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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
May. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Takashi Kainuma, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00496 (2013.01); H04N 1/0049 (2013.01); H04N 1/00384 (2013.01); H04N 1/00411 (2013.01); H04N 1/00424 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
An operation panel used in an image forming apparatus has a panel face, a semi-transparent member of a black or similar color, and a light source. The panel face has an operation region. The semi-transparent member is arranged such that its top face is approximately flush with the panel face at least along a peripheral part of it. The light source is arranged under the semi-transparent member in the peripheral part of the panel face.