A locking mechanism and a door opening control method are provided for household appliances. The locking mechanism is provided on a front door panel of a door of a cooking machine and used for controlling the opening and closing of the door and includes: a lever which is mounted on the back surface of the front door panel and at least a portion of which protrudes from an opening provided on the front door panel to the front surface of the front door panel; an electromagnet which is mounted on the back surface of the front door panel and may be in a locked or unlocked state with respect to the lever. The locking of the door of the cooking machine may be realized through the cooperation between the electromagnet and the lever. Real-time control of the door may be realized to better ensure safety of the user.

A surface-mountable electric strike having a keeper arranged to pivot about a first shaft extending in a longitudinal direction; a lock lever for locking the keeper in a door-locking position, the lock lever being arranged to pivot about a second shaft extending in a direction that is transverse to the longitudinal direction and parallel to the backside of the strike; and an actuation mechanism for actuating the lock lever, the actuation mechanism comprising an electromagnet that is situated next to the lock lever in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to the backside of the strike thereby enabling the electromagnet to act directly upon the lock lever providing a simple construction. Moreover, the orientation of the second shaft enables arranging the lock lever, and the electromagnet, above and/or underneath the keeper, thereby reducing the total depth of the strike.

Provided is a lock mechanism, wherein the lock mechanism includes a lock base, the lock base is provided with an opening and a cavity extending from the opening, the opening is used for the lock shaft mounted to the battery pack to enter the cavity, the lock mechanism further includes: a lock assembly, the lock assembly is connected to one side of the lock base opposite the lock shaft, the lock assembly is moveable relative to the lock base, and the side of the lock base opposite the lock shaft extends into the cavity or exits the cavity; wherein, the lock assembly is capable of preventing the lock shaft from exiting the cavity from the opening when the lock assembly extends into the cavity; the lock assembly is capable of allowing the lock shaft to exit the cavity from the opening when the lock assembly exits the cavity.

A multifunctional center console system for a vehicle is disclosed. The multifunctional center console system includes a multifunctional center console, which may include a main body configured to be mounted to a vehicle within an interior of the vehicle. The main body of the multifunctional center console may have at least top, bottom, front and rear portions and first and second side portions disposed between at least the front and rear portions. The multifunctional center console may further include at least one portable body configured to be removably attached to the main body. The at least one portable body of the multifunctional center console may have at least top, bottom, front and rear portions and first and second side portions disposed between at least the front and rear portions. The at least one portable body of the multifunctional center console may include at least one functional feature.

An automatic analyzer capable of improving maintainability by facilitating access to an interlock unit. The interlock unit includes an operation member configured to be movably supported between a lock position and a lock release position, and obstruct rotation to an open position of a cover; an electromagnetic driving unit configured to drive the operation member, and a driving connecting unit configured to connect the operation member and the electromagnetic driving unit and drive the operation member by conveying an operation of the electromagnetic driving unit to the operation member. The interlock unit is provided to be attachable and detachable to and from the housing.

A method of operating a door system includes sensing a user on an exterior side of a door panel in physical propinquity to the lock such that the lock transitions from a sleep state to an active state, authenticating the user when the lock is in the active state before converting the lock from a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration, and converting the lock from the locked configuration to the unlocked configuration in response to transition to the active state. Authenticating the user includes receiving an authentication signal from a remote device on the user in physical propinquity to the to the lock.

An electronic door lock system that saves power by putting some electronic devices, such as transceivers, in sleep mode and by executing instructions only in response to ambient trigger scenarios. Instructions sent to an electronic door lock from a remote device could be stored on a server before being downloaded to the electronic door lock system once the transceiver is awakened from sleep mode.

A device for closing and opening doors and/or hatches and/or similar components, in particular of household appliances such as washing machines, in particular with top loading, dishwashers and similar household appliances, said device comprising a closing and opening assembly adapted to be fixed to one of a fixed part and the hatch of a household appliance and including a closing and opening element which is adapted to be switched by translation between a first end-stop position and a second end-stop position and vice versa; wherein said device comprises a permission element which is adapted to be switched by translation between a first end-stop own position thereof and a second end-stop own position thereof and vice versa, and wherein said permission element, during the translation thereof from said first end-stop own position thereof to said second end-stop own position thereof, is adapted to be locked in a third intermediate own position thereof between said first and second end-stop own positions thereof.

Improved systems and methods for securing license plates are disclosed herein. In the preferred embodiments discussed, the systems and methods are applied to the securing of dealer license plates. There are numerous problems with the unauthorized or illegal use of these types of license plates, and the machine and software combination disclosed herein may provide solutions to at least some of these problems.

In some implementations, an article of clothing includes a pocket that includes an opening to an interior cavity, and a lock device attached to the pocket. The lock device may include a first lock element and a second lock element configured to engage with the first lock element, where engagement of the first lock element and the second lock element at least partially closes the opening. The lock device may include a radio communication device configured to receive a signal for engagement or disengagement of the first lock element and the second lock element, and a controller configured to cause engagement or disengagement of the first lock element and the second lock element based on the signal.