Patent ID: 8749509

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a first body including an image forming unit to form an image onto a printing medium; a second body pivotably mounted on the first body and capable of being opened and closed with respect to the first body, the second body including a scanning unit; and a cover unit mounted on the second body to cover the scanning unit, comprising: a cover having a plurality of function icons to be used to perform functions when touched, a board engaged with the cover and including at least one luminous element to illuminate the plurality of function icons and a plurality of touch sensors being mounted on a surface of the board facing the cover to correspond to the plurality of function icons, and a cover frame disposed between the board and the cover to respectively support the board and the cover, wherein at least one function icon receives light provided by the at least one luminous element to become visible to a user and a function corresponding to the at least one visible function icon is performed when touched.