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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2007
Kenji Sawada, Toyokawa, JP;
Akihiro Nishida, Shinshiro, JP;
Kenji Sawada, Toyokawa, JP;
Akihiro Nishida, Shinshiro, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An operation panel structure for an image forming apparatus, said operation panel structure having an operation panel protruding from a front side of the image forming apparatus. The operation panel structure has a first support unit for supporting the operation panel such that the operation panel is capable of pivoting in a first direction along a vertical direction and a second support unit for supporting the operation panel such that the operation panel is capable of pivoting in a second direction along a horizontal direction. A lock claw is capable of selectively engaging with a plural number of lock holes so that the operation panel can be locked in the plural number of locked positions while the operation panel is pivoting in the first direction.