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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Yasushi Nakamura, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F 13/18 (2006.01); G02F 1/13357 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/133603 (2013.01); G02B 6/0063 (2013.01); H04N 1/00129 (2013.01); H04N 1/00411 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a status display part. The status display part is provided on a rear side of a touch panel display within the range including the lateral width of an operation unit. The status display part includes LEDs as a light source and a light emitter that transmits light from the LEDs to emit the light to the outside. A filter includes a first surface and a second surface that have different angles in an up-down direction.