Patent ID: 7077449

Claim:
A mounting structure adapted to mount an interior part for a vehicle on a body of the vehicle, comprising: a first engaging portion that is engaged with and fixed to the body of the vehicle, the first engaging portion being kept from being disengaged from the body of the vehicle under a predetermined load; a second engaging portion that is connected to the first engaging portion, the second engaging portion being engaged with and fixed to the interior part, and disengaged from the interior part under the predetermined load; and a movement limiting portion that is connected to the second engaging portion and stored in an interior space formed in the interior part in a state where the second engaging portion is engaged with the interior part, wherein the movement limiting portion limits a movement of the interior part away from the body of the vehicle by a distance that is equal to or greater than a predetermined distance when the second engaging portion is disengaged from the interior part so as to be moved away from the body of the vehicle wherein the movement limiting portion includes an end that serves as an anchor portion engaged with the interior part so as to limit the movement of the interior part, and a flexible portion that connects the anchor portion and the second engaging portion; and wherein the second engaging portion and the movement limiting portion have substantially flat shapes that extend in different directions.