Door-closing device for a domestic electrical applicance

Door-closing device for a domestic electrical appliance, said device comprising:

• a frame (12) with an aperture (14) for the introduction of a keeper (16) or the like;
• a closing unit (22) which is arranged on the frame so as to be movable, relative to the latter, and which, in a closing position, holds the keeper fast for the purpose of keeping the door closed and, in an open position, releases said keeper for the purpose of opening the door, said closing unit (22), in the course of its transfer from the open position into the closing position, drawing the keeper (16) along with it along part of said keeper's path of movement, relative to the frame (12);
• a closing spring arrangement (26) which acts upon the closing unit and which supplies the force necessary for drawing the keeper along with said unit;
• and
• a blocking system (30) by which the closing unit can be blocked from moving out of the open position and into the closing position, it being possible to set aside the blocking of the closing unit by relative movement of said blocking system and closing unit;
• wherein the blocking system is formed by a blocking element (30) which is arranged so as to be movable, relative to the frame, between a blocking position and a releasing position and which, in the blocking position, prevents a movement of the closing unit out of the open position and into the closing position and, in the releasing position, permits such a movement of the closing unit, and that the blocking element is constructed and arranged in such a way that it can be lifted by the keeper out of its blocking position and into its releasing position, against the action of a restoring force, on closure of the door.