Food processor with a juicer assembly, as well as a juicer assembly

The food processor with a juicer assembly addresses the need for additional juice extraction equipment by integrating a rotatable mixing knife and friction screen, facilitating efficient juice extraction within the existing food processor setup.

DE102023112369B4Active Publication Date: 2025-10-09WUNDERMIX GMBH
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Application Number
DE102023112369
Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-05-10
Publication Date
2025-10-09
Estimated Expiration
2043-05-10

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Technical Problem

Existing food processors require additional dedicated equipment for juice extraction, which increases kitchen space and costs due to the need for multiple devices for different food types.

Method used

A food processor with a juicer assembly that includes a rotatable mixing knife, an adapter, and a friction screen outside the pot, allowing for juice extraction using the existing food processor without additional space or cost.

Benefits of technology

Enables simple and rapid juice extraction of foods using a multifunctional food processor, reducing the need for separate juice extraction devices and optimizing kitchen space.

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Abstract

A kitchen appliance, comprising a pot (2) with a pot opening (3) which can be covered by a pot lid (4), the pot lid (4) having a central feed opening (5), a rotation element (7) rotatably arranged in a base region of the pot (2), a juicer assembly (1) for juicing food, comprising an adapter (8) which can be coupled to the rotating element (7) in a rotationally fixed manner at a first end (9) and which can be connected to a friction sieve (11) in a rotationally fixed manner at a second end (10) opposite the first end (9), wherein the rotating element (7) sets the adapter (8) and thus the friction sieve (11) in rotation during operation of the food processor, characterized in that the grater sieve (11) is arranged outside the pot (2) when the food processor is in operation.
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Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a food processor according to the preamble of claim 1 with a juicer assembly, as well as a juicer assembly as such.

[0002] A juicer assembly as proposed by this invention can be used in particular for a food processor of the type described below.

[0003] Such a food processor is generally used for processing food and preparing meals. The food processor can be a multifunctional food processor, such as the Thermomix® food processor TM5 and TM6 models sold by Vorwerk. Such a food processor comprises a pot. The pot has a pot opening. The pot opening can be covered (closed) with a pot lid, whereby the pot lid has a central feed opening that is smaller in diameter than the pot opening. The central feed opening is located centrally in the pot lid. A mixing and chopping tool, in particular a mixing blade, can be rotatably arranged in the area of ​​a pot base in the pot. When the food processor is in operation, the pot opening of the pot is covered with the pot lid.Ingredients can be introduced into the preparation pot through the central feed opening in the pot lid. The pot is inserted into a pot holder on a food processor base unit. The pot can be heated (e.g., by an integrated heating element or by external heating) so that food or ingredients inside the pot can be heated or cooked. An adapter can be connected to the mixing blade to transfer the rotation of the mixing blade to a tool connected to the adapter.

[0004] It would be desirable to be able to use such a food processor for juicing food. This would avoid the need to purchase dedicated juicing equipment, thus reducing costs. Juicing food refers in particular to fruits, vegetables, and fruits.

[0005] Juicing food naturally requires considerable effort, especially mechanical ones, for chopping or pressing the food. Various devices are available for this purpose, specifically for different foods. For example, there are universal presses, fruit presses, or citrus presses in manual or electromechanical versions. Food can also be grated to release the liquid bound in the food, for which various mechanical or electromechanical devices are also available. The disadvantage is that various devices for juicing different foods require additional space in the kitchen and are associated with additional costs.

[0006] A citrus press for a food processor is known, for example, from AT 522 365 A4.

[0007] The object of the invention is to propose a food processor and juicer assembly that enables simple and quick juicing of food.

[0008] The object is achieved by a food processor having the features of claim 1 and a juicer assembly having the features of claim 18.

[0009] First, the present invention relates to a food processor comprising a pot having a pot opening and a rotatable rotating element arranged in a base region of the pot. The pot opening can be covered with a pot lid having a central feed opening.

