EP2938800B9 - Device for comminuting food - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a device for mincing foodstuffs with a base part which has a receptacle for a cutting part and to which an actuating part can be fixed in such a manner that the actuating part can be pivoted against the cutting part for pushing foodstuffs to be comminuted.

Devices of the type mentioned for crushing smaller food, such as mushrooms, are known for example as hand-held devices.

For example, in DE 102 42 651 A1 a cutting device for food or the like to be cut material described, with a cutting part on which a plurality of substantially parallel blades are mounted with blades that form a cutting surface for the cutting material to divide this into strips or discs or the like. An actuating part designed as a punch has a bottom surface which can be moved toward and away from the cutting surface with the interposition of the material to be cut. The bottom surface has with the blades substantially corresponding groove or slot-shaped recordings with intermediate webs. The bottom surface acts on the material to be cut and moves it onto the cutting surface or between the blades. It is envisaged that the cutting part and the punch are arranged in the region of the free end of a respective pliers arm, wherein the pliers arms are pivotally connected in the region of the other free end by means of a pivot bearing and wherein the pliers arms are biased by an spring in an open position.

A similar device with a special cutting blade assembly is out DE 20 2007 018 922 U1 known.

The aforementioned devices are devices which are held like a pair of pliers in one hand and in which the crushing operation is effected by closing the hand in which the crushing operation is held and thereby causing collapse of two tong arms.

There are also, as described below, completely different trained devices that are not held in the hand, but are placed on a work surface. In most cases, these devices have a vessel for the shredded good. These devices have with the aforementioned devices only the crushing principle, namely the pressing of the material to be shredded by a cutting device, in common.

For example, it is off DE 10 2009 023 167 A1 a device for cutting food, such as fruits and vegetables, with a multi-cutting cutting part and an actuating part, which are mutually pivotally mounted, known. For cutting the material to be cut, the actuating part is pressed against the cutting part, wherein the actuating part has a punch which pushes the material to be cut through the cutting part, wherein the cutting dipped into corresponding recesses of the punch. The cutting part has a cutting frame in which cutting blades are held. The apparatus further comprises a lid member for attachment to a receptacle for the cut cuttings, the lid member having an opening forming a passageway for the cutted cuttings.

Other devices for setting up on a work surface are for example off DE 20 2011 050 041 U1 and from DE 21 2005 000 048 U1 known.

Out US 1,263,151 a device is known in which, depending on the cutting requirement, a cutting insert from a variety of different, stored-rate cutting inserts for crushing food is inserted.

Out GB 2 032 260 A . EP 1 918 078 A2 and DE 91 10 587 U1 are known various food slicer. These food slicers have a horizontal knife on the one hand and may additionally have vertical knives on their cutting side for another. The horizontal knife is used for slicing or cutting the foodstuffs into slices and the additional vertical knives for cutting the foodstuff into strips.

Nowadays common food preparations, such as Salads, require a diverse way of shredding different food items. On the one hand, for example, it is necessary to have a foodstuff, such as a cucumber, to prepare a salad. On the other hand, it is additionally necessary for the preparation of the same salad, another foodstuff, such. Cheese or meat pieces to cut by pressing through a cutting part. For the preparation of such food different devices are needed, each of which works specifically exclusively according to a predetermined crushing principle and are used completely separate from each other. The user must bring the foodstuffs comminuted with the different appliances together after the comminution processes in order to be able to mix them together, for example to prepare a mixed salad.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a device which makes it possible to shred food products in different ways can.

The object is achieved by a device of the type mentioned above, which is characterized in that a food planer is provided, which is fixed or fixed in exchange for the actuating part or in addition to the actuating part articulated to the base part. The device according to the invention has the advantage that hitherto separate devices for comminution can be used in a complementary manner in a device. This means in particular that the user to Planing a food and cutting another food by pressing through a cutting no longer needs two separate and different devices.

Rather, it may even be provided that after a first crushing operation, in which an operating part for pushing food through a cutting part was used and in which the crushed, crushed material was collected in a vessel, a food slicer is grown instead of the operating part, so that a can be planed other food, wherein the case comminuted food is collected in the same vessel. In particular, a subsequent transfer of the different food items in a common bowl in which they can be mixed, is thereby unnecessary.

