Housing structure of a communication apparatus
AssigneeAllied Telesis Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHiroyuki Tomino, Akihiro Narita
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Abstract
A new structure of a communication apparatus allowing cables to be arranged, extra space to be eliminated, and allowing easy operation, is disclosed. A body housing has a flat and cylindrical shape and is provided with connectors at the bottom thereof. The body housing stably stands upright on a stand with the bottom portion thereof being accommodated in the stand. Cables connected to the connectors run through a cable restraint provided in the back side of the stand. The center portion of a front surface of the body housing 100 is slightly recessed allowing easy operation. Also, plural heat-dissipating openings are arranged longitudinally along the both side walls of the body housing.
Claims15
A communication apparatus comprising:
- a body housing having a substantially flat and cylindrical tower shape and at least one connector oriented downward in a bottom portion thereof to receive at least one communications cable when used in a wired mode;
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- a stand connected to the body housing and holding the body housing upright while accommodating the bottom portion of the body housing,
- wherein said body housing connected to said stand resists physical shock and dust collection while requiring minimal space usage due to said at least one connector and systematic arrangement of said at least one communications cable.
A communication apparatus comprising:
- a body housing having a substantially flat and cylindrical tower-like shape in which a center portion of a front surface of the housing is slightly recessed;
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- at least one connector oriented downward in a bottom portion of the body housing to receive at least one communications cable;
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- a plurality of heat-dissipating openings arranged longitudinally in both side walls of the body housing,
- wherein the communication apparatus is used in such a way that the body housing stands with said at least one connector face down to receive at least one communications cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.