Patent ID: 8276374

Claim:
An insulating device for a first machine element, and for at least a second machine element connected thereto, through which a hot medium can flow, which are connected to an aggregate, whereby the insulating device surrounds the first machine element, at least partially, and is affixed with respect to the aggregate, comprising: a base plate connectable to the aggregate at a connecting section of the base plate and having at least two side parts arranged at a distance from each other and angled upwards with respect to the connecting section so as to form an interstice between the two angled side parts, an insertion part arranged in the interstice and, via the side parts, said insertion part being tightly connected to the base plate by guides and/or profiles and configured so as to be detachable from the base plate, the insertion part having a cutout through which the second machine element passes and which is configured so as to be open in the direction of the base plate and/or the aggregate, a releasable fastening element, and a hood connectable to the base plate by the releasable fastening element and extending over the first machine element, lower edges of the hood lying on associated areas of the side parts of the base plate and/or on the associated areas of the insertion part.