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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2012
Masahiro Yonekawa, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Yonekawa, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
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.