Door latch for an electrical household appliance, for example a washing machine

US10240372B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• emz-Hanauer GmbH & Co. KGaA · DE

Inventors

• Albert Dirnberger · Neunburg vorm Wald, DE
• Dominik Walz · Nabburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 2, 2016
• Grant date: Mar 26, 2019
• Expiry date: Jan 28, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E05C3/24
• WIPO field: Civil engineering
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A door latch for an electrical household appliance includes a latch housing in which a gripping unit is received. The door latch further includes a first arresting element which is received in the latch housing such that it is movable between a release position and an arresting position. In the arresting position, the first arresting element blocks the gripping unit to prevent rotation into the open rotational position and, in the release position, permits a rotation of the gripping unit into the open rotational position. A second arresting element is received in the latch housing such that it is movable between an unlocking position and a locking position. In the locking position, the second arresting element effects a blocking of the first arresting element to prevent rotation into the release position, in the unlocking position, the second arresting element permits such a movement of the first arresting element.