Patent ID: 7811098

Claim:
A connecting box ( 1 ) having a housing ( 10 ), for connection of at least one electronic component ( 51 ), which is arranged on a printed circuit board ( 50 ) in the interior of the housing ( 10 ) to electrical connections of a solar panel ( 80 ), the connecting box comprising: a connecting slot ( 60 ) defined by a circumferential frame ( 62 ) having an essentially O-shaped cross section which opens at a lower end into a circumferential mounting surface ( 69 ); a projecting mounting cap ( 30 ) positioned with respect to the housing ( 10 ) for attachment of the connecting box ( 1 ) to a surface of the solar panel ( 80 ); and a rear wall ( 19 ) of the housing ( 10 ), when in a fitted state, positioned at a distance (A) from the solar panel ( 80 ) resulting in convectional cooling of the housing ( 10 ).