Standard housing having cover made of transparent or translucent material

Abstract

To bring a lighting effect and / or viewability to a standard housing without requiring opening and closing of a lid and an extensive additional processing step for sealing the lid.SOLUTION: A standard housing (2) for incorporating electrical and / or electronic components includes a lower-side portion (4) as a first housing component, and a lid (6), as a second housing component, for closing the interior of the housing toward the outside. In order to enable part of the standard housing to be configured to emit light without separate processing, the lower-side portion is manufactured with an opaque and non-translucent material, the lid is manufactured with a transparent or translucent material, a cover (14) manufactured with an opaque and non-translucent material is placed on the lid, and the cover covers whole or at least a predetermined area of the lid.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a standard housing for incorporating electrical and / or electronic components of the type according to the preamble of claim 1.

[0002] From EP 2 587 901 A1, standard housings of the type mentioned at the outset are known. The standard housings are used in order to make it possible to use electrical or electronic components in any application whilst protecting them against environmental influences. The user of the standard housing selects the appropriate standard housing for his application from the product palette provided, thus saving on tooling costs for dedicated housings. In the correspondingly wide range of product palettes, a suitable standard housing can be found for almost any application.

[0003] The standard housing often has a lower part, the housing interior of which is designed so that electrical and / or electronic components can be integrated. After the electrical and / or electronic components are integrated, a lid is placed on the lower part, which closes the housing interior and protects the electrical and / or electronic components arranged therein well from external environmental influences. In order to adapt the standard housing to individual requirements, the standard housing can be provided with individual processing. Thus, the standard housing can be mechanically processed, for example by milling, drilling, cutting, sawing or ultrasonic welding. The surfaces can also be upgraded, for example by digital printing, laser marking, screen and pad printing, engraving, painting or coating. Furthermore, touch and display surfaces, cable feed-throughs or operating buttons can also be provided on the standard housing. In this way, the standard housing can be adapted to the individual needs of the user.

[0004] In order to provide lighting effects to known standard housings, a suitable light source can be mounted on the standard housing from the outside, or the lid can be milled and / or drilled in order to allow the light from the light source arranged in the housing interior to be emitted to the outside. The disadvantage of such measures is that in this case an opening is provided in the lid, which must then be closed and sealed again by an additional process step in order to reestablish the protective function of the standard housing. If it is necessary to view the components located in the housing interior from the outside, a viewing window or a glass cover can also be integrated into the standard housing, but this is also time-consuming. Significant difficulties arise with regard to the dimensional accuracy, tightness and mechanical load-bearing capacity of such windows.

[0005] Against this background, the object of the present invention is to provide a solution which makes it possible to provide lighting effects and / or visibility to a standard housing without the need for extensive additional process steps for opening, closing and sealing the lid.

[0006] This object is achieved in a standard housing of the type mentioned at the outset by the features of claim 1.

[0007] A standard housing does not mean a housing designed and manufactured for a specific product, but a housing designed and manufactured for a number of applications, in which the user selects a standard housing suitable for the application from a number of standard housings offered and installs the user's electrical and / or electronic equipment in this standard housing. Further modifications can be made in the standard housing to adapt it to the application, but the standard components that provide the standard housing remain. Handheld housings, desktop housings, tilting housings and wall-mounted housings come into consideration as standard housings. Standard housings are used, for example, in medical technology, mechanical engineering, building management and agricultural technology. In these fields, small product series are often manufactured, for which it is not profitable to design and manufacture individual housings with expensive special tools for the electrical and electronic equipment.

[0008] If the lower part is manufactured from an opaque and non-translucent material, the electrical and electronic components are installed in the standard housing in a known manner and are accordingly protected there: due to the opaque and non-translucent material of the lower part, the components are not visible there from the outside, and light generated inside the standard housing cannot penetrate the walls of the lower part to the outside.

[0009] Reference to a lower part should be understood simply in the sense of the indefinite article: Of course, multiple components may be assembled into a lower part of a standard housing, with the multiple components together forming a single functional lower part.

