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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an operation panel including
a display section configured to display buttons on a screen for receiving operations from a user,a touch panel section configured to receive an operation from the user by detecting a position at which a touch is performed with respect to the display section,a plurality of piezoelectric elements arranged in contact with the touch panel section, anda panel control section configured to detect content of the operation from the user based on output of the touch panel section; a vibration control section configured to output a drive signal to the piezoelectric elements that causes vibration of the piezoelectric elements and the touch panel section; one or more maintenance targets that are each a target for replacement or replenishment and that each have a maintenance time that is preset in accordance with a type thereof; a determination section that determines for each of the maintenance targets based on the maintenance time thereof, whether or not the maintenance target is an inspection target that preferably undergoes maintenance within a preset period of a current time, wherein the vibration control section: upon operation of a button displayed by the display section while no inspection target is present, causes the touch panel and the piezoelectric elements to vibrate under a normal vibration condition by outputting a preset normal drive signal to the piezoelectric elements; and upon operation of a preset button displayed by the display section while the inspection target is present, causes the touch panel and the piezoelectric elements to vibrate under a different vibration condition to the normal vibration condition by outputting a notification drive signal to the piezoelectric elements that is different to the normal drive signal. |