[0010] The food processor also features a juicer assembly for juicing food. The juicer assembly includes an adapter that can be rotationally connected to the rotating element at a first end and that can be rotationally connected to a grater sieve at a second end opposite the first end. The rotating element causes the adapter, and thus the grater sieve, to rotate during operation of the food processor.

[0011] The food processor according to the invention is also characterized by the fact that the grater sieve is located outside the bowl during operation. This allows for improved handling and accessibility compared to a grater sieve located inside the bowl of the food processor. Furthermore, the grater sieve can be designed independently of the available space in the bowl.

[0012] The food processor can also be used for other purposes when not assembled with the juicer assembly. Preferably, the food processor provides a multifunctional food processor on its own or is part of such a multifunctional food processor.

[0013] As such a food processor, it has the rotating element arranged in the base area of ​​the pot. This can be designed as a cutting element, mixing blade, stirring element, drive element or another element rotatable in the pot, or can comprise one or more of the aforementioned elements. In the simplest case, the rotating element can be the stub of a shaft. The rotating element is preferably driven by an electric motor arranged in a food processor base station. A design of the rotating element as a mixing blade is particularly preferred. The mixing blade can have several cutting or mixing elements (for example in the form of arms) projecting radially outwards from a mixing blade stub. Cutting elements can have blades.

[0014] The adapter, which can be coupled to the rotating element in a rotationally fixed manner at its first end, can have a shape adapted to the rotating element, so that the adapter can be easily placed onto the rotating element and connected to it in a rotationally fixed manner. During operation of the food processor, this generates a rotation of the rotating element, which transmits the rotational movement to the adapter. The transmission can occur, for example, via a positive connection. For this purpose, the adapter can have one or more adaptation interfaces, for example in the form of contact surfaces for contact with the aforementioned cutting or mixing elements of the mixing blade. The cutting or mixing elements of the mixing blade serve as rotation drivers for the adapter.

[0015] The rotation of the adapter can be transmitted to the friction screen, which is rotationally fixed to the adapter. The friction screen can be connected to the adapter directly or indirectly. An indirect connection can mean a connection via several interconnected (connected) components. The friction screen can be rotationally fixed to the adapter via a positive or non-positive connection.

[0016] The grater sieve can be designed as a combination of a grater and a sieve and have a grater sieve rim. Thus, the grater sieve can have a grater that, in particular, forms a grater sieve bottom.

[0017] The grater can be used to chop or grate any food that comes into contact with it, causing juice to flow out of the food.

[0018] A sieve, preferably a conical sieve, can be adjacent to the grater (the grater sieve base). This can be understood as a perforated body. It can be made of metal, plastic, or fabric. The aforementioned juice can be conveyed radially outward toward the sieve by centrifugal forces occurring during rotation of the grater sieve and pass through it. The grater sieve can have a grater sieve rim on a side of the sieve opposite the grater (the grater sieve base), through which a grated and juiced juice residue (pomace) can be discharged from the grater sieve.

[0019] The grater of the grater sieve can be flat or non-flat. For example, if the grater is non-flat, it can have a curvature, a pointed cone, or a combination of different geometries. If the grater is flat, it can be a friction disc or a friction plate. The sieve can also be shaped, for example, as a cylinder, a parabola, an ellipsoid, spherical, or generally as a curved surface.

[0020] Further embodiments of the invention are specified in the subclaims and the following description of these and other features.

[0021] According to a first embodiment of a kitchen appliance proposed by the invention, it can be provided that it has a container in which the grater sieve is arranged, wherein the container is arranged in particular outside the pot, and wherein the container can in particular have an insertion area for insertion into the central feed opening.

[0022] The container can be designed to accommodate the grater sieve. For this purpose, the container can preferably be arranged at least partially outside the pot. Furthermore, the container can have an insertion area on its underside, for example for simple and error-free positioning, which is designed to be inserted into the central feed opening of the pot lid. The insertion area can be a cylindrical collar that adjoins an underside of the container. A "underside" of the container means the side of the container facing the pot. The adapter or a component connected to it can be passed through the insertion area for direct or indirect connection to the grater sieve.

