FOOD DISPENSING APPLIANCE

Description

[0001] The invention relates in particular to a food grinding device with an actuating part and with a base part which has a cutting part, wherein the actuating part can be movably connected to the base part in such a way that food to be ground can be pushed through the cutting part by means of a movement of the actuating part relative to the base part.

[0002] From DE 10 2009 023 167 A1, a device for cutting foodstuffs, such as fruits and vegetables, is known. It comprises a cutting element with multiple blades and an actuating element, both of which are pivotably mounted relative to each other. To cut the food, the actuating element is pressed against the cutting element. The actuating element has a plunger that pushes the food through the cutting element, with the blades engaging in corresponding recesses in the plunger. The cutting element has a cutting frame in which cutting blades are held. The device also has a lid for attaching to a container for the cut food. The lid has an opening that allows the cut food to pass through.

[0003] From DE 21 2005 000 048 U1, a food processing device is known comprising a container with a bottom and a plurality of upwardly extending side walls, wherein the side walls have an upper end and a bottom end, and wherein the container has an upper end and a bottom end, and comprising a tray attached to the container closer to the upper end of the container than to the bottom end of the container, wherein the tray defines an inner region within an area defined by the side walls of the container, and wherein the tray has a plurality of cutting edges. The food processing device also comprises a lid pivotably attached to the container, wherein the lid has a plurality of projections designed with regard to their size and shape to be received between the plurality of cutting edges when the lid is closed.

[0004] US patent 2008 0307980 A1 discloses a device capable of cutting fruits as well as root and tuber vegetables. The device features a crank drive for rotating the material being cut and a linearly guided cutting blade container.

[0005] From DE 20 2012 010 996 U1, a device for cutting fruit and hard vegetables is known. The device has a cutting unit mounted in a housing and a manually operated fixing and drive device for the material being cut, arranged above the cutting unit. The housing is pot-shaped and has a lid in which the fixing and drive device is mounted.

[0006] The object of the present invention is to provide a food grinding device which allows food to be ground to be quickly and easily cut into another shape, in particular a shape suitable for decorating food.

[0007] The problem is solved by a food shredding device characterized in that the actuating part has a rotary drive by means of which the food to be shredded can be rotated relative to a spiral cutting part, and in that the base part has a receptacle into which either the cutting part or the spiral cutting part can be inserted. The invention has the particular advantage that foods to be shredded, such as cucumbers, carrots, or radishes, can not only be sliced ​​or cut into sticks by pushing them through a cutting part, but alternatively, using the same food shredding device, can also be easily and quickly cut into spiral garlands.

[0008] The base of the food shredder features a receptacle into which either the cutting blade or the spiral cutting blade can be inserted. This offers the distinct advantage of allowing for quick and easy exchange between the cutting blade and the spiral cutting blade.

[0009] In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the cutting element can be inserted into the holder without tools. Alternatively or additionally, it can be advantageously provided that the cutting element can be removed from the holder again without tools and without damage. The same applies analogously, alternatively, or additionally to the spiral cutting element. Due to the tool-free interchangeability, the food processing device according to the invention can be easily and quickly reconfigured.

[0010] In a special design, the cutting element and / or the spiral cutting element are inserted into the holder by a locking and / or clamping mechanism. This advantageously prevents the cutting element or the spiral cutting element from unintentionally detaching from the holder.

[0011] In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the food grinding device, especially its base, has a container. This container can serve, in particular, to collect the ground food.

[0012] The receptacle can advantageously be formed in the area of ​​an opening of the container. Alternatively or additionally, it can be advantageously provided that the receptacle is formed at least partially by the rim of the container surrounding an opening. Such a design is particularly easy to handle. Furthermore, the particular advantage lies in being able to use the container directly as a storage container for the minced food by removing the cutting element or spiral cutting element from the receptacle and replacing it with a lid. In this respect, it is particularly advantageous if the food mincing device has several containers that can be successively filled with minced food according to the invention.

