Lid lock with magnetic anti-tamper feature

A latch for a washing machine (10) or other appliance provides two interengaging elements on a lid (12) and housing (21) each having a magnet oriented for mutual repulsion. Proper repulsion of the magnets is necessary to signal that the (12) lid is properly closed such as may be used to determine if...

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Hauptverfasser:	BRAGG JOEL C, SULIK JAROD M, TENGLER ADRIAN J, HECKENKAMP MARK R, HINTZ MICHAEL K, MCDONALD RANDY S, HAPKE KENYON A, OLSON JONATHAN H
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	chi ; eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS ORWINDOWS ELECTRIC SWITCHES ELECTRICITY EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS KEYS LAUNDERING LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILEARTICLES LOCKS RELAYS SAFES SELECTORS TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS TEXTILES TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS
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Zusammenfassung:	A latch for a washing machine (10) or other appliance provides two interengaging elements on a lid (12) and housing (21) each having a magnet oriented for mutual repulsion. Proper repulsion of the magnets is necessary to signal that the (12) lid is properly closed such as may be used to determine if the appliance may be locked and safely operated, for example, in a clothes spinning mode.