Patent ID: 8231229

Claim:
A mounting structure for mounting a temperature sensor, the mounting structure comprising: a temperature sensor comprising a main body having a temperature detection surface and a lead wire connected to the main body; and a housing in which the temperature sensor is inserted, the housing comprising: a wall surface, said wall surface defining a groove and including an inlet in which the temperature sensor is inserted, wherein, when the temperature sensor is inserted in the housing, the temperature detection surface is configured to detect a temperature of the wall surface, and when the temperature sensor is inserted in the housing, the lead wire of the temperature sensor extends out of the inlet; a support which supports the main body of the temperature sensor when the temperature sensor is inserted in the housing; a wire bender portion which bends the lead wire of the temperature sensor extending out of the inlet into a U-shape, when the temperature sensor is inserted in the housing, so that the lead wire is parallel to the wall surface in order to press the temperature detection surface of the temperature sensor against the wall surface with an elastic force of the lead wire that is produced when the lead wire is bent; and a stopper which restricts movement of the main body of the temperature sensor towards the inlet when the temperature sensor is inserted in the housing.