[0013] In a special design, the cutting element or spiral cutting element inserted into the holder covers the opening of the container, in particular completely. Such a design is especially safe. In particular, such a design largely ensures that no minced food accidentally escapes from the container or foreign objects enter the container.

[0014] In a very robust design, which requires very few components, the cutting element inserted into the holder rests on the edge of the container. This provides particularly good support for the cutting element during the shredding process, when the food to be shredded is forced through it. The same applies if, instead of the cutting element, the spiral cutting element is inserted into the holder in such a way that it rests on the edge of the container.

[0015] Alternatively or additionally, it can be advantageously provided that the cutting element and / or the spiral cutting element inserted into the holder partially protrude into the container. For example, such a design can be achieved by the cutting element and / or the spiral cutting element having a circumferential fold. In this way, effective horizontal support of the inserted cutting element or the spiral cutting element relative to the container is advantageously achieved.

[0016] Preferably, the movable connection between the actuating part and the base part is designed such that rotation of the actuating part relative to the base part is prevented. Particularly when the base part is guided in the actuating part, especially in a linearly displaceable manner, it may be advantageous for the base part to have an outer contour in its horizontal cross-section that differs from a circular shape, while the actuating part has an inner contour in its horizontal cross-section that differs from a circular shape. For example, the base part and / or the actuating part may have a rectangular, or preferably square, cross-section.

[0017] In general, the base part and / or the actuating part can be cylindrical, at least in sections. To prevent relative rotation of the base part relative to the actuating part, particularly when the rotary drive is actuated, it can be advantageous to provide that the base of the cylinder is not a circle.

[0018] In a particularly easy-to-handle design, the food shredding device has an anti-slip element, especially on the base. It is particularly advantageous for the base to have an anti-slip element, especially on the base. The anti-slip element prevents the food shredding device from slipping on the base on which it is used and, in particular, allows the torque applied when using the rotary drive (for example, via a hand crank) to be absorbed by the base.

[0019] The anti-slip element can be designed, for example, as a ring, in particular as an O-ring, or as a base, or as a mat, or as a grid, or as an arrangement of, in particular, parallel strips, or as an arrangement of, in particular, parallel strands. For example, the anti-slip element can be designed as a strand or as a ring, in particular as an O-ring, which is inserted into a groove on the underside of the base part such that it partially protrudes.

[0020] The anti-slip element is preferably made of an elastic material, in particular silicone or rubber. At the very least, it is advantageous for the anti-slip element to be made of an elastic material, in particular silicone or rubber. Such a design has the particular advantage that the surface it rests on is protected from damage, especially scratching. Furthermore, such materials, in combination with typical surfaces such as a tabletop or worktop, exhibit very good adhesive properties.

[0021] Preferably, the container is at least partially transparent or see-through. With such a design, the user can directly visualize the fill level.

[0022] In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the actuating element can be linearly slidably connected to the base part. This can be achieved, for example, by designing the actuating element, especially telescopically, to slide onto the base part. In this way, a reliable, and in particular rotationally fixed, movable connection can be established quickly and easily, which can be released just as quickly and easily, for example, after a grinding process and / or for introducing new food material to be ground into the food grinding device.

[0023] The actuating element can have a receiving space into which the base part can be inserted, at least partially, in particular in a form-fitting manner and / or along an insertion direction. The insertion direction can, in particular, be the direction of movement of the actuating element relative to the base part, by means of which the food to be minced is pressed through the cutting element.

[0024] In an advantageous embodiment, the receiving space is partially bounded by a wall. This wall can advantageously serve to guide the actuating element relative to the base part. For this purpose, in particular, the shape of the inner contour of the receiving space wall and the shape of the outer contour of the base part can be identical in a plane perpendicular to the insertion direction. Preferably, there is only a small gap between the base part and the actuating element to allow the actuating element to be easily slipped over the base part without jamming.

