Machines in the prior art such as copiers have cabinetry and housings which are generally flat, such as flat access panels and flat top, front, and side surfaces. Flat panels and surfaces are economical to manufacture, and may be formed with the components of the machine to constitute a relatively compact configuration.
However, flat panels give no immediate indication of the functions of the trays and panels. Paper tray access panels are typically indistinguishable from regions presenting information for visual output to the user. That is, input regions and output regions are not differentiated by shape, as all of such regions are generally flat. Accordingly, labels with indicia thereon are typically required to be provided and affixed to the appropriate panels to indicate the function of each panel, which thus increases the assembly time and cost of the machine. In addition, users and service personnel must learn the use of the panels by instructions and/or by experience. Such learning reduces the efficiency of the users and service personnel in having to learn and memorize the functions of each access panel as needed.
Accordingly, a need exists for cabinetry and housings of machines which provides quick visual indications of the functions of access panels.