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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2005
Applicants:
Sachiko Nishikino, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Nagao, Tokyo, JP;
Takehisa Shimazu, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An external device that is electrically connected to a main unit by a plurality of electric cables includes a first casing member storing a function unit; an external cover covering the first casing member; and a first space provided between the first casing member and the external cover. The electric cables are pulled out of the first casing member, bundled together, supported by the first casing member, and extended out of the external cover through the first space.