BE1025153B1 - Housing for receiving an electrical or electronic function module - Google Patents

Abstract

A housing (1) for receiving an electrical or electronic functional module (2) comprises a housing element (10, 11) which can be connected to other housing parts (11, 10, 12, 13) for the purpose of enclosing the functional module (2), and an the fastening element (15) arranged on the housing element (10, 11) for fastening the functional assembly (2) to the housing element (10, 11). In this case, it is provided that the fastening device (15) has a first pair of mutually parallel, first Eingriffsnutabschnitten (152) and a second pair of parallel to each other and transversely to the first pair of Eingriffsnutabschnitten (152) extended, second Eingriffsnutabschnitten (152) wherein the first and second engagement groove portions (152) are integrally formed with the case member (10, 11) and at each engagement groove portion (152), fixing members (163, 172, 182) for fixing the function assembly (2) to the case member (10, 11) can be fixed in different places. In this way, a housing is provided which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture and allows for flexible attachment of functional assemblies within the housing.

Description

Housing for receiving an electrical or electronic functional module

The invention relates to a housing for receiving an electrical or electronic

Functional assembly according to the preamble of claim 1,

Such a housing comprises a housing element which is used to mount the

Functional assembly is connectable with other housing parts. A fastening device is arranged on the housing element and serves to fasten the functional assembly to the housing element.

The housing can in particular be designed to accommodate a printed circuit board (also referred to as a circuit board) with which, for example, an electronic computer device, for example a so-called “single boa ite-Cc-mputart”, is implemented. One such single board computer is a computer device that is completely on a t that can be enclosed in the housing in order to provide a computer device of compact design, which can be made on a single circuit board. However, the housing can also be modular to accommodate others serve electrical electronic devices. The housing can be designed to be attached to a mounting rail or in an industrial system, so that an electrical or electronic device with other assemblies can be used to create a device that can take over, for example, controlling or evaluating punctures in the context of an industrial system.

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Control cabinet emer

Bordered housing ^: m can be combined

Such a housing can

Housing halves realize electrical or electronic

Which, for example, comprise two housing elements that can be attached to one another in order to sine

To enclose the functional assembly in the housing, the electrical or electronic functional assembly is hereby fastened to a housing halves beforehand, so that by joining the housing halves, the housing is closed and the functional assembly is enclosed in the housing.

that of

In the case of a housing known from DE 200 04 261 Ul, housing parts are to be attached to one another for the production of housing, the housing having on one side a front plate which is bordered between the sides of the housing.

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A fastening device is known from US 2007/0114194 A1, by means of which a circuit board can be fixed to a housing element of a housing.

Another fastening device is known from DE 198 11 727 A1, in which a first pair of traverses is to be fixed to a housing element. On the first pair of crossbeams, a second pair of crossbeams can be adjusted via trestles. A functional assembly, for example in the form of a printed circuit board, can be attached to the second pair of trusses.

The object of the present invention is to provide a housing which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture and which enables flexible fastening of functional assemblies within the housing.

This object is achieved by an object with the features of claim 1.

Accordingly, the fastening attachment has a first pair of first engagement groove sections extending parallel to one another and a second pair of second engagement groove sections extending parallel to one another and transversely to the first pair of engagement groove sections. The first and second engagement groove sections are integrally formed on the housing element, with fastening elements for fastening

Gebäuseeiement can be fixed on different slopes.

the functional assembly on each engaging groove section

A total of (at least) four engagement groove sections are thus formed on the housing element, these engagement groove sections being integrally formed on the housing element. A first pair of engagement groove sections extends transversely to a second pair of engagement groove sections. The engagement groove sections are each longitudinally tract and each provide a large number of fastening points, in which the bafigiguug elements, for example screw elements, can engage, in order in this way to enable the functional module to be mounted on the housing element.

