Vorwerk & Co Interholding Gmbh

Torsten Lang

Uwe Kemker

Georg Hackert

Felix Thies

Hendrik Koetz

Stefan Kraut-Reinkober

Stefan Hilgers

Jutta Schomacher

Kevin Schmitz

Wenjie Yan

Christian Neumann

Markus Cornelissen

Andres Sauerwald

Christiane Stach

Sebastian Tietz

Julius Ganns

Martin Meggle

Miron Sernecki

Carsten Jacobs

Maximilian Könnings

Christoph Spitthöver

Matthias Stein

Maria Resende

Ramona Wehlig

Martin Fieseler

Uwe Caldewey

Klaus-Martin Weber

Stephan Pohl

Maria Diel

Martin Weber

Patrick Matters

Nils Beckmann

Lennart Rusch

Felix Haunschild

Volker Greive

Patrick Schlischka

Corinna Haase

Oliver Brech

Dietmar Mehlhase

Maria Jose Resende

Kevin Dr Schmitz

Markus Cornelißen

Jörg Sommer

Günter Poppen

Markus CORNELIßEN

Jutta Schonmacher

Raffael Bielzer

Ulrich Keck

A food thermometer includes a resistance thermometer with an electrical conductor and at least three measuring points for the electrical conductor.

Food thermometer, system and method for preparing a food

The invention relates to a household appliance () comprising a movable first functional unit () for providing a first appliance function to a user, an electrical second functional unit () for providing a second appliance function to the user, and an operating device () for powering the first functional unit (), comprising an electric motor (), a connection () for supplying power to the electric motor (), and a pre-circuit () connected between the connection () and the electric motor (), wherein the pre-circuit () comprises a current limiting element () for limiting a current (). The invention also relates to a method () for operating a household appliance ().

Household appliance and method of operating a household appliance

A method for operating an electric heating system of a kitchen machine and a kitchen machine for carrying out the method are proposed, wherein a measuring temperature of the heating system is determined by means of a temperature element in order to carry out a calibration of a heating element and/or to compare the measuring temperature with a heating temperature of the heating element determined by means of the heating element for identifying a critical heating state.

Method for operating a heating system and kitchen machine

The invention relates to a method for operating a heating element (), in particular in a food processor () for the at least partially automatic preparation of foodstuffs, wherein the following steps are performed: a) detecting an electrical resistance of the heating element () such that at least one resistance value is determined, b) performing a heating operation on the heating element () based on the at least one determined resistance value to perform the heating operation depending on a temperature of the heating element ().

Method for operating a heating element

The invention relates to a device () for displaceably positioning a kitchen appliance () on a working surface (), comprising a displacement means () for displacing the kitchen appliance () on the working surface (), wherein the displacement means () is designed for installation in a ground area () of a base unit () of the kitchen appliance (), and a displacement means () for displacing the displacement means () between a deactivated state (Z) of the displacement means () for positioning the displacement means () spaced from the working surface () and an activated state (Z) of the displacement means () for positioning at least a part of the displacement means () on the working surface () for displacing the kitchen appliance (). The invention further relates to a base unit () with a device () according to the invention, as well as a method for operating a base unit () according to the invention.

Device for positioning a kitchen appliance, base unit including the device, and method of using the base unit

An electric kitchen appliance has a pot for receiving food to be processed using the electric kitchen appliance. An ultrasound transmitter and an ultrasound receiver are provided in order to determine the fill level of the food in the pot. The ultrasound transmitter and the ultrasound receiver are attached to the upper edge of the pot such that an ultrasound signal can be transmitted onto the surface of the food by the ultrasound transmitter, and an ultrasound signal reflected by the surface of the food can be received by the ultrasound receiver. In this manner, an electric kitchen appliance is provided which allows the fill state of the food in the pot to be determined in a simple and reliable manner.

Kitchen appliance

The invention relates to an electrical kitchen appliance for preparing meals, preferably according to predetermined recipes, with an output interface () for outputting information data () to a user and an input interface () for inputting control commands for control of the electrical kitchen appliance () by the user, wherein the information data () are stored in a memory () connected with the electrical kitchen appliance (). According to the invention, it is provided that a respective time data item () and/or location data item () is allocated to at least a portion of the information data () in the memory (), and an acquisition device () and selection device () are provided, wherein the acquisition device () can be used to acquire current time data () and/or current location data (), and the selection device () is connected with the memory () and acquisition device (), and further configured so that it can only be used to automatically select and allow for output those information data () from the memory () that exhibit at least one time data item () or location data item () that coincides with an acquired current time data item () or current location data item ().

Electrical kitchen appliance

The invention relates to a method () for adjusting the heating power of at least one heating element () of a domestic appliance (), wherein the domestic appliance () includes a temperature sensor () for measuring a temperature (T) in a receiving space () of the domestic appliance (). The following steps are provided:

Method for adjusting the heating power of at least one heating element of a domestic appliance

The invention relates to an electrically operatable kitchen device for preparing food by means of one or more effective devices. An effective device can be activated and/or adjusted by a rotary knob and/or push button, and the kitchen device can be deactivated in terms of one or simultaneously more or all of the activated effective devices. The aim of the invention is to provide an electrically operatable kitchen device with an advantageously deactivatable effective device. According to the invention, this is achieved in that the deactivation of the effective device can be triggered depending on the speed at which the rotary knob is moved in the direction of the rotational axis of the rotary knob, in the rotational direction, or in the opposite rotational direction.

Electrically operable kitchen appliance

An electrical kitchen appliance for preparing food has an operator control unit for entering control instructions for control of the electrical kitchen appliance by a user. The operator control unit can be removably attached to the electrical kitchen appliance and, in the process, can be operated in a first operating mode and in a second operating mode, wherein the operator control unit for entering control instructions for control of the electrical kitchen appliance by the user is attached to the electrical kitchen appliance in the first operating mode and is removed from the electrical kitchen appliance in the second operating mode. An electrical kitchen appliance of this kind which has an operator control unit which can be individually operated is provided in this way.

A kitchen appliance operable by electric motor includes a housing, which has an outer surface, and a data transmission interface designed to interact with a data memory element. The data transmission interface is formed in an outer surface of the housing by metal contact elements, which are arranged adjacent to each other and which each have a contact surface and form part of the outer surface. Further, a data memory element for transmitting data to a kitchen appliance operable by electric motor includes a plurality of contact elements that are separate from each other and optionally a contact surface. Further, a combination of a kitchen appliance operable by electric motor and a data memory element, which can be detachably connected to the kitchen appliance, can transmit data of the data memory element to the kitchen appliance while the data memory element is connected to the kitchen appliance. Further, a combination of a kitchen appliance operable by electric motor and a data memory element, which can be handled as an individual part, can bring the data memory element into contact with the kitchen appliance for data exchange.

Kitchen appliance operable by electric motor, data memory element, and combination of a kitchen appliance operable by electric motor and a data memory element

A system comprising an electric kitchen appliance and an additional module that can be connected to the electric kitchen appliance for the exchange of data, wherein the additional module has a kitchen appliance interface, via which the data can be transmitted from the additional module to the electric kitchen appliance. The additional module has a radio interface and a repeater, wherein a data connection to a radio network can be established by way of the radio interface such that via the radio network, data signals can be transmitted to the additional module. By way of the repeater, the intensity of received data signals from the radio network can be amplified, and the amplified data signals can be re-transmitted. In this way, an additional benefit is made available to the user of the system.

System comprised of an electrical kitchen appliance and an add-on module

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