Household electric appliances having door key linked to rotation of door
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1. An electric appliance comprising:
- a main body having a space therein, and including a locking member;
a door pivotally coupled to the main body to be rotatable about a first rotation axis from a position in which the door opens the space, to a position in which the door closes the space, and from the position in which the door closes the space, to the position in which the door opens the space; and
a door key pivotally coupled to the door to be rotatable about a second rotation axis, different than the first rotation axis, so thata rotation of the door about the first rotation axis from the position in which the door opens the space, to the position in which the door closes the space, causes the door key to rotate about the second rotation axis from a position inside the door so as to protrude from the door to enter into the main body to be coupled with the locking member, and thereby lock the main body and the door together, anda rotation of the door about the first rotation axis from the position in which the door closes the space with the door key being coupled with the locking member to lock the main body and the door together, to the position in which the door opens the space, causes the door key to rotate about the second rotation axis to thereby be uncoupled from the locking member and be drawn out of the main body to inside the door so as not to protrude from the door, and thereby unlock the main body and the door from each other.
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Abstract
A household electric appliance in which a door key is operated in association with an opening/closing operation of a door and is drawn into an inside of the door in the door opening operation is provided. The household electric appliance includes a main body having a space therein, a door coupled to the main body to be rotatable about a first rotation axis to open and close, respectively, the space, and a door key coupled to one of the main body and the door, the door key rotatable about a second rotation axis, so that a rotation of the door about the first rotation axis causes the door key to rotate about the second rotation axis.
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1. An electric appliance comprising:
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a main body having a space therein, and including a locking member; a door pivotally coupled to the main body to be rotatable about a first rotation axis from a position in which the door opens the space, to a position in which the door closes the space, and from the position in which the door closes the space, to the position in which the door opens the space; and a door key pivotally coupled to the door to be rotatable about a second rotation axis, different than the first rotation axis, so that a rotation of the door about the first rotation axis from the position in which the door opens the space, to the position in which the door closes the space, causes the door key to rotate about the second rotation axis from a position inside the door so as to protrude from the door to enter into the main body to be coupled with the locking member, and thereby lock the main body and the door together, and a rotation of the door about the first rotation axis from the position in which the door closes the space with the door key being coupled with the locking member to lock the main body and the door together, to the position in which the door opens the space, causes the door key to rotate about the second rotation axis to thereby be uncoupled from the locking member and be drawn out of the main body to inside the door so as not to protrude from the door, and thereby unlock the main body and the door from each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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