[0025] To achieve a rotationally fixed movable connection between the actuating part and the base part, it is advantageous if the inner contour of the receiving chamber wall and the outer contour of the base part differ from a circular shape in a plane perpendicular to the insertion direction. In particular, it can be advantageous for the inner contour of the receiving chamber wall and the outer contour of the base part to be rectangular, especially square, in a plane perpendicular to the insertion direction. However, there are no fundamental restrictions regarding the shape of the inner contour or the shape of the outer contour.

[0026] However, it is particularly advantageous if the shape of the inner contour and the shape of the outer contour are rotationally symmetrical in a plane perpendicular to the insertion direction, because this allows for several relative orientations in which the actuating part and the base part can be slid into one another, thus simplifying handling. However, a non-rotationally symmetrical shape for the inner contour and a non-rotationally symmetrical shape for the outer contour are not fundamentally excluded.

[0027] In a particularly advantageous design, the wall has at least one opening and / or window. Such a design has the special advantage that the user can see the food being processed and / or the cutting element and / or the spiral cutting element during the processing. This allows the user to immediately recognize if a problem occurs, for example, if the food being processed has become jammed.

[0028] Furthermore, a cutout offers the distinct advantage of allowing the user to place food to be shredded into the intake chamber before the shredding process begins. A cutout also provides the advantage of enabling the user to correctly align and position food already placed in the intake chamber—for example, food that has already been inserted through a sliding opening in the actuating part for the base—by reaching through the cutout into the intake chamber with their fingers.

[0029] In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the food shredding device has a pressing piston against which the food to be shredded rests during movement of the actuating part relative to the base part, forcing it through the cutting part. In particular, the actuating part can include the pressing piston. Preferably, the pressing piston has grooves into which the cutting blades of the cutting part can engage. This ensures that the food to be shredded is completely cut and that nothing remains trapped between the cutting blades.

[0030] Preferably, the press ram is designed to be removable. In particular, it can be advantageous to provide that the press ram is detachably attached without tools and / or can be attached without tools. Removing the press ram may be necessary, for example, if the spiral cutting part is to be used instead of the cutting part, or if another cutting part is to be used instead of the cutting part. In this case, it can be provided that a drive mechanism for transmitting a rotational movement from the rotary drive to the food product is mounted in place of the press ram.

[0031] However, the actuating element can also be designed in such a way that the press ram does not need to be removed when using the spiral cutting element. For example, a drive element for transmitting a rotational movement from the rotary drive to a food product can be provided with a shaft by means of which it can be coupled to an output of the rotary drive, with the shaft extending rotatably through the press ram when coupled.

[0032] In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the press ram has a coupling element designed to interact with a counter-coupling element of an output of the rotary drive. In such an embodiment, the output acts as a holder for the press ram, but preferably no torque is transmitted to the press ram. In particular, this advantageously allows the same component to be used for coupling a driver and for coupling a press ram. The coupling element of the driver and the coupling element of the press ram can be designed differently. In particular, the coupling element of the press ram (in contrast to the coupling element of the driver) can be designed such that no torque can be transmitted to the press ram.

[0033] In a particularly robust design, the food grinding device has a rotary drive housing. In particular, the actuating element can include the rotary drive housing. A gearbox for the rotary drive can be arranged within the rotary drive housing. Furthermore, the rotary drive housing can be designed and arranged such that it at least partially encloses a portion of the receiving space described above.

[0034] Generally speaking, it can be advantageous for the rotary drive to include a gearbox. This gearbox can be, in particular, a spur gear gearbox. However, there are no fundamental restrictions regarding the type of gearbox.

[0035] The use of a gearbox offers the particular advantage that the axis of rotation of the drive mechanism, and thus the axis of rotation of the food being shredded, can be positioned parallel to and offset from the axis of rotation of a hand crank. This allows the user to conveniently position a hand in the axis of rotation of the food to exert force towards the spiral cutting element without obstructing the movement of the hand crank. As a result, unwanted lateral forces and misalignment of the actuating element relative to the base are effectively prevented.

