CN103649447A

CN103649447A - Door locking device, particularly for electric household appliances

Info

Publication number: CN103649447A
Application number: CN201280032204.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 法布里齐奥·普罗姆蒂科; 费利切·帕利亚
Original assignee: Bitron SpA
Current assignee: Bitron SpA
Priority date: 2011-06-28
Filing date: 2012-06-27
Publication date: 2014-03-19
Anticipated expiration: 2032-06-27
Also published as: KR20140047074A; WO2013001470A1; ITTO20110564A1; EP2726690A1; EP2726690B1; CN103649447B; KR101880786B1

Abstract

The device (1) comprises: a support structure (2) in which there is defined an opening (3) into which, when the door is closed, a hook member (4) connected to the door is introduced; a retaining slider (7), movable with respect to said structure (2) and capable, as a consequence of the introduction of said hook member (4) into the opening (3), of moving from a rest position to a working position in which it is able to retain the hook member (4); and an electromechanical control device (9) including a movable locking member (27) displaceable from an inactive or releasing position, in which it is able to allow the passage of the retaining slider (7) from the working position to the rest position, to a disabling position, in which it is able to prevent said passage and allow the energization of the electric household appliance. The device (1) comprises a further locking member (10) mounted movably in said support structure (2) and able to be disposed, from outside the electric household appliance, selectively in a first or a second position, in which it allows and prevents, respectively, a dis not placement of the retaining slider (7).

Description

Door locking device, is used in particular for household electrical appliance

The present invention relates to a kind of door locking device, be used in particular for household electrical appliance.

More particularly, the present invention relates to the door locking device with Types Below, comprising:

Braced structures is limited with opening in braced structures, and when door is closed, the hook component that is connected to door is introduced in opening;

Keep sliding part, with respect to described structure, be movably (and especially, be can translation), and because hook component is introduced in described opening and can moves to operating position from rest position, in operating position, keep sliding part can keep described hook component; And

Electromechanical controlling device, comprise movably locking component, this locking component can shift (movement) to disabled position (rest position) from inactive or off-position, in inactive or off-position, this locking component can allow to keep sliding part passing through from operating position to rest position, in disabled position, this locking component can stop the described energising of passing through and allowing household electrical appliance.

An object of the present invention is to provide such door locking device, the energising that this door locking device can allow user optionally to enable or forbid these household electrical appliance, particularly prevents from by children, household electrical appliance being switched on.

This object, together with other objects, can by the door locking device of the type being defined as above, be realized according to the present invention, it is characterized in that, this device comprises another locking component, this another locking component is arranged in braced structures movably, and can from household electrical appliance outsides optionally be arranged on first or the second place, first or the second place in, this another locking component allows respectively and stops the transfer that keeps sliding part.

With reference to accompanying drawing, further Characteristics and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description that only mode by limiting examples provides, in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the stereogram according to door locking device of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is according to the door locking device of Fig. 1 and the exploded stereogram that is typically connected to the associated hook component of door to be locked;

Fig. 3 is the partial cross section view along the line III-III in figure;

Fig. 4 is according to the exploded perspective view of a part for door locking device of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is according to the partial rear view of the door locking device of aforementioned figures;

Fig. 6 is the cross-sectional view along the more vast scale of the line VI-VI of Fig. 5; And

Fig. 7 is according to the partial front perspective view of the device of aforementioned figures.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 represents generally according to door locking device of the present invention.

In the embodiment shown in the mode by example, this device 1 comprises supporting body 2, and this supporting body is made by molded plastics, and is formed with opening 3(specifically referring to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 at the place, one end of supporting body).

Opening 3 be designed to allow hook component (such as in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 by the hook component of 4 expressions) introducing.

In known mode own, door locking device 1 can be adjacent to the opening of household electrical appliance (for example washing machine) and fix, and hook component 4 is intended to connect (for example, in hinged mode) to the relevant movably door of this opening to household electrical appliance.

In the embodiment shown, hook component 4 comprises handle 4a, and Fig. 2 is seen at 5(in one end of this handle) door of locating to be articulated with household electrical appliance is upper, and the other end of this handle after the portion that narrows down of cross section or neck 4b formation by the head of the expansion of 6 expressions.

The 7 maintenance sliding parts that represent to be shaped, this keeps sliding part can be with respect to supporting body 2 axially translation in the about rectangular direction of direction of introducing in openings 3 with hook component 4.

