Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.V.

Hans Peter Krall

Heimo Obersteiner

Donald T Thackray

Martin Sonnek

Herfried Pucher

Thomas Sigot

Jan Juriga

Bernhard Rattenberger

Leander Bukoschek

Vincent Ten Horn

Andreas Krall

Harry Boer

To improve the efficiency of juice-extracting food processors () based on grating fruit or vegetables, wherein the inlet piece () forms an interstice (I) with the grating disk (), interstitial cutting teeth () are arranged in the interstice (I). Pieces of fruit or vegetables in the interstice (I) are additionally accelerated in the direction of the sievedue to centrifugal forces by the interstitial cutting teeth () acting on these pieces. The juice contained in these pieces is thus more efficiently extracted. For better processing of pieces of fruit or vegetables with a high juice content, the interstitial cutting teeth () are preferably higher than the other cutting teeth () of the grating disk ().

Grating disk for food processor

In the case of a food processor () having a base unit () and having a work container () that can be placed on a housing wall () of the base unit (), and having a cover () for the work container (), retaining means () for retaining both the work container () on the base unit () and the cover () on the work container () are provided, wherein the retaining device () comprises at least one retaining member () provided on the inside of the cover () and a retaining member () provided on a shaft configuration () comprising a drive shaft ().

Food processor with inside mounted cover-retaining means

In a hand mixer ( ) having two mains terminals ( ) and having interference suppression means ( ) for a motor ( ) and having a switching means configuration ( ) which includes speed switching means ( ) for switching the speed of the motor ( ) to different lower speed values and start means ( ) for starting the motor ( ) at a higher speed, the two mains terminals ( ) and the speed switching means ( ) and the start means ( ) and preferably also the interference suppression means are connected mechanically and electrically to form a module ( ), all the electrical connections between said parts of the module ( ) being realized on the module ( ).

Hand-held mixer having a switching means configuration for switching to several lower speeds and for switching to a higher speed of mixing tools

In a domestic appliance ( ) having a housing ( ) and having drive means ( ) for rotationally driving at least one tool ( ) which is held by a holding means ( ) and which is drivable with the aid of the drive means ( ) so as to be rotated about a tool axis ( ), the tool ( ) is guided so as to be movable parallel to the direction of the tool axis ( ) and at least one spring means ( ) has been provided which resiliently loads a tool ( ) during rotational driving of this tool, namely towards the free end ( ) of the tool ( ).

Domestic appliance having spring-loaded tools

A hand-held mixer ( ) includes a drive mechanism ( ) for driving mixing tools ( ), which mixing tools are detachably coupled to the drive mechanism ( ) and are disengageable from the drive mechanism ( ) with the aid of a movable disengaging device ( ), and further includes speed switching circuits within a first module ( ), with the aid of which speed switching circuits the speed of the mixing tools can be switched to different speed values. A movable actuating element (19) actuates the speed switching circuits and includes a switching handle ( ). The disengaging device ( ) and the actuating element ( ) including the switching handle ( ) are formed as a one-piece second module ( ) which is arranged so as to be movable parallel to only one path of movement ( ) both for actuation of the speed switching circuits and for disengagement of the mixing tools from the drive mechanism ( ).

Hand-held mixer having speed switching means and having disengaging means for mixing tools

In apparatus ( ) having a cable grommet ( ) the cable grommet ( ) is formed with grommet apertures ( ) which are arranged after one another in a direction ( ) towards the free end ( ) of the cable grommet ( ) and which have at least one aperture dimension which increases in the grommet direction ( ).

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Klagenfurt, Austria

Hans Peter Krall