The fastening of the functional assembly to the housing element can be carried out directly via the engagement groove sections or indirectly via further attachment assemblies, for example on the engagement groove sections

Adapter elements. In the first case fasten the radio receipt module to be arranged in the engaging fastening elements

Web elements or engagement groove sections immediately end

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Engagement groove sections. In the second case, the function module is on others

Fastening assemblies, for example attached to the engagement groove sections

Web elements arranged

The first and second grip groove sections are preferably each formed in a fastening web which extends on a flank section of the housing belt and which understands the flat surface. For example, the first fastening webs. into which the first engagement groove sections are formed extend parallel to a longitudinal direction on the surface section of the housing element. Second fastening webs, into which the second engagement groove sections are formed, on the other hand, extend parallel to a transverse direction, which points transverse to the longitudinal direction.

The fastening webs can be formed with a square, for example. Along the molded-in groove sections, the edges of which through the fastening webs represent the edges of the square ______

Engagement groove sections provided a variety of fastening points, via which, for example, a printed circuit board of an electrical or electronic functional module, for example a single board computer, can be attached to the housing element in different positions and positions.

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The provision of the engagement groove sections and the fastening points formed therein allows, for example, circuit boards of different sizes to be framed in the housing in a flexible manner. In general, printed circuit boards of single-board computers have, for example, standardized formats, printed circuit boards of different sizes being accommodated on the housing element via the engagement groove sections and thus being able to be enclosed in the housing.

The engagement groove sections can be designed with a division or without one division.

In the first case, fastening elements can be fixed to the engagement groove sections at discrete, mutually distant locations along the longitudinal direction of the engagement groove sections. It is thus discretely objected to along an engagement groove section. Regularly or irregularly arranged fastening points are made available, by means of which a fastening element for fastening the functional assembly to the housing element is made possible.

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ΒΕ2017 / 5179 'If, on the other hand, the engagement groove sections do not have a division, fastening elements can be attached and fixed anywhere along an engagement groove section, so that a particularly flexible attachment of functional assemblies to the housing element is made possible. In particular, this makes it possible to use fastening openings provided on a printed circuit board for fixing the printed circuit board to the housing element, without this being prevented by a division provided on an engagement groove section.

For the flexible fastening of a functional assembly to the housing element, one or more web elements can be provided, which are each attached between the first engagement groove sections or the second engagement groove sections and thus, in the fastened position, extend between the first engagement groove sections or the second engagement groove sections, via the web elements, which can be attached to the engagement groove sections in a flexibly positionable manner, the functional assembly can be arranged on the housing element.

Each web element preferably has a third engaging groove section, on which fastening elements for fastening the functional assembly to the housing element can be fixed at different pitches. This third engaging groove portion can in turn be designed with a division or also without its division, so that fastening elements can be attached to discrete ones Fastening parts or at any, non-discreet fastening points is possible.

The functional assembly can be fixed, for example, via adapter elements on the first and / or second engagement groove sections, which are integrally formed on the housing element, or on the third engagement groove sections of the web elements. These adapter elements can be inserted into the engagement sections or can also be designed as slides that can be moved to the engagement groove sections. The adapter elements can, for example, have fastening domes into which fastening elements in the form of screws can be screwed, in order in this way to enable the functional assembly to be mounted on the housing element

In a further embodiment, a height adapter can be provided, which can be attached to the first or the second engagement groove sections in such a way that it is in

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BE2017 / 5179 understands the fixed position along a height direction of the housing element and enables the function module to be attached at different height divisions. The height adapter can have, for example, fourth engagement groove sections extending along the height direction. Via which a crossbar can be attached to the height adapter in different height positions. The functional assembly is then attached to the height adapter via the crosspiece Harrn. so that the function module is attached to the housing element via the height adapter.

Via the height adapter, it is possible, for example, to arrange a plurality of functional modules in the housing in a staggered manner, that is to say in different height positions that are at a distance from one another, and to connect them to the housing element.

