摘要 |
The invention relates to a device for chopping foodstuffs such as onions and the like, having a housing that may be placed over the items to be chopped and, guided in the housing, a knife that may be pressed downwards against the force of a spring by means of a plunger, the knife being rotated about an angle during its upwards movement through the guide in the housing with a coupling composed of two substantially annular elements (15, 16) disposed concentrically to one another, one element (15) of which presents, on the side facing the second element (16), a number of teeth (24) angled in the same direction and spaced around the circumference of said element, the second element (16) presenting, on the side facing the first at least two or more resilient tongues (34) meshing into the vertical flank of the teeth (24), the first coupling element (15) being slidably mounted in spiral grooves (8) formed in the housing whereas the second coupling element (16) is mounted rigidly with the operating mechanism (9). |