[0023] The insertion area can also have at least one drainage opening, for example in the form of a recess, a slot or a hole, through which liquid produced during juicing can flow from the container into the pot.

[0024] It can also be provided that there is a gap between the insertion area and the central feed opening for the liquid produced during juicing to drain away.

[0025] The grater sieve can also be rotatably mounted in the insertion area by a container bearing. For this purpose, a plug-in extension can be arranged on a side of the grater facing the pot, which plug-in extension contacts the container bearing or has the container bearing itself. Furthermore, the plug-in extension can be plugged onto the adapter in order to connect the adapter to the grater sieve in a rotationally fixed manner. The container bearing can be attached to the container side and centered relative to the grater sieve. Furthermore, the container bearing can be designed as a plain bearing. The plain bearing can enable the grater sieve to slide with as little wear as possible on the container or the insertion area of ​​the container. In further embodiments, the container bearing can be designed, for example, as a ball bearing or roller bearing. All of the aforementioned embodiments of the container bearing are independent of whether it is arranged in the insertion area or on the plug-in extension.

[0026] According to a further embodiment of a kitchen appliance proposed by the invention, it can be provided that the container can be closed with a container lid.

[0027] The container lid can be shaped to fit the container, allowing the container to be completely closed by the container lid. Furthermore, the container lid can have a closure element, such as a bayonet lock, with which the container lid can be attached to the container or the food processor. Furthermore, the container can have folding elements through which part of the container lid can be opened. Thus, at least part of the container can be accessible to a user even while the food processor is in operation. This can be used, for example, to remove juicing residues from the container.

[0028] In addition, the container lid can have a container lid bearing in which the friction screen can be rotatably mounted. The container lid bearing can be centered relative to the friction screen. The centered alignment of the container bearing and container lid bearing relative to the friction screen enables the friction screen to rotate as smoothly as possible. Furthermore, the container lid bearing, similar to the container bearing, can be designed as a plain bearing, a ball bearing, or a roller bearing, for example.

[0029] According to a further embodiment of a food processor proposed by the invention, it can be provided that the container lid has a feed opening for feeding food to be juiced.

[0030] The feed opening of the container lid can be located on the top side, i.e., on the side facing away from the container. Furthermore, the feed opening can be located above the grater sieve so that food passed through the feed opening can come into direct contact with the grater sieve. The feed opening can be designed as a simple recess in the container lid. The feed opening can also be designed in the form of a funnel or a cylinder.

[0031] The food processor may also provide a feed aid compatible with the feed opening. This can be adapted to the shape of the feed opening and can be used to push food placed into the feed opening onto the grater sieve or to convey it toward the grater sieve. The feed aid can be a plunger.

[0032] The feed opening can also be designed to have the previously explained container lid bearing, for example on its outer side.

[0033] To establish a connection between the grater screen, in particular the grater screen edge, and the container lid bearing arranged at the feed opening, at least one connecting web is arranged between the grater screen and the container lid bearing. This at least one connecting web can form a scoop-shaped part, wherein the scoop-shaped part is formed by the connecting web in the direction of the grater. The scoop-shaped design of the connecting web can promote the conveyance of juicing residues along the screen. Multiple connecting webs or scoop-shaped parts can be provided.

[0034] According to a further embodiment of a kitchen appliance proposed by the invention, the container can be arranged on the pot lid. This allows for particularly easy positioning of the container.

[0035] According to a further embodiment of a kitchen appliance proposed by the invention, it can be provided that the container has fastening means which fasten it to the pot lid, wherein the fastening means are arranged in particular on the insertion area.

[0036] The fastening elements can be used to secure the container to the pot. This prevents the container from being easily lifted off or moved around the food processor while the food processor is in operation. The fastening elements can be designed in different ways. For example, the fastening element can create a positive or non-positive connection. At least temporary adhesion is also possible as a fastening element.

[0037] According to a further embodiment of a kitchen appliance proposed by the invention, it can be provided that the fastening means fasten the container in the region of the central feed opening of the pot lid.

