image forming device

Abstract

The invention provides an image forming device. The operation unit of the image forming apparatus accepts an input operation. The housing accommodates the image reading unit and the operating unit. The casing has a first frame, a second frame, and an engaging mechanism. The first frame includes a first receiving part and a second receiving part. The first storage part has a bottom plate and has a storage space for storing the image reading part. The second receiving part protrudes in the first direction from the side of the first receiving part toward the outside, is located above the bottom plate, and has a receiving space for receiving the operation part. The second frame is attached to a peripheral portion of an opening formed on the upper surface of the first housing portion. The engaging mechanism is provided on the base end side of the second receiving part, so that the second receiving part and the second frame are engaged with each other in a direction perpendicular to the side surface of the first receiving part . According to the present invention, the image reading unit and the operation unit can be housed in one casing without degrading the operation feeling.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus. Background technique [0002] In some image forming apparatuses including an image reading unit capable of reading an image of a document, an operation unit capable of operating an input to the image forming apparatus is arranged protruding from a side of the image reading unit. In such a device, in order to reduce component costs and assembly costs, the image reading unit and the operation unit are sometimes housed in a single housing. [0003] However, when the image reading unit and the operation unit protruding from the side of the image reading unit are accommodated in one housing, since the operation unit accommodating portion of the housing protrudes, when the user operates, The operating portion housing portion is depressed, thereby possibly impairing the texture of the operation. Especially when resin is selected as the material of the casing, the rigidity of the housing portion co...

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[0003] However, when the image reading unit and the operating unit protruding from the side of the image reading unit are accommodated in one casing, since the operation unit accommodating portion of the casing protrudes, when the user operates, The operating part housing part is depressed, which may impair the texture of the operation

Especially when resin is selected as the material of the housing, the rigidity of the housing part containing the operation part is insufficient, and it is easy to bend downward during operation, and the texture of operation is significantly reduced

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