Patent ID: 8807824
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: A47J

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for frothing a liquid food product, comprising a drive unit and a frothing unit which interacts with said drive unit, the frothing unit comprising: a guide rod having a longitudinal axis extending along a longitudinal direction, the guide rod having at least one threaded portion; a frothing element which is in threaded engagement with the threaded portion of the guide rod, so as to be movable along a helical path relative to the guide rod; and at least one driver adapted to be driven by the drive unit to carry out a circular movement about the longitudinal axis of the guide rod and arranged to drive the frothing element to carry out a helical movement relative to the guide rod, wherein the driver is in the form of a driver rod which extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the guide rod and which is connected to the frothing element to allow relative displacement of the frothing element and the driver along the longitudinal direction.