Patent ID: 7303420

Claim:
A connecting device for a plug-and-socket connection including two connectors, comprising a first part ( 1 ) with a first connector ( 2 ) and a second part ( 3 ) with a second connector ( 4 ), wherein said first part ( 1 ) is equipped with an axle pin ( 5 ) having a center axis ( 8 ) and said second part ( 3 ) has an axle bearing ( 6 ) for said axle pin ( 5 ), which said second part ( 3 ) is pivotable from a release position to a closed position about an axis of rotation ( 7 ) defined by said axle bearing ( 6 ), wherein said first part ( 1 ) comprises a plate ( 9 ) pivoted about said center axis of the axle pin ( 8 ), at least some regions of the second part ( 3 ) bearing against the plate, and the first connector ( 2 ) is, on the one hand, longitudinally displaceable along a center axis ( 16 ) thereof relatively to said plate ( 9 ) by means of a longitudinal guide ( 11 ), and, on the other hand, is subjected to compelled guidance by a positive guide ( 13 ) on the first part ( 1 ), which said positive guide ( 13 ) is configured such that the first connector ( 2 ) remains substantially stationary relative to the first part ( 1 ) as the plate ( 9 ) is pivoted from the release position to the closed position, wherein a distance (d 1 )of said center axis ( 16 ) of said first connector ( 2 ) from the center axis of the axle pin ( 8 ) is equal to a distance (d 2 ) of a center axis ( 17 ) of said second connector ( 4 ) from said axis of rotation ( 7 ).