Grinding device

A grinding device for grinding food products, comprising:

• a housing compartment;
• grinding means;
• and
• a hopper removably associated with said housing compartment;
• wherein said hopper comprises a container having at least one selectively openable and closable lower aperture;
• wherein said hopper comprises a closing device, rotatable with respect to said container, said closing device comprising first coupling members configured to engage in an axial direction with mating second coupling members provided in said housing compartment;
• wherein said hopper also comprises clamping members, configured to assume a first inactive position in which said clamping members do not interfere with said housing compartment and allow removal of said hopper, and a second active position in which said clamping members engage with mating clamping seatings provided in said housing compartment clamping said hopper therein;
• wherein said clamping members are constrained to said container and are driven by said container's rotation, in a clamped position of said hopper said lower aperture being aligned with a respective through hole provided in said closing device to allow passage of food products toward said grinding means;
• and
• wherein said closing device comprises at least one slot made in a lateral wall, wherein at least part of said clamping members are positioned within the at least one slot through said lateral wall.