[0036] Furthermore, the gearbox can be designed as a transmission gearbox or as a reduction gearbox, either to be able to transmit a large torque to the food product, which can be particularly advantageous for hard food products, or to be able to achieve a high rotational speed of the food product in order to be able to cut it quickly into spiral garlands.

[0037] The rotary drive can advantageously be designed as a manually operated drive. For example, the rotary drive can be designed as a crank drive or a cord-pull drive.

[0038] In a particular embodiment, the rotary drive is designed as a crank drive and features a hand crank that can be removed, particularly without tools and / or without damage. Such an embodiment has the distinct advantage that the hand crank can be removed when the food shredding device is to be used together with the cutting unit. When the food shredding device is to be used together with the spiral cutting unit, the hand crank can be attached, preferably by means of a rotationally fixed plug connection and / or a bayonet connection.

[0039] The rotary drive can alternatively be designed as an electric drive. In particular, it can be advantageous to provide the food grinding device with an electrical energy storage device, such as a battery, which supplies electrical energy to operate the rotary drive.

[0040] As already mentioned, the food shredding device can have a drive unit that can be coupled to or is coupled to the rotary drive, by means of which a rotational movement can be transmitted to the food to be shredded. Preferably, the drive unit has at least one projection, in particular a mandrel and / or a blade and / or a hook, to enable a rotationally fixed connection to the food to be shredded. The at least one projection can engage with the food to be shredded to establish a rotationally fixed connection to the food.

[0041] For coupling to the gearbox output, the drive unit can advantageously have a coupling element designed as a plug-in element. In particular, it can be advantageously provided that the coupling element can be inserted into or onto a counter-coupling element of the gearbox output in a snap-fit ​​and / or clamping manner. Preferably, the coupling element and the counter-coupling element are designed such that the drive unit can be coupled to the rotary drive without tools and / or that the drive unit can be uncoupled from the rotary drive without tools and without damage.

[0042] The cutting element preferably comprises at least one cutting blade, the blade of which is arranged in a plane aligned with the cutting direction, the cutting edge of the blade preferably being at a right angle to the cutting direction. In particular, the cutting element can have several cutting blades arranged parallel to each other or in a grid pattern. A cutting element with an arrangement of exclusively parallel cutting blades can be used to slice food. A cutting element with a grid pattern can be used to cut food into sticks. The cutting blades can also be arranged, for example, side by side but not parallel to each other, to cut food into wedge-shaped slices. There are no fundamental restrictions regarding the arrangement of the cutting blades.

[0043] The cutting edge of the cutting blade can be straight, curved, wavy, or serrated. In particular, the cutting edge of the cutting blade can be adapted to the type of food being processed.

[0044] A particularly advantageous embodiment includes at least one additional cutting element that differs from the cutting element, especially in the number of cutting blades, their arrangement, their shape, and / or the design of the cutting edge. This additional cutting element can, for example, be used instead of the cutting element when a different food product is to be cut and / or when the food product is to be cut into differently shaped pieces. For this purpose, it is particularly advantageous to have an additional press die that is adapted to the additional cutting element and can be used, preferably without tools, in exchange for the press die.

[0045] The spiral cutting element preferably has at least one blade, in particular a radially oriented one. Preferably, the at least one blade is positioned and oriented such that it cuts at least one spiral garland from a food item set in rotation by means of the rotary drive. It is particularly advantageous if the blade extends to the axis of rotation of the food item and / or the drive unit. This has the special advantage that the food item is reliably and completely cut into spiral garlands. However, it is also possible for there to be a small gap between the blade and the axis of rotation of the food item and / or the drive unit.Particularly in a design that has several radially aligned blades, especially exactly two or exactly four blades, a small radial distance of the blades to the axis of rotation can be present without significantly impairing the cutting performance.

