Patent ID: 8286533

Claim:
A gear housing with a gear unit with a housing base body ( 4 ), with a housing cover ( 3 ) secured to the housing base body ( 4 ) by means of a plurality of retaining clips ( 6 ) made of spring steel which are spaced apart in the circumferential direction, and with a ring seal ( 20 ) which is arranged between the housing base body ( 4 ) and housing cover ( 3 ) and which is pressed against a bearing region ( 24 ) of the housing base body ( 4 ), characterized in that the radial extension (y) of the bearing region ( 24 ) is smaller than the radial extension (x, xâ€²) of the ring seal ( 20 ), characterized in that the ring seal ( 20 ) is arranged in a receiving groove ( 21 ) of the housing cover ( 3 ), characterized in that the receiving groove ( 21 ) defines a first width at a base of the receiving groove ( 21 ) and a second width at an opening of the receiving groove ( 21 ) and proximate the bearing region ( 24 ), wherein the second width is greater than the first width such that the ring seal ( 20 ) is permitted to widen adjacent the bearing region ( 24 ).