A door lock and an electrical appliance using the door lock. The door lock comprises: a switch housing; a pen core-like mechanism disposed in the switch housing; a control needle (state means) passing out of the pen core-like mechanism; and a manual unlocking pull rod mechanism. The manual unlocking pull rod mechanism is capable of moving towards the control needle and coming into contact therewith. The position of the control needle (state means) indicates the switch state of the door lock, such that when the door lock is in an unlocked position, further pulling of the manual unlocking pull rod mechanism has no effect on the door lock switch mechanism.

A pressure-release latch for releasably locking closed a door panel on the frame to which the door panel is hingedly connected. The latch has a base and a latch bolt rotatable between a closed position that locks the door panel closed and an open position that allows the door to swing open. A latch bolt actuator connected to the latch bolt rotates the latch bolt between the closed and open positions from outside the door panel, locks the latch bolt in the closed position, and automatically unlocks and moves the latch bolt to the open position when a predetermined opening force is applied to the latch bolt. A calibration mechanism adjusts the magnitude of the predetermined opening force required to automatically unlock the latch.

A domestic dishwashing machine includes a machine body having a dishwashing chamber formed therein, a door for closing the dishwashing chamber, which door is mounted on the machine body so as to be pivotable about a horizontal pivot axis close to the floor, and a door latch for holding the door closed, having a latch assembly installed in a body roof above the dishwashing chamber and includes a one-piece closing member arranged to be movable between an open position and a closed position, and a closing spring arrangement supported on the closing member and which, in the open position of the closing member, urges the closing member into blocking engagement with a blocking surface that prevents relaxation of the closing spring arrangement, and comes into gripping engagement with an engagement structure arranged on the door and pulls the door shut under the action of the relaxing closing spring arrangement.

A drive device for a movable furniture part, in particular for a drawer, includes a lockable ejection device for ejecting the movable furniture part out of a closed position into an open position. The ejection device has a locking device with a locking position, in which the ejection device is locked, and an unlocking position, in which the ejection device is unlocked. The locking device can be moved out of the locking position into the unlocking position and back by at least one rotational movement of a first component of the locking device relative to a second component of the locking device about a rotational axis oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ejection device. An additional ejection device, which has at least the features of the ejection device in the preamble, and a synchronizing device for synchronizing the locking devices of the two ejection devices are provided.

A drive device for a movable furniture part, in particular for a drawer, includes a push-out device for pushing the movable furniture part out of a closed position into an open position, and includes a locking device for locking the push-out device in a locked position. The locking device has a locking guide track, which is in particular cardioid, and a locking pin movable and lockable in the locking guide track. A control device is provided which is separate from the locking guide track and from the locking pin, and the movement of the locking pin in the locking guide track can be at least partially controlled by the control device.

The invention relates to an ejection device for ejecting a movable furniture part from a closed position into an open position along an opening path, comprising a support and a coupling device for coupling the ejection device to the movable furniture part. The coupling device has a coupling piece which can be moved relative to the support and a coupling counter piece which is arranged on the movable furniture part or on a furniture body. The coupling device has a coupling position and a decoupling position, and the ejection device can be coupled to the movable furniture part via the coupling device in the coupling position. The ejection device also comprises a controller, by means of which the coupling device can be switched depending on the opening path, and the coupling device reaches the decoupling position from the coupling position in the event of a specified opening path.

A door-equipped housing includes a box body having an opening formed on one side thereof, and a door to close the opening, the door being supported by the box body to be rotatable about a rotational axis. The box body has a projecting portion formed on an inside of a wall of the box body extending from the opening toward a deep side of the box body. The door includes a hook portion to engage the projected portion for preventing the door from opening, the hook portion being located on a deeper side of the box body than the projecting portion as the door closes the opening, and a flexible part extending in a direction away from a surface of the wall having the projected portion formed thereon as the door closes the opening. The flexible part bends together with a movement of the hook portion to climb over the projecting portion during an opening/closing operation of the door.

The present invention relates to a dishwasher (1) wherein the stiffness level of the stress means (7) is provided to be kept at different values by means of the adjustment means (8) during the washing cycle, the locking mechanism (4) is provided to remain locked completely by adjusting the stiffness level of the stress means (7) by means of the adjustment means (8) depending on the requirement at the respective stage of the washing cycle, the stiffness level is adjusted to the lowest value before or after the washing process for easily opening the door (3) and the locking mechanism (4) is provided not to open easily in order to prevent escape of steam from inside the body (2) during the washing process by adjusting the stiffness level of the stress means (7) by means of the adjustment means (8).

A latch including a housing having side members each having an elongated slot, a bolt mounted rotatably to the housing and positioned between the side members of the housing, an adjustment mechanism, and a pin and roller positioned slidably within the elongated slots of the side members of the housing. The adjustment mechanism includes a compression spring, a central cap for receiving the pin and roller therethrough, and a nut for adjusting the load on the compression spring. The bolt is moveable between a first, closed position, in which the pin and roller are engaged with the bolt, and a second open position, in which the pin and roller are disengaged from the bolt. The latch can be opened automatically when a defined load, as adjusted by the adjustment mechanism, is provided on the bolt to disengage the pin and roller from the bolt.

A multi-function latch and latch bolt are configured as a pair of mechanical fastener to be installed on a gate for the purpose of holding the gate in closed position, and that a person standing on the inside of the fence can disengage the latch hook bracket from the latch bolt, or disengage the latch bolt from the latch hook bracket in any of which method to unlatch and open the gate from inside the fence even when the outside of the latch is locked. On the other hand, when the latch is not locked on the inside but locked on the outside with an incorporated lock, keyed or combination padlock; then a person standing on the outside of the gate may open the gate if he/she has an appropriate key or knows the combination codes in order to unlock, unlatch and open the gate from outside the fence.