Patent ID: 6648678
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
A mounting structure comprising:an electronic unit including a first hinge portion and a unit body provided with one of at least one female terminal and at least one male terminal; and an electric connection box combinable with said electronic unit in a combining direction, said electric connection box including a second hinge portion and a box body provided with the other of said at least one female terminal and said at least one male terminal; wherein said at least one female terminal is electrically connected with said at least one male terminal, respectively, when said electronic unit is combined with said electric connection box, wherein said electronic unit and said electric connection box are connected together through said first hinge portion and said second hinge portion and are pivotally movable relative to each other in said combining direction, said first hinge portion and said second hinge portion are engageable with and disengageable from each other with a one-touch operation, wherein said one-touch operation is defined by allowing said first hinge portion to be engaged with, or disengaged from, said second hinge portion by relative movement of said electronic unit and said electric connection box only wherein said first hinge portion and said second hinge portion are provided on mounting brackets which protrude and extend from said electronic unit and said electric connection box, respectively, and wherein an assist mechanism for imparting a combination-assisting force in a combination operation is provided between said unit body and said box body.