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US 6,886,972 B2Granted
Food processor comprising a sifter device
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorAlois Buchsteiner
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Abstract
In a food processor (1) with a drivable apparatus part (17) provided for interacting with a material which is to be processed and with driving means (9) for driving the drivable apparatus part (17), said driving means (9) comprising at least one driving part (11,12,13,14,15), either a driving part (11,12,13,14,15) of the driving means (9) or the drivable apparatus part (17) is used for driving a sifter device (27).
Claims4
A food processor comprising:
- a sifter, the sifter having a counter-driving means;
- and
- a drivable apparatus part, the drivable apparatus part having a driving means;
- wherein the counter-driving means is in free contact with and unconnected to the driving means to produce a vibratory motion in the sifter,
- the counter-driving means is a driving arm having a free end;
- the drivable apparatus part is a food container;
- and
- the driving means is a driving gear disposed on the food container;
- wherein the free end freely contacts the driving gear.
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A food processor (1) comprising:
- at least one drivable apparatus part (17,22), the drivable apparatus part being provided so as to interact with a material to be processed, the drivable apparatus part forming part of the food processor,
- a driver (9) for driving the at least one drivable apparatus part (17,22), said driver (9) comprising a motor (10) and at least one transmission part (11,12,13,14,15) provided between the motor (10) and the at least one drivable apparatus part (17,22), the transmission part also forming part of the food processor,
- the food processor further comprising a sifter device (27) capable of being driven by the motor (10),
- wherein, from the at least one transmission part (11,12,13,14,15) and the at least one apparatus part (17,22), at least one of said parts of the food processor (11,12,13,14,15,17,22) is provided and designed for driving the sifter device (27),
- wherein the sifter device (27) has a free end, the free end freely contacting the at least one of the transmission part (11,12,13,14,15) and the apparatus part (17,22) provided and designed for driving the sifter device (27),
- the at least one drivable apparatus part (17, 22) being a rotating drivable food container,
- the food container (22) being provided with driving means (40) for driving the sifter device (27), and
- the sifter device (27) being further provided with the counter-driving means (41) for interacting with the driving means (40) of the food container (22).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.