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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Daiju Yoshino, Ibaraki, JP;
Shingo Hattori, Chiba, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on paper, an operation unit, and a controller to receive an execution signal and control the image forming unit. The operation unit includes a touch panel display to receive a touch operation by a user, and to display an execution icon to be touched by the user to enable the operation unit to transmit the execution signal to the image forming apparatus. The operation unit further includes a cable connected to the operation unit to transmit the execution signal to the controller, an exterior cover configured to form an exterior, and an insertion member disposed on a side opposite to a side where the touch panel display is disposed on an outside of the exterior cover to pass fingertips of the user through when the user operates the operation unit while holding up the operation unit.