Magnetic closure system for a device

An electronic device comprising:

• a first portion;
• a second portion;
• a connecting element pivotally connecting the first portion to the second portion and configured to enable the electronic device to fold between a closed position and an open position;
• and
• a magnetic element for providing a closure force to bias the electronic device in the closed position,
• wherein:
• the magnetic element includes a first magnet pair and a second magnet pair, each of the first magnet pair and the second magnet pair including a first magnet housed within the first portion and a second magnet housed within the second portion,
• the first magnet pair provides an attractive magnetic force that biases the electronic device in the closed position,
• the second magnet pair provides a repelling magnetic force that partially counteracts the biasing from the attractive magnetic force as a gap between the first portion and the second portion decreases,
• the first portion includes a first magnet array and a second magnet array, the first magnet array including a first set of magnetic elements that form the first magnet of the first magnet pair, and the second magnet array including a second set of magnetic elements that form the first magnet of the second magnet pair;
• a pole size of a set of magnetic elements is the distance from the middle point of a magnetic element in the set having one polarity to the middle point of the next magnetic element in the set having an alternate polarity;
• and
• a pole size of the second set of magnetic elements is smaller than a pole size of the first set of magnetic elements.