Operation panel for an image forming apparatus

- Ricoh Company, Ltd.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of an operation panel for an image forming apparatus, showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right-side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left-side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front, left side and top view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a front, right side and top view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is another front, left side and top view thereof, showing the operation panel attached to an image forming apparatus.

In operation, the operation panel is attached to an image forming apparatus such as a copying machine, a printer, a facsimile machine, a scanner, a combination of such machines, or the like. A user may use the operation panel to operate each function of the image forming apparatus, such as copying, printing and scanning.

The broken line showing of the operation panel is for the purpose of illustrating environmental structure and forms no part of the claimed design. Subject matter shown in broken lines in the drawings forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for an operation panel for an image forming apparatus, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D352522 November 15, 1994 Tomatsu et al.
D537471 February 27, 2007 Inoue
D556821 December 4, 2007 Horiguchi et al.
D577763 September 30, 2008 Hidaka et al.
D659750 May 15, 2012 Nagano et al.
D664591 July 31, 2012 Ohta et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D687090
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 9, 2012
Date of Patent: Jul 30, 2013
Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd. (Tokyo)
Inventor: Shuuichi Takeda (Tokyo)
Primary Examiner: Garth Rademaker
Application Number: 29/415,301
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Control Or Panel (D18/41)