Mitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

Masako Abe

Atsushi Watanabe

Risa Tokairin

Yasuhito Matsuoka

Yasuhiro Sakamoto

Osamu Banno

There is provided a touch panel device including an advance key that is assuredly touchable by an operator with no cost increase. A touch panel device () includes a plurality of keys () to () each including an indication part on which a corresponding one of functions is indicated, and a plurality of touch detection areas provided over the respective indication parts of the plurality of keys () to (). The touch panel device () recognizes an operation instruction in any of the touch detection areas that corresponds to a predetermined key when the indication part of the predetermined key is touched. The plurality of keys include at least an advance key (). The touch detection area (B) of the advance key () is larger than the indication part (A) of the advance key ().

Touch panel device

An information display apparatus for a vehicle which is advantageous in displaying an energy flow in an easy-to-understand way to the driver is provided. A battery icon represents a driving battery. An engine icon represents an engine. A front-wheel icon and a rear-wheel icon represent front wheels and rear wheels, respectively. An energy transmission state displaying portion indicates the transmission state of energy and is displayed while being directly bridged between the battery icon, the engine icon, the front-wheel icon, and the rear-wheel icon. The energy transmission state displaying portion indicates the presence or absence and the direction of transmission of energy between the driving battery, the engine, the front wheels, and the rear wheels.

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Tokyo, Japan

Masako Abe