Patent ID: 6906926

Claim:
An electronic equipment comprising: a holding portion having a longitudinal plate shape, which is disposed on a front surface of an apparatus main body of said electronic equipment; an operation panel having a longitudinal shape; and a holding mechanism for holding said operation panel detachably with respect to said holding portion, said holding mechanism comprising a locking device disposed on said holding portion and an engaging device disposed on said operation panel, said locking device comprising a pair of lock portions disposed on said holding portion at both sides portions in a longitudinal direction of said holding portion, each of said lock portions comprising a plurality of lock members arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of said holding portion, said engaging device comprising a pair of engagement portions disposed on said operational panel at both side portions in a longitudinal direction of said operation panel, each of said engagement portions comprising a groove wall portion defining a plurality of engagement grooves arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of said operational panel, said holding portion detachably holding said operational panel by engaging each of said lock members with respective one of said engagement grooves.