Patent ID: 8144471

Claim:
A cable routing structure comprising: a flexible flat cable; and a wiring board having a first side and a second side that is opposite the first side, the wiring board including a cable attachment component formed on the first side of the wiring board and electrically coupled to an end portion of the flexible flat cable; a first access component including a first slit formed in the wiring board, with the flexible flat cable extending through the first slit from the first side of the wiring board to the second side of the wiring board; and a second access component disposed at a location spaced from the first access component, the flexible flat cable extending through the second access component from the second side of the wiring board to the first side of the wiring board, the second access component further including a side edge portion of the wiring board, the second access component being at least partially defined by a cable guide rib that protrudes from a rear face of a front panel of an electronic device adjacent the wiring board, the wiring board being fixedly attached to the front panel, and the flexible flat cable extending along the side edge portion from the second side of the wiring board to the first side of the wiring board, the flexible flat cable extending through a gap formed between the side edge portion of the wiring board and the cable guide rib of the front panel.