Control Element Housing and Door Interior Trim Comprising a Control Element Housing of This Type

A door interior trim, comprising:

• a door interior trim surface;
• and
• a control element housing arranged in the door interior trim surface, the control element housing comprising:
• a front face which receives at least one control element;
• a rear face lying opposite the front face;
• a first side face and a second side face lying opposite the first side face, wherein the two side faces connect the front face to the rear face;
• a bottom face which connects the two side faces and the rear face together;
• and
• a top face lying opposite the bottom face and connecting the front face, the first side face, the second side face and the rear face, wherein
• one or both of the bottom face and the top face has at least one structural weakening configured to allow the control element housing to deform under mechanical load.