Patent ID: 8019251

Claim:
An apparatus for adjusting a variable angular position of a control panel of an image processing apparatus, the angular position adjusting apparatus comprising: a rotary member attached to the control; an input part for generating an input signal indicative of selecting the variable angular position of the control panel to any position between a fully opened position and a fully closed position; a motor part connected to the rotary member for changing the variable angular position of the control panel by driving the rotary member; a setting part for setting the variable angular position of the control panel in correspondence with a power status of the image processing apparatus; an angle position detecting part including a position sensor for detecting at least one angular position of the control panel; a stop position detecting part for determining whether the variable angular position of the control panel has reached a selected angular position; an input signal detecting part for detecting the input signal generated from the input part; a motor driving part for driving the motor in accordance with the input signal detected by the input signal detecting part; and a braking part for immediately stopping the rotation of the control panel upon reaching the selected variable angular position at any position between a fully opened position and a fully closed position, wherein the setting part sets the angular position of the control panel to a vertical position in a case of turning off the power of the image processing apparatus.