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(11) | EP 1 640 493 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Door-lock device for a household appliance |
| (57) A door-lock device for a household appliance comprises a body (2) to which there
is hinged, via a pin (8), a catch (7) that is capable of angular movement, as well
as an actuating system (3-5) having actuator means (3) that can be controlled to determine
passage of the locking member (7) between a first inoperative condition, in which
opening of the door (9) of the household appliance is enabled, and an operative condition,
in which opening of the door (9) is prevented. Switching means (14) are provided for
enabling translation of the pin (8), and hence of the catch (7), between a position
of normal operation and a position of special operation, both of which stable. In
the position of normal operation, the movement of the catch (7) is obtained via the
actuating system (3-5), whilst in the position of special operation the catch (7)
can assume a second inoperative condition. The switching means (14) can be actuated
by applying on the door (9) a force that is considerably greater than the minimum
force necessary for opening the door itself when the catch (7) is located in its first
inoperative condition.
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