The functional assembly preferably comprises a printed circuit board, via which it can be connected directly to the engagement groove sections of the housing element or to web elements or cock adapters connected to the engagement groove sections. The printed circuit board has, for example, fastening openings through which fastening elements in the form of screws reach. By variable positioning, for example of the webs on the engagement elements of the housing element, fastening elements can be specified in such a flexible manner that all or at least a subset of fastening openings of a printed circuit board are used for fastening to the housing element can be.

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The idea on which the invention is based will be described below with reference to

Figures illustrated embodiments are explained in more detail. Show it:

a view of a housing, Oss can be assembled from a plurality of Gelräuselemente a view of the housing in the assembled state;

on Xa’WI a separate view of a housing element with engagement groove sections molded onto it for fastening a functional assembly to the housing element:

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FIG. 6 shows a partially enlarged view of a housing element from yet another exemplary embodiment;

another partially enlarged view of the housing according to FIG. 5;

ise view of a housing element with an attached height adapter for attaching the functional assembly to the housing element in different height positions;

a fragmentary enlarged, separate view of the height adapter;

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Fig P is an enlarged view of the height adapter, enclosed in the housing;

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Fig. 13 is an overall view of a housing with therein functional modules in Ferm of printed circuit boards.

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Embodiment of a fastening device for fastening a funionion assembly to the housing element;

the view of Figure 11, with a functional assembly attached to the housing member.

a view of the housing egg. with other web elements for attaching a functional flexion group; and

FIG. 14 shows the view according to FIG. 13, with a functio assembly arranged on the housing element.

1 and 2 show an overall view of a housing 1 which is composed of two housing elements 10, 11 in the form of housing halves with P lettene elements 12 sandwiched therebetween. The housing 1 forms, for example, an enclosure for an electrical or electronic functional assembly in the form of a

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Singie board computers (in which a computer device is arranged on a single printed circuit board) or the like and can, for example, be bent out to be attached to a mounting rail in order, for. 8, To be combined in a control cabinet with other electrical or electronic assemblies and to take over controlling or evaluating functions, for example in the context of an industrial plant.

The housing elements 10, 11 each have a surface section 101, 111, each of which has a rectangular shape and is located in a plane spanned by spatial directions X, Y and of which four domes 100, 110 are understood at the corners. Fastening elements 14 in the form of screws can be fixed to one another via dome 100, 110, housing elements 10, 11, the intermediate layer of intermediate elements 13 attached to one another.

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In the assembled position, shown in Fig. 2, take the housing elements

Platteuale.mente 12 between stand up so that the pate elements 12 form side surfaces of the housing 1. For example, openings can be made in the plate elements 12, e.g. B. be milled, can be arranged on the example 1 connector on the housing 1, in this way to provide an electrical connection for electrical supply and / or data transmission for the function module enclosed in the housing 1 ready.

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Functional assemblies can be attached to both Gellouse elements 10, 11, parallel to the plane of a surface area 101, 111 spanned by the spatial directions X, Y, so that functional assemblies in the housing 1 are literally fixed in the housing 1, Both housing elements 10, 11 have a fastening device 15 for this purpose, which is to be explained using two exemplary embodiments and explained in more detail with reference to lower housing element 11.

Bordering white and thereby safely and zuv that shown in Fig. 1 and 2 is shown in Fig. 3 to 10, For two pairs of fastening webs of the housing element 11 is arranged. The

150, 151 are integrally formed on the flat section 111 and

An example of such a fastening device. Providing the fastening device 15 are 150, 151 on the flank section 11. Fastening webs extend between the domes 110 at the corners of the surface section 111.

