Kitchen appliance comprising positioning device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9901214
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14926183

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The invention relates to a kitchen appliance, in particular a mixer, comprising a housing (2), on which a vessel (3) can be arranged, wherein the housing (2) has a vessel receiving area (4), to which the vessel (3) can be connected, wherein the vessel (3) and the vessel receiving area (4) have electric contacts (5, 6, 7, 8) for connecting an electric device of the vessel (3), in particular a heating device and/or a measuring device, to a power supply of the kitchen appliance. To create an alternative and more comfortable option for positioning the electric contacts, it is proposed for the kitchen appliance and/or the vessel (3) to have a positioning device (10), which is embodied to position the electric contacts (5, 6) of the vessel (3) and the electric contacts (7, 8) of the vessel receiving area (4) relative to one another in an active manner, so that they can be transferred from a separated position into a contact position, so as to establish an electric connection between the vessel (3) and the kitchen appliance, wherein the contacts (5, 6) of the vessel (3) are movably arranged on the vessel (3) and/or the contacts (7, 8) of the vessel receiving area (4) are movably arranged on the vessel receiving area (4).

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VORWERK & CO INTERHOLDING GMBHMÜHLENWEG 17-37 WUPPERTAL 42270

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Braun, Thomas Wuppertal, DE 64 398
Hackert, Georg Bochum, DE 39 198
Starflinger, Frank Bochum, DE 8 86

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