Lid lock for household appliance

摘要

A household appliance for treating at least one item according to at least one cycle of operation, includes a treating chamber with an access opening, a cover, and lock mechanism to secure the cover closed over the access opening. The lock mechanism is configured to allow the cover to be forced open without breaking the lock mechanism.

主权项

1. A laundry treating appliance for treating a laundry load according to at least one cycle of operation, the laundry treating appliance comprising:
a housing having an access opening; a treating chamber provided in the housing for receiving the laundry load via the access opening for treatment according to the at least one cycle of operation; a cover moveably mounted to the housing to selectively close the access opening; and a lock mechanism to secure the cover closed over the access opening, the lock mechanism comprising:
a bezel provided on the housing and defining a bezel opening;a strike provided on the cover and selectively received by the bezel opening; anda strike trap provided on the housing to fixedly retain the strike within the bezel opening;wherein the bezel is upwardly movable relative to the housing in a manner to enable the strike to clear the strike trap against a predetermined upward force acting on the cover.