Due to the articulated connection of the food slicer, the user also has the very special advantage that he can easily, especially if the base is set on a vessel opening, the food slicer can pivot upwards, for example, to see how the level in Or to remove jammed food items on the back of the cutting mechanism of the food slicer.

As will be explained in more detail below, the invention has the further advantage that on the back of the food slicer a control element for adjusting the cutting thickness or the pattern can be provided by the pivoting of the food slicer relative to the base part of a division of labor (preferably horizontal position) in an access position (preferably a vertical position) is easily accessible.

Another advantage of the device is that the user requires fewer steps for shredding food items, thereby reducing his workload. Furthermore, another advantage is that the cleaning and maintenance of a single device is less expensive and easier than two separate from each other Devices.

Instead of replacing the operating part against a food slicer can also be provided in an advantageous manner that the pivotally mounted on the base part food slicer together with an attachable ram forms an actuating part for pushing through to be shredded Good by a cutting part. Such a design has the particular advantage that it manages with very few components. The ram can be set, for example, with a simple plug connection and / or a latching connection to the carrier.

The articulated connection between the base part and the actuating part or the articulated connection between the base part and the food slicer can be realized in different ways. Of particular advantage are hinged connections that can be assembled in a simple manner, in particular without tools and / or by simply plugging and pulling, and released again.

In a particular embodiment, the base part on the one hand on at least one condyle and the operating part and / or the food slicer on the other hand on a corresponding joint receptacle for forming the articulated connection. Of course, conversely, it can also be provided that the actuating part and / or the food slicer on the one hand at least one condyle and the base part on the other hand have a corresponding joint receptacle for forming the articulated connection.

In a particular embodiment, the articulated connection is designed such that the actuating part or the food slicer, at least in a predetermined pivot position, from the base part, in particular tool-free and / or exclusively by pulling apart of actuating part and base part, is solvable. In particular, the articulated connection can also be designed such that the actuating part or the food slicer exclusively in a predetermined pivot position or in a predetermined pivoting range, of the base part, in particular tool-free and / or exclusively by pulling apart of actuating part and base part, is solvable.

The predetermined pivot position can be present for example at an angle between the plane of the base part and the plane of the actuating part in the range of 80 ° to 100 °, in particular of 90 °. The two planes are characterized by having a common cutting line parallel to the axis of rotation of the actuating part and the base part. In particular, it can also be provided that the predetermined pivoting range has an angular range between the plane of the base part and the plane of the actuating part of 70 ° to 110 °, in particular from 80 ° to 100 °, in particular from 85 ° to 95 °.

In order to achieve a solubility of the articulated connection, the condyle receptacle in a particular embodiment has a radial opening through which the condyle can be removed or inserted from the condyle receptacle in the radial direction. In general, it can be provided that the condyle receptacle has an opening through which the condyle can be removed or inserted from the condyle receptacle along a direction different from the direction of the pivot axis of the articulated connection.

In particular, in one of the aforementioned devices can be advantageously provided that the joint head in cross-section out of round, in particular cuboid, is formed. Namely, such a condyle can be inserted in a certain pivotal position through the opening of the condyle in this, but it can not escape from the condyle in another pivotal position through this opening.

In a particularly advantageous embodiment, the device has at least one drive device, in particular a spring drive, for supporting or effecting the pivoting movement of the operating part and / or the food slicer from a closed position to an inserting position and / or from an inserting position into a closed position.

Such a device has the particular advantage that they can be operated one-armed. For example, it can be provided that the user hangs with one hand to be cut material to be cut on the cutting part and then pivoted with the other hand, the operating part against the cutting part and thereby biases a spring formed as a spring drive device. As a result of the force exerted by the tensioned spring, the actuating part can automatically move back from the closed position into the insertion position after the comminution process has taken place, ie without the user having to hold on to the base part of one hand. Consequently, the user can use one hand exclusively to place further material to be shredded onto the cutting part after each shredding operation, while he only uses the other hand to pivot the operating part from the insertion position into the closed position.

