Food preparing machine
AssigneeAktiebolaget Electrolux
InventorKarl L. Carlsson
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Abstract
A food preparing machine has an electric motor for driving food processing implements in order to eliminate the need for a separate weighing unit or for a volume-measuring unit when measuring different ingredients, the machine is provided with a weight-measuring device which is connected by way of an electric circuit in the machine to a display on the casing of the machine, for showing the weight of the ingredients.
Claims8
In a food processing machine having a casing enclosing an electric motor adapted to drive one or more detachable food processing implements, the improvement wherein said machine further comprises a weight-measuring device, said weight-measuring device comprising a separable scale pan, and a weighing element extending within said casing, said weighing element having a portion for receiving said scale pan external of said casing, said weighing element being downwardly bendable under weight in said pan, said weight measuring device further comprising a display, and mechanical-electrical transducing means for converting bending movement of said weighing element to electric signals for said display.
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