Patent ID: 7967453

Claim:
A holding structure for holding a member to be held in an external cabinet having a combination of a first cabinet and a second cabinet, the holding structure comprising: a first supporting section provided in the first cabinet; a second supporting section provided in the second cabinet; and a plate-like section attached to the member to be held, the plate-like section having an attaching hole; and an elastic body that is disposed in the attaching hole of the plate-like section, the elastic body having an insertion hole at its center; wherein the elastic body is sandwiched between an end face of the first supporting section and an end face of the second supporting section, wherein the first supporting section includes a first protruding portion and the second supporting section includes a second protruding portion, the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion extending into the insertion hole of the elastic body such that an end face of the first protruding portion and an end face of the second protruding portion abut each other in the insertion hole, and wherein the plate-like section is sandwiched between the first supporting section and the second supporting section via the elastic body.