EP 2167718 B1 20120328 - METHOD FOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOOR OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE
Title (en)
METHOD FOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE DOOR OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR VERRIEGELUNG UND ENTRIEGELUNG DER TÜR EINES HAUSHALTSGERÄTS
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ DE VERROUILLAGE ET DE DÉVERROUILLAGE DE LA PORTE D'UN APPAREIL MÉNAGER
Publication
Application
Priority
- IB 2008000660 W 20080320
- IT TO20070501 A 20070710
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2009007802A1] The present invention relates to a method for locking and unlocking a door of a household appliance, wherein door locking means are actuated by an electric actuator when the latter receives a voltage exceeding a preset value. The method comprises a household appliance safety locking step wherein the locking means are set to a door locking position and a positive temperature coefficient thermistor arranged in series with the actuator is heated for the purpose of increasing its resistance up to such a value that, when the full power voltage of the household appliance is applied across the actuator- thermistor pair, a voltage drop below said preset value will be generated across the actuator. A device capable of implementing said method is also described.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 37/42 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01); D06F 34/10 (2020.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
D06F 37/42 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 39/14 (2013.01 - EP US); D06F 34/10 (2020.02 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2009007802 A1 20090115; AT E551461 T1 20120415; EP 2167718 A1 20100331; EP 2167718 B1 20120328; IT TO20070501 A1 20090111; PL 2167718 T3 20120831
DOCDB simple family (application)
IB 2008000660 W 20080320; AT 08719344 T 20080320; EP 08719344 A 20080320; IT TO20070501 A 20070710; PL 08719344 T 20080320