[0046] With a design in which the spiral cutting part has several, in particular exactly two or exactly four, blades evenly distributed in the tangential direction, a particularly high cutting performance is achieved when cutting into spiral garlands, because several spiral garlands are peeled off simultaneously while the food to be shredded rotates.

[0047] In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the spiral cutting element has a receiving chamber, especially a conical one, for introducing foodstuffs, on the wall of which at least one blade is arranged. Preferably, the receiving chamber is oriented such that the central axis of the cone corresponds to the axis of rotation. Such an embodiment has the distinct advantage that the foodstuffs to be shredded are automatically aligned and centered on the axis of rotation.

[0048] In general, the spiral cutting element can be designed to simultaneously cut several spiral garlands from a food product. As already mentioned, this can be achieved by the spiral cutting element having several radially oriented blades, each of which simultaneously cuts a spiral garland from the food product. Alternatively or additionally, the spiral cutting element can have further cutting blades arranged perpendicular to the at least one blade, which divide the garland cut or to be cut by the blade (along its longitudinal direction) into several spiral garlands.

[0049] In a particularly advantageous embodiment, at least one additional spiral cutting element is provided, which differs from the spiral cutting element, in particular in the number of blades and / or in the cone angle of the spiral cutting element's receiving space and / or in the shape of the blades. This additional spiral cutting element can, for example, be used instead of the spiral cutting element when different food products are to be cut into spiral garlands and / or when the food products are to be cut into differently shaped spiral garlands.

[0050] The invention is shown in the drawing in an exemplary and schematic manner and is described below with reference to the figures, whereby identical or similarly functioning elements are usually provided with the same reference numerals even in different embodiments. The figures show: Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of a food grinding device according to the invention before its use with a cutting part, Fig. 2 shows an embodiment of a food grinding device according to the invention when used with the cutting part, Fig. 3 shows an embodiment of a food grinding device according to the invention when converted to use the spiral cutting part, Fig. 4 shows an embodiment of a food grinding device according to the invention before its use with a spiral cutting part, Fig. 5 shows an embodiment of a food grinding device according to the invention when used with the spiral cutting part.

[0051] The Figures 1 to 5Figure 1 shows an embodiment of a food grinding device according to the invention in various situations. The food grinding device has an actuating part 1 and a base part 2 with a cutting part 3. The actuating part 1 is movably connected to the base part 2 such that a food item 4 to be ground can be pushed through the cutting part 3 by moving the actuating part 1 relative to the base part 2, which in Figure 2 is shown and explained in detail below.

[0052] The actuating part 1 has a rotary drive 5 by means of which a foodstuff 4 to be minced can be rotated relative to a spiral cutting part 6 and thus minced, which is particularly useful in Figure 5 is shown and explained in detail below.

[0053] Fig. 1The figure shows the embodiment of the food grinding device according to the invention before its use with the cutting part 3.

[0054] The base part 2 has a container 7. The container 7 serves to collect the ground food. The container 7 is preferably transparent, although this is not shown in the figures. If the container is transparent, the user can visually check the fill level immediately.

[0055] The base part 2 has a receptacle 9 into which either the cutting part 3 or the spiral cutting part 6 can be inserted. The receptacle 9 is at least partially formed by the rim of the container 7 surrounding an opening of the container 7. The cutting part 3 inserted into the receptacle 9 rests on a rim 8 of the container 7, while a part of the cutting part 3 projects into the container 7. For this purpose, the cutting part 3 has a circumferential fold 26.

[0056] The spiral cutting element 6 has the same outer contour as the cutting element 3. When the spiral cutting element 6 is inserted into the receptacle 9 instead of the cutting element 3, it rests on the edge 8 of the container 7, while at the same time a part of the spiral cutting element 6 projects into the container 7. For this purpose, the spiral cutting element 6, like the cutting element 3, has a circumferential fold 26.

