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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2011
Junichi Kawase, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Kawase, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an image forming apparatus including an apparatus body, an operation display unit provided on top of the apparatus body and including an operation display surface that allows an input operation by a user and provides a display for the user, and a supporting member with one end thereof connected to the back of the operation display unit and the other end thereof connected to an upper surface of the apparatus body. The supporting member supports the operation display unit such that the operation display surface faces the front of the apparatus body. Operation display unit connecting sections that connect to the one end of the supporting member are provided on the back of the operation display unit and apparatus body connecting sections that connect to the other end of the supporting member are provided on the upper surface of the apparatus body.