Kitchen appliance comprising POSITIONING DEVICE

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016120367-A1
Application number	US-201514926183-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 29, 2015
Priority date	Oct 30, 2014
Publication date	May 5, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The invention relates to a kitchen appliance, in particular a mixer, comprising a housing ( 2 ), on which a vessel ( 3 ) can be arranged, wherein the housing ( 2 ) has a vessel receiving area ( 4 ), to which the vessel ( 3 ) can be connected, wherein the vessel ( 3 ) and the vessel receiving area ( 4 ) have electric contacts ( 5, 6, 7, 8 ) for connecting an electric device of the vessel ( 3 ), in particular a heating device and/or a measuring device, to a power supply of the kitchen appliance. To create an alternative and more comfortable option for positioning the electric contacts, it is proposed for the kitchen appliance and/or the vessel ( 3 ) to have a positioning device ( 10 ), which is embodied to position the electric contacts ( 5, 6 ) of the vessel ( 3 ) and the electric contacts ( 7, 8 ) of the vessel receiving area ( 4 ) relative to one another in an active manner, so that they can be transferred from a separated position into a contact position, so as to establish an electric connection between the vessel ( 3 ) and the kitchen appliance, wherein the contacts ( 5, 6 ) of the vessel ( 3 ) are movably arranged on the vessel ( 3 ) and/or the contacts ( 7, 8 ) of the vessel receiving area ( 4 ) are movably arranged on the vessel receiving area ( 4 ).

First claim

1 . A kitchen appliance ( 1 ), in particular a mixer, comprising a housing ( 2 ), on which a vessel ( 3 ) can be arranged, wherein the housing ( 2 ) has a vessel receiving area ( 4 ), to which the vessel ( 3 ) can be connected, wherein the vessel ( 3 ) and the vessel receiving area ( 4 ) have electric contacts ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) for connecting an electric device of the vessel ( 3 ), in particular a heating device and/or a measuring device, to a power supply ( 9 ) of the kitchen appliance ( 1 ), wherein the kitchen appliance ( 1 ) and/or the vessel ( 3 ) have a positioning device ( 10 ), which is embodied to position the electric contacts ( 5 , 6 ) of the vessel ( 3 ) and the electric contacts ( 7 , 8 ) of the vessel receiving area ( 4 ) relative to one another in an active manner, so that they can be transferred from a separated position into a contact position, so as to establish an electric connection between the vessel ( 3 ) and the kitchen appliance ( 1 ), wherein the contacts ( 5 , 6 ) of the vessel ( 3 ) are movably arranged on the vessel ( 3 ) and/or the contacts ( 7 , 8 ) of the vessel receiving area ( 4 ) are movably arranged on the vessel receiving area ( 4 ).

2 . The kitchen appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning device ( 10 ) has a rotary plate ( 23 ), on which the contacts ( 5 , 6 ) of the vessel ( 3 ) or the contacts ( 7 , 8 ) of the vessel receiving area ( 4 ) are arranged.

3 . The kitchen appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning device ( 10 ) has an electric motor for positioning the contacts ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ).

4 . The kitchen appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning device ( 10 ) has spring elements ( 13 , 14 ), by means of which the contacts ( 5 , 6 ) of the vessel ( 3 ) and/or the contacts ( 7 , 8 ) of the vessel receiving area ( 4 ) are spring-loaded.

5 . A kitchen appliance ( 1 ), in particular a mixer, comprising a housing ( 2 ), on which a vessel ( 3 ) can be arranged, wherein the housing ( 2 ) has a vessel receiving area ( 4 ), to which the vessel ( 3 ) can be connected, wherein the vessel ( 3 ) and the vessel receiving area ( 4 ) have electric contacts ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) for connecting an electric device of the vessel ( 3 ), in particular a heating device and/or a measuring device, to a power supply ( 9 ) of the kitchen appliance ( 1 ), wherein the kitchen appliance ( 1 ) and/or the vessel ( 3 ) have a positioning device ( 10 ), which is embodied to position the electric contacts ( 5 , 6 ) of the vessel ( 3 ) and the electric contacts ( 7 , 8 ) of the vessel receiving area ( 4 ) to one another in such a manner that they can be transferred from a separated position into a contact position, so as to establish an electric connection between the vessel ( 3 ) and the kitchen appliance ( 1 ), wherein the positioning device ( 10 ) has magnets ( 11 , 12 ), and wherein a first magnet ( 11 ) is arranged on the vessel receiving area ( 4 ) and a second magnet ( 12 ) is arranged on the vessel ( 3 ).

6 . The kitchen appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the kitchen appliance ( 1 ) has a detection device ( 15 ), which is embodied to detect a current position of the contacts ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ).

7 . The kitchen appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 6 , wherein the detection device ( 15 ) is assigned to the positioning device ( 10 ).

8 . The kitchen appliance ( 1 ) according to claim 6 , wherein the kitchen appliance ( 1 ) has an analysis and control device ( 20 ), which is embodied to compare a current position of the contacts ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) detected by the detection device ( 15 ) to a position of the contacts ( 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ), which is required for the electric connection, and to transmit a positioning command to the positioning device ( 10 ) as a function of the result of the comparison.

Assignees

• Vorwerk Co Interholding

Inventors

• Braun Thomas
• Hackert Georg
• Starflinger Frank

Classifications

• A47J27/2105

  of the cordless type, i.e. whereby the water vessel can be plugged into an electrically-powered base element · CPC title

• A47J43/0727 Primary

  Mixing bowls · CPC title

• A47J43/0766

  activated by the proper positioning of the mixing bowl · CPC title

• A47J43/046 Primary

  with tools driven from the bottom side · CPC title

• A47J27/004

  with integral electrical heating means (drinking cups with integral heating means A47J36/2466) · CPC title