Display-and-operation device and image forming apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorGoro Katsuyama
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Abstract
A display-and-operation device includes a housing, a display operation panel, a plurality of wireless communicators, and a control board. The display operation panel forms a display operation screen on an outer surface of the housing. The plurality of wireless communicators are included in the housing and each having an antenna to perform wireless communication with a communication object. The control board controls the display operation panel. The control board is included in the housing. The plurality of wireless communicators are arranged on a same side of the display operation screen.
Claims17
A display-and-operation device configured to attach to a main body of an image forming apparatus, the display-and-operation device comprising:
- a housing separate from the main body;
- a display operation panel having a rectangular shape with long sides and short sides, the display operation panel configured to form a display operation screen;
- a plurality of wireless communicators within the housing of the display-and-operation device such that the plurality of wireless communicators are adjacent to each other in a same one of the short sides of the display operation panel, the plurality of wireless communicators each having an antenna to perform wireless communication with a communication object;
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- a control board to control the display operation panel, the control board included in the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.