Patent ID: 8633408

Claim:
A support arrangement, comprising: at least one miniature housing having: a housing body to contain a light emitting or a light receiving element, the housing body having a light passage side for passage of light from or to the element, and a top oriented transverse to the light passage side; conductors to electrically connect the element to the outside of the housing body; and electrical terminals connected to the conductors, the terminals projecting laterally beyond the housing body and comprising contacting faces oriented parallel to the top of the housing body; and a support comprising a support front oriented parallel to the light passage side of the miniature housing, a support top oriented transverse to the support front, and a support bottom, the electrical terminals resting flat on the support top or the support bottom; wherein: the support defines at least one recess completely penetrating the support in a direction perpendicular to the support top and interrupting the support front; the recess has a stepped configuration or is configured with at least one narrowed portion parallel to the support front; the housing body and the recess are configured, at least in part, to form fit relative to one another; and the miniature housing rests completely in the recess.