[0057] The base part 2 has an anti-slip element 10 on a contact surface, which is formed from an O-ring, preferably made of rubber or silicone. The anti-slip element 10 prevents the food shredding device from slipping relative to the contact surface and, in particular, allows the torque applied via the hand crank 11 when using the rotary drive to be supported on the contact surface.

[0058] The actuating part 1 has a receiving chamber 12 into which the base part 2 can be at least partially inserted. The receiving chamber 12 is laterally bounded by a wall 13 which has two openings 14. The openings 14 make it possible to introduce foodstuff 4 to be minced into the receiving chamber 12 before a mincing process and / or to align and position foodstuff 4 already located in the receiving chamber 12 (for example, introduced through the insertion opening).

[0059] The shape of the inner contour of the wall 13 of the receiving chamber 12 and the shape of the outer contour of the base part 2 are identical in a plane perpendicular to the insertion direction. This advantageously ensures that the actuating part 1 cannot rotate relative to the base part 2 when the rotary drive 5 is used. There is only a small amount of play between the base part 2 and the actuating part 1 to allow the actuating part 1 to be easily and securely placed over the base part 2, and to allow the foodstuff 4 to be shredded to be pushed through the cutting part 3. Figure 2 is shown.

[0060] The actuating part 1 has a pressing plunger 15 against which the foodstuff 4 to be minced rests during the movement of the actuating part 1 relative to the base part 2, forcing it through the cutting part 3. The pressing plunger 15 has grooves 16 into which the cutting blades 17 of the cutting part 3 engage towards the end of the movement of the actuating part 1 relative to the base part 2. This ensures that the foodstuff 4 to be minced is completely cut and does not become stuck between the cutting blades 17.

[0061] The press punch 15 is attached to the upper end of the receiving chamber 12 and can be removed without tools. Removing the press punch 15 is necessary if the spiral cutting part 6 is to be used instead of the cutting part 3, or if another cutting part (not shown) is to be used instead of the cutting part 3. The other cutting part (not shown) can differ from the cutting part, in particular in the number of cutting blades and / or the arrangement and / or the shape of the cutting blades. Preferably, another press punch (not shown) is provided that is adapted to the other cutting part so that the cutting blades of the other cutting part can engage in the grooves of the other press punch. However, the press punch 15 can also be designed to be used with different cutting parts.For this purpose, the press die 15 can have several different sets of grooves.

[0062] Figure 3 Figure 1 shows an embodiment of a food grinding device according to the invention during conversion to use the spiral cutting part 6 instead of the cutting part 3.

[0063] If the spiral cutting part 6 is to be used instead of the cutting part 3, the cutting part 3 is removed from the holder 9 and the spiral cutting part 6 is inserted into the holder 9 instead.

[0064] The spiral cutting element 6 has a conical receiving chamber for introducing the foodstuff 4 to be shredded, on the wall of which at least one blade 24 is arranged. The at least one blade 24 is positioned and oriented such that it cuts a spiral garland from the foodstuff 4, which is set in rotation by means of the rotary drive 5. An opening 25 extends next to the blade 24, through which the spiral garland passes from the receiving chamber into the container 7.

[0065] Furthermore, the actuating part 1 must also be modified if the spiral cutting part 6 is to be used instead of the cutting part 3. As already mentioned, the actuating part 1 has a rotary drive 5 with a hand crank 11. The rotary drive 5 is partially located in a rotary drive housing 18. The rotary drive housing 18 contains a gearbox 19 (shown schematically), to whose drive the hand crank 11 can be connected via a mechanical coupling interface 20 by simply attaching it, thus transmitting torque.

[0066] A drive element 21 can be coupled to the output of the gearbox 19, by means of which a rotational movement can be transmitted to a food product 4 to be shredded. For coupling to the output of the gearbox 19, the drive element 21 preferably has a coupling element 22 designed as a plug-in element. Preferably, the plug-in element can be inserted into a (not shown) counter-coupling element of the output of the gearbox 19 in a snap-fit ​​and / or clamping manner.

