Information processing apparatus with operation panel which is changeable in direction of operation
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorHiromichi Ema
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus has a base portion connected to a main apparatus. An operation panel comprises one or more panel units fittable on the base portion in such a way that the panel units can change direction. The operation panel units each include a lower part fittable in the base portion, an upper part including an input device and/or a display device, and a rotating part permitting rotation of the panel units to change direction of the panel units on the base portion. The rotating part is slidable on the base portion between a home position of the panel units and a direction changing position of the panel units. A holder holds and releases each panel unit to fix the panel unit in the home position.
Claims10
An information processing apparatus with an operation panel capable of changing direction, comprising:
- a base portion connecting to a main portion of said information processing apparatus;
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- at least one panel unit comprising an upper part comprising at least one of an input device and a display device, and a rotating part fitted in said base portion, said rotating part being capable of rotatably cooperating with said base portion to permit said panel unit to change direction on said base portion.
- wherein said panel unit is slidably mounted to said base portion for movement between a home position and a direction changing position, and wherein said base portion has an opening in which said rotating part fits, said rotating part and said opening being sized and shaped to cooperate with one another for guiding sliding movement of said panel unit between said home position and said direction changing position while preventing rotation of said panel unit.
An information processing apparatus with an operation panel capable of changing direction, comprising:
- a base portion connecting to a main portion of said information processing apparatus;
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- at least one panel unit comprising an upper part having at least one of an input device and a display device, and a rotating part mounted to said base portion, said rotating part of each said at least one panel unit cooperating with said base portion to guide movement of said panel unit without permitting rotation between a home position and a direction changing position, and to permit rotation of said panel unit relative to said base portion at said direction changing position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.