Washable electric kitchen appliance

Abstract

Electric appliance (1) including a washable part (20) comprising: a wall (22, 32, 30) that defines a sealed electronics compartment (34); electronics (38, 40) disposed inside said compartment; a valve (44), including: a valve housing (46) incorporated in said wall (32) and defining a valve passage (48) from an interior (36) of the electronics compartment (34) to an exterior (58) of the electronics compartment, and a valve member (52) that is at least partly movably arranged inside the valve housing (46) such that it is displaceable between a first position in which the valve passage (48) is substantially closed off, and a second position in which the valve passage is substantially open. The valve member (52) is configured to move into the first position through water-induced action when the valve is inserted in water, and to move into the second position when the valve is removed from said water.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.