Explosion-protected housing
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1. An explosion-protected housing comprising:
- sidewalls,a back or bottom wall connecting the sidewalls,wherein the sidewalls and the back or bottom wall define a housing interior cavity and a housing opening, andwherein the housing interior cavity is configured to house electronic and/or electric components therein,a lid or door wall part closing the housing opening and enclosing the housing interior cavity, wherein the lid or door wall part is releasably coupled to an upper end of at least one of the sidewalls such that the housing is explosion protected by narrow gaps formed therein that are flame proof while being able to allow gases released from an explosion to pass through, thereby containing the explosion; and
a cooling device comprising at least one cooling pipe, wherein the at least one cooling pipe is disposed inside at least one of the sidewalls, the back or bottom wall, and the lid or door wall part such that the at least one cooling pipe is closed relative to the housing interior cavity and a cooling fluid flows through the at least one cooling pipe without entering the housing interior cavity.
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Abstract
An explosion-protected housing, such as a switchboard, junction box, distribution box, or the like, comprising sidewalls, one back or bottom wall connecting the sidewalls, and a lid or door wall part closing a housing opening. In the housing interior, electronic and/or electric components are arranged, wherein the housing comprises a cooling device. To allow the cooling of a plurality of electronic and/or electric components in the housing interior in a simple way and without higher costs and requiring more space, at least one cooling pipe as a cooling device is provided in at least one wall or a wall part and is closed to the housing interior and flowed through by a cooling fluid.
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1. An explosion-protected housing comprising:
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sidewalls, a back or bottom wall connecting the sidewalls, wherein the sidewalls and the back or bottom wall define a housing interior cavity and a housing opening, and wherein the housing interior cavity is configured to house electronic and/or electric components therein, a lid or door wall part closing the housing opening and enclosing the housing interior cavity, wherein the lid or door wall part is releasably coupled to an upper end of at least one of the sidewalls such that the housing is explosion protected by narrow gaps formed therein that are flame proof while being able to allow gases released from an explosion to pass through, thereby containing the explosion; and a cooling device comprising at least one cooling pipe, wherein the at least one cooling pipe is disposed inside at least one of the sidewalls, the back or bottom wall, and the lid or door wall part such that the at least one cooling pipe is closed relative to the housing interior cavity and a cooling fluid flows through the at least one cooling pipe without entering the housing interior cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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