Patent ID: 7895998
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: E05B,F24C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door lock device for locking a door of a heating appliance comprising: a fixing rack having a first end affixed to a receptacle of a heating appliance and a second end coupled with a hinge shaft; an operation rack affixed to a door of the heating appliance, the operation rack coupled with the hinge shaft of the fixing rack to open and close the door about the hinge shaft; a solenoid device installed in the receptacle and having a rod; an engaging member coupled to the rod of the solenoid device and ascending or descending in response to an operation of the solenoid device, the engaging member having a fitting part at a distal end thereof, the fitting part having an open-ended, U-shaped groove at a distal end thereof; and a locking pin affixed to the operation rack, the locking pin having a generally cylindrical or bar shape with an enlarged fitting protrusion formed at a distal end of the locking pin such that the fitting protrusion can be caught by the U-shaped groove of the fitting part of the engaging member to lock the door when the engaging member is descended by operation of the solenoid device and that the fitting protrusion can be released from the U-shaped groove of the fitting part of the engaging member to unlock the door when the engaging member is ascended by operation of the solenoid device.