| US 7,585,006 B2 | ||
| Household appliance, namely a machine for washing and/or drying laundry, with a door block/release device that can be actuated electrically | ||
| Stefano Alacqua, Cascine Vica Rivoli (Italy); Francesco Butera, Turin (Italy); and Gianluca Capretti, Orbassano (Italy) | ||
| Assigned to C.R.F. Societa Consortile per Azioni, Orbassano (Turin) (Italy) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 20, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/155,618. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 04425520 (EP), filed on Jul. 13, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0012190 A1, Jan. 19, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. E05B 15/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 292—341.16 [292/DIG. 69; 292/341.15; 292/244; 292/DIG. 66] | 21 Claims |
| 1. A household appliance comprising:
a cabinet,
a door, and
a door block/release device comprising:
a commanded member,
an actuator means,
a release system,
a sheath body,
an actuation element, and
a fixed stop,
wherein the door block/release device is capable of assuming a first condition, in which the door is blocked, and a second
condition, in which the door is released, wherein passage from the first to the second condition is produced by a displacement
of the commanded member in a direction of actuation, the device comprising the release system which can be operated manually
to obtain the passage from the first to the second condition in such a way that the displacement of the commanded member in
the direction of actuation can be achieved both by controlling an electrical power supply of the actuator means, and by means
of a manual actuation of the release system, the device comprising the sheath body for the actuation element, the actuation
element being connected to the commanded member and capable of moving as a result of the aforesaid electrical power supply
control,
wherein
the release system comprises the aforesaid sheath body, which is mounted movable with respect to the fixed stop in such a
way that, when the door block/release device is in said first condition, said sheath body is able to move longitudinally in
the direction of actuation of the commanded member;
the sheath body is connected to the commanded member in such a way as to be able to transmit thereto a displacement in the
aforesaid direction of actuation and to be unable to transmit to the commanded member a movement in a direction opposite to
the direction of actuation,
such that the block/release device is capable of shifting from the first to the second condition both by means of a movement
of the actuation element caused by said electrical power supply control of the actuator means, and by means of manual actuation,
using the sheath body as a mechanical transmission element.
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