Device housingGerätegehäuse

special mounting methods and conditions that apply to the device or component

classification of a housing according to its general protective purpose

material of which a housing is made

degree of ingress protection offered by a housing or enclosure

extent of protection provided by an enclosure against access to hazardous parts, against ingress of solid foreign objects and/or ingress of water and verified by standardized test methods

additional protective measures for the device recommended or required by a supplier

colour of a component

set of specific measures applied to equipment to avoid ignition of a surrounding explosive atmosphere

feature in the device to detect errors during normal operation

classification of a protective coating according to the type and finish of the coating material

type and finish of a material applied to provide a protective coating

@number of connection facilities

standard to which a statement on an enclosure protection type or class refers

design of a device or a device component mounting classified by the type of surface on/to which it will be mounted

@number of equipotential bonding connections

reference to block ABC173

reference to block ABC231

classification of a means of overvoltage protection according to its electrical and mechanical construction