Extended operation apparatus attachable to an image forming apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorReo Kojima
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Abstract
An extended operation unit attachable to an attachment face of an operation unit of an apparatus body in an attachment direction perpendicular to the attachment face includes a pair of projecting portions and a grip portion disposed between the pair of projecting portions. The pair of projecting portions is engageable with a pair of positioning holes of the attachment face of the operation unit. The grip portion extends in the attachment direction beyond end portions of the pair of projecting portions. The grip portion sandwiches and grips, from front and back in the attachment direction, a gripped portion disposed inside the operation unit.
Claims20
An extended operation apparatus configured to be attachable to an attachment face of an operation apparatus of an apparatus body, the extended operation apparatus attachable to the attachment face in an attachment direction perpendicular to the attachment face, the extended operation apparatus comprising:
- a pair of projecting portions configured to be engageable with a pair of positioning holes of the attachment face of the operation apparatus;
- and
- a first grip portion between the pair of projecting portions,
- the first grip portion extending in the attachment direction beyond end portions of the pair of projecting portions, and
- the first grip portion being configured to sandwich and grip, from front and back in the attachment direction, a gripped portion inside the operation apparatus.
An extended operation apparatus configured to be attachable to an attachment face of an operation apparatus of an apparatus body, the extended operation apparatus attachable to the attachment face in an attachment direction perpendicular to the attachment face, the extended operation apparatus comprising:
- a pair of projecting portions configured to be engageable with a pair of positioning holes of the attachment face of the operation apparatus;
- and
- a first grip portion,
- the first grip portion extending in the attachment direction beyond end portions of the pair of projecting portions, and
- the first grip portion being configured to sandwich and grip, from front and back in the attachment direction, a gripped portion inside the operation apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.