Kitchen appliance operable by electric motor, data memory element, and combination of a kitchen appliance operable by electric motor and a data memory element

US10004141B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• VORWERK & CO. INTERHOLDING GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Georg Hackert · Bochum, DE
• Carsten Jacobs · Radevormwald, DE
• Torsten Lang · Solingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 21, 2014
• Grant date: Jun 19, 2018
• Expiry date: Dec 28, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H05K5/0217
• WIPO field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A kitchen appliance operable by electric motor includes a housing, which has an outer surface, and a data transmission interface designed to interact with a data memory element. The data transmission interface is formed in an outer surface of the housing by metal contact elements, which are arranged adjacent to each other and which each have a contact surface and form part of the outer surface. Further, a data memory element for transmitting data to a kitchen appliance operable by electric motor includes a plurality of contact elements that are separate from each other and optionally a contact surface. Further, a combination of a kitchen appliance operable by electric motor and a data memory element, which can be detachably connected to the kitchen appliance, can transmit data of the data memory element to the kitchen appliance while the data memory element is connected to the kitchen appliance. Further, a combination of a kitchen appliance operable by electric motor and a data memory element, which can be handled as an individual part, can bring the data memory element into contact with the kitchen appliance for data exchange.