Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Latch module and an appliance using the same
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Application No.: US16384388Application Date: 2019-04-15
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Publication No.: US11536048B2Publication Date: 2022-12-27
- Inventor: Jeongkil Kim , Myeong Jun Shin , Jangmo Shin , Seongho Jeong
- Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Dentons US LLP
- Priority: KR10-2018-0044152 20180416
- Main IPC: E05B47/00
- IPC: E05B47/00 ; E05B15/04 ; E05F1/04 ; E05F15/611 ; A47L15/42 ; E05B17/00 ; E05F15/70

Abstract:
A latch module incorporated with an automatic opening function and a secure lock function includes a latch, a spring that applies a force to move the latch in a first direction, a drive to move the latch in a second direction, a cam that transmits power of the drive to the latch, and first and second switches that are turned on and off by the cam. The first and second switches are in a first mode in which the two switches are turned on and the latch is disposed at a manual lock position, a second mode in which the first switch is turned on and the second switch is turned off and the latch is disposed at an opening position, a third mode in which the first switch is turned off and the second switch is turned on and the latch is in a secure lock position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190316380A1 LATCH MODULE AND AN APPLIANCE USING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2019-10-17
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