Patent ID: 8186183

Claim:
A latching and locking mechanism for a door hingeably connected at one end thereof to a casing of a machine and disposed to close an opening formed in the machine, comprising: a locating pin for locating the door relative to the casing, said locating pin being rotatably disposed through a portion of a frame of the door; a handle connected at an end of said locating pin and arranged to rotate the locating pin relative to said frame between a latched position and an unlatched position; a tapered portion formed at an end of said locating pin opposite said handle; a tapered opening formed in said casing of the machine, the tapered opening engaging said tapered portion of said locating pin to position said frame relative to said casing; a cam surface defined on the casing of the machine; a latching pin connected to said locating pin and extending radially therefrom, said latching pin being arranged to engage said cam surface and pull said door toward a closed position when said handle is rotated from said unlatched position toward said latched position; and a concave cradling surface defined at an end of said cam surface for receiving a portion of said latching pin therewithin to provide a stop to a rotation range of said latching pin and said handle and to locate said latching pin relative to said casing when said door is in said latched position.