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A pair of first fastening webs 150 here extend parallel to one another along a first spatial direction X corresponding to a longitudinal direction, while a pair of second fastening webs 151 extends to the first fastening webs 150 along a second spatial direction ¥ corresponding to a transverse direction;

An engagement groove section 152 is formed in each of the fastening webs 150, 151, which provides fastening points for attaching fastening elements, for example in the form of screw elements, to the housing element 11. The engagement groove sections 152 here have a division such that, regularly found to each other, each engagement groove section 152 assigns a plurality of discrete fastening parts

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As shown in FIG. 4, adapter elements 17 can be inserted into the engagement groove sections 152 in order to have a printed circuit board of a functional assembly via the adapter elements 17. 2 to be fixed directly to an engagement groove section 152. Each adapter element 17 has, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, an engagement recess 170, in which the engagement groove section 152 can engage. A fastening element 17 in the form of a screw can be screwed into its fastening point 171 in the form of a screw dome on a side of the adapter element 17 facing away from the gripping recess 170 in order to fix it onto the engagement groove section 152.

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Alternatively, a pin for engaging in the engagement groove section 152 can also be disordered on the adapter 17.

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Via the engagement groove sections 152, a functional assembly 2 can thus be fastened to the housing element 11 in a position that can be positioned in a flexible manner, additional fastening steps 153 in the form of

110 are provided, the one

Attachment points assigned 15.3

Enclosure housing 11 allow.

Screw domes adjacent to the outer domes

Attachment of a standard protein (which the

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To enable functional groups 2 in different, can also one or

To attach different

Positions on the housing element are provided with a plurality of web elements 16, which are mounted on the fastening webs in this way

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BE2017 / 5179 150 or can be attached to the second fastening webs 151 in such a way that they extend in a fixed position between the respective fastening webs 150, 151, as is shown in different examples in FIGS. 3 and 5 its outer ends on fastening points 161, can be screwed into the pushing elements 163, in order to fasten the web elements 16 in the engagement groove sections 162 of the respectively assigned fastening webs 150, 151.

Each web pack 16 in turn has a fastening web 160. which extends between the fastening posts 161 and into which an engaging groove section 162 is formed, which in the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 3, similar to the engaging groove sections 152 of the fastening webs 150, 151, has a division and thus discrete fastening points for fastening a functional assembly .2 the web element 16 provides. Alternatively, as in the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 5 and 6, the engagement groove section 162 can also be designed without division and thus enable a functional assembly 2 to be fastened to the web element 16 in any continuously variable locations. The functional assembly 2 can in turn be attached to the web element 16 with the intermediate fixation of one or several adapter elements 17, which are inserted into the engaging groove section 162 of the web element 16 and screw-connected to the functional assembly 2.

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151 arranged and one

On the engagement groove sections 152 of the fastening webs 150, 151 engagement groove sections 162 of on two fastening webs 150, web elements 16 (or also between a web element

Fastening web 150, 151), as illustrated in FIGS. 7 to 10, a height adapter 18 can be crimped in order to enable functional modules 2 to be attached in different height positions within the housing 1. The height adapter 18 can be in the form of fastening points 181 and the fastening element 182

Engagement groove portions 152

To allow web elements 16 or between such

Fastening points of screws

- Fastening bars

181 pervasive between

151, two a web element 16 and one

Fastening victory 150, 151, that the height adapter 18 perpendicular to the surface area 111 of the housing element 1 has along a height direction Z perpendicular to the facing engagement groove sections 180, by means of which different height positions can be attached to the height adapter 18, the web element 183 'in turn being one Has engaging groove portion 184 over which protrudes

Dar height adapter 18 surface section 111

Seal element 183 in

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BE2017 / 5179 a function module 2 can be fixed on the height adapter 18, as can be seen, for example, from FIG. 10. The web element 183 can in this case be connected via fastening elements 185 in the form of screw elements at its two ends to an engagement groove section 180 and can be fastened to the height adapter 18, as can be seen from the overview of the views according to FIGS. 8 and 10.

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As shown in FIG. 10, using a height adapter 18, a plurality of functional modules 2 can be enclosed in the housing 1 in a manner offset with respect to one another along the height direction Z and fastened to a sealed housing element 11. The housing 1 can thus be designed to accommodate a plurality of functional modules 2 which can be arranged in an organized manner in the housing.

