Patent ID: 7775565

Claim:
A closing mechanism for a movable closing element, in particular for a door, a cover or a flap on a household appliance comprising a housing, a carriage disposed in the housing and being movable between a locking and an unlocking position, a guide in the housing to assist movement of the carriage into the locking position, a spring for subjecting the carriage to a load in the direction of the locking position, a closing hook disposed on the carriage, wherein during the closing action the closing hook is brought into engagement with the closing element and during the opening action the closing hook is released from engagement with the closing element, and a rotary latch mounted in a rotatable manner relative to the housing such that the rotary latch projects from the housing at an opening for interacting with the closing element, wherein during the closing action the rotary latch is brought into interactive engagement with the closing element, wherein as a result of said interaction the rotary latch acts on the carriage such that during the closing of the closing element the carriage is moved into the locking position due to the force of the spring.