Device for locking the porthole door of washing and drying machines
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Jan 5, 2016
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Apr 10, 2014
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Jun 27, 2013
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Abstract
An electromagnetic door locking device for a washing machine and similar, adapted to lock a sliding cursor (30) cooperating with the end of a hook mounted on the machine porthole door through a blocking pawl (12). The device comprises two preloaded parallel and mechanically separate metal strips (16, 17), accomplishing the closing and the opening of the power circuit and of the open/closed door circuit, respectively, and that are maintained in the open position by said pawl (12) and by an actuator (13) operated by said cursor (30), when said door is open. (FIG. 1).
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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ELETTROTECNICA ROLD S R L | 20014 NERVIANO |
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- 2013 Application Filing Year
- D06F Class
- 381 Applications Filed
- 354 Patents Issued To-Date
- 92.92 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Rocchitelli, Onofrio | Nerviano, IT | 7 | 106 |
# of filed Patents : 7 Total Citations : 106 |
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