[0010] If the lid is made of a transparent or translucent material, there is the possibility of emitting light from the housing interior to the outside in this region. In this case, it does not matter which light source is used to generate light in the housing interior: for example, incandescent lamps, halogen incandescent lamps, gas discharge lamps and phosphor lamps, light-emitting diodes or LED lamps, or even correspondingly bright light-emitting displays can be used.

[0011] The light of the light source can illuminate the entire interior of the standard housing or can be directed to a specific area to be illuminated as desired. Certain areas of the housing interior can be shielded against the light from the light source such that light is prevented from radiating from the light source to the outside in the shielded area. A second light source can be placed in the shielded area, and the light of the second light source should not be obstructed by the light of the first light source that is shielded.

[0012] Light can also be directed into the standard housing from the outside, and if a transparent material is used, the interior of the housing can also be seen from the outside.

[0013] To enable such a function, it is not necessary to subsequently machine any millings or drillings in the lid, which must then be closed again with separate components and considerable work effort. The lid is placed on the lower part in a conventional manner when assembling the electrical or electronic device, in order to close the standard housing after assembling the electrical / electronic device. The standard housing with the placed lid is thus conventionally sealed without further machining, and the housing interior is protected in a known manner against environmental influences from the outside, such as dirt, dust, moisture, damage and intervention from the outside, while the exchange of light from the inside to the outside and vice versa, as well as observation of the housing interior, is already possible by the standard housing without further machining. Through the combination of the lid and the lower part and the configuration of the interfaces of these components, for example with corresponding seals, different degrees of IP protection can also be realized in a conventional manner.

[0014] The lid can remain a standard component of the standard housing, which allows the light-emitting and visibility functions without additional processing. The lid can basically have any suitable shape. The lid can be provided with rounded or angularly formed edges. The lid can have flat or convex or concavely formed surfaces. Molded elements can be worked into the shape of the lid, which are used to connect the lid to the lower part and / or the cover. As such molded elements, for example, keys or grooves, clamping elements, locking projections, threads, threaded holes, axles, bearings for joint connections, etc. come into consideration. Further functional parts can also be processed into the lid, in particular in a one-piece configuration, for example film hinges, sealing elements, etc. Processing of the sealing element can take place, for example, via a two-component injection molding process or via foam molding of the sealing material, which is also possible for the lower part. The sealing element can, however, also be inserted as a circular code into the corresponding recess before the components are joined.

[0015] Reference to a lid should be understood simply in the sense of the indefinite article, and of course multiple components may be assembled into a lid for a standard housing, where the multiple components together form a single functional lid.

[0016] Of course, if deemed necessary for use, lids made from transparent or translucent materials can be individually engineered for a specific application when needed, i.e., such lids may be specially machined, may have premium surface finishes, and / or may be provided with additional attachments such as keyboards, touch surfaces, displays, cable feedthroughs, etc.

[0017] With a transparent or translucent lid, completely new functions become possible. If the electrical or electronic equipment integrated into the housing interior has colored LEDs, which can emit, for example, red or green, respectively, or can be equipped with a color-change control device that can adjust these colors, it is possible to selectively switch on the red or green LEDs arranged in the housing interior to indicate to the outside whether the electrical or electronic equipment is in a trouble-free operating state or whether a fault actually occurs. If at least a partial surface of the housing now emits green or red light in the area of ​​the lid depending on the switched-on LED, the operator can already recognize the corresponding operating state from afar and even from the side or from a distance, without having to sense and read out a notification about this on a display that can be mounted on the standard housing. For other functions, other colors or other numbers of light sources are of course possible. The normal operation of the machine controlled by the electronic equipment integrated into the standard housing can be indicated, for example, by a pulsed green light or light of another color. The light can be generated by a light source arranged in the housing interior and can be emitted to the outside through a lid made of a transparent or translucent material. The color-change controlled light source can emit various signals, for example, the operating temperature of the machine, the stock of material in a hopper, the operating pressure in a pressure-driven mechanical system, etc. can be indicated by correspondingly different colors. A malfunction or a dangerous operating state of the machine controlled by the electronics arranged in the standard housing can be indicated, for example, by a light flash resulting from a light source present in the interior of the housing. An operator's input of the electronics arranged inside the housing can be reacted to via a light signal by briefly illuminating a part of the standard housing from the inside with a light source visible from the outside through the lid.