[0067] The driver 21 has at least one projection 23, namely prongs, which engage in the foodstuff 4 to be shredded in order to create a rotationally fixed connection so that a torque can be transmitted to the foodstuff 4 to be shredded.

[0068] Note: The (not shown) counter-feedback element can also serve, in particular, to hold the press ram 15 when the cutting element 3 is to be used instead of the spiral cutting element 6. For this purpose, the press ram 15 can have a coupling element 22 designed to interact with the counter-feedback element of the output of the gearbox 19. In this case, the output of the gearbox 19 does not transmit any torque to the press ram 15. The coupling element 22 can, in particular, be designed such that it can be inserted regardless of the rotational orientation of the output of the gearbox 19.

[0069] Figure 4The figure shows an exemplary embodiment of a food grinding device according to the invention before its use with a spiral cutting part 6. In the position shown, a food item 4 to be ground (not shown in this figure) can be placed and aligned between the driver 21 and the spiral cutting part 6, while the actuating part 1 is placed on the base part 2.

[0070] Figure 5Figure 1 shows an embodiment of a food shredding device according to the invention in use with the spiral cutting element 6. By rotating the hand crank 11, the food to be shredded 4 is set into rotation. Simultaneously, the food to be shredded 4 is pressed into the spiral cutting element 6 by the user exerting a corresponding downward force on the actuating element 1 of the food shredding device, which is placed on a (not shown) support surface. In particular, the user can hold and press down on the actuating element 1 with one hand while simultaneously operating the hand crank 11 with the other. The rotational movement causes the blade 24 to cut a spiral-shaped garland from the food to be set in rotation by the rotary drive 5. This garland is then placed directly into the container 7.

[0071] When the food item 4 to be chopped has been completely chopped, the actuating part 1 can be pulled completely or partially away from the base part 2 to repeat the process with another food item 4 to be chopped.

[0072] If cutting part 3 is to be used again instead of spiral cutting part 6, a reconversion can be carried out, in which the relevant Figure 3 The steps described can be reversed. Reference symbol list:

[0073] 1 Actuating part 2 Base part 3 Cutting part 4 Food 5 Rotary drive 6 Spiral cutting part 7 Container 8 Rim 9 Mounting 10 Anti-slip element 11 Hand crank 12 Mounting chamber 13 Wall 14 Opening 15 Pressing ram 16 Grooves 17 Cutting blades 18 Rotary drive housing 19 Gearbox 20 Coupling interface 21 Drive 22 Coupling element 23 Projection 24 Blade 25 Opening 26 Rebate

Claims

1. Food chopping device with an actuating part (1) and a base part (2), which comprises a cutting part (3), wherein the actuating part (1) is connectable to the base part (2) in such a way that foodstuff 4) to be chopped can be pressed through the cutting part (3) by means of a movement of the actuating part (1) relative to the base part (2), characterized in that the actuating part (1) comprises a rotary drive (5) by means of which foodstuff (4) to be chopped can be rotated relative to a spiral cutting part (6), and in that the base part (2) comprises a receptacle (9) into which either the cutting part (3) or the spiral cutting part (6) can be inserted.

2. Food chopping device according to claim 1, characterized in that the food chopping device comprises a container (7), or that the base part (2) comprises a container (7).

