Food processor
AssigneeBSG-Schalttechnik GmbH & Co. KG
InventorPeter Geiger
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Abstract
In connection with a food processor for any type of food preparation operations, such as mixing, stirring, kneading, or the like, with or without additional appliances that can be attached to the basic body of the food processor, and with an associated weighing system and a microprocessor which at least indicates the weighing results, it is proposed that for determining the weight of the ingredients to be processed a no-friction and no-contact leaf spring support is to be provided for decoupling an outer stationary housing from a decoupling carrier or frame in such a way that all the other components of the food processor are supported by the decoupling carrier and any variations of the weight of the latter can be recorded with high precision by weight sensors, preferably in the form of resistance strain gauges, mounted on the leaf springs.
Claims12
In a food processor for any type of food preparation operations, said food processor being of the type including a stationary portion, a further portion including a compartment for holding ingredients to be processed, an associated weighing system and a central control unit displaying and evaluating the operating sequence of the food processor and weighing results, the improvement comprising:
- the stationary portion being adapted to rest on a supporting surface for supporting said food processor on said surface,
- means for resiliently mounting and mechanically coupling said further portion to said statioanry portion so as to retain said portions in spaced relationship and in their positions of normal use, and
- said weighing system including at least one weight sensor means responsive to relative movement between said portions caused by weight variations occurring in said further portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.