| 摘要 |
<p>A food processing appliance such as a blender comprises a container (22) and a base (20) housing an electric motor for driving the tool support assembly (2) which comprises a generally conical support (15) which is open inside and flares out to an enlarged peripheral edge part which is removably securable in said opening, the narrow end of the conical support bearing a food processing tool (24). The motor being housed in a compartment (60) in the base spaced up from the bottom of the base. The base comprises, at its bottom, a storage compartment (70) for storing a tool support assembly (2) of the defined type when the assembly is not in use, the storage compartment (70) having a recess for receiving therein a tool support assembly placed with its enlarged part down and with its narrow end up. A movable closure member such as a drawer (71) allows access to or closes the storage compartment (70). In the closed position a part (72) of the closure member (70) is flush with the adjacent parts of the walls of the base (20). When a tool support assembly is stored in compartment (70), the axis of the stored tool support assembly is laterally offset from the motor axis and the enlarged peripheral edge part of a stored tool support assembly extends under the bottom of the motor. A recess is arranged under the motor compartment (70) and over the drawer (71), arranged so that when the drawer (71) is in its pushed-in position, the tool support assembly is accommodated partly in this recess and partly in or under a peripheral cavity (61) surrounding the motor compartment (70).</p> |
