Housing and Method for Producing a Housing

Abstract

A housing has a base component made of a non-deformable material and a lid component. The base component includes one or more fastening openings. The lid component has one or more latching elements. The latching elements are engageable in the fastening openings in order to securely close the base component with the lid component. The latching elements have tabs that point away from the housing once closed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A housing, comprising:
 a base component made of a non-deformable material; and   a lid component,   wherein the base component comprises one or more fastening openings,   wherein the lid component comprises one or more latching elements, the one or more latching elements being engageable in respective ones of the one or more fastening openings in order to securely close the base component with the lid component, and   wherein the latching elements have tabs that point away from the housing once closed.   
     
     
         2 . The housing according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the lid component comprises a material made of hygroscopic polymers, and   the base component comprises at least one of the following materials: cast aluminium, cast iron or a milled material.   
     
     
         3 . The housing according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the tabs of the latching elements are monolithically formed as a wedge.   
     
     
         4 . The housing according to  claim 1 , wherein
 a rear surface of a respective tab terminates flush with an outer wall of the base component, and   the tab is supported by the outer surface of the base component when engaged in the fastening opening.   
     
     
         5 . The housing according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the base component comprises one or more wedge-shaped projections on an outer wall of the base component behind the fastening openings in a latching direction, and   the wedge-shaped projections push the tabs away from the outer wall of the base component.   
     
     
         6 . The housing according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a sealing element made of an elastic material to provide a sealed closure of the base component by the lid component,   wherein the latching elements engage in the fastening openings only when the sealing element is deformed.   
     
     
         7 . A vehicle component, comprising:
 a housing according to  claim 1 ,   wherein the vehicle component comprises at least one of:
 an electro-pneumatic modulator, an electronic component, a control unit, an electronic power steering system, an electronic clutch actuator, a trailer control module, a foot brake module, or a pressure control valve. 
   
     
     
         8 . A commercial vehicle comprising a vehicle component according to  claim 7 . 
     
     
         9 . A method for producing a housing, the method comprising the steps of:
 forming a base component with fastening openings from a non-deformable material;   forming a lid component to close the base component in a sealing manner, wherein the lid component comprises latching elements with tabs that point away from the housing once closed.