In this way, a much larger amount of food can be processed in the same time, because the processes can be done much faster and without the hassle and time-consuming embrace.

In an advantageous embodiment, it is provided that the drive device can optionally be switched on or switched off and / or that the support force of the drive device can be adjusted.

Switching off is preferably carried out in such a way that the actuating part is freely pivotable relative to the base part when the drive device is switched off. However, it can also be provided that a shutdown takes place in such a way that no pivoting of the actuating part relative to the base part is possible.

Such a design has the advantage that it can be adjusted depending on the nature of the material to be shredded so that a faster and more efficient shredding process is always possible.

For example, in a device in which the drive means comprises at least one spring which is tensioned during pivoting of the actuating part of the insertion position in the closed position and in support of the pivoting movement of the actuating part of the Closed position relaxed in the insertion, a shutdown of the drive device done when particularly hard food to be crushed, for which the user requires all his power anyway. In this way, it is avoided that the user additionally has to apply additional energy for tensioning the spring when the actuating part is pivoted from the insertion position into the closed position.

For crushing food, which can be pressed with little effort by the operating part through the cutting part, the drive can be switched on, however; For example, to support the pivoting of the operating part of the closed position in the insertion position or to effect independently.

Advantageously, it is possible in a device in which the supporting force of the drive device is adjustable, for example, depending on the cuttability of the food good to choose an intermediate setting between complete shutdown and complete connection.

In a particular embodiment, the base part has a passage opening for the comminuted foodstuff. In particular, it can be provided that the receptacle for the cutting part provides a passage opening for the food sliced with the food slicer, if no cutting part is inserted into the receptacle. In order to change the device from cutting by pressing to cutting with the food slicer, all that is needed is to remove the cutting part from the receptacle and either replace the operating part with the food slicer or remove the pressing ram from the food slicer formed as a carrier.

In a particularly customizable embodiment, it is provided that a plurality of cutting parts can be inserted into the receptacle at the same time and / or that differently sized cutting parts can be inserted into the receptacle.

As already mentioned, it can be provided in an advantageous manner that the food slicer has at least one operating element, with which a Cutting thickness and / or a pattern are adjustable. This can in particular be arranged on the side of the food slicer facing away from the cutting side of the food slicer and / or a rear side of the food slicer aligned in the direction of ejection. In this way, laterally projecting components of the operating element, which would be a hindrance in particular in the pivoting movement, completely avoided. In particular, it is prevented in this way that parts of the operating element inadvertently collide when carrying out a pivoting movement with the base part. In particular, the base part does not need to be specially shaped in such an embodiment in order to be able to provide space for a control element.

The device can in particular be designed to be set up for a comminution process on a work surface. For example, the device may have a stand, for example with feet, for placement on a work surface. In particular, a vessel for collecting the comminuted foodstuff can also be designed as a stand and act.

In an advantageous manner, the device can be designed as a lid, which can be placed on a vessel - preferably completely covering the vessel opening - and / or fixed to a vessel. The shredded food can be collected safely and reliably in the vessel in this way. In particular, it is also avoided in this way that undesirable things get into the vessel to the food. This especially if in the kitchen area at the same time more food would be prepared. Furthermore, a decrease in the device after use is not necessary to set up a separate lid. This applies in particular to temporally short interrupted uses of the device.

In a further embodiment, instead of the food slicer, which is articulated to the base part in exchange for the actuating part or in addition to the actuating part, the actuating part has a carrier. On the support at least one ram - preferably detachable again - can be fixed or fixed, wherein a Food slicer forms the carrier or has the carrier. In this embodiment, the device has at least one drive device, in particular a spring drive, advantageously for assisting or effecting the pivoting movement of the actuating part and / or the food slicer from a closed position into an insert position and / or from an insert position into a closed position.

In a particular embodiment, the base part is designed as a vessel for the shredded food. In addition, such a vessel can also be designed as a stand for setting up the food comminution device on a work surface.