3. Food chopping device according to claim 2, characterized in that a. the receptacle (9) is configured in the area of an opening of the container (7) and / or that the receptacle (9) is configured at least partially by the edge area of the container (7) surrounding an opening, and / or that b. the cutting part (3) inserted into the receptacle (9) covers the opening of the container (7), in particular completely, and / or that the spiral cutting part (6) inserted into the receptacle (9) covers the opening of the container (7), in particular completely, and / or that c. the cutting part (3) inserted into the receptacle (9) rests on a rim (8) of the container (7), and / or that the spiral cutting part (6) inserted into the receptacle (9) rests on a rim (8) of the container (7), and / or that d. the cutting part (3) inserted into the receptacle (9) protrudes partially into the container (7), and / or that the spiral cutting part (6) inserted into the receptacle (9) protrudes partially into the container (7), and / or that e. the cutting part (3) is insertable into the receptacle (9) without tools and / or that the cutting part (3) can be removed from the receptacle (9) without tools and without destruction, and / or that f. the spiral cutting part (6) is insertable into the receptacle (9) without tools and / or that the spiral cutting part (6) can be removed from the receptacle (9) again without tools and without destruction, and / or that g. the cutting part (3) is insertable into the receptacle (9) with a snap-in and / or clamping action, and / or that the spiral cutting part (6) is insertable into the receptacle (9) with a snap-in and / or clamping action.

4. Food chopping device according to any of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the base part (2) comprises an outer contour in horizontal cross-section that differs from a circular shape.

5. Food chopping device according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a. the actuating part (1) is connectable to the base part (2) in a linearly displaceable manner, and / or that b. the actuating part (1) is connectable to the base part (2) in a movable manner in that it is configured to be slidable onto the base part (2), and / or that c. the actuating part (1) comprises a receiving space (12) into which the base part (2) can be slidingly inserted at least partially, in particular in a form-fitting manner and / or along a sliding direction.

6. Food chopping device according to any of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the food chopping device comprises a pressing plunger (15) against which the foodstuff (4) to be chopped bears during a movement of the actuating part (1) relative to the base part (2) in order to be pressed through the cutting part (3), or that the actuating part (1) comprises a pressing plunger (15) against which the foodstuff (4) to be chopped bears during movement of the actuating part (1) relative to the base part (2) in order to be pressed through the cutting part (3).

7. Food chopping device according to any of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that a. the rotary drive (5) comprises a gearbox (19), or that b. the rotary drive (5) is configured as a manually operated drive, in particular as a crank drive or as a cord pull drive, or that c. the rotary drive (5) is configured as an electric drive.

8. Food chopping device according to any of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the food chopping device comprises a driver (21) that can be coupled or is coupled to the rotary drive (5), by means of which a rotary movement can be transmitted to a foodstuff (4) to be chopped.

9. Food chopping device according to any of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that a. the cutting part (3) comprises at least one cutting blade (17), and / or b. the cutting part (3) comprises a cutting grid, and / or c. the cutting part (3) comprises several cutting blades (17) that are parallel to each other.

10. Food chopping device according to any of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that a. at least one further cutting part (3) is provided, which differs from the cutting part (3), in particular by the number of cutting blades (17) and / or by the arrangement of the cutting blades (17) and / or by the shape of the cutting blades (17) and / or by the design of the cutting edge, and / or that b. a further pressing plunger is provided, which is adapted to the further cutting part (3).

11. Food chopping device according to any of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that a. the spiral cutting part (6) comprises at least one, in particular radially aligned, blade (24), and / or that b. the at least one blade (24) is positioned and aligned in such a way that it separates at least one spiral garland from foodstuff (4) set in rotation by means of the rotary drive (5), and / or that c. the spiral cutting part (6) comprises several, in particular exactly two or exactly four, blades (24) arranged evenly in the tangential direction, and / or that d. the spiral cutting part (6) comprises a spiral cutting part receiving space, in particular conical, for introducing foodstuff (4), on the wall of which receiving space the at least one blade (24) is arranged, and / or that e. the spiral cutting part (6) is configured to simultaneously cut off several spiral garlands from a foodstuff (4), and / or that f. the spiral cutting part (6) comprises further blades arranged perpendicular to the blade (24).

12. Food chopping device according to any of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that at least one further spiral cutting part (6) is provided, which differs from the spiral cutting part (6), in particular by the number of blades (24) and / or by a cone angle of the spiral cutting part receiving space and / or by the shape of the blades (24).