Image forming apparatus
First Claim
1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an operation console, whereinthe operation console includesa display;
a first touch key displayed in a display area of said display and usable to set a function of said image forming apparatus;
a second touch key including an instruction key usable to instruct display of a basic screen image allowing setting of at least a copy function on said display; and
a third touch key;
said first and second touch keys are capacitance keys;
said third touch key is a mechanical key;
said second and third touch keys are arranged on opposite sides of said first touch key displayed in the display area, with respect to a first direction; and
at least a portion of said third touch key is located outside of an upper longitudinal periphery of the display area of the display in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.
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Abstract
A touch key of an operation console includes a circuit board (310) having a light source (312, 314), a light transmitting portion (322) transmitting light, a non-transparent light shielding portion (324) and a semi-transparent operation panel (300) covering upper surfaces of the light transmitting portion and the light shielding portion. The light transmitting portion accommodates the light source. The surfaces of light transmitting portion and light shielding portion in contact with each other are tightly sealed, and the circuit board (310) and the light shielding portion (324) cover the light transmitting portion (322) such that the light is emitted only from the surface in contact with the operation panel (300). Thus, leakage of light from around a figure indicating a touch key can be prevented, and the operation console comes to have a high-class look.
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10 Claims
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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an operation console, wherein the operation console includes a display; a first touch key displayed in a display area of said display and usable to set a function of said image forming apparatus; a second touch key including an instruction key usable to instruct display of a basic screen image allowing setting of at least a copy function on said display; and a third touch key; said first and second touch keys are capacitance keys; said third touch key is a mechanical key; said second and third touch keys are arranged on opposite sides of said first touch key displayed in the display area, with respect to a first direction; and at least a portion of said third touch key is located outside of an upper longitudinal periphery of the display area of the display in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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