Patents by Inventor Andrea Saccocci

Andrea Saccocci has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11739575
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Door-locking device (1) for a household appliance (E), said household appliance (E) being of the type comprising a door provided with a lug (14), said door locking device (1) comprising a containment casing (10), fixable to said household appliance (E), a hook (11), arranged into said containment casing (10), capable of moving from a disengagement position, in which said lug (14) does not contact said hook (11), to an engagement position, in which said lug (14) is engaged with said hook (11) and said hook (11) is free to move along the movement direction of said lug (14), an abutment element (15) fixed on said containment casing (10), and elastic means (13), interposed between said hook (11) and said abutment element (15), wherein when said hook (11) is in said disengagement position, said elastic means (13) are compressed, and when said hook (11) is in said engagement position, said elastic means (13) expand, so that said hook (11) moves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Bitron S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabrizio Promutico, Marcello Pollastri, Andrea Saccocci
  • Publication number: 20210363802
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Door-locking device (1) for a household appliance (E), said household appliance (E) being of the type comprising a door provided with a lug (14), said door locking device (1) comprising a containment casing (10), fixable to said household appliance (E), a hook (11), arranged into said containment casing (10), capable of moving from a disengagement position, in which said lug (14) does not contact said hook (11), to an engagement position, in which said lug (14) is engaged with said hook (11) and said hook (11) is free to move along the movement direction of said lug (14), an abutment element (15) fixed on said containment casing (10), and elastic means (13), interposed between said hook (11) and said abutment element (15), wherein when said hook (11) is in said disengagement position, said elastic means (13) are compressed, and when said hook (11) is in said engagement position, said elastic means (13) expand, so that said hook (11) moves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Bitron S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabrizio PROMUTICO, Marcello POLLASTRI, Andrea SACCOCCI
  • Publication number: 20210238888
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a door-lock device (1) for an household appliance, such as a washing machine, a dishwasher and the like, having a door provided with a prong (P), wherein said door-lock device (1) comprises a containment casing (2), a blocking assembly (4), arranged in said containment envelope (2), and having a hook (44), intended to engage with the prong (P) when the household appliance door is closed, wherein said hook (44) is configured to translate when engaging with said prong (P), characterized in that said blocking assembly (4) comprises at least one or more rolling members (46, 47), associated to said hook (44) and arranged to roll so as to allow translational motion of said hook (44). The present invention also relates to a household appliance, such as a washing machine, a dishwasher and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: BITRON S.P.A.
    Inventors: Fabrizio PROMUTICO, Andrea SACCOCCI
  • Patent number: 8733802
    Abstract: A door-locking device for locking a door of a household appliance, the door providing a closure hook, and at least a gasket provided on the door and/or on the household appliance. The device providing a locking hook, coupling with the household appliance closure hook, a slider, movable along a direction substantially parallel to a household appliance wall on which the door is provided, a recovery lever compensating for clearance of the gasket sealing closure, and a mechanical coupling for the locking hook and the recovery lever, the locking hook being rotably coupled with the mechanical coupling and being movable according to a direction substantially perpendicular with respect to the movement direction of the slider, an elastic arm being further provided in a second embodiment, aiming to maintain the mechanical coupling in a door closure position, and interaction elements arranged between the slider and the mechanical coupling for locking each other in the door closure position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Bitron S.p.A.
    Inventors: Fabrizio Promutico, Gianpaolo Barone, Andrea Saccocci
  • Publication number: 20120292924
    Abstract: A door-locking device for locking the door of household appliance, the door providing a closure hook, and at least a gasket provided on the door and/or on the household appliance. The device providing a locking hook, coupling with the household appliance closure hook, a slider, movable along a direction substantially parallel to the household appliance wall on which the door is provided, a lever compensating clearance of said gasket sealing closure, and kinematic means coupling the locking hook and the recovery lever, the locking hook being rotably coupled with said kinematic means and being movable according to a direction substantially perpendicular with respect to the movement direction of the slider, elastic means being further provided, aiming maintaining said kinematic means in a door closure position, and interaction means between the slider and the kinematic means for locking position each other in the door closure position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: Fabrizio Promutico, Gianpaolo Barone, Andrea Saccocci