Patent ID: 7433204

Claim:
An electronic component attaching structure, comprising an electronic component and an attachment portion to which the electronic component is attached, wherein: the electronic component has a rear surface and the attachment portion has an attachment surface facing the rear surface; the electronic component includes a pair of first locking pieces projecting from the rear surface and opposed to each other in a first direction parallel to the attachment surface, and a second locking piece projecting from the rear surface at a position distanced from the first locking pieces in a second direction parallel to the attachment surface and normal to the first direction; the attachment portion is formed with a first locking hole which is a through hole and into which the both first locking pieces are insertable in a projecting direction thereof, and a second locking hole which is a through hole and into which the second locking piece is insertable in a projecting direction thereof, the first locking hole including an insertion portion for the insertion of the both first locking pieces and locking portions neighboring the insertion portion at a side opposite to the second locking hole; the insertion portion is so shaped as to permit the insertion of the both first locking pieces thereinto, and the locking portions are so shaped that the first locking pieces can move into the locking portions from the insertion portion while being inserted in the insertion portion and the both first locking pieces are prevented from coming out of the locking portions; and the second locking piece is so shaped as to be engaged with the attachment portion by being inserted into the second locking hole while the both first locking pieces are located in the locking portions of the first locking hole and prevents the first locking pieces from moving from the locking portions of the first locking hole toward the insertion portion by coming into contact with a peripheral edge of the second locking hole.