Locking mechanism
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12121185B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-22

    申请号:US17256972

    申请日:2019-06-28

    摘要: A locking mechanism (104) for a kitchen device (101) having a vessel (105), the vessel (105) providing an interior space and having a rim (106) surrounding an opening (105a) of the space, and a lid (121) to engage the rim (106) to close the space, the locking mechanism (104) comprising: a retaining arm (107), the retaining arm (107) being attachable to the device (101) and movable between a free position, wherein the lid (121) is movable with respect to the vessel (105), and a retaining position, wherein the retaining arm (107) is engageable with the lid (121) to retain the lid (121) against the vessel (105) to at least partly close the opening (105a); a securing assembly (108), the securing assembly (108) being attachable to the device (101) to engage the retaining arm (107) and movable between a free position, wherein the retaining arm (107) may be moved between the free position and the retaining position, and a securing position, wherein the securing assembly (108) engages the retaining arm (107) to prevent movement of the retaining arm (107) from the retaining position; a processor; and an electric motor (157) operated by the processor to move the securing assembly (108) between the free position and the securing position.

    MILK FROTHING DEVICE
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240324543A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18740643

    申请日:2024-06-12

    IPC分类号: A01J11/04 A47J43/044

    摘要: There is disclosed herein a frothing assembly (21) to froth milk in a container (11). The assembly (21) includes: a body (25); a motor (33) fixed to the body and having an output shaft (34) that is rotatably driven about a longitudinal axis (35) of the shaft (34); a frothing device (36) rotatably driven by the shaft (34) and to be submerged in the milk in the container (11); and a perforated member (43) at least partly surrounding the frothing device (36) and spaced from the frothing device (36) by a clearance (44), wherein rotation of the frothing device (36) causes movement of milk in the clearance (44) and movement of milk through the perforated member (43) to be circulated back through the container (11) and the clearance (44) to cause frothing of the milk.

    Sous vide appliance
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12102253B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-01

    申请号:US17042906

    申请日:2019-03-29

    IPC分类号: A47J27/10 A47J27/00

    CPC分类号: A47J27/10 A47J27/004

    摘要: There is disclosed herein a sous vide appliance (10) including: a tube (12) having longitudinally opposite first and second ends (14, 13), and providing a liquid flow path (26) having an inlet adjacent the first end (14), and an outlet adjacent the second end (13); a heating element (31) mounted adjacent the tube (12) to heat liquid passing along the flow path from the inlet to the outlet; an outer housing (11) within which the tube (12) is located; and a switch (32) located between the tube (12) and the housing (11) and operatively associated with the heating element (31) to provide for the delivery of electric power to the heating element (31).

    A COFFEE BEAN GRINDING APPARATUS
    4.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240315480A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-26

    申请号:US18573166

    申请日:2022-06-24

    IPC分类号: A47J31/42 A47J42/44 A47J42/50

    CPC分类号: A47J31/42 A47J42/44 A47J42/50

    摘要: There is disclosed herein a coffee bean grinding apparatus including: a transmitter for emitting a signal; a receiver for receiving at least a portion of the signal; a hopper for containing coffee beans, wherein at least a portion of the coffee beans contained by the hopper is located between the transmitter and receiver; a grinding mechanism for grinding coffee beans fed by the hopper; and a controller, in electrical communication with the transmitter, the receiver and the grinding mechanism, configured to: receive, from the receiver, a measurement indicative of a proportion of the signal received from the transmitter; determine, based on the measurement, whether the hopper contains at least a threshold amount of coffee beans; and in response to determining that the hopper contains less than the threshold amount of coffee beans, perform one or more detection functions.

    Milk frothing device
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12042083B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-23

    申请号:US17311661

    申请日:2019-12-09

    IPC分类号: A47J31/44 A47J31/60

    摘要: There is disclosed herein a coffee machine (10) including: a body (12); a steam wand (14), to froth milk, attached to the body (12); and a cleaning mechanism (20), the cleaning mechanism (20) including: a stem (22) having a first end portion (24) attached to the body (12), and a second end portion (26) extending longitudinally away from the first end portion (24); and a supply of water under pressure to deliver water to the second end portion (26), wherein water under pressure is delivered to the second end portion (26) to produce at least one water jet directed at the steam wand (14).

    FOOD PROCESSING DEVICE
    9.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240023759A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-25

    申请号:US18264009

    申请日:2022-02-03

    IPC分类号: A47J43/07

    CPC分类号: A47J43/0777 A47J43/0794

    摘要: A food processing device including: abase having a drive motor; a vessel removably mounted on the base and including a bottom wall, a side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall to a cover member, the cover member including a feed tube extending upwardly therefrom; a pusher member adapted to be slidably received in the feed tube; and an interlock system operatively associated with the drive motor to enable operation of the drive motor, the system including: a light transmitter and a light sensor, the transmitter being operable to provide a path of light that is receivable by the light sensor; a light channel having an input end portion associated with the light transmitter and an output end portion associated with the light sensor to allow the path of light to travel therethrough; and a light blocker located between the input and output end portions of the light channel, the light blocker being movable between: a closed position to block the path of light travelling through the light channel, and an open position to permit the path of light through the light channel such that the sensor receives the path of light, thereby enabling operation of the drive motor, wherein the light blocker is movable to the open position by engagement of the pusher member.