Image forming apparatus including an operation apparatus with a button disposed on the side
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1. An operation apparatus for controlling an image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a recording medium, the operation apparatus comprising:
- a display unit provided on an upper surface of the operation apparatus;
a board;
a cover formed as an exterior and covering the upper surface and a side of the operation apparatus, the cover being configured to cover the board;
a button including a push surface and configured to be able to move in a direction from outside to inside the cover when the push surface is pushed, the push surface being located outside the cover at the side of the operation apparatus;
a positioning portion provided inside the cover and configured to position the button in relation to the cover, the positioning portion being located above the push surface in a thickness direction of the board; and
a pair of arm portions configured to connect the positioning portion and the button and configured to be elastically deformable to enable the button to move, the arm portion comprising;
a first end connected to the positioning portion;
a second end connected to the button, the second end being located below the first end in the thickness direction of the board;
a bent portion between the first and second ends; and
a switch mounted on the board and including an input surface to be pushed by movement of the button in a planar direction of the board due to pushing of the push surface;
wherein the button is movable in the planar direction of the board and is located below the cover and above the board in the thickness direction of the board, andwherein the push surface is provided between the pair of arm portions in a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the button and the thickness direction of the board when the push surface is viewed in the moving direction of the button.
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Abstract
A single stage side key disposed on a side surface of an operation unit, which is configured to control an image forming apparatus, includes an arm on the rear of an operation surface of the single stage side key (in a direction perpendicular to the operation surface). This configuration enables the operation unit to have a small thickness.
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1. An operation apparatus for controlling an image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a recording medium, the operation apparatus comprising:
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a display unit provided on an upper surface of the operation apparatus; a board; a cover formed as an exterior and covering the upper surface and a side of the operation apparatus, the cover being configured to cover the board; a button including a push surface and configured to be able to move in a direction from outside to inside the cover when the push surface is pushed, the push surface being located outside the cover at the side of the operation apparatus; a positioning portion provided inside the cover and configured to position the button in relation to the cover, the positioning portion being located above the push surface in a thickness direction of the board; and a pair of arm portions configured to connect the positioning portion and the button and configured to be elastically deformable to enable the button to move, the arm portion comprising; a first end connected to the positioning portion; a second end connected to the button, the second end being located below the first end in the thickness direction of the board; a bent portion between the first and second ends; and a switch mounted on the board and including an input surface to be pushed by movement of the button in a planar direction of the board due to pushing of the push surface; wherein the button is movable in the planar direction of the board and is located below the cover and above the board in the thickness direction of the board, and wherein the push surface is provided between the pair of arm portions in a direction perpendicular to a moving direction of the button and the thickness direction of the board when the push surface is viewed in the moving direction of the button. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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