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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2017
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Norikazu Kaneshiro, Osaka, JP;
Yutaka Higurashi, Osaka, JP;
Hiroki Urabe, Osaka, JP;
Tsukasa Takahashi, Hyogo, JP;
Makoto Sekitoh, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A control device includes: an output unit that outputs a signal for prompting an electronic device to execute a predetermined operation; a function switch unit that includes a plurality of switches each having a contactor formed such that at least a portion of the contactor is elastically displaceable in a predetermined direction; and a label body that has a display part and a protruding part protruding from the display part, the label body being mounted in a state where the protruding part is inserted into a hole in a housing and the display part is positioned on an outside of the housing. The protruding part of the label body determines a combination of open or closed states of the plurality of switches. The predetermined operation is determined according to the combination.