Electric motor-operated food processor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10772468-B2
Application number	US-201816008206-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 14, 2018
Priority date	Jun 16, 2017
Publication date	Sep 15, 2020
Grant date	Sep 15, 2020

Abstract

An electric motor-operated food processor has a base unit having an electric motor and a preparation vessel that can be arranged on the base unit. A heater and agitator are allocated to the preparation vessel. The food processor can have a distillation apparatus that can be connected with the preparation vessel. The distillation apparatus has a steam receptacle, a condenser and a liquid dispenser. The preparation vessel and steam receptacle are connected in terms of flow when the preparation vessel and distillation apparatus are in a connected state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electric motor-operated food processor comprising:
a base unit having an electric motor,
a preparation vessel configured to be arranged on the base unit,
a heater and agitator allocated to the preparation vessel, and
a distillation apparatus configured to be connected with the preparation vessel, the distillation apparatus comprising:
a steam receptacle,
a condenser and
a liquid dispenser,

wherein the preparation vessel and steam receptacle are connected via a flow connection when the preparation vessel and distillation apparatus are in a connected state,
wherein the distillation apparatus has a receiving area allocated to the liquid dispenser for arranging a collecting vessel; and
wherein the liquid dispenser protrudes in the receiving area out of the housing in the distillation apparatus.

2. The food processor according to claim 1 , wherein the steam receptacle has a temperature sensor for measuring the steam temperature.

3. The food processor according to claim 1 , wherein the steam receptacle is a flow channel that provides the flow connection between the preparation vessel and condenser.

4. The food processor according to claim 1 , wherein the steam receptacle tapers like a funnel in the direction of steam flow.

5. The food processor according to claim 1 , wherein the condenser has a cooling device.

6. The food processor according to claim 5 , wherein the cooling device is a heat exchanger or Peltier element.

7. The food processor according to claim 1 , further comprising a device configured for automatically emptying and/or removing the collecting vessel, the device being allocated to the receiving area.

8. The food processor according to claim 1 , further comprising an evaluator and controller, which is set up to compare a measured temperature with a defined temperature range and, if the measured temperature deviates from the defined temperature range, transmit information about the deviation to a user of the food processor and/or initiate an evacuation of the collecting vessel.

9. A distillation apparatus comprising:
a steam receptacle,
a condenser, and
a liquid dispenser,
wherein the distillation apparatus has a connecting area for establishing a flow connection with a preparation vessel of a food processor, the connecting area having a base plate with an inlet opening to the steam receptacle,
wherein the distillation apparatus has a receiving area allocated to the liquid dispenser for arranging a collecting vessel; and
wherein the receiving area is located on a side of the base plate facing the preparation vessel, so that the collecting vessel can be placed in the receiving area on the base plate.

10. A method for operating a food processor according to claim 1 , comprising:
connecting a distillation apparatus to the preparation vessel,
heating a liquid contained in the preparation vessel to above its boiling point so that steam flowing out of the preparation vessel flows into the distillation apparatus,
collecting the steam in a steam receptacle,
condensing the collected steam in a condenser, and
dispensing the resulting condensate by a liquid dispenser.

Assignees

• Vorwerk Co Interholding

Inventors

• Kvesić Mirko
• Nachbarschulte Janik
• Erner Thomas
• Nezami Amin
• Varnhorst Mathias
• Katagarov Daniel
• Bettenhausen Philipp

Classifications

• B01D5/0081

  Feeding the steam or the vapours · CPC title

• B01D3/003

  Rectification of spirit · CPC title

• A47J43/07 Primary

  Parts or details, e.g. mixing tools, whipping tools · CPC title

• C12C13/10

  Home brew equipment · CPC title

• B01D3/001 Primary

  Processes specially adapted for distillation or rectification of fermented solutions · CPC title