DEVICE FOR MOUNTING A HOUSING

The invention relates to a system consisting of a functional element (4), in particular a housing, and a device (2) for mounting the functional element (4), the device (2) having means for fastening (11) the device (2) to a surface, the functional element (4) having an inner space for insertion of electronic and/or electrical components. According to the invention, the device (2) and the functional element (4) are designed to be pushed into one another in order to mechanically fix the functional element (4) on the device (2) when the device (2) is mounted on a surface, and a locking device (12) is provided in order to prevent the system components (2, 4) pushed into one another from being pushed away from one another, wherein the latching device (12) can be accessed and released from the outside when the device (2) is mounted on a surface in the state of the device (2) and the functional element (4) being pushed in and fixed to each other, and wherein the latching device (12) allows and/or supports a pluralit