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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2011
Yasushi Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Nagao, Osaka, JP;
Hidenobu Mandai, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiya Kinoshita, Osaka, JP;
Kazuhiro Matsuyama, Osaka, JP;
Kazuhisa Yoneda, Osaka, JP;
Yasushi Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Hiroyuki Nagao, Osaka, JP;
Hidenobu Mandai, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiya Kinoshita, Osaka, JP;
Kazuhiro Matsuyama, Osaka, JP;
Kazuhisa Yoneda, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An operating device includes a first support frame, a support shaft, an operating panel, a second support frame, and a spring. The first support frame is fixed to a front side of a main apparatus. The support shaft projects from the first support frame in a widthwise direction of the main apparatus. The second support frame is pivotally supported on the support shaft in such a manner as to be displaceable within a predetermined range in the widthwise direction while supporting the operating panel. The spring biases the second support frame in a first direction which the second support frame is pressed against the first support frame. The first support frame has a plurality of recesses on a circumference of a circle that is concentric with the support shaft. The second support frame has a first projection capable of being engaged into any one of the recesses.