US 5,493,365 A · Operating section for an image forming apparatus

Abstract

In an image forming apparatus, an operating section accessible for entering various information and commands is implemented as a plurality of key units. The key units are each removably connected to the body of the operating section via cooperative connectors. When any one of the key units is damaged or or the life thereof expires, only the defective unit is replaced while the other units are continuously used.

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Dependent claims

An operating section for an image forming apparatus, comprising:

a body;
and
at least one of key inputting means accessible for manually inputting key commands meant for said image forming apparatus, and display means for displaying statuses of said image forming apparatus and other necessary information;
said at least one of said key inputting means and said display means being at least partly constructed as a module which is removable from said body;
wherein said operating section is removably mounted on an apparatus body of said image forming apparatus.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Operating section for an image forming apparatus

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Operating section for an image forming apparatus

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