Patent ID: 8033712

Claim:
A food-processing appliance comprising: an electric motor contained in a housing, the electric motor being connected to a drive shaft; a hollow tube through which the drive shaft is inserted at a first end of the tube; a bell-shaped housing connected to the hollow tube, the bell-shaped housing having an upper end and a lower end, wherein the upper end is coupleable with a second end of hollow tube to connect the hollow tube to the bell-shaped housing; a rotary tool attached to the shaft in the bell-shaped housing, such that the lower end of the bell-shaped housing houses the rotary tool; and a monoblock cartridge mounted in the bell-shaped housing, wherein the monoblock cartridge includes— a guide body forming centering, guidance and retaining means for the drive shaft, the guide body being positioned between the bell-shaped housing and the drive shaft, means for forming a sealed bearing receiving the shaft, said means being positioned between the shaft and the guide body, and being fixed to an internal face of the guide body, at least one means for attaching the guide body to the bell-shaped housing, and external sealing means positioned on an outer face of the guide body, wherein the monoblock cartridge is insertable through the bell-shaped housing by way of the upper end of the bell-shaped housing.