A housing for a power electronics device, comprising, - a tray for receiving power electronics components; - a cover for fitting on the tray so that a closed housing is formed, wherein the cover is fixed on the tray through a plurality of fixing screws, wherein at least one opening element is provided, wherein the opening element is formed through a fixing screw of the plurality of fixing screws, each of which is guided through an opening sleeve with deformation structures (14.n), said sleeve being arranged between the screw head of the fixing screw and the housing such that a pressing force is exerted through the screw head of the fixing screw between the cover and the tray via the opening sleeve, wherein the deformation structures (14.n) are formed such that, under the effect of an explosion force exceeding the pressing force, the opening sleeve is compressed in a manner defined through the deformation structures (14.n) such that a gap of predefined width is formed between the cover and tray, characterized in that at least one additional braking element is provided, wherein the at least one additional braking element comprises a screw and a further sleeve with deformation structures (14.n), wherein the screw is guided through the further sleeve, wherein the further sleeve is arranged between the screw head of the screw and the housing in such a way that the further sleeve is compressible in a manner defined through the deformation structures (14.n) only from a predefined minimum width of the gap. - a tray for receiving power electronics components; - a cover for fitting on the tray so that a closed housing is formed, wherein the cover is fixed on the tray through a plurality of fixing screws, wherein at least one opening element is provided, wherein the opening element is formed through a fixing screw of the plurality of fixing screws, each of which is guided through an opening sleeve with deformation structures (14.n), said sleeve being arranged between the screw head of the fixing screw and the housing such that a pressing force is exerted through the screw head of the fixing screw between the cover and the tray via the opening sleeve, wherein the deformation structures (14.n) are formed such that, under the effect of an explosion force exceeding the pressing force, the opening sleeve is compressed in a manner defined through the deformation structures (14.n) such that a gap of predefined width is formed between the cover and tray, characterized in that at least one additional braking element is provided, wherein the at least one additional braking element comprises a screw and a further sleeve with deformation structures (14.n), wherein the screw is guided through the further sleeve, wherein the further sleeve is arranged between the screw head of the screw and the housing in such a way that the further sleeve is compressible in a manner defined through the deformation structures (14.n) only from a predefined minimum width of the gap. wherein the cover is fixed on the tray through a plurality of fixing screws, wherein at least one opening element is provided, wherein the opening element is formed through a fixing screw of the plurality of fixing screws, each of which is guided through an opening sleeve with deformation structures (14.n), said sleeve being arranged between the screw head of the fixing screw and the housing such that a pressing force is exerted through the screw head of the fixing screw between the cover and the tray via the opening sleeve, wherein the deformation structures (14.n) are formed such that, under the effect of an explosion force exceeding the pressing force, the opening sleeve is compressed in a manner defined through the deformation structures (14.n) such that a gap of predefined width is formed between the cover and tray, characterized in that at least one additional braking element is provided, wherein the at least one additional braking element comprises a screw and a further sleeve with deformation structures (14.n), wherein the screw is guided through the further sleeve, wherein the further sleeve is arranged between the screw head of the screw and the housing in such a way that the further sleeve is compressible in a manner defined through the deformation structures (14.n) only from a predefined minimum width of the gap.