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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shigeharu Kurita, Abiko, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00384 (2013.01); G03G 15/5016 (2013.01); H04N 1/00392 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
A single stage side key disposed on a side surface of an operation unit, which is configured to control an image forming apparatus, includes an arm on the rear of an operation surface of the single stage side key (in a direction perpendicular to the operation surface). This configuration enables the operation unit to have a small thickness.