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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Georg Spiessl, Willhof, DE;
Assignee:
Elektromanufaktur Zangenstein Hanauer GmbH & Co. KGAA, Nabburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 1/502 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 1/502 ;
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 ( ) of which at least a deflection part changes its spatial position (C, D) upon a change in temperature of the element ( ) and thereby operates a bar element ( ) for locking and unlocking the door. The door latching mechanism further comprises an electromagnetic device ( ) comprising an actuating member ( ) for unlocking the door. The actuating member ( ) cooperates with an extension ( A) of the bar element ( ).