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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2017
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image formation device for executing a printing job to form a toner image on a record sheet includes: an operation panel configured to move between a first position at which the operation panel protrudes from a front of a device body and a second position at which the operation panel is retracted to a device body side with respect to the first position. The device further includes an acquisition device configured to obtain state information indicating a state of the device body; and a hardware processor configured to determine, based on the obtained state information, whether the state of the device body is a state requiring a user access to the device body or a state of accessing to the device body. The device retracts the operation panel to the second position when a determination result is positive.