Patent ID: 8276951
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: A47L,D06F,E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door-closing device for a domestic electrical appliance, the device comprising: a frame with an aperture for the introduction of a keeper; a closing unit which is arranged on the frame so as to be movable, relative to the latter, between an open position and a closing position and which, in the closing position, holds the keeper fast for the purpose of keeping a door closed, the closing unit, in the course of its transfer from the open position into the closing position, drawing the keeper along with it along part of the keeper's path of movement, relative to the frame; a closing spring arrangement which acts upon the closing unit and which supplies the force necessary for drawing the keeper along with the unit; and a blocking system blocking the closing unit from moving from the open position to the closing position, it being possible to unblock the closing unit by relative movement of the blocking system and the closing unit; wherein the blocking system is formed by a blocking element which is arranged so as to be movable, relative to the frame, between a blocking position and a releasing position and which, in the blocking position, prevents a movement of the closing unit from the open position to the closing position and, in the releasing position, permits such a movement of the closing unit, and that the blocking element is constructed and arranged in such a way that the blocking element is directly engaged by the keeper upon closure of the door whereby the blocking element is lifted out of its blocking position and into its releasing position against the action of a restoring force.