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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 25, 2023
Omron Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Masayuki Shinohara, Kyoto, JP;
Yuto Mori, Kyoto, JP;
Gouo Kurata, Kyoto, JP;
Yutaka Okayasu, Kyoto, JP;
Yasuhito Uetsuji, Kyoto, JP;
Hayato Yoshida, Kyoto, JP;
Masao Mishina, Kyoto, JP;
OMRON Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a display switching device readily included in an electrical apparatus having a curved surface, and the like. A display switching device () comprises: a lens array and a display unit (). In at least a part of the lens array, (1) a curved surface of the average surface of light entry surfaces is concave, and a curved surface of the average surface of light exit surfaces is convex, or (2) the curved surface of the average surface of the light entry surfaces is convex and the curved surface of the average surface of the light exit surfaces is concave.