[0018] Further functions can also be included through the lid made from a transparent or translucent material: emergency lighting in the surrounding area of ​​the standard housing in case of a power failure can be realized by light emitting from the standard housing to the outside through the lid. If the user uses a specific corporate color in the corporate identity, the lid can be lit up from the inside with the corresponding color to make the standard housing look like the user's original product. Partially luminous surfaces of the standard housing can also be used to make the standard housing look more expensive overall for the application. Further functions of the transparent or translucent lid are also conceivable.

[0019] That is, via a cover made of a transparent or translucent material, the standard housing can be integrated into the operating concept of an electrical or electronic device located in the housing interior, without a separate processing of the standard housing for this purpose. The light sources present in the housing interior and which are components of the electrical or electronic devices integrated therein are controlled by these electrical or electronic devices. The light sources present in the housing interior can also be controlled from the outside, in which case the activation command for the light source can be transmitted to the light source via a cable or wirelessly. The signaling of the operating state of a machine or other device connected to the standard housing can be significantly improved via light emission over at least a partial surface of the standard housing, since a light-emitting surface is easier to perceive than symbols or letters on a display. The transparency and / or translucency of the cover can also be used simply to increase the visual value of the standard housing.

[0020] When referring to transparent or translucent materials within the scope of the present invention, suitable plastics can be used for this purpose, for example. Materials that can be used as transparent or translucent materials and can be processed in appropriate machines and tools to form appropriately shaped lids include, for example, acrylic (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG), polystyrene (PS) or rigid PVC (PVC-U). The materials can be selected colorless and clear, or can be given special coloring or fluorescence if desired by the user to achieve a specific color or lighting effect.

[0021] If a cover made of an opaque and opaque material is placed on the lid, which at least in certain areas or completely covers the lid, the structure of the cover can determine at which point on the lid light passes through the lid from the interior to the outside, or at which point on the lid light from the outside illuminates the housing interior or at which point on the lid a person can see into the housing interior from the outside. The cover can completely or partially surround the lid with its edge contour. The cover can have small or large holes, recesses, partial thickening or material weakening. In order to be able to produce design variations in the modular system with low tooling costs, various covers can be provided with different designs and can be placed on the same lid in a snap-fit ​​manner. In this case, the lower part and the lid remain the same, only the covers provided in the modular system have a different design in each case.

[0022] The cover may be used to cover technical functional elements that are functionally assigned to the lid so that they are not visible to the user of the standard housing. As technical functional elements that can be integrated into the lid, for example parts of a screw, fastening elements for fastening the lid to the lower part, or sealing elements come into consideration. If the cover is used solely or especially for the purpose of aesthetic visual effects, the cover can be attached to the lid in such a way that it is removable without tools, for example via a locking and / or clamping connection.

[0023] Reference to a cover should be understood simply in the sense of the indefinite article: Of course, multiple components can be assembled into a cover for a standard housing, in which case the multiple components together form a cover.

[0024] The cover may be connected to the lid only, to the lid and the lower part, or to the lower part only, via connecting techniques known per se. The cover protects the lid from damage in the covered area, for example in the edge area, which is particularly subject to load. The cover offers additional mounting possibilities for attachment elements, which are of particular value when it is desirable to avoid breaking the lid for the attachment of these attachment elements to a standard housing.

[0025] The covers, like the lid and lower portion, may be standard components that can be subsequently modified, and thus such covers may be specially machined, may have premium surface finishes, and / or may include additional attachments such as keyboards, touch surfaces, displays, cable feedthroughs, etc.

[0026] If the lid and the lower part are connected to one another via one or more fastening elements, by fastening element is meant a component which connects the lid and the lower part to one another in the assembly position, in which case customary known fastening means can be used, such as screws, tie rods cooperating with toggle levers, fastening clamps, fastening joints, etc.

[0027] According to the embodiment of the invention, the cover is made of a transparent material and the display and / or operating elements of the electrical or electronic control device and / or display are arranged on the inner surface of the cover in the housing interior. Such electrical or electronic components are particularly well protected from dirt and moisture in the housing interior. However, through the transparent cover, the corresponding components can be easily seen and operated from the outside, especially if the operating elements are not operated mechanically but rather via a surface monitored by a sensor.

