Seb S.a.

Moulinex Sa

Joel Lecerf

Sebastien Volatier

Jean-Jacques Linger

Provided is a cooking appliance comprising a first structure having a hot plate for cooking food, and a measuring device for measuring the thickness of the food arranged thereon and comprising a pivoting rocker connected to a pivotable shaft by a first end thereof, and a means for measuring the pivoting angle of the rocker in order to estimate the thickness of the food. The appliance comprises a second mobile structure which, when moved away from the first structure, generates a pivoting of said shaft in relation to the first structure, causing the pivoting of the rocker, and the measuring means interacts with the rocker towards a second end thereof.

Cooking appliance and method for implementing same

An appliance comprises a housing containing an electric motor whereof the output shaft is designed for driving a working tool, a switch controlling the motor speed which is actuated by a hand-operated control knob mounted rotating about an axis of rotation to take up an &ldquo;off&rdquo; position and several &ldquo;on&rdquo; positions, and a device for ejecting the tool capable of being controlled by the knob in its &ldquo;off&rdquo; position. The button is also mounted tilting about an axis transverse to its axis of rotation so as to control the actuating of the tool ejecting device. The appliance is particularly applicable to hand-operated electric food mixers.

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Periers, France

Joel Lecerf