Door latch and a dishwasher mounted with the door latch
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorSong Li
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Abstract
A door latch and a dishwasher fitted with a door latch are described. The door latch has a body, a pawl provided with a rotating shaft, a first gap being provided between two ends of the rotating shaft, and a mounting slot being provided in one side of the pawl, a first pin mounted on the pawl, the first pin being mounted in the mounting slot in the pawl, a spring having two ends which are connected to the body and the pawl, respectively, a first end of the spring being connected to the first pin through the first gap. During installation of the door latch, assembly of the door latch is quick and easy because the first pin is put into the pin mounting slot in the pawl from the top side of the pin mounting slot, and repair with changing of components is also easy.
Claims13
A door latch comprising:
- a body;
- a pawl provided with a rotating shaft, a first gap is provided between two ends of the rotating shaft, and a mounting slot is provided in one side of the pawl;
- a first pin assembled in the pawl, the first pin is assembled in the mounting slot of the pawl;
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- a spring having two ends which are connected to the body and the pawl, respectively, a first end of the spring is connected to the first pin through the first gap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.