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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2000
Ki Chul Cho, Kyongsangnam-do, KR;
Seung Bong Choi, Kyongsangnam-do, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Door lock switch assembly in a drum type washing machine including a switch case, a switch cover fitted to the switch case, a latch holder rotatably, and elastically mounted in one side portion of the switch case for exerting a restoring force in a door open direction, a slide fitted to one side of the latch holder, for moving up or down in a direction the same with a hinge shaft of the latch holder to arrest or release the latch holder, a solenoid assembly mounted in a central portion of the switch case, for moving up or down the slide, and a switching part located below the slide, for making a switching operation as a terminal thereof makes a seesaw action following the moving up or down of the slide, thereby simplifying a structure of the door lock switch assembly, and improving an operation reliability of door locking and unlocking.