Closing device for vehicle flap, method for the assembly of a flap arrangement

A closing device, comprising:

• a vehicle body;
• a flap configured to pivot on the vehicle body between a closing position and an opening position;
• a first closing element configured as a yoke for attachment on the vehicle body;
• a second closing element opposite the first closing element and configured for attachment on a side of the flap, the second closing element including a first housing section and a second housing section that define a recess between the first housing section and the second housing section, wherein the recess opposes the yoke, wherein the second closing element includes an engaged position to lock the flap and a released position to unlock the flap;
• a first ejection element and a second ejection element disposed on opposite lateral sides of the yoke, wherein the first election element opposes the first housing section and the second ejection element opposes the second housing section, the first ejection element and the second ejection element each comprising;
• a housing that defines a guide and a latching stop,
• a plunger having a latching nose and configured to move in the guide between at least aworking position, a locking position, and a rest position, wherein the plunger is restricted from moving in the guide in the locking position, and wherein the locking position is a position in which the ejection element does not impair movement of the flap into the closing position to accommodate installation of the flap on the vehicle body,
• a spring disposed in the housing and biased against the plunger in the working position and the locking position, and
• wherein the ejection element is oriented so that the flap moves the plunger from the rest position to the working position along a working direction when the plunger is in the rest position before a closing operation where the flap is moved from the opening position to the closing position, and wherein the locking position is accessible by extension of the plunger in the working direction beyond the working position, and wherein the spring biases the latching nose against the latching stop in the locking position of the plunger for a manual opening and a manual closing of the flap, and
• wherein the spring biases the plunger by a first amount in the locking position and biases the plunger and the flap by a second amount in the working position along the working direction, wherein the first amount is greater than the second amount.