprises the use of the kitchen appliance for the preparation of chocolate and an insert system for a kitchen appliance.
Claims15
A kitchen appliance comprising:
- a stirring unit having a tool for blending and/or chopping;
- a pot configured to selectively receive an insert pot to define an interspace between the pot and the insert pot,
- wherein the tool is disposed within the interspace when the insert pot is disposed within the pot;
- and
- a scraper, wherein the insert pot is configured to selectively receive the scraper therewithin,
- wherein the scraper and the insert pot are configured for relative motion with respect to one another,
- wherein the scraper is a flat wall adapted to an inner contour of the insert pot such that the scraper extends along a central axis of the insert pot and divides the insert pot into two equally sized portions,
- wherein the scraper is bisected into a first half and a second half by a central vertical axis, and
- wherein only one of the first half and the second half defines at least one flow-through opening.
An insert system for a kitchen appliance, the insert system comprising:
- an insert pot;
- a scraper;
- and
- a cover,
- wherein the kitchen appliance is configured for relative motion between the scraper and the insert pot,
- wherein the scraper is a flat wall adapted to an inner contour of the insert pot such that the scraper extends along a central axis and divides the insert pot into two equally sized halves, and
- wherein the scraper is bisected into a first half and a second half by a central vertical axis, and
- wherein only one of the first half and the second half defines at least one flow-through opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.