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US 2009/0013733 A1Published application
Locking device for the closing lid of washing machines
AssigneeElettrotecnica Rold S.R.L.
InventorOnofrio Rocchitelli
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Abstract
The invention concerns a locking device for the closing lid of washing machines comprising a containing body (1) that houses a cursor (6) equipped with an opening (7) capable of receiving the hook (20) mounted on the lid, and a delaying device (4) capable of locking said cursor (6) in a position retaining the latch (20). In order to ensure that the user operates under safe conditions, the device provides a lever (11) that is equipped with means (13) to lock said cursor (6), and is connected to said body (1) by a link (12).
Claims7
1:
- A locking device for the closing lid of a washing machine or the like comprising a front panel and a sealing lid hinged to said front panel and provided with a hook for engagement with said locking device, said locking device comprising a containing body mounted to said panel and housing a cursor, equipped with an opening for receiving said hook and a delaying device adapted to lock said cursor in a position retaining said hook, said locking device being characterized by comprising a lever arranged in correspondence of said opening and connected to said body by means allowing it to rotate and to axially translate, and provided with means for preventing the translation of said cursor.
2:
- The locking device for the closing lid of a washing machine and the like according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that said connecting means comprise helical springs.
3:
- The locking device for the closing lid of a washing machine and the like according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that said connecting means comprise elastic flaps acting against the ends of said lever.
4:
- The locking device for the closing lid of a washing machine and the like according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that said connecting means comprise elastic flaps arranged on said lever that oppose pins fastened to said lid.
5:
- The locking device for the closing lid of a washing machine and the like according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that said lever has a U-shaped profile.
6:
- The locking device for the closing lid of a washing machine and the like according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that said means preventing the translation of the cursor comprises one or more small projections that fit into corresponding recesses in said cursor.
7:
- The locking device for the closing lid of a washing machine and the like according to claim 1, characterized by the fact that said lever is mounted on the lid of said containing body.