Housing for receiving a measuring device

Abstract

The invention relates to a housing for receiving a measuring device, comprising at least two housing elements which can be positively connected to each other by a fixing device. At least one housing element comprises a window which is at least partially transparent. An insertion device comprises a gap provided in the housing, in addition to an insertion pocket for receiving a label.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A closed housing for receiving and enclosing a measuring device comprising at least two housing parts ( 2 ,  3 ), which are positively connectable to one another via a fixing device ( 4 ), at least one housing part ( 2 ,  3 ) having an at least partially transparent inspection window ( 7 ), wherein an insertion device ( 6 ,  20 ,  21 ,  22 ,  23 ) is provided for inserting and removing a label when the housing ( 1 ) is closed, the insertion device having an opening gap ( 6 ) provided in the housing ( 1 ) and an insertion pocket ( 20 ) for receiving the label inside the housing ( 1 ).  
     
     
         2 . The housing as recited in one of the preceding claims [sic], 
 wherein the fixing device ( 4 ) is implemented as a bayonet lock.    
     
     
         3 . The housing as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein the fixing device ( 4 ) has a groove ( 12 ) and a web ( 13 ), which engage in one another in the closed state of the housing ( 1 ).  
     
     
         4 . The housing as recited in  claim 3 , 
 wherein the fixing device ( 4 ) has a sealing lip ( 14 ), which is attached to the groove ( 12 ) and/or to the web ( 13 ) and protrudes from the groove ( 12 ) and/or the web ( 13 ), the sealing lip ( 14 ) engaging in the web ( 13 ) and/or in the groove ( 12 ) to form a seal when the two housing parts ( 2 ,  3 ) are joined together.    
     
     
         5 . The housing as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein a further sealing lip ( 24 ), which is attached to a housing part ( 3 ) and which presses against the particular other housing part ( 2 ) to form a seal in the closed state of the housing ( 1 ), is provided in the region of the opening gap ( 6 ).  
     
     
         6 . The housing as recited in one of claims  4  and  5 , wherein depressions, into which at least one of the sealing lips ( 14 ,  24 ) sinks into in the closed state of the housing ( 1 ), are provided in at least one housing part ( 2 ,  3 ).  
     
     
         7 . The housing as recited in one of claims  4  through  6 , wherein at least one of the sealing lips ( 14 ,  24 ) has a wedge-shaped, rib-shaped, nub-shaped, or pointed design.  
     
     
         8 . The housing as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein a housing part ( 2 ) has at least one latching device ( 5 ), in particular a rocker ( 5 ) which engages in a latching groove ( 19 ) of the other housing part ( 3 ), via which the two housing parts ( 2 ,  3 ) may be fixed in relation to one another.  
     
     
         9 . The housing as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein the insertion device ( 6 ,  20 ,  21 ,  22 ,  23 ) has a guide strip ( 22 ) for lateral fixing of the label in the insertion pocket ( 20 ) and for guiding the label during insertion and/or a stop ( 23 ) for establishing a final position of the label in the insertion pocket ( 20 ).  
     
     
         10 . The housing as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein the insertion device ( 6 ,  20 ,  21 ,  22 ,  23 ) has a second latching device, which, upon insertion of the label into the insertion pocket ( 20 ), latches when the label is situated in the final position.  
     
     
         11 . The housing as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein the first and/or the second latching device ( 5 ) has a latching recognition device, which recognizes and displays the latching of the particular latching device ( 5 ).  
     
     
         12 . The housing as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one housing part ( 2 ,  3 ) is at least partially made of a shock-absorbing, elastic material, in particular a rubber-like plastic.  
     
     
         13 . The housing as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one housing part ( 2 ,  3 ) at least partially has a material containing TPU, TPE, or PVC.  
     
     
         14 . The housing as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one housing part ( 2 ,  3 ) is made completely of a transparent or partially transparent material.  
     
     
         15 . The housing as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein one housing part ( 2 ) is implemented as a base body for receiving the measuring device and the other housing part ( 3 ) is implemented as a protective cover and for protecting the shock-sensitive parts of the measuring device.  
     
     
         16 . The housing as recited in one of the preceding claims, wherein the housing ( 1 ) is sealed to the outside.