Keep sliding part 7 to there is main opening 8(referring to Fig. 3), this main opening in the various modes of operation of sliding part 7 or position at least in part in the face of the opening 3 of braced structures 2 and with this register.

Spring (for example spiral spring (not shown)) is arranged between sliding part 7 and braced structures 2 in a manner known way, and tend to this sliding part 7 to remain on idle (static shown in Fig. 5, shelve, rest) in position, in this rest position, sliding part 7 is against the end wall of supporting body 2, and the opening 8 of sliding part aligns with the opening 3 in described body 2.When sliding part 7 is in this position, the hook component 4 of hatch door can be introduced in opening 3, makes like this termination 6 of hook component and sliding part 7 interact, and causes sliding part to move in operating position, as shown in Figure 3.In the situation that door is closed, the termination 6 that the hook component 4 of door is arranged to hook component is engaged in opening 8 inside of sliding part 7, as shown in Figure 3.Under this state, the neck part 4b of hook component 4 remains between the edge and sliding part 7 of the opening 3 in braced structures.

Door locking device 1 is also included in Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 generally the electromechanical controlling device by 9 expressions.This device is known type itself, for example, at same applicant BP GB2 under one's name, described in detail and explanation in 364,350.Therefore, all details to this electromechanical controlling device are no longer described further, but only relate to those and understand object related aspect of the present invention.

Electromechanical controlling device 9 is included in Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 the movably locking component by 27 expressions.This member in the vertical direction (when watching Fig. 3) can the translation earth's axis to installing by being formed on the opening 28 in the housing of electromechanical assembly 9, towards keeping sliding part 7 can be arranged on to translation region wherein.

Movably locking component 27 can follow the household electrical appliance for being associated with door locking device 1 energising order and from inactive or off-position (illustrating with continuous lines at Fig. 3), be transferred to disabled position (shown in broken lines in the figure), in these positions, movably locking component can allow respectively and stop keep sliding part from operating position (Fig. 3) current to rest position (Fig. 5).

In control device 9 inside, in known and unshowned mode itself, locking component 27 is associated with electric switch, and when this locking component 27 passes through to disabled position from off-position, this electric switch can switch condition or state, and vice versa.

The mode that electric switch is associated with locking component 27 have been described in detail in above-mentioned BP.

The electric switch being associated with locking component 27 allows the control module transmitted signal to household electrical appliance especially, makes to close and lock door, and therefore the operation of household electrical appliance can be started.

Be attached to describedly so far, door locking device according to the present invention corresponds essentially to the device according to prior art.

Door locking device 1 is also included in Fig. 4 to Fig. 7 generally another locking component by 10 expressions.

In the embodiment shown in the mode by example, locking component 10 has mid portion 10a, and this mid portion is rotatably installed in passage 11(Fig. 4 and Fig. 6 of braced structures 2 in the mode of axle) inside.

Locking component 10 also forms first end 10b, and this first end has to extend radially out the locked configuration 10c(of mode of finger piece specifically referring to Fig. 4 to Fig. 6).This end 10b and the locked configuration 10c being associated extend (specifically referring to Fig. 5) near maintenance sliding part 7 on the rear side of supporting body 2.

Locking component 10 also has the second end 10d(Fig. 4, Fig. 6 and Fig. 7), this second end is relative with first end 10b and can enter from the outside of household electrical appliance.In the embodiment shown, the part 10d of locking component 10 is substantially circular, and is rotatably installed in open front 12(Fig. 7 and Fig. 6 of supporting body 2) inside.This end 10d is provided with pieceable joint construction, with locking component 10 is optionally arranged on first or the second place in, this first or the second place will describe more fully below.In the example of illustrated embodiment, this joint construction is comprised of diameter groove (radial slot) 13, and this diameter groove can engage with the end of screwdriver or other similar means.

Locking component 10 can be optionally manually arranged in first or second jiao of position by user, and in this first or second jiao of position, this locking component allows respectively and stop to keep the translation of sliding part 7 from rest position to operating position.

In Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, door locking device is depicted as in door open mode, and sliding part 7 is in its rest position.

In the figure, the part 10b of locking component 10 is depicted as in its aforementioned second place, and in this second place, this part stops and keeps sliding part 7 translation of (that is, towards the position shown in Fig. 3) towards operating position.This forbidding action realizes (Fig. 5 and Fig. 6) by the structure 10c of locking component 10 with keeping the interference that crosses out part 7a of sliding part 7.