[0028] According to the configuration of the invention, the lid and / or cover have an individual feature. The lid and / or cover can thus be mechanically processed, for example by milling, drilling, cutting, sawing or ultrasonic welding. The surface can also be upgraded, for example by digital printing, laser marking, screen printing and pad printing, engraving, painting or coating. As a form of individual feature, a film can also be applied to the inner or outer surface of the lid. The surface upgrade can be quite generally applied to the inner and / or outer surface of the lid, the surface upgrade covering the inner and / or outer surface of the lid completely or only on one or more partial surfaces. Furthermore, touch and display surfaces, cable feed-throughs or operating buttons can also be provided on the standard housing. In this way, the standard housing can be adapted to the individual needs of the user.

[0029] According to the configuration of the invention, the lid and / or cover have a flat partial surface. The flat partial surface of the lid can in particular cover areas that are originally transparent or translucent from the material via a print, in such a way that light no longer enters or leaves the lid from the inside to the outside and from the outside to the inside. The surface on which the print is provided can in this case be selected and configured to precisely and individually match the requirements of the specific application. The flat surface can be printed with high quality, for example by screen printing or pad printing, without distortions being caused by unevenness of the surface to be printed. The transparent or translucent lid material used can be selected to allow a print that can be permanently held. The print can be configured individually for each use. The flat partial surface of the cover can also be provided with a print that is suitable for the specific application. In addition to the advantageous printability, flat partial surfaces are also advantageous if components of the user's electrical and / or electronic equipment are to be configured thereon. Corresponding attachment parts often have flat surfaces that can be easily assembled to the flat partial surfaces of the lid and / or cover.

[0030] According to the embodiment of the invention, the cover has an opening that at least approximately or exactly matches the flat partial surface of the lid in terms of dimensions. If the opening of the cover and the flat partial surface of the lid at least approximately or exactly match each other, the post-processing of the cover as a standard component in the area of ​​the flat partial surface of the lid can be omitted or at least reduced in extent. In this case, there is certainly a risk that the cover as a standard component does not cover a larger area of ​​the lid, which is desired in a given use. However, the covering of the parts not covered by the cover can be easily and inexpensively carried out by printing the flat partial surface that is to be covered in use. The mechanical post-processing of the cover as a standard component can be omitted if a correspondingly dimensioned opening is provided in order to adapt the standard housing to the application.

[0031] According to the embodiment of the invention, the lid has an inner coating. By means of the inner coating, for example as a paint, special visual effects can be achieved. The inner coating can be applied to the inner surface of the lid in certain areas or over the entire surface. In the case of a transparent material from which the lid is manufactured, for example, a particularly elegant and high-class appearance can be achieved by colored glass. However, the inner coating can also consist of a material that, for example, protects the electrical and / or electronic equipment inserted in the housing interior from undesirable electrical or electromagnetic influences from the outside or, conversely, prevents the electrical and / or electronic equipment inserted in the housing interior from interfering with other electrical or electronic devices.

[0032] According to the configuration of the invention, the cover has a configuration in which the partial surfaces of the lid are not covered by the cover on the top side of the standard housing and on at least one of the side surfaces of the standard housing facing to the side. With such a configuration of the cover, light can be emitted from the standard housing both upwards and to the side. If such a function is not desired in the application, the partial surfaces not intended for the emission of light can be made light-tight by printing and / or painting and / or by a shield provided in the inner space of the housing.

[0033] According to the configuration of the invention, the lower part is manufactured from a metallic material. This improves the evacuation of heat from the housing interior, which may occur there due to the operation of electrical and / or electronic components. The lowest possible interior temperature in the standard housing is advantageous in order to delay or completely prevent chemical degradation due to heat of the transparent and / or translucent material of the lid. Electromagnetic radiation and incidence are also reduced by the lower part made of a metallic material. As a metallic material, aluminum is particularly advantageous, since it has good technical properties, is easily processable and processable, and also has a good appearance over the long term.

