Patent ID: 9709940
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: G03G,H04N

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming apparatus body; an operation panel fixed to the image forming apparatus body and provided on an upper surface thereof with an operation button; a display plate placed on the upper surface of the operation panel so as to be replaceable and displaying information on the operation button; a transparent cover member having a transparent plate part covering the display plate and a projection piece part projecting outward from a peripheral edge portion of the plate part; and a fixing member holding the projection piece part of the transparent cover member between the operation panel and the fixing member, thereby fixing the projection piece part to the operation panel, wherein the fixing member has a fixing body, which slidably moves in a straight line direction in a state in which the fixing body has abut the projection piece part of the transparent cover member, and a first engaging part which projects downward from a lower surface of the fixing body to pass through the operation panel and is engaged with a first part to be engaged formed on a lower surface of the operation panel, thereby restricting the fixing body so as not to move in the straight line direction, a space is formed in a height direction between one side end portion in the straight line direction of the fixing body and the upper surface of the operation panel, and in a restriction state in which the fixing body has been restricted so as not to move in the straight line direction, when the one side end portion in the straight line direction of the fixing body is pressed downward and is subjected to bending deformation, engagement of the first engaging part and the first part to be engaged is released due to the bending deformation, so that slide movement from another side to one side in the straight line direction of the fixing body is permitted.