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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2009
Seiji Komatsu, Aichi, JP;
Seiji Komatsu, Aichi, JP;
Tyco Electronics Japan G.K., Kanagawa-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A holding member, for an electronic component inserted into a through hole provided in an electronic circuit board which includes a plate-shaped base that is fixed to the electronic component, a first leg and a second leg. The first leg extends from the base, and is inserted into the through hole. The first leg has a catch that projects laterally and outwardly with respect to an inserting direction in which the first leg is inserted into the through hole and locked with an edge of the through hole after the first leg is inserted. The second leg extends from the base and is inserted into the through hole together with the first leg. The second leg elastically deforms when the second leg comes into contact with an inner surface of the through hole, presses the first leg to an opposite side inner surface of the through hole, and elastically holds the catch in a state in which the catch is locked with the edge of the through hole after the second leg is inserted.