Patent ID: 7634212

Claim:
A control panel attached to a main body of an image forming device, the control panel having a plurality of positions with respect to the image forming device main body, the control panel comprising: a panel main body; a bracket fixed to the main body of the image forming device; a first lateral shaft provided between the bracket and the panel main body to allow the control panel to pivot among the plurality of positions; a fixed member fixed relative to the main body of the image forming device; a movable member movable between a first position wherein the movable member engages the fixed member to maintain the panel main body in a selected one of the plurality of positions and a second position wherein the movable member is positioned in a radial direction of the first position relative to the first lateral shaft and disengages the fixed member to allow movement of the panel main body; and a control member operatively connected to the movable member and movable substantially along the radial direction to move the movable member between the first position and the second position; wherein one of the fixed member and the movable member has a plurality of pins that extend substantially parallel to an axis of the first lateral shaft and that correspond to the plurality of positions, and wherein the other of the fixed member and the movable member has a recess that engages one of the pins from a direction substantially perpendicular to an axis of the pin.