Safety device for a laundry washing machine
AssigneeAktiebolaget Electrolux
InventorsGöran Uhlin, Sten Håkan Almström
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Abstract
A safety device for a laundry washing machine or the like where the washing machine comprises a treatment chamber (12) for laundry that is pressurized in order to treat the laundry with a treating agent, for instance, carbon dioxide. The treatment chamber has an inlet opening (13) which during the treatment is covered by a door (16) that is secured to a housing (11) enclosing the chamber by means of a first holder device (35) which is part of a locking means. The locking means also comprises a second holder device (34) which is activated if the first holder device (35) is deactivated and thereby keeps the door (16) in its closed position as long as chamber is pressurized.
Claims9
A safety device for a laundry machine comprising a treatment chamber (12) for laundry with an inlet opening (13) which during the treatment is covered by a door (16) which is secured to a housing (11) surrounding the chamber by a first holder means (35) being a part of a locking means, the chamber (12) being pressurized in order to treat the laundry with a treating agent, characterized in that the locking means also comprises a second holder means (34) which is activated if the first holder means (35) is deactivated and thereby keeps the door (16) in its closed position as long as the chamber (12) is pressurized, wherein the first and the second holder means (35 and 34) are integrated in a common unit (24).
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