Container, image forming apparatus, and electronic device
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorMasahiro Yonekawa
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Abstract
A container, disposed on an external side surface of an apparatus housing, to contain a cable therein, includes a guide part to guide a cable extending from an interior of the apparatus housing. The guide part may be formed by extending downward from a part of the container to serve as a regulation part to regulate movement of the cable. The end of the regulation part may be further bent upward from a part of the container to support the cable from below. The guide part is further formed into a loading part to load the cable inside the container or further includes a divider. As such, the guide part may be formed into various shapes for effectively use an internal and external space of the apparatus.
Claims14
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an apparatus housing;
- a container disposed on an external side surface of the apparatus housing, the container including a loading part that extends through the external side surface in a width direction of the apparatus housing;
- and including a guide part that extends from the loading part in a height direction of the apparatus housing;
- a guide groove in the external side surface with a depth in the width direction of the apparatus housing and a length in the height direction of the apparatus housing;
- and
- a cable that extends from an interior of the apparatus and within the guide groove,
- wherein the external side surface, the guide part, and the loading part define a space through which the cable passes from the guide groove.
An electronic device, comprising:
- an apparatus housing;
- a container disposed on an external side surface of the apparatus housing, the container including a loading part that extends through the external side surface towards a width direction of the apparatus housing, and a guide part that extends from the loading part in a height direction of the apparatus housing;
- a guide groove in the external side surface with a depth in the width direction of the apparatus housing and a length in the height direction of the apparatus housing;
- and
- a cable that extends from an interior of the apparatus housing and within the guide groove,
- wherein the external side surface, the guide part, and the loading part define a space through which the cable passes from the guide groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.