Locking device for door of household appliance i.e. dishwasher, has latch element that is provided as elastically deformably formed bracket or lever and swings back to its locking position in non-operable state

摘要

The device has a latch element (4) that is brought in engagement with another latch element (5). The element (4) is arranged at a housing (3), a frame (19) or a case of a household appliance i.e. dishwasher, and the element (5) is arranged at a door (2) of the appliance. The element (4) is movable between locking and unlocking positions, where the door is only partially opened in the locking position. The element (4) is provided as an elastically deformably formed bracket (8) or lever, and swings back to its locking position in a non-operable state, where the bracket is made of spring steel.