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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2005
Kenzo Yoshida, Ikoma, JP;
Fumikazu Shimanuki, Nara, JP;
Yukio Kanaoka, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An operation panel includes a panel surface, a key mounting surface, and a key. The panel surface is exposed to outside of a main apparatus. The key mounting surface is recessed by a predetermined length from the panel surface. The key is mounted on the key mounting surface to protrude beyond the key mounting surface by a length shorter than the predetermined length and configured to set the main apparatus to perform a predetermined operation based on a function previously assigned thereto when depressed.
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