However, regardless of whether the base part is also designed as a vessel or not can be advantageously provided that the base part is additionally designed as a stand for erecting the food shredder on a work surface or a stand for setting up the food shredding device on a work surface.

Especially advantageous is a kitchen appliance, which has a vessel for collecting the comminuted material and a food comminution device according to the invention, which is designed as a lid for the vessel. In this case, it can be provided in an advantageous manner, in particular, that the food reduction device designed as a lid can be placed completely covering the vessel opening onto the vessel. In particular, it may additionally be provided that the food comminuting device can be temporarily fixed on the vessel rim for a comminution process, for example with a screw connection or with a latching connection.

Advantageously, the kitchen appliance can be designed to be set up for a comminution process on a work surface.

For example, it can be provided that the vessel of the kitchen appliance is designed as a stand for setting up the food shredding device on a work surface. For example, on the outside of the Bottom of the vessel feet, especially non-slip feet made of rubber or other elastic material may be arranged.

• Fig. 1 einen Seitenquerschnitt eines Ausführungsbeispiels einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung mit einem Basisteil und einem Betätigungsteil,
• Fig. 2 einen Seitenquerschnitt des Ausführungsbeispiels einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung mit einem Basisteil und einem Lebensmittelhobel,
• Fig. 3 einen Seitenquerschnitt eines anderen Ausführungsbeispiels einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung mit einem Lebensmittelhobel und einem daran angelegten Presstempel und einem Basisteil,
• Fig. 4 einen Seitenquerschnitt eines weiteren Ausführungsbeispiels einer erfindungsgemäßen Vorrichtung mit einem Basisteil, welches zwei verschiedene Schneidteile aufweist,
• Fig. 5 eine Seitenansicht einer vergrößerten Darstellung des Gelenks, in einer Stellung des Betätigungsteils, bei der dieses einen Innenwinkel von 90° gegen das Basisteil aufweist,
• Fig. 6 eine Seitenansicht einer vergrößerten Darstellung des Gelenks, in einer Stellung des Betätigungsteils, bei der dieses einen Innenwinkel von 0° gegen das Basisteil aufweist.

In the drawing, the subject invention is shown schematically and will be described with reference to the figures below, wherein the same or equivalent elements are usually provided with the same reference numerals. Showing:

• Fig. 1 a side cross section of an embodiment of a device according to the invention with a base part and an actuating part,
• Fig. 2 a side cross-section of the embodiment of a device according to the invention with a base part and a food planer,
• Fig. 3 a side cross-section of another embodiment of a device according to the invention with a food planer and a press ram applied thereto and a base part,
• Fig. 4 a side cross section of another embodiment of a device according to the invention with a base part, which has two different cutting parts,
• Fig. 5 a side view of an enlarged view of the joint, in a position of the actuating part, in which this has an internal angle of 90 ° to the base part,
• Fig. 6 a side view of an enlarged view of the joint, in a position of the actuating part, in which this has an internal angle of 0 ° to the base part.

Fig. 1 shows a side cross section of an embodiment of a device 1 according to the invention with a base part 3 and a Operating part 4, which are interconnected by a hinge 2. The joint 2 has a condyle 10 and a joint receptacle 11 which at least partially surrounds the condyle 10. A handle 9 is attached to the operating part 4. The base part 3 is placed on a vessel 18 and has a receptacle 16. In the receptacle 16, a cutting part 6 is arranged, wherein the cutting part 6 has cutting parts blades 17, which are shown as thin lines. Further, in FIG. 1 a curved double arrow is shown, which indicates the possible pivoting directions for the actuating part 4 about the hinge 2.

The method of use of the illustrated device 1 is such that a user places a food 20 on the cutting part 6 and then can push by pivoting the operating part 4 against the cutting part 6 by the cutting part 6. When the food product 20 is pressed through the cutting part 6, the food good 20 is cut by the cutting part blades 17. The comminuted food material 20 falls into the vessel 18 and is collected there.

