Patent ID: 6312246
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: A21C,B01F

Abstract:
Apparatus to produce pasta comprising a box-like structure (11), a mixing assembly (12) and an extrusion assembly (13), said mixing assembly (12) comprising a receptacle (16) inside which a mixing organ (18) is commanded to rotate, said extrusion assembly (13) comprising at least a hollow body (24) able to accommodate a feeding screw (32) and an interchangeable extruder (31), said mixing assembly (12) and said extrusion assembly (13) being suitable to be assembled in a removable manner on the box-like structure (11), said mixing assembly (12) being equipped with an outlet aperture (26) suitable to couple in an air-tight manner with an inlet aperture (28) of said extrusion assembly (13), said box-like structure (11) including an open upper compartment (20) suitable to accommodate said mixing assembly (12) and an open lateral compartment (25) suitable to accommodate said extrusion assembly (13) below said mixing assembly (12), said upper (20) and lateral (25) compartments being inter-communicating in correspondence with the zone where said outlet (26) and inlet (28) apertures couple, said lateral compartment (25) including a bottom comprising guide means (27) suitable to cooperate with mating guide means provided on a base of said hollow body (24), characterized in that said open upper compartment (20) comprises an inner wall provided of guide and centering means (21) extending substantially along the entire height of said inner wall, said guide and centering means (21) being suitable to cooperate with mating guide means (22) provided on an external wall of said receptacle (16) and extending substantially along the entire height of said external wall, in that said receptacle (16) is provided on its external wall of a protruding element (23) suitable to be inserted into a mating shaping of said compartment (20), and in that said mixing assembly (12) is equipped with a protruding element (35) made on the bottom of said receptacle (16) and suitable to be automatically inserted, upon the complete insertion of said receptacle (16) in said compartment (20), into a mating hole (56) made on the upper part of said hollow body (24) for lock this hollow body (24) on respect of this receptacle (16).