Closure Device for Connecting Two Parts
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Abstract
A closure device for connecting two parts includes a first connecting module and a second connecting module. The first connecting module can be arranged on the second connecting module in a closing direction and is mechanically latched with the second connecting module in a closed position. The device also includes magnetic means which cause a magnetic attraction force between the first connecting module and the second connecting module to support the transfer of the first connecting module into the closed position. The first connecting module can be released from the second connecting module by means of a movement of the first connecting module or a part of the first connecting module in an opening direction that differs from the closing direction. The magnetic means counteract a movement of the first connecting module in the opening direction.
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36 Claims
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19. A closure device for connecting two parts comprising
a first connecting module and a second connecting module, wherein the first connecting module can be arranged on the second connecting module in a closing direction and is mechanically latched with the second connecting module in a closing direction, and wherein the first connecting module can be released from the second connecting module by a movement of the first connecting module or a part of the first connecting module in an opening direction, which differs from the closing direction, and magnetic means, which establish a magnetic force of attraction between the first connecting module and the second connecting module for assisting the transfer of the first connecting module into the closing position, wherein at least one guiding section is arranged on the second connecting module for guiding the first connecting module into the closing position when arranging the first connecting module on the second connecting module, wherein the at least one guiding section is directed against the opening direction at least with one directional vector component.
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