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A connecting member for two parts includes a first half (2) and a second half (3) meeting at a center (M) of the connecting member (1). The first half (2) includes a first number of ramp portions (41-45) widening toward center (M) in an axial direction (X) thereof. The second half (3) includes a sec

A connecting member for two parts includes a first half (2) and a second half (3) meeting at a center (M) of the connecting member (1). The first half (2) includes a first number of ramp portions (41-45) widening toward center (M) in an axial direction (X) thereof. The second half (3) includes a second number of ramp portions (51-55) widening toward center (M) in an axial direction (X) thereof so that the first half (2) and the second half (3) have opposite toothing.

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1. A connecting member for two parts comprising a first half (2) and a second half (3) meeting at a center (M) of said connecting member (1), wherein, in an axial direction (X) thereof, said first half (2) includes a first number of ramp portions (41-45) widening toward center (M) and said second ha

1. A connecting member for two parts comprising a first half (2) and a second half (3) meeting at a center (M) of said connecting member (1), wherein, in an axial direction (X) thereof, said first half (2) includes a first number of ramp portions (41-45) widening toward center (M) and said second half (3), in an axial direction (X) thereof, includes a second number of ramp portions (51-55) widening toward center (M) so that said first half (2) and said second half (3) have opposite toothing, the first half (2) being inserted into a recess (23) in a first part (21) and the second half (3) being inserted into a recess (24) in a second part (22), all of the ramp portions (41-45) of the first half (2) engaging the first part (21) and all of the ramp portions (51-55) of the second half (3) engaging the second part (22) to connect the first part (21) to the second part (22), the first and second parts being part of a seat belt buckle. 2. The connecting member according to claim 1, wherein said ramp portions (41-45) of said first half (2) at least partly widen to a greater extent than said ramp portions (51-55) of said second half (3). 3. The connecting member according to claim 1, wherein a cross-sectional surface of said first and/or said second half (2, 3) is rectangular, round or circular. 4. The connecting member according to claim 1, characterized in that it is elongate and/or has a conical shape. 5. The connecting member according to claim 1, wherein at least said first half (2) and/or said second half (3) exhibits a conical free end (6, 7). 6. The connecting member according to claim 1, wherein at least said first half (2) and/or said second half (3) comprises a flattened portion (8, 9) at center (M). 7. The connecting member according to claim 1, wherein a ramp portion (46) of said first half (2) and a ramp portion (56) of said second half (3) respectively meeting at center (M) of said connecting member widen to a different extent toward center (M) such that a step (10) is formed along center (M). 8. The connecting member according to claim 1, characterized in that it is made of steel. 9. The connecting member according to claim 1, wherein each ramp portion of at least one of the first half and the second half includes a parallel section and a widening section that extends radially outward of the parallel section. 10. The connecting member according to claim 9, wherein each parallel section includes a surface that extends parallel to the axial direction, the widening section extending radially outward from the surface of the parallel section. 11. The connecting member according to claim 1, wherein the first part and the second part are connected by a central section, the central section having a diameter that is greater than a largest diameter of the ramp portions of the first part. 12. The connecting member according to claim 11, wherein the diameter of the central section is greater than a largest diameter of the ramp portions of the second part. 13. The connecting member according to claim 1, wherein both the ramp portions of the first part and the ramp portions of the second part each include a parallel section and a widening section that extends radially outward of the parallel section. 14. The connecting member according to claim 1, wherein the center is rigid. 15. A seat belt buckle comprising a connecting member (1) having a first half (2) and a second half (3) meeting at a center (M) of said connecting member (1), wherein, in an axial direction (X) thereof, said first half (2) includes a first number of ramp portions (41-45) widening toward center (M) and said second half (3), in an axial direction (X) thereof, includes a second number of ramp portions (51-55) widening toward center (M) so that said first half (2) and said second half (3) have opposite toothing, the first half (2) being inserted into a recess (23) in a first part (21) of the seat belt buckle and the second half (3) being inserted into a recess (24) in a second part (22) of the seat belt buckle, all of the ramp portions (41-45) of the first half (2) engaging the first part (21) and all of the ramp portions (51-55) of the second half (3) engaging the second part (22) to connect the first part (21) to the second part (22). 16. The seat belt buckle connecting member according to claim 15, wherein said seat belt buckle includes a first shell (31) and a second shell (32) connected by means of said connecting member (1). 17. The connecting member according to claim 15, wherein the seat belt buckle comprises a first housing part and a second housing part, the first half of the connecting member being inserted into a recess in the first housing part and the second half being inserted into a recess in the second housing part, the ramp portions of the first half engaging the first housing part and the ramp portions of the second half engaging the second housing part to connect the first housing part to the second housing part. 18. The connecting member according to claim 17, wherein the first housing part and the second housing part meet at the center of the connecting member. 19. The connecting member according to claim 17, wherein the ramp portions of the first half engage only the first housing part and the ramp portions of the second half engage only the second housing part.