Laundry care appliance e.g. washing machine, has locking unit for locking door, and gripping element pivotably arranged over horizontal axis, where door is opened by pivoting gripping element, and axis is arranged below locking unit

摘要

The appliance e.g. washing machine (1), has a cabinet shaped housing (2) including a door (10) with an opening unit (12) at a front side (3), where the door is pivotably arranged over a vertical axis (14). The opening unit has a gripping element (20) and a locking unit, which is provided for locking the door and corresponds with a locking opening in the housing. The gripping element is pivotably arranged over a horizontal axis (22), where the door is opened by pivoting the gripping element. The horizontal axis is arranged below the locking unit.