The present invention relates to a plug-in apparatus combination with an apparatus base and a plug-in module, wherein, the plug-in module can be plugged into the apparatus base. The apparatus base has a base housing with a recess for receiving the plug-in module, a linkage terminal for a conductor of a power grid to be protected, and a plug-in contact linked with the linkage terminal. The plug-in module has a plug housing, a protective element arranged in the plug-in housing, and a linkage plug-in contact corresponding to the plug-in contact. In the apparaut combination, locking and replacement of the plug-in module are executed thereby, namely, a latching linkage portion acting between the apparatus base and the plug-in module has a latching arm with a latching mechanism and a groove, the latching linkage portion is arranged on the wall opposite to the latching arm, a latching hook of the latching arm is used for guding when the plug-in module is plugged into the apparatus base. The groove has a first region, a second region, and a third region, and the deepth of the groove is too small in the end of the third region so that the latching hook does not guide in the groove.