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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2024
Elbi International S.p.a., Turin, IT;
Andrea Saccocci, Turin, IT;
Elbi International S.p.A., Turin, IT;
Abstract
The present invention concerns door-lock device () for a door of a household appliance having a door and a prong (N) associated with said door, wherein said door-lock device () comprises: a containment casing (); a blocking assembly () arranged in said containment casing (), which includes a blocking slider (), constrained to slide between a retracted position and an extracted position, wherein said blocking slider () is arranged to interfere with a prong (N) when the door is opened; and an electric module () comprising a blocking pin (), wherein said blocking pin () is capable of assuming an unlocking position on command, and a blocking position to hold said blocking slider () in said blocking position. Wherein, the door-lock device comprises a damping assembly () having a safety member or pin (), arranged so as to limit the sliding of said blocking slider () when said blocking slider () is strained by said prong (N) to move from said extracted position to said retracted position and said blocking pin () is in said blocked position. The present invention also concerns a household appliance, such as a washing machine and the like.