Breville Pty Limited

A kitchen device ( 100 ) including: abase ( 102 ) having a mechanism ( 118 ) that is operated using electrical power to cause processing of food; a vessel ( 104 ) removably mounted on the base ( 102 ) and including a bottom wall ( 108 ), a side wall ( 110 ) extending upwardly from the bottom wall ( 108 ) to a rim ( 112 ) so as to provide a space ( 114 ) to receive the food to be processed, with the rim ( 112 ) surrounding an opening ( 116 ) to the space ( 114 ); a lid ( 106 ) removably coupled to the rim ( 112 ) so as to at least partially close the opening ( 116 ); and an interlock system ( 120 ) operatively associated with the mechanism ( 118 ) to permit the delivery of the electric power to the mechanism ( 118 ), the system ( 120 ) including a first interlock circuit ( 122 ) and a second interlock circuit ( 124 ), wherein delivery of the electric power to the mechanism ( 118 ) is permitted by the completion of the first interlock circuit ( 122 ) and activation of the second interlock circuit ( 124 ), wherein the first interlock circuit ( 122 ) includes a first coupling ( 126 ) to complete the first circuit ( 122 ), the first coupling ( 126 ) including a first portion ( 128 ) mounted to the lid ( 106 ) and a second portion ( 130 ) mounted to the vessel ( 104 ) adjacent the rim ( 112 ) so that the first portion ( 128 ) is located adjacent the second portion ( 130 ) when the lid ( 106 ) is coupled to the rim ( 112 ) thereby completing the first circuit ( 122 ), and wherein the second interlock circuit ( 124 ) includes a second coupling ( 136 ) to activate the second interlock circuit ( 124 ), the second coupling ( 136 ) including a first portion ( 138 ) that is part of the second interlock circuit ( 124 ) and mounted to the base ( 102 ), the first portion ( 138 ) being operatively associated with a second portion ( 140 ) that is mounted to the vessel ( 104 ) and part of the first interlock circuit ( 122 ), wherein completion of the first interlock circuit ( 122 ) causes operation of the second portion ( 140 ) of the second coupling ( 136 ), thereby causing operation of the first portion ( 138 ) of the second coupling ( 136 ) to thus activate the second interlock circuit ( 124 ) and permit delivery of the electric power to the mechanism ( 118 ).

A cooking appliance ( 200 ) including: a body ( 104 ) providing a floor ( 105 ) and a ceiling ( 110 ), with the floor ( 105 ) and ceiling ( 110 ) at least partly surrounding a cooking cavity ( 116 ), the body ( 104 ) having an opening via which product to be cooked can be moved in and out of the cooking appliance ( 200 ), the cavity ( 116 ) having a periphery at least partly surrounding a cooking area ( 117 ) adjacent the floor ( 105 ) to locate the product therein; a heating element ( 219 ) located in an upper portion of the cavity ( 116 ) to deliver radiant energy to cook the product; and a shield ( 232 ) integral to the heating element ( 219 ) and at least partly surrounding the heating element ( 219 ) to shield a portion of the cooking area ( 117 ) from the radiant energy.

A storage structure ( 400 ) for a food processing device ( 10 ) with a bowl ( 16 ) for processing food using different accessories ( 82, 84, 86, 88 ), the storage structure ( 400 ) comprising: a base unit ( 402 ) configured to fit within the bowl ( 16 ), and engagement formations ( 474 ) to retain a plurality of the accessories ( 82, 84, 86, 88 ) on the base unit ( 402 ) for individual removal from the base unit ( 402 ), and replacement into the base unit ( 402 ), without first removing or replacing another of the accessories ( 82, 84, 86, 88 ).

A cooktop appliance apparatus for use in cooking includes a controller for controlling operation of the fan system based on an average power level supplied to a heating system, and based on a temperature measure associated with one or more subsystems. The appliance includes a hardware-implemented safety module having two or more temperature actuated safety circuits. The appliance includes a user interface adapted to receive a user input with respect to operating parameters of the heating system, the user input including a heating control mode and a set temperature. The appliance includes a controller adapted to identify a cooking vessel on an induction cooktop.

