Patent ID: 8907537

Claim:
An electrical machine having a component protected against access with a protective cap ( 47 ), the protective cap ( 47 ) being attached by means of at least one snap-action area ( 103 ), the snap-action area ( 103 ) having a snap-action hook ( 92 ) with a snap-action hook root ( 106 ), and a bending area ( 109 ) between the snap-action hook ( 92 ) and the snap-action hook root ( 106 ), the bending area ( 109 ) having a curved surface ( 112 , 115 ), characterized in that the protective cap ( 47 ) covers a bridge circuit and a circuit board, and characterized in that the circuit board includes a mating piece ( 100 ) and the snap-action hook ( 92 ) engages behind the mating piece ( 100 ), and characterized in that the protective cap ( 47 ) includes a first snap-action area ( 103 ) having an outer perimeter defined by a first radius, a second snap-action area ( 103 ) having an outer perimeter defined by a second radius, and wherein the protective cap ( 47 ) further includes an outer perimeter extending between the two snap-action areas ( 103 ) defined by a third radius, the third radius being larger than both the first and the second radius.