The user also has the opportunity to cut various food items 20 successively with the cutting part 6. Alternatively, several food items 20 can be placed simultaneously on the cutting part 6 and cut. The user can also exchange the cutting part 6 for another cutting part, for example, to obtain other cutting shapes and / or to cut another food item 20. The cutting process with the other cutting part is analogous to the previously described manner.

Fig. 2 shows a side cross section of an embodiment of the device 1 according to the invention in which the actuating part 4 is replaced by a food slicer 5. The base part 3 is placed on a vessel 18 and has, in contrast to the in FIG. 1 illustrated embodiment no cutting part 6. Since the base part 3 analogous to the in FIG. 1 situation shown has a receptacle 16, but in this no cutting part 6 is arranged, the food can 20 by a, in particular in the receptacle 16 provided, passage opening 19 in the Get vessel 18.

The food slicer 5 is hinged to the base part 3 via the hinge 2 and has a cutting edge 12 for planing and a plurality of vertical blades 13 for cutting the foodstuff 20. At the food slicer 5, a handle 9 is attached to facilitate handling for the user.

For planing a food good 20, the operating part 4, starting from the in FIG. 2 shown pivoted position in the direction of the base part 3 in a working position. In the working position, the food slicer 5 is spatially closest to the passage opening 19. Furthermore, in the working position, the working axis of the food slicer 5, along which the material to be planed is moved back and forth, arranged at least substantially parallel to the plane of the base part 3. After pivoting into the working position, a food item 20 is placed on a cutting side of the food slicer 5. The cutting side is the side facing away from the vessel 18 of the actuating part 4, on which the vertical blade 13 and the cutting edge 12 are provided.

The food item 20 can be planed by the cutting edge 12 and additionally cut by the vertical knife 13. The planed and / or cut food 20 falls through the passage opening 19 in the vessel 18 and is collected there. After or during the processing of the foodstuff 20, the food slicer 5 can move away from the base part 3 into the in FIG. 2 shown position to access the located in the container 18 food 20 or to adjust with a located on the back side of the food planer 5 control the cutting thickness and / or cutting shape.

Fig. 3 shows a side cross section of another embodiment of a device 1 according to the invention, wherein the device 1 is constructed substantially the same as that in FIG. 2 illustrated device. A difference between the two devices is the design of the food slicer 5.

So points in the in FIG. 3 illustrated device 1 of the food slicer. 5 a carrier 8. The carrier 8 is articulated at one end via the hinge 2 to the base part 3. At a to the receiving of the base part 3 facing side of the carrier 8, a ram 7 is attached to this. Another difference between the two devices 1 described above is that in the in FIG. 3 1, a cutting part 6 is arranged in the receptacle 16.

The ram 7 has a plurality of depressions, which divide the ram 7 in a plurality of individual punches. Upon pivoting of the food slicer 5 in the direction of the base part 3, the cutting part blades 17 of the cutting part 6 penetrate into the depressions of the press ram 7 in a form-fitting manner. The spatial extent of these individual punches, which determines their depth of penetration into the cutting part 6 between the individual cutting part blades 17, chosen so large that they can completely penetrate between the cutting edge blades 17.

Upon pivoting of the food slicer 5, the press ram 7 presses against a food item 20 located on the cutting part 6 in such a way that it is pressed by the cutting part 6. The pushing causes the food item 20 to be cut by the cutting part blades 17. It then falls into the vessel 18 and is collected there.

The user can, for example, after cutting the food good 20 solve the ram 7 of the carrier 8 and remove the cutting part 6 of the receptacle 16. Thus, the structure of the device 1 substantially corresponds to in FIG. 2 illustrated device which is intended for planing.

Fig. 4 shows a side cross section of another embodiment of a device according to the invention 1. The in FIG. 4 illustrated device 1 is similar to that in FIG. 1 A difference between the two devices consists in the differently shaped base part. 3

The base part 3 has a receptacle 16, in which two, in particular from each other differently shaped, cutting parts 14, 15 are arranged are. The two cutting parts 14, 15, the arrangement and / or training of the cutting parts blades 17 may differ from each other. Furthermore, the two cutting parts 14, 15 are arranged simultaneously in the receptacle 16 and lie in a common plane. The actuating part 4 is hinged to the base part 3 analogously to the devices shown in the other figures. An inner angle formed between the base part 3 and the actuating part 4 is represented by a double arrow 21. It is clear that upon pivoting of the actuating part 4, the inner angle 21 changes accordingly.

