Patent ID: 7242584

Claim:
A housing for power semiconductor modules with a base plate or for direct mounting on a heat sink, wherein said housing surrounds at least one electrically insulating substrate with metal connection tracks, insulated from one another, disposed on said substrate and with power semiconductor components also disposed on said substrate, said housing comprising: at least one cap and at least one framelike housing part forming side walls of said housing; wherein said housing part includes a main frame having an abutment and at least one guide for receiving a connection element, with at least one connection tab associated with said substrate, said connection element having at least one stop face, which rests on said abutment to prevent movement of said connection element in a direction away from said substrate; and at least one locking frame, disposed relative to said main frame so that said locking frame rests at least in part on said at least one connection tab to prevent movement of said connection element in a direction toward said substrate.