Patent ID: 7481469
Filing Date: 2009-01-27
Classification: F24C,H05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door lock for an oven, the door lock comprising: a lock housing; a geared motor; an actuating shaft to be driven by said geared motor and having an axis; a retaining plate having a slotted guide; a locking element constructed as a lever to be operated by said actuating shaft, said lever being mounted on said slotted guide of retaining plate and having a lever axle for reversibly changing location relative to said lock housing; a spring exerting a force being overcome in an emergency-unlocking function permitting adjustment of said retaining plate to allow opening of said lever having been previously brought into a locking position by said actuating shaft, without further operation of said actuating shaft; another spring loading said lever and exerting a force both on said lever axle in direction of an end position within said slotted guide and on said lever in direction of an open position of said lever; and said actuating shaft to be adjusted along said axis by said lever having been unlocked in an emergency.