Global Patent Index - EP 0116017 B1

EP 0116017 B1 19900926 - ELECTRIC HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE FOR CUTTING FRUIT, VEGETABLES AND SIMILAR FOOD PRODUCTS INTO SMALL STICKS OR CHUNKS OF VARIABLE THICKNESS

Title (en)

ELECTRIC HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE FOR CUTTING FRUIT, VEGETABLES AND SIMILAR FOOD PRODUCTS INTO SMALL STICKS OR CHUNKS OF VARIABLE THICKNESS

Publication

EP 0116017 B1 19900926 (EN)

Application

EP 84830001 A 19840103

Priority

IT 1907383 A 19830112

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0116017A1] An electric household appliance comprises a container (9) in which a motor-driven shaft (7) is supported axially, a hopper-duct (13) having an end (14) opening into the container (9) and extending parallel to and eccentrically of the shaft (7), a comb-shaped cutting tool (19, 20) fixed for rotation with the shaft (7) at a distance from the open end (14) of the hopper-duct (13) equal to the length of its blades (19), a disc (25) fixed for rotation with the shaft (7) by means of a splined coupling (27) and having a plurality of slots (29) through which the blades (19) of the cutting tool (19, 20) pass, the disc (25) being located between the cutting tool (19, 20) and the open end (14) of the hopper-duct (13), and a slicing blade (31) fixed for rotation with the shaft (7). The blade (31) is structurally independant of the disc (25) and extends coplanar with the open end (14) of the hopper-duct (13) to rotate edgewise thereto. The appliance also includes manually operable means (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41) for moving the disc (25) away from or closer to the open end (14) of the hopper-duct (13). The appliance allows fruit, vegetables and similar food products to be cut into small sticks or chunks of a thickness which can be varied at will simply by adjusting the position of the disc (25) on the shaft (7), the position of the disc being adjustable without having to dismantle and reassemble all the components of the appliance.

IPC 1-7

B26D 3/22; B26D 3/26

IPC 8 full level

B26D 3/22 (2006.01); B26D 3/26 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B26D 3/225 (2013.01); B26D 3/26 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0116017 A1 19840815; EP 0116017 B1 19900926; AR 230963 A1 19840831; AT E56907 T1 19901015; AU 2310784 A 19840719; AU 562755 B2 19870618; BR 8400126 A 19840821; CA 1209451 A 19860812; DD 221073 A5 19850417; DE 3483275 D1 19901031; ES 528748 A0 19841216; ES 8502017 A1 19841216; GR 81703 B 19841212; HU 191982 B 19870428; HU T35500 A 19850729; IL 70605 A0 19840430; IL 70605 A 19851129; IT 1169502 B 19870603; IT 8319073 A0 19830112; JP H0333473 B2 19910517; JP S59175996 A 19841005; ZA 8454 B 19840829

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 84830001 A 19840103; AR 29535184 A 19840105; AT 84830001 T 19840103; AU 2310784 A 19840105; BR 8400126 A 19840111; CA 445026 A 19840110; DD 25935384 A 19840111; DE 3483275 T 19840103; ES 528748 A 19840109; GR 840173449 A 19840109; HU 6784 A 19840110; IL 7060584 A 19840103; IT 1907383 A 19830112; JP 211884 A 19840111; ZA 8454 A 19840104