Patent ID: 8111240

Claim:
An operation panel structure for an image data input/output apparatus, comprising an operation panel with an operation section protruding from a front side of a body of the image data input/output apparatus, wherein: the operation panel comprises a first section mainly functioning as a display and a second section mainly comprising operation keys, a first operation face of the first section and a second operation face of the second section being arranged in a direction orthogonal to a width direction of the body of the image data input/output apparatus at mutually different angles to a horizontal plane; the second section is located in front of the first section; the first section is rectangular in a plan view and includes a front side facing away from the image data input/output apparatus and an opposing rear side facing toward the image data input/output apparatus, and the second section is substantially semicircular in a plan view, a front edge of the first section and a rear linear edge of the second section being connected to each other; and a first pivot shaft for supporting the operation panel such that the operation panel is capable of pivoting along a vertical plane, wherein the first pivot shaft is located in the rear side of the first section from a center of the first operation face.