Patent ID: 8174834

Claim:
A molded housing for an electronic circuit, for installation in electronic devices and/or sensors or pick-ups, comprising: at least one force-fit zone; and a force-fit component assigned to at least one of said at least one force-fit zone, wherein said force-fit component is mounted by welding on a die pad of the molded housing, wherein said force-fit component is a separate, metallic part, wherein the force-fit component comprises a punched-out area and the die pad comprises at least one hole, wherein the punched-out area has a smaller cross section than the at least one hole, wherein the punched-out area of the force-fit component and the at least one hole of the die pad are positioned to form an overlap zone, wherein in the region of the overlap zone, a portion of the force-fit component is exposed, and wherein an electrical contact point is formed in the exposed portion of the overlap zone.