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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2007
Heinrich Mueller, Tuttlingen, DE;
Axel Rastemborski, Spaichingen, DE;
Tobias Fischinger, Rottweil, DE;
Frank Rottler, Königsfeld-Neuhausen, DE;
Heinrich Mueller, Tuttlingen, DE;
Axel Rastemborski, Spaichingen, DE;
Tobias Fischinger, Rottweil, DE;
Frank Rottler, Königsfeld-Neuhausen, DE;
Marquardt GmbH, Rietheim-Weilheim, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a lock, in particular for a household appliance such as a tumble drier, a washing machine, a dishwasher or the like, having a movable retaining element, which is configured in particular in the manner of a slide. The retaining element interacts with a closure hook located on a closure element, such as a door, a cover, a flap or the like of the household appliance, which can be moved between an open and a closed state. The closure hook, in the closed state of the closure element, engages into the retaining element. Here, the closure hook is held by the retaining element in contact against a blocking face in such a way that a movement of the closure element into the open state is blocked. The blocking face is designed so as to be pivotable in the manner of a positive opener.