Patent ID: 7318747

Claim:
A board mounting structure, comprising: a panel, and a board having an opening to receive an electrical part and having parts which is to be mounted on the panel, wherein: the panel has a mounting surface thereon, a first projecting part and a second projecting part which are separated by a predetermined distance, and the first projecting part and the second projecting part each has a bent part at leading edges thereof; and the board has a first open groove at a position opposite to the first projecting part and a second open groove at a position opposite to the second projecting part, the first open groove and the second open groove each have an arc shape with a narrow portion and an enlarged portion at an end portion of the arc shape, and the enlarged portions are inserted onto the first projecting part and the second projecting part; and after the first open groove and the second open groove are each received by the first projecting part and the second projecting part, the board is turned about the narrow portion within the mounting surface to make bottom surfaces of the bent parts of the first projecting part and the second projecting part come into contact with a top surface of the board to mount the board onto the panel; and the panel has a stopper rib for restricting the mounted board from turning backward.