Patent ID: 7863528

Claim:
A protective housing of the Ex-d or powder filling type comprising: housing walls ( 3 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ) that surround a closed interior, a thermal bridge ( 17 ) on one of said housing walls, said thermal bridge including an inner elevation ( 19 ) on the one housing wall ( 5 ) that protrudes inwardly from the housing wall ( 5 ) and is formed with a mounting face ( 22 ) for a component ( 16 ) to be cooled, and an outer elevation ( 21 ) that protrudes outwardly from the one housing wall ( 5 ), said inwardly and outwardly protruding elevations ( 19 , 21 ) lying on a common axis that extends perpendicular to the one housing wall ( 5 ), and said outwardly protruding elevation having a mounting face ( 25 ) for a cooling element ( 18 ).