US Patent Issued to KYOCERA Document Solutions on June 3 for "Image forming apparatus capable of reducing braking force applied to rotation of operation panel" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,399, issued on June 3, was assigned to KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. (Osaka, Japan).

"Image forming apparatus capable of reducing braking force applied to rotation of operation panel" was invented by Giang Thuy Nguyen (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes a brake mechanism which supports an operation panel with respect to an apparatus body such that the operation panel can be stopped at an arbitrary angle. The brake mechanism includes a gear portion, a body-side gear, a button, and a bias member. The gear portion is formed about a rotation shaft in the operation panel. The body-side gear in...