US 12,490,745 B2
Kneading machine for food doughs, having a cover having a quick closure
Frank Hoffmann, Greven (DE)
Assigned to DIOSNA DIERKS & SÖHNE GMBH, Osnabrück (DE)
Appl. No. 17/772,664
Filed by DIOSNA Dierks & Söhne GmbH, Osnabrück (DE)
PCT Filed Sep. 2, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/074445
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 28, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/083569, PCT Pub. Date May 6, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19205818 (EP), filed on Oct. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0400689 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. A21C 1/14 (2006.01); A21C 1/02 (2006.01); B01F 29/85 (2022.01); B01F 35/10 (2022.01)
CPC A21C 1/1485 (2013.01) [A21C 1/02 (2013.01); B01F 29/85 (2022.01); B01F 35/10 (2022.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A kneading machine for food doughs, the kneading machine comprising:
a kneading machine frame with a lower portion and a head portion fastened to the lower portion;
a kneading bowl which can be arranged on the lower portion;
a drive to rotate the kneading bowl; and
a kneading tool and a drive to drive the kneading tool held on the head portion; wherein safety-relevant components of the kneading machine are surrounded by a housing and a major portion of the kneading machine frame is exposed and uncovered by the housing;
the exposed kneading machine frame includes struts between which respective free spaces are defined;
the kneading machine includes a removable cover which covers at least a majority of the free spaces defined by the exposed kneading machine frame towards the outside;
the cover is fastened to the kneading machine frame and/or the housing by connections which can be released without tools; and
at least a portion of the removable cover covers one of the free spaces which is located at a vertical position above or at a same level as the kneading bowl.