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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2006
Satoshi Odanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Odanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An operations panel wherein a board having an upper surface where a plurality of switches is provided is provided in a housing, the operations panel includes a base where the board is arranged; a cover forming the housing together with the base, the cover having an upper surface having a part where a plurality of concave parts is formed in positions corresponding to the switches; a plurality of key tops provided at the concave parts from outside in a state where operations parts and projection parts including engaging claws are inserted via a plurality of openings formed in the concave parts; and an intermediate member provided between the cover and the board.