Cable holder and image forming apparatus incorporating the cable holder
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsKazuyoshi Matsumoto, Daisuke Nakamura
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Abstract
A cable holder includes a plurality of cable holding portions and a stopper. The plurality of cable holding portions is arranged under an apparatus body of an apparatus that is connectable to another apparatus via a cable, the cable to fit in the plurality of cable holding portions. The stopper is disposed at the plurality of cable holding portions to hold the cable fitted in the plurality of cable holding portions. The plurality of cable holding portions includes outlets communicated with an outside of the cable holder and arranged at different positions from each other.
Claims12
A cable holder, comprising:
- a plurality of cable holding portions to be arranged under an apparatus body of an apparatus that is connectable to another apparatus via a cable, the cable to fit in the plurality of cable holding portions;
- and
- a stopper disposed at the plurality of cable holding portions to hold the cable fitted in the plurality of cable holding portions,
- the plurality of cable holding portions including outlets that are communicated with an outside of the cable holder and arranged at different positions from each other.
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an apparatus body;
- a circuit unit including a connector connected to a cable;
- a connection port including at least the connector of the circuit unit;
- and
- an extension cable disposed in the apparatus body,
- wherein one end of the extension cable is arranged in the connection port and is removably connectable to the connector of the circuit unit in replacement of the cable, and
- another end of the extension cable is led out from a side face different from a side face where the connection port of the apparatus body is disposed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.