Bitron S.p.a.

Elbi International S.p.a.

Andrea Saccocci

Fabrizio Promutico

Marcello Pollastri

Gianpaolo Barone

The present invention relates to a Door-locking device () for a household appliance (E), said household appliance (E) being of the type comprising a door provided with a lug (), said door locking device () comprising a containment casing (), fixable to said household appliance (E), a hook (), arranged into said containment casing (), capable of moving from a disengagement position, in which said lug () does not contact said hook (), to an engagement position, in which said lug () is engaged with said hook () and said hook () is free to move along the movement direction of said lug (), an abutment element () fixed on said containment casing (), and elastic means (), interposed between said hook () and said abutment element (), wherein when said hook () is in said disengagement position, said elastic means () are compressed, and when said hook () is in said engagement position, said elastic means () expand, so that said hook () moves.

Device for locking a household appliance door

A door-locking device for locking a door of a household appliance, the door providing a closure hook, and at least a gasket provided on the door and/or on the household appliance. The device providing a locking hook, coupling with the household appliance closure hook, a slider, movable along a direction substantially parallel to a household appliance wall on which the door is provided, a recovery lever compensating for clearance of the gasket sealing closure, and a mechanical coupling for the locking hook and the recovery lever, the locking hook being rotably coupled with the mechanical coupling and being movable according to a direction substantially perpendicular with respect to the movement direction of the slider, an elastic arm being further provided in a second embodiment, aiming to maintain the mechanical coupling in a door closure position, and interaction elements arranged between the slider and the mechanical coupling for locking each other in the door closure position.

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Turin, Italy

Andrea Saccocci