Closure system for connecting a first assembly to a second assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10328983-B2
Application number	US-201815874367-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 18, 2018
Priority date	Feb 7, 2017
Publication date	Jun 25, 2019
Grant date	Jun 25, 2019

Abstract

A closure system for connecting a first assembly to a second assembly includes a first closure device which includes a first closure part, which is to be arranged on the first assembly and includes a first magnetic element and a second closure part, which is to be fastened to the second assembly and includes a second magnetic element. The first closure part and the second closure part can be attached to each other along a closing direction and are mechanically latched with each other in a closed position. A second closure device serves for releasably fastening the second closure part to the second assembly. The second closure device includes a traction element arranged on the second closure part and a tensioning device connected to the traction element, wherein the tensioning device can be actuated to tension the traction element for fastening the second closure part to the second assembly.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A closure system for connecting a first assembly to a second assembly, comprising
a first closure device which includes a first closure part, which is be arranged on the first assembly and comprises a first magnetic element, and a second closure part, which is to be fastened to the second assembly and comprises a second magnetic element, wherein the first closure part and the second closure part can be attached to each other along a closing direction and are mechanically latched with each other in a closed position, and
a second closure device for releasably fastening the second closure part to the second assembly,
wherein the second closure device includes a traction element arranged on the second closure part and a tensioning device connected to the traction element, wherein the tensioning device can be actuated to tension the traction element for fastening the second closure part to the second assembly, and
wherein the second closure part of the first closure device is releasable from the first closure part of the first closure device by moving the second closure part of the first closure device in an opening direction relative to the first closure part of the first closure device, the opening direction being directed transversely to the closing direction.

2. The closure system according to claim 1 , wherein the traction element is formed by a pliable element configured to transmit tensile forces.

3. The closure system according to claim 1 , wherein the traction element can be put around a body of the second assembly.

4. The closure system according to claim 1 , wherein the traction element is connected to a body of the second closure part with two ends.

5. The closure system according to claim 1 , wherein the tensioning device includes a housing element and a tensioning element rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to the housing element, wherein the tensioning element is operatively connected to the traction element and is rotatable relative to the housing element in order to tension the traction element.

6. The closure system according to claim 5 , wherein the tensioning element includes a winding element onto which the traction element can be wound by rotating the tensioning element.

7. The closure system according to claim 6 , wherein the tensioning element includes a first freewheeling device and the housing element includes a second freewheeling device, which cooperate such that the tensioning element is rotatable relative to the housing element in a winding direction in order to wind the traction element onto the winding element, but a rotation of the tensioning element against the winding direction is blocked.

8. The closure system according to claim 7 , wherein the tensioning element is movable relative to the housing element axially to the axis of rotation in order to bring the first freewheeling device and the second freewheeling device out of engagement and thereby provide for a rotation of the tensioning element against the winding direction.

9. The closure system according to claim 1 , wherein one of the closure parts of the first closure device includes at least one blocking piece and the other one of the closure parts includes at least one locking element, wherein in the closed position the at least one blocking piece engages into the locking element such that the second closure part is held at the first closure part against the closing direction.

10. The closure system according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one locking element is formed elastically resilient transversely to the closing direction.

11. The closure system according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one blocking piece includes a first latching protrusion and the at least one locking element includes a second latching protrusion, wherein in the closed position the first latching protrusion and the second latching protrusion positively engage into each other.

12. The closure system according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one locking element annularly extends around the closing direction, wherein as seen along a circumferential direction around the closing direction the at least one locking element is opened by an opening through which the at least one blocking piece can be moved to open the first closure device.

13. The closure system according to claim 1 , wherein the opening direction corresponds to a direction of rotation directed around the closing direction.

14. The closure system according to claim 1 , wherein one of the closure parts of the first closure device includes a trunnion which in the closed position is in engagement with a rotary opening of the other closure part of the first closure device and rotatably mounts the closure parts on each other along the opening direction.

15. The closure system according to claim 1 , wherein the first closure part of the first closure device includes two first magnetic elements spaced apart from each other transversely to the closing direction and the second closure part of the first closure device includes two second magnetic elements spaced apart from each other transversely to the closing direction.

16. The closure system according to claim 15 , wherein the magnetic elements of each closure part point towards the other closure part with opposite magnetic poles.

17. A container for use on a bicycle, comprising the closure system according to claim 1 .

18. The container according to claim 17 , wherein the container is a beverage bottle, a tool container, or a container for a battery.

19. A bicycle, comprising the closure system according to claim 1 for fastening a container to a frame of the bicycle.

20. A closure system for connecting a first assembly to a second assembly, comprising
a first closure device which includes a first closure part, which is be arranged on the first assembly and comprises a first magnetic element, and a second closure part, which is to be fastened to the second assembly and comprises a second magnetic element, wherein the first closure part and the second closure part can be attached to each other along a closing direction and are mechanically latched with each other in a closed position, and
a second closure device for releasably fastening the second closure part to the second assembly,
wherein the second closure device includes a traction element arranged on the second closure part and a tensioning device connected to the traction element, wherein the tensioning device can be actuated to tension the traction element for fastening the second closure part to the second assembly, and
wherein one of the closure parts of the first closure device includes a trunnion which in the closed position is in engagement with a rotary opening of the other closure part of the first closure device and rotatably mounts the closure parts on each other along the opening direction.

Assignees

• Fidlock Gmbh

Inventors

• Fiedler Joachim
• Botkus Breido

Classifications

• B62J7/08 Primary

  Equipment for securing luggage on carriers · CPC title

• H01F7/0263

  Closures, bags, bands, engagement devices with male and female parts · CPC title

• B62J11/00 Primary

  Supporting arrangements specially adapted for fastening specific devices to cycles, e.g. supports for attaching maps · CPC title

• B62J11/04

  for bottles · CPC title

• B62J11/22

  specially adapted for tools (containers for tools B62J9/40) · CPC title