As can also be seen from FIG. 10, functional assemblies 2 can be fixed to both housing elements W, 11

To increase the installation space of the housing 1, height elements 19 can also be provided between the housing elements 10, 11, with which the distance between the surface sections 101, 111 of the housing elements along the height direction Z is increased.

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A further exemplary embodiment of a fastening device 15 is shown in FIGS. 11 to 14. In this exemplary embodiment, fastening webs 150, 15 are edges of one another that are spanned opposite one another in pairs

Engaging groove section 152, form the embodiment according to the uninterrupted groove.

again arranged along a rectangle through the spatial directions X, ¥ where all

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Engagement groove sections together one each

152 at the

In contrast to the exemplary embodiments according to FIGS. 3 to 10, the emergency intervention sections 152 do not have a division in the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 11 to 14, so that fastening elements 163 can be fastened anywhere on the engagement groove sections 152, web elements 16 can thus on the engagement groove sections 15.2, two first fastening webs 150, which extend along the first spatial direction X corresponding to the longitudinal direction, or also two second fastening webs 151, which run along the transverse direction,

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Extension direction of the engagement groove portions 152 in any position on the

Fastening bars 150, 151 can be fixed.

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In the embodiment shown, the web elements 16 each have a fastening web 160 which extends between outer fastening parts 161. into which an engagement groove section 162 is formed. Adapter elements 17 in the form of slides are displaceably guided on the fastening web 160, so that the adapter elements 17 can be brought into any positions along the direction of extension of the engagement groove section 162 of the web element 16 in order to be able to use them to fasten the fastening elements 172 in the distance! screws to enable a radio window module 2 to be attached to the housing element 11, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 14.

11 and 12, web elements 16 extend between the first fastening webs 150, so that the web elements 15 extend along the second spatial direction ¥ corresponding to the transverse direction and along the first one corresponding to the longitudinal direction! Spatial direction X can be positioned on the engagement groove sections 152 of the fastening webs 150.

13 and 14, on the other hand, bend elements 16 are disordered between the fastening webs 15 and extend along the first spatial direction X corresponding to the longitudinal direction. The web elements 16 can be variably positioned on the fastening webs 151 along the second spatial direction ¥ corresponding to the transverse direction.

As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, more than two web elements can also be provided in order to enable different fastening openings. This can be done in this way

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A fastening of a functional assembly 2 above the printed circuit board of the functional assembly 2 is arranged by means of fastening elements 172 in the form of screws, on the one hand the web elements 16 are continuously positioned on the fastening webs 151. In addition, the adapter elements 17 in the form of the carriage can be positioned in a continuously displaceable manner on the fastening webs 160 of the web elements 16, so that fastening locations can be provided for any fastening openings present on the printed circuit board of the functional assembly group 2.

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11 to 14, height adapters 18 can also be used as described above for the first exemplary embodiment with reference to FIGS. 7 to 10.

The housing element 10, 11 with the fastening webs 150, 151 formed thereon can, for example, be made of plastic, for example as a plastic injection molded part. Likewise, the web elements 16 and the height adapter 18 can be made of plastic, for example as a plastic injection molded part. The plating elements 12, which are enclosed between the housing elements 10, 11, can be made, for example, of metal or also of plastic.

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The exemplary embodiments described on the basis of the invention are limited, but can in principle also be implemented in a completely different manner.

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A housing of the type described here can be used for receiving and enclosing completely different electrical or electronic functional assemblies, it being possible for a uniform housing to be used for enclosing different functional assemblies. In particular, a housing of the type described here is not limited to use in connection with so-called srngle board computers:

By providing mounting positions that can be positioned flexibly in the housing, functional assemblies can be accommodated on boards of very different sizes and enclosed in the housing. A uniform housing can therefore be used for very different functional modules.

A housing of the type described here can be attached to a mounting rail, for example. However, this is not restrictive. For example, it is also conceivable and possible to attach a housing of the type described here to a wall, for example a device wall, by means of a suitable wall fastening.

