Latching device for multipart housings

Abstract

The invention proposes a latching device for at least two housing parts, in which a snap-on connection as well as a latching connection between the housing parts is produced by means of a correspondingly designed rotary knob/pushbutton function. To this end, an actuating button preferably is respectively arranged on two opposing sidewalls of an upper housing part, wherein said actuating button respectively acts upon a spring lever that is arranged on the inner wall of the upper housing part. During the assembly of the upper housing part and a lower housing part, a forced snap-on connection between the two housing parts is produced and can only be disengaged again by exerting pressure upon the actuating buttons on both sides. If the actuating buttons are turned by 90° when they are snapped together, the two housing halves are latched to one another by means of a correspondingly designed mechanism and initially cannot be separated from one another. The housing halves can only be unlatched by additionally turning the actuating button by 90°, wherein the two housing halves can subsequently be disengaged—i.e., separated from one another—by exerting pressure upon the actuating buttons.

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