A user has the opportunity to cut food items 20 simultaneously with two different cutting parts 14, 15. For this purpose, it pivots the operating part 4 against the two cutting parts 14, 15. As a result, the food items 20 located on the cutting parts 14, 15 are pressed by them and cut by the cutting part blades 17. The foodstuffs 20 then fall directly into the vessel 18. For an alternative use, the user may place the illustrated cutting parts 14, 15 against other cutting parts, not shown, e.g. with other blade arrangements, replace.

Fig. 5 shows a side view of an enlarged view of the joint 2, in a position of the operating part 4, in which this has an internal angle of 90 ° to the base part 3. Such a design of the device 1 is in FIG. 5 shown in addition to the enlarged view of the joint 2, wherein the joint 2 may be a hinge joint.

The actuating part 4 has the joint seat 11, which is annular in cross-section and has a passage 22. The base part 4 has the condyle 10. The passageway 22 is dimensioned and designed such that the cuboid condyle 10 can be released therefrom by the articulated receptacle 11. The illustrated position of the condyle 10 and the joint receptacle 11 are aligned with each other so that when a user pulls on the actuating part 4 perpendicular to the base part 3, the joint receptacle 11 detaches from the condyle 10. This means that in the position shown a longitudinal axis of Conrod 10 is coaxially oriented to a longitudinal axis of the passage 22.

Fig. 6 shows a side view of an enlarged view of the joint 2, in a position of the actuating part 4, in which this has an internal angle of 0 ° to the base part 3. In this position, the actuating part 4 is completely pivoted against the base part 3. Due to the different internal angle between the actuating part 4 and the base part 3, there is also a changed position of the joint seat 11 relative to the cuboid condyle 10. In the in Fig. 6 shown position is a radial separation of the condyle 10 and hinge mount 11 is not possible. Furthermore, it can be seen that the longitudinal axis of the condyle 10 is transverse, in particular perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the passage 22. Due to this, the condyle 10 can not be guided through the passage 22 and thus no decoupling of the condyle 10 from the articulation 11 can be achieved.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

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contraption

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Food slicer

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cutting part

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press die

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carrier

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Handle

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joint head

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joint Taping

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Cutting edge of the food slicer

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Vertical knife of the food slicer

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Cutting part with first blade arrangement

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Cutting part with second blade arrangement

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admission

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Cutting part blades

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vessel

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Through opening

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food material

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Claims (15)

1. Device (1) for the comminution of foodstuffs, having a base part (3) which has a receptacle for a cutting part (6) and to which an actuation part (4) can be articulatedly fixed such that, for pushing through food items (20) for comminution, the actuation part (4) can be pivoted toward the cutting part (6), characterized in that a food slicer (5) is provided which, as a replacement for the actuation part (4) or in addition to the actuation part (4), is articulatedly fixable or fixed to the base part (3).
2. Device (1) for the comminution of foodstuffs, having a base part (3) which has a receptacle for a cutting part (6) and to which an actuation part (4) can be articulatedly fixed such that, for pushing through food items (20) for comminution, the actuation part (4) can be pivoted toward the cutting part (6), characterized in that the actuation part (4) has a support (8) to which at least one pressing plunger (7) is fixable or fixed, preferably in detachable fashion, wherein a food slicer (5) forms the support (8) or has the support (8).
3. Device (1) according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that

   a. the base part (3), on the one hand, has at least one joint head (10) and the actuation part (4) and/or or the food slicer (5), on the other hand, has a corresponding joint receptacle (11) for forming the articulated connection, or in that

   b. the actuation part (4) and/or or the food slicer (5), on the one hand, has at least one joint head (11) and the base part (3), on the other hand, has a corresponding joint receptacle (11) for forming the articulated connection.
4. Device (1) according to Claim 1 or 3, characterized in that