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1 housing 10, 11 Housing element 100, 110 Cathedral ιοί, in Surface section 12th Plate element 13 Intermediate 14 Fastening element (screw) Fixing device ISO. 151 Fastening bridge 152 Engaging groove 153 Confirmation certificate 16 Adjustable docking menu 160 Fastening bridge 161 Attachment point 162 Engaging groove 163 Fastener (screw) 17th Adapter element 170 Intervene sa net! mung 171 Attachment point 172 Fastening element (screw) 18th Height adapter 180 Engaging groove 181 Attach bracket 182 Attach ngseie ment 183 Crossbar 184 Engaging groove 185 Fastening element 19th Height element ? Function module (circuit board) X, Y, z Spatial directions

Claims (1)

1. Housing (1) for receiving an electrical or electronic functional module (2), with a housing element (10.11), which can be connected to other housing parts (11, 10, 12, 13) for mounting the functional module (2), and one Fastening device (15) arranged for the housing element (10. 11) for fastening the functional assembly (2) to the housing (10, 11), characterized in that the fastening device (15) comprises a first pair of first engagement groove sections (152) and has a second pair of second engagement groove portions (152) extending parallel to each other and transverse to the first pair of engagement groove portions (152), the first and second engagement groove portions (152) being integrally formed on the housing member (10, 11) and on each engagement groove portion (152) fastening elements (163, 172, 182) for fastening the functional assembly (2) to the housing element (10. 11) at different locations can be determined. of are shaped. Housing (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that the first and second engagement groove sections (152) each extend into a? Section, 111, of the housing element (10, 11)? Den? Surface section (111) projecting fastening web (150, 151) -sing · Ks' Housing (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the first bar fastening webs (150), into which the first engagement groove sections (152) are formed, extend parallel to a longitudinal direction (X) and second fastening webs (151) into which the second engagement groove sections (152 ) are formed, extend parallel to the transverse direction (¥) pointing at right angles to the longitudinal direction (X) on the surface section (111). Housing (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the first and / or second engagement groove sections (152) in each case have a division in such a way that the fastening elements (163, 172, 182) can be fixed at discrete locations on the engagement groove sections (152) spaced apart from one another along the longitudinal direction of extension (X, V) of the engagement groove sections (152), or have a core division such that that the fastening elements (163, 172, 182) at any along the longitudinal direction (X, Y) of the BE2017 / 5179 Engaging groove sections (152) at the points attached to one another Engagement groove sections (152) can be determined. Housing (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized by a web element (16) which can be fastened to the housing element (10, 11) in different pitches via the first or second engagement groove sections (152). the functional module (2) being attachable to the web element (16). Housing (1) according to claim 5, characterized in that the web element (16) has a third engagement groove section (162), on which fastening elements (172) for fastening the spark module (2) to the housing element (10, 11) can be fixed at different locations are. Housing (1) according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the web element (16) extends in a fixed pitch between the two first or between the two second engagement groove sections (152). Housing (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the funionion assembly (2) via an adapter element (17) which can be inserted into one of the engagement groove sections (152, 162) or displaceable to an engagement groove section (152, 162) on the respective engagement groove section ( 152, 162) can be fastened. ΚΦ Wv Housing (1) according to one of the preceding claims. characterized by a height adapter (18). which can be attached to the first or the second engaging groove sections (152) and by means of which the function module (2) is offset in different vertical directions (Z) perpendicular to each other along the flatly extending housing element (10, 11)! Positions on the ^- ! Housing element (10, 11) can be fastened. 10. Housing (1) according to claim S, characterized in that the height adapter (18) has a fourth engaging groove section (182), via which a crossbar (183) can be fixed in different height positions on the height adapter (18), via the crossbar (1831 the function module (2) on the height adapter (18) to; 2) 2017/5179 BE2017 / 5179 11. Housing (1) according to one of the preceding claims., Characterized in that the functional assembly (2) has a printed circuit board