Latching mechanism for the door of an electric household appliance
AssigneeElektromanufaktur Zangenstein Hanauer GmbH & Co. KGAA
InventorGeorg Spiessl
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Abstract
A door latching mechanism for the door of an electric household appliance, in particular a washing machine, is described. The door latching mechanism comprises an element (34) of which at least a deflection part changes its spatial position (C, D) upon a change in temperature of the element (34) and thereby operates a bar element (32) for locking and unlocking the door. The door latching mechanism further comprises an electromagnetic device (46) comprising an actuating member (48) for unlocking the door. The actuating member (48) cooperates with an extension (40A) of the bar element (32).
Claims15
A washing machine, comprising:
- a door, and
- a door latching mechanism for the door of the washing machine, the door latching mechanism comprising
- an element (34) of which at least a deflection part changes its spatial position (C, D) upon a change in temperature of the element (34) and thereby operates a bar element (32) for locking and unlocking the door, as well as
- an electromagnetic device (46) comprising an actuating member (48) for unlocking the door, wherein
- the actuating member (48) directly cooperates with the bar element (32).
A washing machine, comprising:
- a door, and
- a door latching mechanism for the door of the washing machine, the door latching mechanism comprising
- an element (34) of which at least a deflection part changes its spatial position (C, D) upon a change in temperature of the element (34) and thereby operates a bar element (32) for locking and unlocking the door, as well as
- an electromagnetic device (46) comprising an actuating member (48) for unlocking the door, wherein
- the actuating member (48) cooperates with an extension (40A) of the bar element (32).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.