[0034] According to the embodiment of the invention, a cover with a partial modification is placed on the lid. The partial modification may in particular be in the form of a recess, such as a hole, a milling, etc., which is provided after the production of the cover as a standard component. Via the partial modification, the cover as a standard component can be adapted to the individual technical requirements of the application. In particular, if the cover is designed as a standard component that is completely or over a large area substantially closed, openings can be produced via the partial modification in partial areas where transparency and / or translucency is required in use.

[0035] According to the embodiment of the invention, the contact surface of the cover, which is in contact with the surface of the lid, is designed to rest, at least in a certain region, in conformity with the shape of the contact surface of the lid, so that in this region, the contact surface of the cover rests on the lid without play in the use position of the cover. Via the common contact surface, the cover and the lid can support each other, so that the strength and load-bearing capacity of the standard housing are increased overall. The common contact surface of the cover with the lid allows for an adhesive bond by which these components can be joined together.

[0036] According to the invention, the exterior facing surfaces of the lid and the cover are formed without misalignment in the abutment area. A smooth transition creates an expensive appearance. The risk of damage or of unintentional detachment of the cover from the lid is thereby reduced.

[0037] According to the embodiment of the invention, the protection rating of the standard housing is not determined by the configuration of the cover. The IP protection rating indicates how strongly an object is protected against the ingress of water or other possible external influences. The so-called IP code stands for International Protection. If the configuration of the cover does not affect the IP protection rating, then the configuration of the lid and the lower part determines the IP protection rating. The lid and the lower part can be designed, for example, only to provide a contact protection corresponding to the protection rating IP40. In such a design, the sealing against ingressing moisture may be excessive. At protection rating IP44, splash protection is present, while at IP54 the standard housing is additionally dustproof. For such high protection ratings, sealing elements are usually used and the configuration of the lower part and the lid can also be adapted to the higher protection rating. The cover does not affect the protection rating maintained by the standard housing, since it rests only on the lid and has a particularly visual function. The cover serves, inter alia, the purpose of covering visually unattractive functional areas of the lid and blocking light transmission in undesired lid areas.

[0038] Further features of the invention are set out in the claims, the drawings and the description of the drawings. All features and feature combinations mentioned in the above description, as well as features and feature combinations mentioned below in the description of the drawings and / or shown only in the drawings, can be used with the subject matter of claim 1 not only in the respective combinations mentioned, but also in other combinations or alone, unless technical obstacles prevent this.

[0039] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0040] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a standard housing with a lid and a closed cover. [Diagram 2]FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the standard housing shown in FIG. 1 with a light source located within the housing and a partial cutout of the cover. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 shows a variation of the lid / cover combination shown in FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a standard housing with a display disposed within the housing interior. [Diagram 5] FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a standard housing with print. [Figure 6] FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a standard housing with a combination print and display. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a variation of the standard housing shown in FIG. 6. [Figure 8] FIG. 6 shows a variation of the standard housing shown in FIG. 5. [Figure 9] FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a standard housing with an internal coating. [Figure 10] FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a standard housing with a light source directed toward a notch in the cover. [Figure 11] FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a standard housing with a large opening in the cover.

[0041] In FIG. 1, a standard housing 2 is shown with a lower part 4 as a first housing component, which has a housing bottom 10 and a side wall 12, which define a housing interior 8 on the bottom side and at least partially laterally. The standard housing 2 further has a lid 6 as a second housing component, which closes the housing interior 8 towards the outside, the first housing component and the second housing component being connected to one another in the closed position of the lid 6 via one or more fastening elements 20. In the interface region between the lid 6 and the lower part 4, in the present embodiment, a sealing element 7 is located, the specific configuration of which influences the degree of protection that the standard housing has. The fastening element 20 is in the present embodiment a screw, which is screwed into a thread, which is shown diagrammatically with a dotted line. The lower part 4 is manufactured from an opaque and non-translucent material. The lid 6 is manufactured from a transparent or translucent material. A cover 14 made of an opaque and non-translucent material is placed on the lid 6 and completely covers the lid 6 in the embodiment shown. This configuration of the cover 14 does not allow light to escape from the housing interior 8 to the outside. In the cross-section, it can be seen that the contact surface 34 of the cover 14, which is in contact with a surface 36 of the lid 6, is configured to rest in such a way that it conforms to the shape of the contact surface 36 of the lid 6, at least in certain areas.