[0038] The fastening means can therefore preferably be arranged on the container side at the insertion area of ​​the container and on the pot lid side at the central feed opening of the pot lid. Since the container can be inserted into the central feed opening via the insertion area anyway, arranging the fastening means in this area can be advantageous.

[0039] According to a further embodiment of a kitchen appliance proposed by the invention, the fastening means can be provided as locking lugs that engage behind the central feed opening on the inside of the pot. Locking lugs are particularly easy to manufacture, for example, by injection molding. Furthermore, they enable a particularly simple and user-friendly irreversible attachment of the container to the pot lid.

[0040] According to a further embodiment of a kitchen appliance proposed by the invention, it can be provided that the grater sieve and the adapter are directly or indirectly connected to one another.

[0041] When the food processor is in operation, the adapter's rotation must be transferred to the grater sieve. To do this, the grater sieve and adapter must be connected. This can be done directly, for example, by interlocking the grater sieve and adapter. This allows the adapter's rotation to be transferred directly to the grater sieve.

[0042] The rotation of the adapter can also be transmitted to the friction screen indirectly. This requires an additional component or part, such as a clutch, a gear, a safety device, or another transmission unit.

[0043] According to a further embodiment of a kitchen appliance proposed by the invention, it can be provided that the grater sieve and the adapter are indirectly connected to one another via a securing device, wherein the securing device is designed to release the connection between the grater sieve and the adapter when the container lid is opened.

[0044] The safety device can be configured such that the connection between the adapter and the friction screen is released as soon as no pressure is exerted on the friction screen in the direction of the adapter. The pressure can be generated and maintained by placing the container lid on the adapter and locking it in place. If the container lid is opened again, the safety device can push the adapter and friction screen apart, releasing the rotationally fixed connection between them.

[0045] The securing device can, for example, comprise a pin tensioned by a spring, such as a coil spring. If the container lid is placed on the container with the friction screen inserted and locked, the pin can be moved against a spring force generated by the spring connected to the pin. If the container lid is opened again and lifted off the container, the spring can move the pin back, thereby sufficiently distancing the friction screen and adapter from each other so that they are not rotationally fixed to each other.

[0046] According to a further embodiment of a kitchen appliance proposed by the invention, it can be provided that the safety device is arranged on the adapter side.

[0047] This means that the securing device can be arranged at a second end of the adapter opposite the first end on the rotating element side. This allows the friction screen to be constructed with less complexity and replaced cost-effectively after wear.

[0048] According to a further embodiment of a kitchen appliance proposed by the invention, it can be provided that the container is designed in two parts and thus has a first container part and a second container part.

[0049] This makes it particularly easy to disassemble and assemble the container, which simplifies cleaning the container, for example.

[0050] According to a further embodiment of a kitchen appliance proposed by the invention, it can be provided that the first container part can be locked to the pot lid and the second container part can be locked to the first container part or vice versa.

[0051] The first container part can be locked to the pot, for example, using the insertion area and / or the fastening means, wherein the second container part can be locked to the first container part. The second container part can preferably be locked to the first container part using a bayonet lock, which can be closed, for example, by a sliding-turning movement or a pressing-turning movement. Conversely, the second container part can be attached to the pot, the pot lid, or a pot handle, which can be attached to the pot for easier handling. The first container part can then be attached to the second container part, for example, using a bayonet lock.

[0052] According to a further embodiment of a kitchen appliance proposed by the invention, it can be provided that the first container part is designed to at least partially collect juiced liquid.

[0053] The first container part can be configured to at least partially collect liquid escaping through the sieve of the grater sieve in a space. The space can be located between the grater sieve and the container, or a container wall that defines the container. From there, the collected liquid can flow into the pot through drainage openings in the insertion area, as previously explained.

[0054] According to a further embodiment of a kitchen appliance proposed by the invention, it can be provided that the second container part is designed to collect juicing residues.

