Processing unit having a panel supported movably with respect to a unit main body

Patent 7366436 Issued on April 29, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date:

June 8, 2025. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Kyocera Mita Corporation

Application

No. 11147876 filed on 06/08/2005

US Classes:

399/81Operator interface (e.g., display control panel)

Examiners

Primary: Lee, Susan S. Y.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

Foreign Patent References

04-296920 JP 10/01/1992
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International Class

G03G 15/00

Abstract

An image processing unit A has a unit main body 2 and a panel 1 that is supported movably with respect to the unit main body 2 and is equipped with a control component 5 and/or a display component 6, and has a panel support mechanism C that supports the panel 1 such that the control component 5 and/or the display component 6 can be changed from an upward orientation to a lateral orientation facing the side with respect to the unit main body 2, in conjunction with the movement of panel 1 toward the side.