[0042] FIG. 2 shows a cross-section of the standard housing 2 shown in FIG. 1, which in this case has a light source 18 located in the housing interior 8. A cover 14 with a partial processing 30 is placed on the lid 6. In comparison with the cover 14 shown in FIG. 1, the cover 14 in this case has a partial separate processing 30, by means of which three different openings 24 are provided in the cover 14, namely a first opening 24 located on the top side of the standard housing 2 and two second openings 24 located on the opposite side walls 12 of the standard housing 2. The lid 6 is made of a transparent or translucent material, so that the light originating from the light source 18 is emitted to the outside through the openings 24, as shown diagrammatically by the corresponding lines. Due to the openings 24, the cover 14 still only partially covers the lid 6. The cover 14 has a configuration in which, on the top surface of the standard housing 2 and on at least one of the laterally facing side surfaces of the standard housing 2 , a partial surface 28 of the lid 6 is not covered by the cover 14 .

[0043] FIG. 3 shows a variation of the lid / cover combination shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In this case, the lid 6 is configured such that it forms part of the externally visible side wall 12 of the standard housing 2. The cover 14 is configured such that it does not cover the part of the lid 6 that forms part of the externally visible side wall 12 of the standard housing 2. In other words, with this configuration of the cover 14, the light originating from the light source 18 can be emitted from the housing interior 8 to the outside without the need for a separate partial processing of the cover 14. Since the lid 6 is manufactured from a transparent or translucent material, the light originating from the light source 18 can be emitted to the outside through a section of the lid 6 that forms part of the externally visible side wall of the standard housing 2. The externally facing surface 36 of the lid 6 and the externally facing surface 38 of the cover 14 are formed in such a way that they are not misaligned in the abutment region 40. The cover 14 has an opening 24 on its upper surface, through which the light originating from the light source 18 is also emitted to the outside, passing through the lid 6.

[0044] 4 shows a cross-section of a standard housing 2 with a display 16 arranged in the housing interior. The lid 6 has a flat partial surface 22, the size of which in the illustrated embodiment corresponds approximately to the active display area of ​​the display 16 arranged thereunder. The lid 6 is manufactured from a transparent material, so that the display 16 as an example of a display and / or operating element arranged on the inner surface of the lid 6 in the housing interior 8 can be easily seen from the outside, as indicated by the stylized eye. The display 16 arranged in the housing interior 8 is well protected there by the lid 6 against external influences. The cover 14 has an opening 24 which in this embodiment at least approximately or exactly matches the flat partial surface 22 of the lid 6 in terms of dimensions.

[0045] 5 shows a cross-section of the standard housing 2 with a print 32 attached to the outer surface of the lid 6. In the illustrated embodiment, the print 32 is made in a closed manner, so that the light originating from the light source 18 does not leave the standard housing 2 and radiate upwards. The light source 18 is in this embodiment an LED lamp, whose light is directed towards the uncovered partial surface 28 and radiates outwards from this partial surface.

[0046] 6 shows a cross-section of a standard housing 2 with a combination of a print 32 or film 32a and an operating element 16, such as a touch field, which can be operated through the lid 6. The print 32 or film 32a can have characters written by means of a touch field keypad located underneath. In this embodiment of the standard housing 2, the light source 18 is not shown, showing that the standard housing 2 with a lid 6 made of a transparent or translucent material can also be used as a standard housing for applications without a light source 18 in the housing interior 8. In this case, light can enter the housing interior 8 from the outside via the uncovered partial surface 28.

[0047] Figure 7 shows a variant of the standard housing 2 shown in Figure 6. In this case, the flat part surface 22 is only partially provided with a print 32 / film 32a, so that only a part of the display 16 is visible from the outside.

[0048] Figure 8 shows a variant of the standard housing shown in Figure 5. The printing of the flat partial surface 22 excludes the uncovered partial surface 28, through which the light originating from the light source 18 can leave the housing interior 8 to the outside.

