Accessory with sensors for determining an operating state, particularly measuring cup or cover part for a kitchen appliance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10591339-B2
Application number	US-201816019868-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 27, 2018
Priority date	Jun 29, 2017
Publication date	Mar 17, 2020
Grant date	Mar 17, 2020

Abstract

An accessory for a kitchen appliance, particularly in the form of a measuring cup, for being attached to a cooking vessel, as well as to a correspondingly equipped kitchen appliance, wherein a sensor arrangement is arranged in the accessory and is capable of determining operating states, which are transmitted wirelessly to the kitchen appliance.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An accessory in the form of a measuring cup that is configured for being attached to a cooking vessel of a kitchen appliance, wherein the measuring cup has a measuring volume with a bottom and a sensor arrangement, wherein the sensor arrangement comprises at least one sensor capable of detecting a distance or the presence of an object within a detection range of the sensor.

2. The accessory according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor arrangement is arranged in the bottom.

3. The accessory according to claim 1 , further comprising a transmitter for the wireless transmission of data.

4. The accessory according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor arrangement further comprises at least one sensor capable of detecting a temperature and or a weight.

5. The accessory according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor is an imaging sensor, an RFID read sensor, an infrared sensor, a or an ultrasonic sensor.

6. The accessory according to claim 1 , wherein the accessory features an autarkic energy supply, e.g. in the form of an accumulator.

7. A kitchen appliance comprising a cooking vessel and an accessory in the form of a measuring cup that is configured for being attached to the cooking vessel, wherein the measuring cup has a measuring volume and a bottom and features a sensor arrangement configured for determining at least one operating state in the cooking vessel, wherein the sensor arrangement comprises at least one sensor capable of detecting a position of the accessory, in which the accessory covers an opening of the cooking vessel, or a sensor capable of detecting a filling level, the presence of an agitator, the presence of a mixer attachment, the presence of a drop-in container in the cooking vessel and/or the presence of the accessory.

8. The kitchen appliance according to claim 7 , wherein the sensor arrangement further comprises a sensor that is capable of detecting a temperature of food to be cooked in the cooking vessel.

9. The kitchen appliance according to claim 7 , wherein the accessory features an autarkic energy supply in the form of an accumulator, wherein the accumulator is charged in a functional position of the accessory on the cooking vessel, and/or wherein the accessory features a transmitter for wireless transmission of data characterizing a determined operating state to a receiver of the kitchen appliance.

Assignees

• Vorwerk Co Interholding

Inventors

• Hackert Georg

Classifications

• A47J2203/00

  Devices having filling level indicating means · CPC title

• G01F19/002 Primary

  Measuring spoons or scoops · CPC title

• A47J36/321

  the electronic control being performed over a network, e.g. by means of a handheld device · CPC title

• A47J2043/0733

  Weighing means · CPC title

• A47J43/0716 Primary

  for machines with tools driven from the lower side (A47J43/0727 - A47J43/08 take precedence) · CPC title