[0055] The second container section configured for this purpose can have an area designed to collect the juicing residues generated by the food processor. As previously explained, the juicing residues exit the grater sieve via the grater sieve's rim. These residues are accelerated by the rotation of the grater sieve and therefore preferably collect in the second container section. To ensure the most trouble-free operation of the food processor when juicing food, the second container section can be larger than the first container section.

[0056] According to a further embodiment of a kitchen appliance proposed by the invention, it can be provided that the liquid collected in the first container part can be drained into the pot or into a container arranged outside the pot.

[0057] The first container part can therefore be designed such that the collected liquid is directed through the drainage opening in the insertion area into the pot of the food processor. The first container part can also be designed such that the collected liquid can be drained into a container arranged outside the pot, such as a drinking glass or a juice carafe. Likewise, the second container part can be designed to ensure the drainage of the liquid. Likewise, both the first container part and the second container part can be configured together to drain the liquid into the pot or a container arranged outside the pot.

[0058] According to a further embodiment of a kitchen appliance proposed by the invention, it can be provided that the container has a support element with which it is supported against rotation on an element arranged on the pot lid side or on the pot side, for example a pot lid handle or a pot handle.

[0059] The support element can be formed on or by the container, preferably the second container part. This can be designed to be able to support itself on various shapes or configurations of the pot lid, such as those of the Thermomix® kitchen appliances sold by the company "Vorwerk."

[0060] For example, the container can have a support element compatible with the pot lid on an underside facing away from the container lid. The pot lid, onto which the container can be placed, can have a component that matches the support element, such as a projection or a pot lid handle. The pot lid handle can be designed to facilitate handling of the pot lid by a user or to lock the pot lid to the pot.

[0061] Due to the compatibility of the support element and the pot lid, they can be secured against rotation, which means that any rotation transmitted from the food processor to the juicer assembly does not cause the container to rotate.

[0062] The juicer assembly for a food processor according to the present invention comprises: an adapter which can be coupled to the rotating element in a rotationally fixed manner at a first end and which can be connected to a friction sieve in a rotationally fixed manner at a second end opposite the first end, wherein the rotating element sets the adapter and thus the friction sieve in rotation during operation of the food processor.

[0063] Further embodiments of the invention are shown in the figures described below. Fig. 1 a juicer assembly with a bowl of a food processor in a sectional view Fig. 2 the juicer assembly Fig. 1 in a side view Fig. 3 the juicer assembly Fig. 1 without lid in an isometric view Fig. 4 a support element of the container Fig. 1, supported on a pot lid handle in a first embodiment in an isometric view from below Fig. 5 the support element of the container Fig. 1, supported on a pot lid handle in a second embodiment in an isometric view from below.

[0064] Fig. 1 shows the juicer assembly 1 with a bowl 2 of a food processor. The bowl 2 has a bowl opening 3, which is covered by a bowl lid 4. The bowl lid 4 forms a central feed opening 5 and a bowl lid handle 6. A rotating element 7, in the form of a mixing blade, is arranged in a base region of the bowl 2. The rotating element 7 is coupled to the adapter 8 in a rotationally fixed manner by a first end 9 of the adapter 8. The adapter 8 is connected to a friction sieve 11 in a rotationally fixed manner at a second end 10 opposite the first end 9.

[0065] The grater sieve 11 is arranged in a container 12 and has a grater 27, a sieve 28 and a grater sieve rim 29. The container 12 has a first container part 13 and a second container part 14. The first container part 13 is inserted into the central feed opening 5 of the pot lid 4 with an insertion area 15. In addition, the first container part 13 has fastening means 16, in the form of locking lugs, on the insertion area 15, with which the first container part 13 is fastened to the pot lid 4. The second container part 14 is connected to the first container part 13 via a bayonet lock 17. In addition, the second container part 14 has a support element 18. The support element 18 is designed such that the second container part 14 or the container 12 is supported in a form-fitting manner on the pot lid handle 6. By supporting the container 12 on the pot lid handle 6 orThe container 12 is secured against rotation by the pot lid 4, which is transmitted from the rotation element 7 to the juicer assembly 1.

