Patent ID: 8596704

Claim:
A closure for a storage compartment of a motor vehicle, comprising: at least one electromagnet, wherein the at least one electromagnet comprises an armature, wherein the armature can by moved by excitation of the electromagnet, wherein a movement of the armature can be transmitted to at least one locking element, wherein the at least one locking element, due to a restoring force of a spring, is in a locked position for the storage compartment when the electromagnet is not energized, means for generating an electric current for exciting the electromagnet, means for measuring the electric current flow used for exciting the electromagnet, wherein the means for generating the current are designed to control the electric current such that, after turning on the current after measuring when a maximum current is reached and subsequent dropping below said maximum current, the current is reduced to a predetermined minimum value, wherein the minimum value is dimensioned such that the armature is held in its position against the spring force acting on the armature.