System for controlling the closing of a door of a household appliance, in particular for a washing machine, such as a dishwasher

System for controlling closing of a door of a household appliance;

• said door being adapted to close an inner chamber in a cabinet of said household appliance and communicating with an environment outside said cabinet through an access opening;
• said system comprising an engagement element mounted on said cabinet and adapted to be releasably held by a retaining element mounted on said door, so that said door is constrained to said cabinet when said household appliance is in use;
• said engagement element comprises:
• a supporting body adapted to be mounted on said cabinet;
• a striker adapted to be releasably coupled to said retaining element and to be movably mounted relative to said supporting body between a retracted position and an extended position;
• when said striker is coupled to said retaining element and assumes said retracted position and said extended position;
• said door adopting a:
• a fully closed condition, in which said door closes fluid-tight said access opening, and, respectively,
• a pre-open condition, in which said door is spaced from said access opening in a manner such that said door puts said inner chamber in fluidic communication with the environment outside said cabinet;
• a locking mechanism, switching between:
• an unlocking condition, in which the locking mechanism is adapted to allow releasing said striker, by allowing said striker to move from said retracted position to said extended position when said striker is coupled to said retaining element, and
• a locking condition, in which the locking mechanism is adapted to hold said striker when said striker is in said retracted position;
• an electrically controlled actuator adapted to control the switching of said locking mechanism from said locking condition to said unlocking condition;
• and
• a thrust member capable of exerting a thrust in a direction of movement of said striker from said retracted position to said extended position on said door, thereby facilitating switching said door into said pre-open condition when said striker is coupled to said retaining element and said locking mechanism is in the unlocking condition.