Kitchen machine system and exchange set

Abstract

The present invention relates to a food processor system comprising a food processor and an interchangeable cover set. A cover element of the interchangeable cover set can be placed on a bowl of the food processor in place of a cover element of the food processor itself.

Description

The present invention relates to a kitchen machine system and an exchange set. Food processors typically have a bowl, especially a preparation bowl. This preparation bowl may contain a rotating element, particularly a mixing blade. The mixing blade can stir and / or chop. Pots used in food processors often have cover elements that can be designed as lids. One objective of the invention is to provide an improved kitchen machine system and exchange set. This task is solved by a kitchen machine according to claim 1 and an exchange set according to claim 8. The invention relates to a food processor system comprising a food processor with: - a pot, wherein the pot has an interior bounded by a pot base and a pot wall, and a pot opening, wherein the pot opening is surrounded by a pot rim; - a first cover element with which the pot opening of the pot can be covered, wherein the first cover element has a first recognition feature; - a recognition device arranged on the pot, wherein the recognition device is configured to recognize the first recognition feature when the first cover element is positioned in a target position and to release a function only when the first recognition feature is recognized;and an exchange set comprising: - a second cover element with which the pot opening of the pot can be covered instead of the first cover element; - a component which has a second recognition feature, wherein the second recognition feature is identical in property to the first recognition feature, wherein the component can be arranged such that the second recognition feature is recognizable by the recognition device as the first recognition feature, so that the function can be released even when the pot opening is covered with the second cover element. Further embodiments of a kitchen appliance system according to the invention are specified in the dependent claims. These embodiments are described below. In one embodiment, the detection device may be a magnetic field detection device. This could refer to a magnetic field sensor capable of detecting or measuring a parameter of a magnetic field, such as polarization, direction, flux density, or strength. In one embodiment, the first detection feature may be magnetic, and in particular, the first detection feature may comprise a magnet. The magnet may be a permanent magnet or an electromagnet. The magnet may be generated by a current-carrying coil. The first detection feature may comprise a metal. It may also be provided that the first detection feature comprises multiple magnets. In one embodiment, the second detection feature may be magnetic, and in particular, comprise a magnet. The magnet may be a permanent magnet or an electromagnet. The magnet may be generated by a current-carrying coil. The first detection feature may comprise a metal. It may be provided that the second detection feature comprises multiple magnets. According to one design, the component can be detachably arranged on the kitchen machine, in particular on a handle. According to one embodiment, the component may have a secondary function, in particular being a holder for the first cover element and / or the second cover element. In one embodiment, the function can be to lock either the first or the second cover element, depending on which of the two covers is used to cover the pot opening. This means that even if the pot opening is covered with the second cover element, which does not have a first recognition feature, the second cover element can still be locked, since the inability to detect the first recognition feature is compensated for by the detection of the second. According to one embodiment, the second recognition feature may be arranged in a movable part of the component, wherein the movable part can only be attached to the second cover element in a recognition position in which the second recognition feature is recognizable by the recognition device as the first recognition feature if the pot opening of the pot is covered with the second cover element. According to one embodiment, the movable part may be arranged to be pivotable or slidable. The invention further relates to an exchange set for a food processor, wherein the food processor comprises: - a pot, wherein the pot has an interior bounded by a pot base and a pot wall, and a pot opening, wherein the pot opening is surrounded by a pot rim, - a first cover element with which the pot opening of the pot can be covered, wherein the first cover element has a first recognition feature, and - a recognition device arranged on the pot, wherein the recognition device is configured to recognize the first recognition feature when the first cover element is positioned in a target position and to release a function only when the first recognition feature is recognized;wherein the replacement set comprises: - a second cover element with which the pot opening of the pot can be covered instead of the first cover element, - a component which has a second recognition feature, wherein the second recognition feature is identical in properties to the first recognition feature, wherein the component can be arranged such that the second recognition feature is recognizable by the recognition device as the first recognition feature, so that the function can be released even when the pot opening is covered with the second cover element.; The features mentioned in the dependent claims in the context of the kitchen machine system can also be features of the exchange set according to the invention. Fig. 1 shows a food processor with: - a pot 1, wherein the pot 1 has an interior 200 bounded by a pot base and a pot wall 501, and a pot opening, wherein the pot opening is surrounded by a pot rim 300; - a first cover element 3 with which the pot opening of the pot 1 can be covered, wherein the first cover element 3 has a first recognition feature 101; - a recognition device 100, which is arranged on the pot 1, wherein the recognition device 100 is configured to recognize the first recognition feature 101 when the first cover element 3 is positioned in a target position and to release a function only when the first recognition feature 101 is recognized. Fig. 2 shows that an exchange set can be used, namely an exchange set with: - a second cover element 4, with which the pot opening of the pot 1 can be covered instead of the first cover element 3, - a component 5, which has a second recognition feature 102, wherein the second recognition feature 102 is identical in properties to the first recognition feature 101, wherein the component 5 can be arranged such that the second recognition feature 102 is recognizable by the recognition device 100 as the first recognition feature 101, so that the function can also be released when the pot opening is covered with the second cover element 4. The second cover element 4 does not have a first identification feature 101. The second cover element 4 also does not have a second identification feature 102. However, component 5 does have a second identification feature. The detection device 100 is a magnetic field detection device. The first identifying feature, 101, includes a magnet. The second identifying feature, 102, includes a magnet. Component 5 can be detachably arranged on the food processor, in particular on a handle 6. Component 5 has a secondary function, wherein component (5) is in particular a holder for the first cover element 3 and / or the second cover element 4. The function is a locking of the first cover element 3 or the second cover element 3, depending on which cover element 3, 4 of the first cover element 3 and the second cover element 4 covers the pot opening. Fig. 3 shows another view of the kitchen machine system according to Fig. 2. In Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, the component is detachably attached to a handle 6. Figures 4 and 5 show a first embodiment in which the second recognition feature 102 is arranged in a movable part 370A of component 5. The movable part 370A can only be secured by the second cover element 4 in a recognition position, in which the second recognition feature 102 is recognizable by the recognition device 100 as the first recognition feature 101, if the pot opening of the pot 1 is covered by the second cover element 4. In Figure 4, part 370A is pivotally arranged. Figure 4 shows the recognition position in which the pivotally arranged part 370A is positioned. A collar 371 of the second cover element 4 secures or holds part 370A in the recognition position. If the second cover element 4 is removed from the pot opening, the movable part 370A is automatically pivoted into a position in which detection of the second detection feature 102 by the detection device 100 is not possible. In Figures 6 and 7, the movable part 370B does not pivot, but rather slides due to preload from a spring, in particular a plastic spring. In Figure 5, with the second cover element 4 placed on the pot opening, the collar 371 holds the part 370B in the detection position. When the second cover element 4 is removed from the pot opening, the spring 372 pushes the movable part 370B into a position in which the second detection feature 102 is not visible to the detection device 100, see Figure 7.

