Claims
- 1. A connecting apparatus, comprising:
a cable for electrically connecting an apparatus main body section to a section rotatably supported by a hinge member with respect to said apparatus main body section, wherein: the cable is provided in parallel to a rotation axis of the hinge member so as to be held by the apparatus main body section and the section, respectively, and the cable has a half-loop shape.
- 2. The connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein:
the cable is held by the apparatus main body section and the section, via holding sections, respectively, each of the holding sections includes a supporting member having a curvature, and the cable is supported by the supporting members to such an extent that frictional force occurs between the cable and the supporting members.
- 3. The connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein:
at least the holding section which rotates is provided in a vicinity of the rotation axis of the hinge member.
- 4. The connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein:
the cable is a cable bundle of a plurality of insulating coating electric wires, and the cable bundle is covered by a bundling tube.
- 5. A connecting apparatus, comprising:
a cable for electrically connecting an apparatus main body section to a rotating section which is provided so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis with respect to the apparatus main body section; a first holding section, provided in parallel to the rotation axis, which holds the cable in the apparatus main body section; and a second holding section, provided in parallel to the rotation axis, which holds the cable in the rotating section, the cable between the first and second holding sections forming a curve section.
- 6. The connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 5, wherein:
the first holding section includes a first supporting member which is provided to cover and support the cable, the second holding section includes a second supporting member which is provided to cover and support the cable, the first and second supporting members support the cable so as to cause friction against the cable.
- 7. The connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 6, wherein:
each of the first and second supporting members has a two-division structure constituted by halved members.
- 8. The connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 6, wherein:
each of the first and second supporting members has such a curvature as to cover an outer surface of the cable.
- 9. The connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 5, wherein:
the apparatus main body section includes a first connector to which the cable is connected, the rotating section includes a second connector to which the cable is connected, at least one bundling member causes the cable between the first connector and the first holding section to be partially attached to a chassis of the apparatus main body section, and at least one bundling member causes the cable between the second connector and the second holding section to be partially attached to a chassis of the rotating section.
- 10. The connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 5, wherein:
the cable is an electric cable bundle of a plurality of insulating coating electric wires, and the electric cable bundle is covered with a bundling tube.
- 11. The connecting apparatus as set forth in claim 5, wherein:
the second holding section of the rotating section is provided in or in a vicinity of the rotation axis.
- 12. An image scanning apparatus, comprising a connecting apparatus,
said connecting apparatus, comprising: a cable for electrically connecting an apparatus main body section to a section rotatably supported by a hinge member with respect to said apparatus main body section, the cable being provided in parallel to a rotation axis of the hinge member so as to be held by the apparatus main body section and the section, respectively, and the cable having a half-loop shape.
- 13. An image scanning apparatus, comprising:
a connecting apparatus, said connecting apparatus, comprising: a cable for electrically connecting an apparatus main body section to a rotating section which is provided so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis with respect to the apparatus main body section; a first holding section, provided in parallel to the rotation axis, which holds the cable in the apparatus main body section; and a second holding section, provided in parallel to the rotation axis, which holds the cable in the rotating section, the cable between the first and second holding sections forming a curve section.
- 14. The image scanning apparatus as set forth in claim 13, wherein:
the connecting apparatus connects an optical scanning section serving as the apparatus main body section to a sheet feeding apparatus serving as the rotating section.
- 15. An image forming system, comprising an image scanning apparatus comprising a connecting apparatus,
said connecting apparatus, comprising: a cable for electrically connecting an apparatus main body section to a section rotatably supported by a hinge member with respect to said apparatus main body section, the cable being provided in parallel to a rotation axis of the hinge member so as to be held by the apparatus main body section and the section, respectively, and the cable having a half-loop shape.
- 16. An image forming system comprising an image scanning apparatus including a connecting apparatus,
said connecting apparatus comprising: a cable for electrically connecting an apparatus main body section to a rotating section which is provided so as to be rotatable around a rotation axis with respect to the apparatus main body section; a first holding section, provided in parallel to the rotation axis, which holds the cable in the apparatus main body section; and a second holding section, provided in parallel to the rotation axis, which holds the cable in the rotating section, the cable between the first and second holding sections forming a curve section.
Priority Claims (1)
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2003-149743 |
May 2003 |
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Parent Case Info
[0001] This Nonprovisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) on Patent Application No. 2003/149743 filed in Japan on May 27, 2003, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.