[0066] The juicer assembly 1 also has a container lid 19. The container lid 19 is placed on top of the container 12 and closes it. The container lid 19 has a feed opening 20 for feeding the food to be juiced. The feeding of food can be simplified by a feed aid 26. The feed aid 26 has a shape adapted to the feed opening 20 and allows food placed in the feed opening 20 to be moved from the feed opening 20 toward the grater sieve 11 or to be pressed onto it.

[0067] In the attached state of the container lid 19, as in Fig. As shown in Figure 1, the grater sieve 11 is plugged onto the adapter 8 on the adapter side. During operation of the food processor, the rotation transmitted from the rotating element 7 to the adapter 8 is transferred from the adapter 8 to the grater sieve 11 through a positive fit between the adapter 8 and the grater sieve 11. The grater sieve 11 is rotatably mounted in a container bearing 21 in the insertion area 15. On the container lid side, the grater sieve 11 is rotatably mounted on the container lid 19 by a container lid bearing 22.

[0068] The adapter 8 additionally has a securing device 23. This comprises a pin 31 and a spring 32, which are arranged in the adapter 8 in such a way that the pin 31 pushes the friction sieve 11 away from the adapter 8 when the container lid 19 is not in place, thereby releasing the rotationally fixed connection between the adapter 8 and the friction sieve 11. If, however, the container lid 19 is placed on the container 12, the container 12 presses the friction sieve 11 onto the pin 31 and against the spring tension of the spring 32 until the friction sieve 11 is rotationally fixedly connected to the adapter 8. The container lid 19 can then be locked to the container 12 by means of a further bayonet lock 17.

[0069] Fig. 2 shows the juicer assembly 1 with the bowl 2 of the food processor from Fig. 1. Of the container 12, the second container part 14 is shown in particular, as well as the container lid 19 with the feed opening 20. The pot opening 3 is completely concealed by the pot lid 4 and the juicer assembly 1. Furthermore, the pot 2 has a pot handle 24.

[0070] Fig. Figure 3 shows the juicer assembly 1 without the container lid 19. The juicer assembly 1 is placed on a pot lid 4 without the container lid 19. The first container part 13 is connected to the second container part 14 by three bayonet locks 17. The grater sieve 11 is arranged in a central region of the first container part 13. The grater sieve 11 has several blade-shaped connecting webs 25 from an outer grater sieve region to the container lid bearing 22 arranged in a central region of the grater sieve 11. Via the container lid bearing 22, the grater sieve 11 can establish a rotatably mounted connection to the container lid 19. In addition, Fig. 2 from the inside of the container the support element 18 arranged on the outside of the container.

[0071] Fig. Figure 4 shows a configuration of the pot lid 4 and the pot lid handle 6, as well as the support element 18. The support element 18 of the juicer assembly 1 provides a positive contact with the matching pot lid handle 6. This secures the juicer assembly 1 against rotation.

[0072] Fig. 5 shows a further embodiment of the pot lid 4 and the pot lid handle 6 as well as the support element 18. Here too, the support element 18 of the juicer assembly 1, comparable to Fig. 4, provides a positive contact with the pot lid handle 6 and secures the juicer assembly 1 against rotation.

[0073] To juice food, the food to be juiced is to be placed into the feed opening of the juicer assembly while the food processor is in operation, as shown in Fig.1. The food is then chopped upon contact with the grater 27 of the grater sieve 11. The rotation of the grater sieve 11 accelerates the chopped food and conveys it to the sieve 28. When conveyed over the sieve 28, a liquid component of the food passes through the sieve 28, while a juicing residue is conveyed over the grater sieve edge 29 into the container. The juicing residue collects in particular in the second container part 14, with the liquid component of the food being conveyed from the container via the drain opening 30 in the insertion area 15 into the pot 2. List of reference symbols 1 juicer assembly 2 pots 3 Pot opening 4 pot lids 5 central feed opening 6 pot lid handle 7 Rotation element 8 adapters 9 first end 10 second end 11 Grating sieve 12 containers 13 first container part 14 second container part 15 Insertion area 16 fasteners 17 Bayonet lock 18 Support element 19 Container lid 20 Feed opening 21 container storage 22 container lid bearings 23 Safety device 24 pot handle 25 shovel-shaped connecting bars 26 Feeding aid 27 grater 28 sieve 29 Friction screen edge 30 Drain opening 31 pen 32 spring