Claims

A food processor system comprising a food processor with: - a pot (1), wherein the pot (1) has an interior space (200) bounded by a pot base and a pot wall (501) and a pot opening, wherein the pot opening is surrounded by a pot rim (300); - a first cover element (3) with which the pot opening of the pot (1) can be covered, wherein the first cover element (3) has a first recognition feature (101); - a recognition device (100) arranged on the pot (1), wherein the recognition device (100) is configured to recognize the first recognition feature (101) when the first cover element (3) is positioned in a target position and to release a function only when the first recognition feature (101) is recognized;and an exchange set comprising: - a second cover element (4) with which the pot opening of the pot (1) can be covered instead of the first cover element (3); - a component (5) which has a second recognition feature (102), wherein the second recognition feature (102) is identical in properties to the first recognition feature (101), wherein the component (5) can be arranged such that the second recognition feature (102) is recognizable by the recognition device (100) as the first recognition feature (101), so that the function can be released even when the pot opening is covered with the second cover element (4). Kitchen appliance system according to claim 1, wherein the detection device (100) is a magnetic field detection device. Kitchen appliance system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first detection feature (101) is magnetic, wherein the first detection feature (101) in particular comprises a magnet. Kitchen appliance system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second recognition feature (102) is magnetic, wherein the second recognition feature (102) in particular comprises a magnet. Kitchen machine system according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the component (5) can be detachably arranged on the kitchen machine, in particular on a handle (6). Kitchen machine system according to claim 5, wherein the component (5) has a secondary function, wherein the component (5) is in particular a holder for the first cover element (3) and / or the second cover element (4). Kitchen machine system according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the function is a locking of the first cover element (3) or the second cover element (3), depending on which cover element (3, 4) of the first cover element (3) and of the second cover element (4) covers the pot opening. Kitchen appliance system according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the second recognition feature (102) is arranged in a movable part (370A, 370B) of the component (5), wherein the movable part (370A, 370B) can only be attached to the second cover element (4) in a recognition position in which the second recognition feature (102) is recognizable by the recognition device (100) as the first recognition feature (101) if the pot opening of the pot (1) is covered with the second cover element (4). Kitchen machine system according to claim 8, wherein the movable part (370A, 370B) is arranged to be pivotable or displaceable. Replacement set for a food processor, the food processor comprising: - a pot (1), wherein the pot (1) has an interior space (200) bounded by a pot base and a pot wall (501) and a pot opening, the pot opening being surrounded by a pot rim (300), - a first cover element (3) with which the pot opening of the pot (1) can be covered, wherein the first cover element (3) has a first recognition feature (101), and - a recognition device (100) arranged on the pot (1), wherein the recognition device (100) is configured to recognize the first recognition feature (101) when the first cover element (3) is positioned in a target position and to release a function only when the first recognition feature (101) is recognized;wherein the replacement set comprises: - a second cover element (4) with which the pot opening of the pot (1) can be covered instead of the first cover element (3), - a component (5) which has a second recognition feature (102), wherein the second recognition feature (102) is identical in properties to the first recognition feature (101), wherein the component (5) can be arranged such that the second recognition feature (102) is recognizable by the recognition device (100) as the first recognition feature (101), so that the function can be released even when the pot opening is covered with the second cover element (4).

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