Patents by Inventor Roberto Bottosset

Roberto Bottosset 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).

  • Door interlock arrangement for washing machines
    Patent number: 5323628
    Abstract: A clothes washing machine including a washing tub containing a drum and a door for closing the drum provided with a door interlock arrangement. The door interlock arrangement includes an electromagnet (1), a main sliding element (4), a door catch (5), a spring (6) forcing said main sliding element back to its resting position, an inclined plane (9) of the door catch, a switch (2) actuated by the main sliding element (4), a device (10) that is electrically energized during spin-extraction phases only, a peg (11) projecting from the device (10) when the latter is not energized, and a recess (12) for accommodating the projecting peg (11) in the main sliding element (4). The main sliding element (4) also includes a recess (8) for accommodating the door catch (5). A secondary sliding element (3) is provided so as to be able to slide transversely with respect to the main sliding element (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Assignee: Zanussi Elettrodomestici S.P.A.
    Inventors: Maurizio Mori, Roberto Bottosset