Image forming apparatus

Abstract

To improve the operability of the control panel. [Solution] The device comprises a main body having an exterior surface, and an operating part having an operating surface that can be operated, and which rotates around a rotational axis such that the operating surface can assume an inclined position. When the operating surface of the operating part is viewed from above in the vertical direction, a space is provided between the operating part and the exterior surface adjacent to the operating part for placing a finger on the operating part.

Claims

1. A device body having an external surface, It comprises an operating section having an operating surface on which input operations can be performed, and which rotates around a rotational axis such that the operating surface can assume an inclined position, An image forming apparatus characterized in that, when the operating surface of the operating part is viewed from above in the vertical direction, a space is provided between the operating part and the outer surface of the outer surface adjacent to the operating part for placing a finger on the operating part.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that a space for placing a finger on the operating part is provided between the operating part and the exterior surface adjacent to at least one of the rear side in the front-rear direction of the operating part and the left or right side in the left-right direction.

3. The operating section is substantially rectangular in shape. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that a space for placing a finger on the operating part is provided between at least one side of the operating part and one side of the exterior surface adjacent to the one side of the operating part.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that the space is located in front of and below the foremost part of the operating section.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the foremost part of the operating surface in the front-to-back direction does not protrude forward in the front-to-back direction relative to the exterior surface adjacent to the surrounding area of ​​the operating section.

6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the exterior surfaces provided on the left or right side in the left-right direction of the operating section is provided with a user access section for user access.

7. The image forming apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that the user access unit is at least one of a USB connector and an IC card reader.

8. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the operating part is positioned so as not to protrude upward in the vertical direction from the outer surface adjacent to the operating part among the outer surfaces, and a space for placing a finger on the operating part is provided between the operating part and the outer surface adjacent to the operating part among the outer surfaces.

9. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that a transfer unit for transferring an image to a sheet and a fixing unit for fixing an image to a sheet are arranged in a sheet transport path in the left-right direction.

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