Patent ID: 6065988
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: H01R

Abstract:
An electrical module mounting structure for mounting an electrical module to a module accommodating portion of an instrument panel, said electrical module mounting structure comprising:a printed circuit board formed on a rear portion of said electric module;a face contact terminal formed on said rear portion of said printed circuit board, said rear portion of said electrical module having therein a positioning hole;a positioning pin formed on a connector which is movably accommodated in a cavity of said module accommodating portion of said instrument panel, the connector having a housing including a terminal, andelastic tongues formed from an inner wall of said module accommodating portion to a peripheral wall of a housing of the connector and extending along an accommodating cavity therebetween for movably supporting the housing of the connector from slipping off,wherein the electrical module is mounted to the module accommodating portion with said positioning hole and positioning pin being engaged with each other to connect the printed circuit board of the electrical module and the terminal of the connector to each other, the terminal of the connector being inserted into the housing of the connector.