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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2006
Hirohiko Tsuji, Daito, JP;
Hirohiko Tsuji, Daito, JP;
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Daito-shi, JP;
Abstract
A display unitof an image forming apparatushas an LCDheld with an outer framemade of resin molding. The display unitis rotatably attached to a scanner housingwith rotation shaftsa of the outer frameon the scanner housing. The LCDis connected to a circuit board accommodated in the scanner housingthrough a flexible circuit board. A portion of the flexible circuit boardextended outward from the vicinity of the rotation shaftsa of the outer frametoward the inside of the scanner housingis covered with a protectorintegrally formed with the outer frame. Thus, a creeping distance between the vicinity of the rotation shaftsa of the outer frameand the portion of the flexible circuit boarddrawn from the outer framebecomes larger than a predetermined distance necessary for preventing discharge of static electricity to the flexible circuit boardfrom the outside of the housing