Claims

[1] Kitchen appliance, comprising a pot (2) with a pot opening (3) which can be covered by a pot lid (4), wherein the pot lid (4) has a central feed opening (5), a rotation element (7) rotatably arranged in a base region of the pot (2), a juicer assembly (1) for juicing food, comprising an adapter (8) which can be coupled to the rotating element (7) in a rotationally fixed manner at a first end (9) and which can be connected to a friction sieve (11) in a rotationally fixed manner at a second end (10) opposite the first end (9), wherein the rotating element (7) sets the adapter (8) and thus the friction sieve (11) in rotation during operation of the food processor, characterized by , that the grater sieve (11) is arranged outside the pot (2) when the food processor is in operation. [2] Food processor according to claim 1, characterized byin that it has a container (12) in which the friction sieve (11) is arranged, wherein the container (12) is arranged in particular outside the pot (2), and wherein the container (12) in particular has an insertion area (15) for insertion into the central feed opening (5). [3] Food processor according to claim 2, characterized by that the container (12) can be closed with a container lid (19). [4] Food processor according to claim 3, characterized by that the container lid (19) has a feed opening (20) for feeding food to be juiced. [5] Food processor according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized by that the container (12) is arranged on the pot lid (4). [6] Food processor according to one of claims 2 to 5, characterized bythat the container (12) has fastening means (16) which fasten it to the pot lid (4), wherein the fastening means (16) are arranged in particular on the insertion area (15). [7] Food processor according to claim 6, characterized by that the fastening means (16) fasten the container (12) in the area of ​​the central feed opening (5) of the pot lid (4). [8] Food processor according to claim 6 or 7, characterized by that the fastening means (16) are locking lugs which engage behind the central feed opening (5) on the inside of the pot. [9] Food processor according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by that the friction sieve (11) and the adapter (8) are directly or indirectly connected to one another. [10] Food processor according to claim 9, characterized bythat the friction sieve (11) and the adapter (8) are indirectly connected to one another via a securing device (23), wherein the securing device (23) is designed to release the connection between the friction sieve (11) and the adapter (8) when the container lid (19) is opened. [11] Food processor according to claim 10, characterized by that the securing device (23) is arranged on the adapter side. [12] Food processor according to one of claims 2 to 11, characterized by that the container (12) is formed in two parts and thus has a first container part (13) and a second container part (14). [13] Food processor according to claim 12, characterized by that the first container part (13) can be locked to the pot lid (4) and the second container part (14) can be locked to the first container part (13) or vice versa. [14] Food processor according to claim 12 or 13, characterized bythat the first container part (13) is designed to at least partially collect juiced liquid. [15] Food processor according to one of claims 12 to 14, characterized by that the second container part (14) is designed to collect juicing residues. [16] Food processor according to claim 14 or 15, characterized by that the liquid collected in the first container part (13) can be drained into the pot (2) or into a vessel arranged outside the pot (2). [17] Food processor according to one of claims 2 to 16, characterized by that the container (12) has a support element (18) with which it is supported against rotation on an element arranged on the pot lid side or on the pot side, for example a pot lid handle (6) or a pot handle (24). [18] Juicer assembly (1) for a food processor according to one of claims 1 to 17, wherein the juicer assembly (1) comprises: an adapter (8) which can be coupled to the rotary element (7) in a rotationally fixed manner at a first end (9) and which can be connected to a friction sieve (11) in a rotationally fixed manner at a second end (10) opposite the first end (9), wherein the rotation element (7) sets the adapter (8) and thus the friction sieve (11) in rotation during operation of the food processor.

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