There is disclosed herein a device ( 100 ) compatible with more than one type of portafilter to remove a coffee puck contained within an open compartment of the respective portafilter ( 180, 182 ), the coffee puck having an exposed first major face and a second major face in contact with the compartment, the device including: a body ( 102 ) providing an interior space ( 108 ) and having a rim ( 118 ) surrounding an aperture of the space ( 108 ), with the rim ( 118 ) being configured to engage the respective portafilter such that the first major face of the coffee puck in the open compartment of the respective portafilter ( 180, 182 ) communicates with the aperture; a vacuum source ( 132 ) to create a pressure differential between the first major face and the second major face of the coffee puck; and a sealing member ( 158 ) to sealingly connect the respective portafilter ( 180, 182 ) and the rim ( 118 ) so that air pressure applied to the first major face is less than air pressure applied to the second major face of the coffee puck to remove the coffee puck from the respective portafilter ( 180, 182 ), wherein the sealing member ( 158 ) provides a sealing contact area, and wherein the sealing member ( 158 ) is configured to sealingly engage the respective portafilter ( 180, 182 ) at a predefined location on the sealing contact area based on the type of portafilter ( 180, 182 ).

A liquid heating appliance for making a beverage, the liquid heating appliance comprising: a plurality of heating components for heating a liquid, where at least a first of the plurality of heating components is powered using mains power, a power management system, wherein the power management system comprises: a controller, and an energy storage device, wherein the controller is arranged to: control an amount of the mains power applied to the first of the plurality of heating components, control an amount of stored power from the energy storage device to be applied to at least a second of the plurality of heating components, and switch polarity of the voltage of the stored power from the energy storage device to be applied to the second of the plurality of heating components after one or more heating cycles associated with the second of the plurality of heating components.

A display assembly ( 201 ) for a kitchen device ( 100 ), the display assembly ( 201 ) including: a liquid crystal display panel ( 214 ) having a plurality of liquid crystal elements ( 300 ) forming a dot matrix ( 302 ); a memory device ( 225 ) for storing executable instructions for operating the dot matrix ( 302 ); a processor ( 202 ) adapted to execute the executable instructions to: determine a required output of the dot matrix ( 302 ); retrieve a predetermined instruction set from the memory device ( 225 ) that corresponds to the required output; and operate the dot matrix ( 302 ) using the predetermined instruction set, wherein the predetermined instruction set includes an instruction for each element ( 300 ) in the plurality of liquid crystal elements ( 300 ).

A temperature sensor fitting for use with a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of ingredients that are inside a heating vessel of a kitchen device, the temperature sensor fitting comprising: a collar comprising an inner threaded portion; a PTFE insulator comprising an outer threaded portion that corresponds with the inner threaded portion of the collar, and further comprises an inner threaded portion; a metal cap comprising an outer threaded portion that corresponds with the inner threaded portion of the PTFE insulator; wherein the PTFE insulator provides thermal isolation between a temperature sensor and a heating plate of the kitchen device; and wherein the collar comprises an outer surface that corresponds with an edge of a floor of a heating vessel of a kitchen device and the outer surface is suitable for welding to the edge of the floor to form a weld seal.

An appliance for making a beverage. The appliance comprises at least one beverage making component configured to receive liquid for making the beverage using liquid and a liquid flow path in fluid communication with and configured to provide the liquid to the at least one beverage making component. The liquid flow path comprises an inlet configured to receive untreated liquid, the inlet comprising a first sensor assembly configured to generate a first electrical signal indicative of a degree of purity of the untreated liquid, a filter assembly positioned between the inlet and the at least one beverage making component and configured to filter the untreated liquid, and a second sensor assembly positioned between the filter assembly and the at least one beverage making component to generate a second electrical signal indicative of a degree of purity of the treated liquid. The appliance also comprises a controller coupled with the first sensor assembly and the second sensor assembly and configured to monitor performance of the filter assembly based on the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal.

There is disclosed herein a sous vide appliance ( 10 ) including: a tube ( 12 ) having longitudinally opposite first and second ends ( 14, 13 ), and providing a liquid flow path ( 26 ) having an inlet adjacent the first end ( 14 ), and an outlet adjacent the second end ( 13 ); a heating element ( 31 ) mounted adjacent the tube ( 12 ) to heat liquid passing along the flow path from the inlet to the outlet; an outer housing ( 11 ) within which the tube ( 12 ) is located; and a switch ( 32 ) located between the tube ( 12 ) and the housing ( 11 ) and operatively associated with the heating element ( 31 ) to provide for the delivery of electric power to the heating element ( 31 ).