[0049] In Fig. 9 a cross-section of a standard housing 2 with an inner painted part of the lid 6 as an inner coating 26 is shown. Due to the inner coating 26 light can no longer reach the outside from the housing interior 8 through the lid 6. The lid 6, which is made of a transparent or translucent material, becomes opaque due to the inner coating 26 and no longer allows light to pass through. This allows the standard housing 2 to be used like a conventional standard housing 2 with an opaque or non-translucent lid 6, even though the lid 6 is made of a transparent or translucent material. However, the inner coating 26 gives a visual impression that appears to be of particularly high quality when observed from the outside.

[0050] 10 shows a cross-section of a standard housing 2 with a light source 18 directed towards a cutout in the cover 14. Due to the special orientation of the light source 18, the uncovered partial surface 28 is not illuminated by the light source 18, and light only leaves the housing interior 8 through the opening 24 to the outside.

[0051] 11 shows a cross-section of a standard housing 2 with a large opening in the cover. Again, the cover 14 has an opening 24 which at least approximately or exactly matches the flat partial surface 22 of the lid 6 in terms of dimensions.

[0052] The drawings are essentially illustrative examples, but the invention is not limited to the illustrated examples, which may be modified by the skilled person to suit a given application.

[0053] Wherever useful, corresponding components have been given the same reference numbers in all the figures, however, for reasons of clarity, components which occur multiple times are not always given all reference numbers. [Explanation of symbols]

[0054] 2 Standard Housing 4 Lower part 6 Lid 7 Housing seal material 8. Housing inner chamber 10 Bottom of housing 12 Side wall 14 Cover 16 Display and / or operating elements or displays 18 light source 20 Fastening element 21 Flat Part Surface 24 Aperture 26 Inner Coating 28 Uncovered surface 30 Partially processed area 32 Prints 32a Film 34 Cover contact surface 36 Lid, exterior surface 38 Cover, exterior facing surface 40 Matching Area

Claims

1. A standard housing (2) for incorporating electrical and / or electronic components, comprising: a lower part (4) as a first housing component, the lower part (4) having a housing bottom (10) and side walls (12) which define a housing interior (8) on the bottom side and at least partially laterally; A second housing component is a lid (6) that closes the housing inner chamber (8) toward the outside. It has In a standard housing (2), the first housing component and the second housing component are connected to each other via one or more fastening elements (20) in the closed position of the lid (6), A standard housing (2), characterized in that the lower part (4) is made of an opaque and non-translucent material, the lid (6) is made of a transparent or translucent material, and a cover (14) made of an opaque and non-translucent material is placed on the lid (6), said cover covering the lid (6) at least in a predetermined area or completely.

2. 2. The standard housing (2) according to claim 1, wherein the lid (6) is manufactured from a transparent material and display and / or operating elements (16) of an electrical or electronic control device and / or display (16) are arranged on the inner surface of the lid (6) in the housing interior (8).

3. 3. The standard housing (2) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lid (6) has an individual processing.

4. 4. The standard housing (2) according to claim 1, wherein the lid (6) and / or the cover (14) have a flat partial surface (22).

5. 5. The standard housing (2) according to claim 4, wherein the cover (14) has an opening (24) which at least approximately or exactly matches the flat partial surface (22) of the lid (6) in terms of dimensions.

6. 6. The standard housing (2) according to claim 1, wherein the lid (6) has an inner coating (26).

7. A standard housing (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the cover (14) has a configuration in which a partial surface (28) of the lid (6) is not covered by the cover (14) on the top surface of the standard housing (2) and on at least one of the side surfaces facing laterally of the standard housing (2).

8. 8. The standard housing (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the lower part (4) is manufactured from a metallic material.

9. 9. The standard housing (2) according to claim 1, wherein a cover (14) having a partial processing portion (30) is placed on the lid (6).

10. 10. A standard housing (2) according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the contact surface (34) of the cover (14) in contact with the surface (36) of the lid (6) is configured to be placed so as to conform to the shape of the contacting surface (36) of the lid (6), at least in a predetermined area.

11. 11. The standard housing (2) according to claim 1, wherein the exterior facing surface (36) of the lid (6) and the exterior facing surface (38) of the cover (14) are formed so as not to be misaligned in the abutment region (40).

12. 12. The standard housing (2) according to claim 1, wherein the type of protection of the standard housing (2) is not determined by the configuration of the cover (14).

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