A kitchen appliance lift (German: Parallelschwenkmechanik) is a tiltable shelf, particularly suitable for use with heavy or noisy kitchen appliances (such as stand mixers[1]), so that the machine can be easily stored and run under the kitchen counter.
When folded, the lift will typically fit inside a cupboard under the countertop, and when expanded the top of the shelf will usually be level with the countertop and cause the cupboard door having to be left open.
Some lifters are made to fit the 32 mm cabinetmaking system.
It is not uncommon for mechanisms to be sold without a shelf plate.
[5] The maximum load of the lifter (for example measured in kilograms) should be higher than the food appliance as well as the ingredients and other things that will load the lifter (for example 15 kg or 30 kg).