MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONAL UNIT
First Claim
1. A mounting structure for mounting thereon a component having opposite sides formed with respective engagement arms, comprising:
- a pair of first shape portions opposed to each other to define therebetween a passage which allows the component to be inserted into and withdrawn from the mounting structure therethrough;
a pair of second shape portions opposed to each other to define therebetween a space which allows the component inserted through the passage between the pair of first shape portions to rotate therein; and
a pair of third shape portions which come into engagement with the engagement arms when the component positioned between the pair of second shape portions is rotated through a predetermined angle, the pair of third shape portions being opposed to each other and incorporated in the pair of second shape portions, wherein;
the pair of first shape portions are configured to allow the component to pass through the passage only when the engagement arms are positioned to project in a vertically upward and downward direction from the component;
the pair of second shape portions are configured to prevent the component from coming off the mounting structure through any other way than the passage defined between the pair of first shape portions; and
the pair of third shape portions are configured to release the engagement with the engagement arms when the component is reversely rotated in a direction opposite to the direction of the rotation of the component performed during the insertion of the component.
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Abstract
The mounting structure includes a pair of first shape portions, a pair of second shape portions, and a pair of third shape portions. The pair of first shape portions are opposed to each other to define therebetween a passage which allows the component to be inserted into and withdrawn from the mounting structure therethrough. The pair of second shape portions are opposed to each other to define therebetween a space which allows the component inserted through the passage between the pair of first shape portions to rotate therein. The pair of third shape portions come into engagement with the engagement arms when the component positioned between the pair of second shape portions is rotated through a predetermined angle. The pair of third shape portions are opposed to each other and incorporated in the pair of second shape portions.
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7 Claims
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1. A mounting structure for mounting thereon a component having opposite sides formed with respective engagement arms, comprising:
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a pair of first shape portions opposed to each other to define therebetween a passage which allows the component to be inserted into and withdrawn from the mounting structure therethrough; a pair of second shape portions opposed to each other to define therebetween a space which allows the component inserted through the passage between the pair of first shape portions to rotate therein; and a pair of third shape portions which come into engagement with the engagement arms when the component positioned between the pair of second shape portions is rotated through a predetermined angle, the pair of third shape portions being opposed to each other and incorporated in the pair of second shape portions, wherein; the pair of first shape portions are configured to allow the component to pass through the passage only when the engagement arms are positioned to project in a vertically upward and downward direction from the component; the pair of second shape portions are configured to prevent the component from coming off the mounting structure through any other way than the passage defined between the pair of first shape portions; and the pair of third shape portions are configured to release the engagement with the engagement arms when the component is reversely rotated in a direction opposite to the direction of the rotation of the component performed during the insertion of the component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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