Patent ID: 6186656
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
A processing tool for mixing or comminuting food materials, comprising:a working shaft having an input end that is adapted to be coupled to a drive motor of a kitchen appliance and an output end that is fixed and centered in an axial direction;a bearing sleeve for carrying the output end of the working shaft;a work performing element fastened to the output end;a shaft housing carrying the working shaft, the shaft housing defining an inner space;a flared bell-shaped housing attached to the shaft housing in the area of the output end of the working shaft, the bell-shaped housing defining an inner spacea cover plate separating the inner space of the shaft housing from the inner space of the flared bell-shaped housing, the cover plate having:a bore through which the shaft output end extends outwardly, andan extension:a supporting member in which the bearing sleeve is inserted and held in the axial direction, the supporting member bearing against the cover plate on the side pointing towards the interior of the shaft housing and overlapping axially with an extension of the cover plate; andlocking members firmly connecting the supporting member with the extension of the cover plate;wherein the cover plate, the supporting member and the bearing sleeve, are mounted on the working shaft to form a subassembly that is removeable from the processing tool as a unit.