When user is arranged in the position shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 by locking component 10, the translation of sliding part 7 from rest position to operating position is prevented from, thereby prevents that door locked is in fastening position, and can not open the operation of household electrical appliance.

In order to allow the normal operating of household electrical appliance, user can be arranged on locking component 10 in its another operating position (" first " position of above-mentioned restriction), at this another operating position place, locked configuration 10c with respect to the orientation for place shown in Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 in 90o, and especially, upwards directed with reference to Fig. 5.

Under this state, keep sliding part 7 to be released, and therefore can be from keeping the rest position of sliding part to pass through to operating position.Therefore, can close door, and by movably locking component 27 lock door of electromechanical controlling device 9, and the operation of activation household electrical appliance.

At another embodiment, (this embodiment is not shown, but can easily be implemented by those skilled in the art) in, can construct and arrange another locking component 10, make like this this another locking component can in the first and second positions, allow respectively respectively and stop sliding part 7 translation to rest position from operating position.When this locking component is arranged in the described second place, this locking component can stop this unlatching when machine door is closed, or stops closing of door when door is opened.

In another embodiment (this another embodiment is not shown equally), can construct and arrange another locking component 10, make like this this another locking component can in primary importance, stop the translation of sliding part 7 from rest position to operating position, in the second place, stop current from operating position to rest position of this sliding part, and in the 3rd position, allow sliding part in described movement of leaving unused between operating position.

Obviously, in the situation that not affecting principle of the present invention, embodiment and CONSTRUCTED SPECIFICATION all can obviously be revised with respect to the embodiment of only being described and being illustrated by the mode of limiting examples and CONSTRUCTED SPECIFICATION, thereby these are revised and not to be departed from as in scope of the present invention defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. a door locking device (1), is used in particular for household electrical appliance, comprising:

Braced structures (2) is limited with opening (3) in described braced structures, and when door is closed, the hook component (4) that is connected to described door is introduced in described opening;

Keep sliding part (7), can be mobile with respect to described structure (2), and because described hook component (4) is introduced in described opening (3) and can moves to operating position from rest position, in described operating position, described maintenance sliding part can keep described hook component (4); And

Electromechanical controlling device (9), comprise mobile locking component (27), described mobile locking component can be transferred to disabled position from inactive or off-position, in described inactive or off-position, described mobile locking component can allow described maintenance sliding part (7) passing through from described operating position to described rest position, in described disabled position, described mobile locking component can stop the described energising of passing through and allowing described household electrical appliance;

Described device (1) is characterised in that, described device comprises another locking component (10), described another locking component can be arranged in described braced structures (2) movably, and can from the outside of described household electrical appliance, optionally be arranged on primary importance or the second place, in described primary importance or the second place, described another locking component allows respectively and stops the transfer of described maintenance sliding part (7).

2. door locking device according to claim 1, wherein, described another locking component (10) is constructed and is arranged so that, respectively in described primary importance and the described second place, described another locking component allows respectively and stops current from described rest position to described operating position of described maintenance sliding part (7).

3. according to claim 1 or door locking device claimed in claim 2, wherein, described another locking component (10) is constructed and is arranged so that, respectively in described primary importance and the described second place, described another locking component allows respectively and stops current from described operating position to described rest position of described maintenance sliding part (7).

4. door locking device according to claim 1, wherein, described another locking component (10) is constructed and is arranged so that, in primary importance, described another locking component stops described maintenance sliding part (7) passing through from described rest position to described operating position, and in the second place, described another locking component stops described sliding part (7) passing through from described operating position to described rest position.

5. according to the door locking device described in aforementioned claim, wherein, described another locking component (10) is arranged in described braced structures (2) revolvably near described opening (3), make like this when described another locking component is arranged in the described second place, described another locking component can be interfered the transfer of described maintenance sliding part (7).

6. door locking device according to claim 5, wherein, described another locking component (10) has:

Mid portion (10a), can be in the mode of axle at described braced structures (2) internal rotating;

First end (10b), is provided with locked configuration (10c), and described locked configuration can coordinate with described maintenance sliding part (7); And

The second end (10d), be positioned to relative with described first end (10b), and can enter from the outside, and be provided with the joint construction (13) that can engage so that described another locking component (10) is optionally arranged in described primary importance or the described second place.

7. door locking device according to claim 6, wherein, described joint construction (13) has at least one groove, and described at least one groove can engage with the end of screwdriver etc.