Patent ID: 9661769
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: H05K

Claim:
1. A housing portion of an electric or electronic apparatus of medical design, the housing portion comprising at least two housing parts and a locking mechanism for connecting the at least two housing parts with each other, the locking mechanism being operable from outside the housing portion, the locking mechanism comprising at least one lock or slide which is held on a first housing part of the at least two housing parts, so as to be longitudinally displaceable, and is provided with at least one ramp and at least one undercut or detent lug spaced from the at least one ramp in a sliding direction, whereas a second housing part of the at least two housing parts is provided with at least one protrusion which is formed or arranged for defining at least two engagement means in such a manner that the engagement means, depending on a current sliding position of the at least one lock or slide, alternately comes into operative engagement with the at least one undercut or detent lug for pulling the second housing part toward the first housing part, or operative engagement with the at least one ramp for pushing the second housing part away from the first housing part, the housing portion further comprising an actuation mechanism for longitudinally shifting the at least one lock or slide from outside the housing portion, said actuation mechanism comprising a set screw which is screwed in the first housing part in a sliding direction of the at least one lock or slide and has a front face engaging the at least one lock or slide in order to push and pull the at least one lock or slide in a longitudinal direction.