HF-tight component carrier

Claim 1

An HF-tight component carrier for receiving components of electrical and electronic devices inserted therein, comprising: two upper, parallel module rails, each having a longitudinal groove extending in a direction of a length of the respective rails, each groove having a substantially V-shaped cross-sectional profile which is open toward an exterior of the component carrier and which is formed by a planar rear wall and a concave front wall opposite and contiguous with the rear wall; two lower, parallel module rails; two oppositely located side walls fastened to the respective ends of the upper and lower module rails; a bottom provided below the lower module rails; a cover detachably fastened to the upper module rails, and having two beveled, narrow edge strips, each projecting towards, and engagable with, a respective longitudinal groove; and at least one metal spring member having a V-shaped cross sectional profile corresponding essentially to the profile of the longitudinal groove and being inserted in a clamping manner into the respective longitudinal grooves to ensure electrical contact between the respective module rail and the detachably fastened cover, the spring member including a planar rear leaf portion that contacts the rear wall of the longitudinal groove, a spring leaf portion attached to the rear leaf portion to form a first acute angle therebetween and which presses against the front wall of the longitudinal groove, and a spring tongue attached near a free edge of the rear leaf portion and being spread away from the rear leaf portion at a second acute angle so that a free end thereof points toward the spring leaf portion for engagement with a respective edge strip of the cover.