Laundry treatment machine
First Claim
1. A laundry machine comprising a cabinet housing a chamber for treating laundry having a rotation axis, a porthole for providing access to and tightly closing the chamber, a hinge to pivot the porthole to the cabinet, an electromechanical lock comprising a first member on the porthole and a matching member on the cabinet, and a grip-only handle,wherein said porthole comprises at least one frame and a glass secured to the at least one frame,wherein said electromechanical lock is an interlock configured to have a released position by applying a pulling force beyond a threshold onto the porthole away from the cabinet, wherein the electromechanical lock issues a signal to a control unit of the laundry machine when the electromechanical lock is in the released position, wherein the control unit controls an operating mode of the laundry machine in accordance with the signal issued from the electromechanical lock,wherein said grip-only handle and said first member of said electromechanical lock are arranged in such a way that, when the porthole is closed, a center of mass of said grip-only handle and a center of mass of said first member of said electromechanical lock are located, with respect to the rotation axis, at different angular positions.
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Abstract
A laundry machine (1) having cabinet (2) housing a chamber (3) for treating laundry having a rotation axis (RR), a porthole (8) for providing access to and tightly closing the chamber (3), a hinge (11) to pivot the porthole (8) to the cabinet (2), an electromechanical lock (12) having a first member (13) on the porthole (8) and a matching member (14) on the cabinet (2), and a grip-only handle (15). The porthole (8) has at least one frame (30, 30a, 31), and a glass (32) secured to the at least one frame (30, 30a, 31). The electromechanical lock (12) is configured to be released by applying a force beyond a threshold onto the porthole (8) away from the cabinet (2). The grip-only handle (15) and the first member (13) of the electromechanical lock (12) may be arranged in such a way that, when the porthole (8) is closed, the center of mass of the grip-only handle (15) and the center of mass of the first member (13) of the electromechanical lock (12) are located, with respect to the rotation axis (RR), at different angular positions. The grip-only handle (15b, 15c) may be configured to be alternatively positionable in one of at least two prefixed positions with respect to the frame assembly.
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15 Claims
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1. A laundry machine comprising a cabinet housing a chamber for treating laundry having a rotation axis, a porthole for providing access to and tightly closing the chamber, a hinge to pivot the porthole to the cabinet, an electromechanical lock comprising a first member on the porthole and a matching member on the cabinet, and a grip-only handle,
wherein said porthole comprises at least one frame and a glass secured to the at least one frame, wherein said electromechanical lock is an interlock configured to have a released position by applying a pulling force beyond a threshold onto the porthole away from the cabinet, wherein the electromechanical lock issues a signal to a control unit of the laundry machine when the electromechanical lock is in the released position, wherein the control unit controls an operating mode of the laundry machine in accordance with the signal issued from the electromechanical lock, wherein said grip-only handle and said first member of said electromechanical lock are arranged in such a way that, when the porthole is closed, a center of mass of said grip-only handle and a center of mass of said first member of said electromechanical lock are located, with respect to the rotation axis, at different angular positions.
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