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(11) EP 1 433 893 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
11.08.2004 Bulletin 2004/33

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/27

(21) Application number: 03029559.6

(22) Date of filing: 22.12.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: D06F 37/42, D06F 39/14, E05B 47/06, E05C 3/24
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 23.12.2002 IT TO20021112

(71) Applicant: BITRON S.p.A.
10042 Nichelino (Torino) (IT)

(72) Inventor:
  • Promutico, Fabrizio
    03010 Alatri (Frosinone) (IT)

(74) Representative: Quinterno, Giuseppe et al
Jacobacci & Partners S.p.A., Corso Regio Parco, 27
10152 Torino
10152 Torino (IT)

   


(54) A door lock device, particularly for domestic electrical appliances


(57) The device comprises:
  • a support structure (2) in which is defined an aperture (3) for the introduction in a predetermined direction of a door catch (4) connected to a door;
  • a retainer member (10) movably mounted in the said structure (2) and having a seat (10) for receiving and retaining the door catch (4);
  • a conditioning mechanism (11-13, 18, 25, 33) cooperating with the retainer member (10) and operable to assumea first condition in which it allows engagement of the door catch (4) with the retainer member (10) to retain the door in a closure position, and release of this coupling to allow opening of this door by application of a force on it; anda second condition in which the retainer member (10) is maintained in a locked position in which it is able to retain the door in a locked closure position; and
  • a motorised control device (14-17) associated with the conditioning mechanism and electrically operable to cause passage of this mechanism from the first to the second condition and vice versa.






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