Throttle housing comprising a modular lid element

In a throttle device to be received in the intake system of an internal combustion engine, having a mechanism housing (7) for receiving both an actuator that actuates a throttle valve and a lid element (8) that can be mounted on the mechanism housing (7), the improvement wherein the lid element (8) is embodied in modular form and includes an opening (29) for receiving a sensor module (9), which module can be positioned independently of the mounting position of the lid element (8) on the mechanism housing (7) relative to a bearing point (18).