Patent ID: 8464403

Claim:
A magnetic plug-in lock with a connector and a connector receiving element, whereby a connector magnet is provided in the connector and a magnet for the connector receiving element is provided in the connector receiving element, the connector and the connector receiving element are designed such that the connector can be plugged in the front side in a closing direction X into the connector receiving element for closing and the connector can be moved lateral to the closing direction X out of the connector receiving element for opening, the connector magnet and the magnet for the connector receiving element are magnetized transversely to the closing direction X and the connector magnet and the magnet for the connector receiving element face each other with opposing polarity and at least one shielding plate consisting of a ferro-magnetic material is provided on the connector or connector receiving element, whereby the shielding plate covers the connector magnet as well as the magnet for the connector receiving element, and wherein the ferro-magnetic material and the thickness of the shielding plate are selected such that magnetic shielding sufficient for a pre-determined use is obtained.