# US 12,114,439 B2 · Housing for electronic components > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,114,439 B2 - Document ID: US12114439B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/773,806 - Filed: 2020-10-19 - Published: 2022-12-29 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2019-10-31 - Assignees: HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG - Applicants: Harting Electric Stiftung & Co. KG - Inventors: Felix Loske; Markus Friesen; Christian Vollmer; Uwe Graeff - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12114439B2 ## CPC - H05K 5/0069: {having connector relating features for connecting the connector pins with the PCB or for mounting the connector body with the housing} - H01R 12/71: for rigid printing circuits or like structures - H05K 5/0065: {wherein modules are associated together, e.g. electromechanical assemblies, modular structures} - H05K 5/0247: {Electrical details of casings, e.g. terminals, passages for cables or wiring} - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract A system includes a housing of a printed circuit board arranged in the housing and at least one functional element, wherein the housing has at least one exchangeable side surface, wherein openings which correlate to electrical connections of the printed circuit board are provided in the at least one exchangeable side surface, and wherein the functional elements each pass through an opening in the side surface to the electrical connections of the printed circuit board assigned to them and are connected to said connections. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: a housing, a printed circuit board arranged in the housing and a plurality of functional elements, wherein the housing has at least one changeable side having openings which correlate to electrical connections of the printed circuit board, wherein the functional elements are configured to extend through the openings in the at least one changeable side and connect to the associated electrical connections of the printed circuit board, wherein each of the functional elements have on a connection side, an axial slot which extends over or around an associated connection of the printed circuit board, wherein a width of the axial slot is smaller than a thickness of the circuit board, and wherein the printed circuit board has a rectangular basic form, wherein the electrical connections for the functional elements are arranged at edges of the printed circuit board, and wherein the electrical connections each comprise a plurality of contact plates, which are each connected to at least one trace of the printed circuit board in an electrically conductive manner. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing has two to four changeable sides and at least two fixed sides. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein at least two changeable sides have a different number of openings. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the fixed sides are arranged opposite each other. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein at least one changeable side of the housing has a fastener on the outside, with which the housing can be fastened to a top hat rail. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a respective groove, into which the printed circuit board can be slid or inserted, is incorporated in two opposite sides. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the axial slot of each of the functional elements extends over the associated electrical connection of the printed circuit board. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing and/or the at least one changeable side is made of aluminum. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing has a cuboidal form. ### Claim 10 (depends on 3) The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the fixed sides are arranged opposite each other. ### Claim 11 (depends on 2) The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein a respective groove, into which the printed circuit board can be slid or inserted, is incorporated in two opposite sides. ### Claim 12 (depends on 2) The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the axial slot of each of the functional elements extends over the associated electrical connection of the printed circuit board. ### Claim 13 (depends on 2) The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the housing and/or the at least one changeable side is made of aluminum. ### Claim 14 (depends on 2) The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the housing has a cuboidal form. ### Claim 15 (depends on 2) The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the printed circuit board has a rectangular basic form, wherein the electrical connections for the functional elements are arranged at the edges of the printed circuit board. ### Claim 16 (depends on 2) The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the electrical connections each comprise a plurality of contact plates, which are each connected to at least one trace of the printed circuit board in an electrically conductive manner.