Door locking device and washing machine having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJu-Yeong Kim, Nam Soo Park, Jea Won Lee, Hyeon Kyu Lim, Dong-il Back, Jun-young Choi
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Abstract
In a washing machine having a door locking device that allows a door to keep an opening closed, the door locking device includes a latch configured to move in a first direction to restrict the door and move in a second direction, which is opposite the first direction, to release the restriction on the door and a locker configured to limit movement of the latch in the second direction. By such a configuration, the door can be opened/closed, restricted, and opened using a single device.
Claims5
A door locking device positioned in a stationary member and configured to restrict a door, the door locking device comprising:
- a latch comprising a latch groove, the latch being configured to move in a first direction to be received in an insertion groove on the door and to restrict movement of the door and move in a second direction, which is opposite the first direction, to release the restriction on the movement of the door;
- a locker configured to move in a third direction, which is different from the first direction and the second direction, the locker comprising a holder to be inserted into the latch groove to limit movement of the latch in the second direction, the locker further comprising a lifter protruding in the second direction so that when the locker moves in a fourth direction, which is opposite the third direction, the lifter is configured to contact the latch to move the latch in the second direction;
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- a locker actuator configured to move the locker in the third direction and the fourth direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.