Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.

Takuya Ueda

Shinya Nakamura

Yukihiro Araki

A first user operation unit includes a top surface and a first wall part extending downward from an outer side of the top surface. A press-down operation in the top surface allows the first user operation unit to move in a vertical direction. A holder supports the first user operation unit from below and includes a circuit board on a bottom surface of the holder. An outer wall part of the holder extends upward from an outer side of the circuit board and is provided outside the first wall part of the first user operation unit. Eaves of the first user operation unit extend outward from the first wall part and covers the outer wall part of the holder from above.

User operation device and in-vehicle device configured for press-down operation

A plate has a first region and a second region. A display unit is provided on a front surface of the plate and mounted in the first region of the plate. A housing provided on a rear surface of the plate and mounted in the second region of the plate, wherein the housing is also adapted to be mounted on a vehicle, and a rigidity of the first region of the plate is higher than a rigidity of the second region of the plate.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Takuya Ueda