Machine or vehicle component

A machine or vehicle component comprising

• a first housing part made from a rigid material,
• a second housing part covering the first housing part,
• an opening which is provided in the second housing part,
• a functional attachment unit cooperating with the machine or vehicle component by means of control and/or drive functions having a functional part which extends through the opening in the second housing part in order to affect functions of the machine or vehicle component, and further having a mounting element consisting of a structurally rigid material which extends through the opening in said second housing part and holds the functional part;
• a carrier is provided which incorporates a carrying element consisting of a structurally rigid material and is directly attached to the first housing part and upon which the functional attachment unit is held by means of the mounting element,
• the carrying element and the mounting element being provided with stop elements abutting on each other for supporting the weight of the functional attachment unit such that mounting of the functional attachment unit to the carrier transfers no weight forces to the second housing part,
• the carrying element comprises a carrying ring, through which said mounting element with said functional part held therein extends, and further comprises a support surface on which the mounting element is supported by a mounting surface for receiving the forces for fixing the functional attachment unit on said carrying element, the second housing part is formed from a thermoplastic material and, the second housing part comprises a sealing collar consisting of the thermoplastic material which encloses the opening and is sealed relative to the mounting element or the carrying element without being subjected to the forces for supporting the functional attachment unit by the mounting element on said carrying element, the sealing collar is sealed at least against the mounting element or the carrying element by a seal which is effective between a sealing side of the sealing collar and the mounting element or the carrying element and is thereby subject to seal compression forces acting on the seal in a direction transversely relative to the plane in which the sealing collar extends;
• the sealing collar is sealed relative to the mounting element or the carrying element by means of the seal consisting of resilient material, with seal compression forces introduced via the sealing collar, said seal compression forces being due to the deformation of the resilient seal provided by the seal bridging a gap between the sealing collar and the mounting element or the carrying element, and due to compressing of the seal when bridging the gap compression forces are dimensioned or limited such that the sealing collar, being made from a material of low structural rigidity relative to the carrying element, exhibits no creeping or a subcritical amount of creeping.