A door lock for a washing machine or drier

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EP 0 354 191 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	08.08.1990 Bulletin 1990/32

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	07.02.1990 Bulletin 1990/06

(21)	Application number: 89830320.1

(22)	Date of filing: 11.07.1989

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁵: D06F 37/42

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE ES FR GB

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Priority:

02.08.1988 IT 6773488

(71)	Applicant: BITRON S.p.A.
	I-10064 Pinerolo (Torino) (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Chioffi, Mario I-03100 Frosinone (IT)

(74)	Representative: Rambelli, Paolo et al
	c/o JACOBACCI & PERANI S.p.A. Corso Regio Parco, 27 10152 Torino 10152 Torino (IT)

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(54)	A door lock for a washing machine or drier

(57) A door lock for a washing machine or drier includes a support casing (2) which is adapted to be fixed to the machine. The casing (2) contains a control and timing device with a resistive heater element, an electrical switch with a bistable resilient blade operated by a locking slide (4) which is movable relative to the casing (2), and a sensor for sensing the water level in the washing chamber to keep the door closed when the level exceeds a predetermined value.

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