Housing for receiving electrotechnical components

A housing (7) for receiving electrotechnical components, which housing (7) comprises a first and at least one further housing shell (22, 23) for forming a receiving space (21) for electrotechnical components, wherein the first housing shell (22) comprises a first housing web (35), which forms at least one first sealing face (32), and the further housing shell (23) comprises a further housing web (36), which forms at least one further sealing face (33), wherein the first housing web (35) and the further housing web (36) are part of an inner wall (40) of a double-walled casing portion (26) of the housing (7), which inner wall (40) is formed at a distance (39a) from an outer wall (41) of the double-walled casing portion (26) and wherein at least one band or ring-like, elastic sealing element (30, 30′) is designed for sealing a transitional portion (29) between the housing shells (22, 23), and the first housing web (35) and the further housing web (36) of the inner wall (40) in the assembled state of the housing shells (22, 23) are aligned above one another and flush and their facing longitudinal edges (37, 38) are arranged at a distance (39) from one another, wherein a carrier element (31) made from a comparatively dimensionally stable hard plastic for the at least one sealing element (30, 30′) made from an elastomer material is formed, which carrier element (31) forms a bridging element (31a) between the housing webs (35, 36), and which carrier element (31) pushes the at least one sealing element (30, 30′):

• (i) in transverse direction relative to a joining direction—arrow (24)—of the housing shells (22, 23) or (ii) in joining direction—arrow (24)—of the housing shells (22, 23) against at least one respective sealing face (32, 33) on the first and further housing web (35, 36), wherein the at least one sealing element (30, 30′) is designed as a cup seal (55) that is essentially U-shaped in cross section, which bears against opposite sealing faces (32, 32′;
• 33, 33′) of at least one housing shell (22, 23), and wherein the carrier element (31) is designed to be essentially H-shaped in cross section and opposite sides (58, 59) of the H-shaped carrier element (31) are designed for pressing sealing elements (30, 30′) assigned respectively to each housing shell (22, 23) against opposite sealing faces (32, 32′;
• 33, 33′) on the housing webs (35, 36) of the housing shells (22, 23).