Patent ID: 6290270
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
A door lock for an electrical household appliance, in particular for a dishwasher, having:a framework (10) with an opening (36) for a hook (38),a locking element in the framework, anda locking spring (16) which is arranged between the locking clement and an abutment (18) in the framework, the locking element being connected to a gripping device (20), whereinthe gripping device (20), when the door lock is in an open position, is pressed by the locking spring, at a contact location (28), against a stop body (26) of the framework (10) and thereby prevents the locking element from moving, andthe gripping device (20) has a gripping latch (34) into which the hook is guided as it comes in through the opening (36) of the framework, and which has a contact surface (42) that is adapted to be pressed by the incoming hook, wherein the gripping device (20) is caused to move if the incoming hook presses against said gripping device, andthe gripping device is formed such that, when said gripping device is caused to move by the hook (38), said gripping device loses the contact with the contact location and the locking spring can thus move the locking element such that a closed position of the door lock is reached as a consequence of the effect of the locking spring,wherein the locking element is a locking lever (12) which can be pivoted about an axis (14), andwherein the locking spring (16) presses on the locking lever (12) at a location which is further away from the axis than the location at which the gripping device is connected to the locking lever.