Patent ID: 6127628
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: B29C,F16M,H05K

Abstract:
A plastic housing having a sleeve-shaped metal insert and having a mounting side for attachment to a mounting side of a metal carrier body by a connector element extending through an opening in the metal insert, the plastic housing comprising:a mounting flange having a mounting side, a top edge, and a lower edge and defining an opening therethrough, wherein the sleeve-shaped metal insert is arranged in the opening of the mounting flange, so that a top edge of the sleeve-shaped metal insert extends over the top edge of the mounting flange, and wherein the plastic housing has projecting plastic material on the mounting side of the mounting flange which provides a spacing between the sleeve-shaped metal insert and the metal carrier body by enclosing in the shape of a ring the lower edges of the opening in the mounting flange, so that the projecting plastic material insulates the sleeve-shaped metal insert from the metal carrier body and provides a seal against the effects of moisture.