   a. the articulated connection is designed such that the actuation part (4) or the food slicer (5), at least in a predefined pivoting position, is detachable from the base part (3), in particular without tools and/or exclusively by virtue of the actuation part (4) and base part (3) being pulled apart, and/or in that

   b. the articulated connection is designed such that the actuation part (4) or the food slicer (5), exclusively in a predefined pivoting position or in a predefined pivoting position range, is detachable from the base part (3), in particular without tools and/or exclusively by virtue of the actuation part (4) and base part (3) being pulled apart.
5. Device (1) according to Claim 4, characterized in that

   a. the predefined pivoting position lies at an angle in the range from 80° to 100°, in particular at an angle of 90°, between the plane of the base part (3) and the plane of the actuation part (4), and/or in that

   b. the predefined pivoting position range has an angle range of 70° to 110°, in particular of 80° to 100°, in particular of 85° to 95°, between the plane of the base part (3) and the plane of the actuation part (4).
6. Device (1) according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that

   a. the joint receptacle (11) has a radial opening through which the joint head (10) can be removed from or inserted into the joint receptacle (11) in a radial direction, and/or in that

   b. the joint receptacle (11) has an opening through which the joint head can be removed from or inserted into the joint receptacle (11) along a direction that differs from the direction of the pivot axis of the articulated connection.
7. Device (1) according to one of Claims 2 to 5, characterized in that the joint head (10) is of non-circular, in particular rectangular, form in cross section, and/or in that the articulated connection is in the form of a hinged joint.
8. Device (1) according to one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the device (1) has at least one drive device, in particular a spring drive, for assisting or effecting the pivoting movement of the actuation part (4) and/or of the food slicer (5) from a closed position into a loading position and/or from a loading position into a closed position.
9. Device (1) according to Claim 8,
   characterized in that the drive device is selectively activatable or deactivatable and/or in that the assistance force of the drive device is adjustable.
10. Device (1) according to one of Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that

    a. the base part (3) has a through opening (19) for the comminuted food items (20) and/or in that the receptacle (16) for the cutting part (6) provides, when no cutting part (6) is inserted into the receptacle (16), a through opening (19) for the food items (20) that have been comminuted by means of the food slicer (5), and/or in that

    b. multiple cutting parts (14, 15) can be inserted simultaneously into the receptacle (16) and/or in that cutting parts (14, 15) of different size can be inserted into the receptacle (16).
11. Device (1) according to one of Claims 1 to 10, characterized in that

    a. the food slicer (5) has at least one control element by means of which a cutting thickness and/or a cutting pattern can be adjusted, and/or in that

    b. the food slicer (5) has at least one control element by means of which a cutting thickness and/or a cutting pattern can be adjusted, wherein the at least one control element is arranged on that side of the food slicer (5) which faces away from the cutting side of the food slicer (5).
12. Device (1) according to one of Claims 1 to 11, characterized in that

    a. the device (1) is designed to be placed on a worktop for a comminution process, and/or in that the device (1) has a stand for placing on a worktop, and/or in that

    b. the device (1) is in the form of a cover which can be mounted onto a container (18) preferably so as to completely cover the container opening - and/or can be fixed to a container (18).
13. Device (1) according to one of Claims 1 to 12, characterized in that

    a. the base part (3) is in the form of a container (18) for the comminuted food items (20), and/or in that

    b. the base part (3) is in the form of a stand for enabling the device (1) to be placed on a worktop or has a stand for enabling the device (1) to be placed on a worktop.
14. Kitchen appliance having a device (1) according to one of Claims 1 to 12, said device being in the form of a cover, and having a container (18) onto which the device (1) is mounted - preferably so as to completely cover the container opening - and/or to which the device (1) is fixed, preferably so as to be detachable again without tools.
15. Kitchen appliance according to Claim 14, characterized in that

    a. the container (18) is in the form of a stand for enabling the device (1) to be placed on a worktop, and/or in that

    b. the kitchen appliance is designed to be placed on a worktop for a comminution process.

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