Patent ID: 6913414

Claim:
A holding mechanism for a rotating member comprising: a main member having a rotating shaft; a leg member rotationally attached to the main member through the rotating shaft to change from a housed state to a stand-up state relative to the main member and arranged on the main member to rotate from the housed state to the stand up state facing in one direction of the main member, said leg member having an engagement projection; and a stopper including one end portion rotationally attached to the main member at a position away from the rotating shaft for holding the stand-up state of the leg member, and the other end portion forming a free end having an engagement step, said stopper being supported only by the one end portion and arranged on the main member to rotate from the housed state to the stand-up state facing in a direction opposite to that of the leg member so that when the leg member stands up, the engagement step abuts against the engagement projection to lock the leg member.