Patent ID: 8105109

Claim:
A retaining member for retaining an electric component on a main face of a substrate, the retaining member comprising: a base portion configured to be fixed to the electric component; and a first leg portion extending from a first position of the base portion in a first direction, the first leg portion including a latch portion, a coupling portion and a spring portion; a retaining portion extending from a second position of the base portion in the first direction, the second position being different from the first position; and a second leg portion extending from the base portion in the first direction, wherein the latch portion latches a rear surface of the substrate when the electric component is retained on the main face of the substrate, the rear surface being opposite to the main face, wherein the spring portion is coupled with the base portion, and has a plate shape, wherein the spring portion is deformable in a thickness direction of the spring portion as a third direction, which is perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the spring portion is disposed on the main face of the substrate when the electric component is retained on the main face of the substrate, wherein the coupling portion couples between the latch portion and the spring portion, wherein a part of the coupling portion is disposed in a first opening of the substrate when the electric component is retained on the main face of the substrate, wherein the retaining portion contacts the main face of the substrate when the electric component is retained on the main face of the substrate, wherein the latch portion protrudes from the coupling portion in the third direction before the electric component is retained on the main face of the substrate, wherein the second leg portion is inserted into a second opening of the substrate, which is different from the first opening, wherein the second leg portion has a flat plate portion, and an end portion of the flat plate portion is configured to be inserted into the second opening, wherein a width of the flat plate portion in the third direction, which is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal direction and a thickness direction of the flat plate portion, is larger than a thickness of the flat plate portion, wherein the longitudinal direction of the flat plate portion provides the first direction, and the thickness direction of the flat plate portion provides a second direction, wherein the thickness direction of the flat plate portion is substantially parallel to a thickness direction of the base portion, wherein the flat plate portion includes an insertion portion and the retaining portion, wherein the insertion portion is configured to be inserted into the second opening, wherein the retaining portion connects the inserting portion and the base portion, and wherein a width of the retaining portion in the third direction is larger than a width of the insertion portion in the third direction.