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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 15, 1996
Hiroshi Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeru Shibasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Minoru Murayama, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Hamada, Tokyo, JP;
Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A panel instrument apparatus of reduced size, comprising a printed circuit board on which light emitting elements and switches are mounted, and a panel cover to the rear of which the front face of the printed circuit board is attached. The panel cover comprises reflecting holes arranged in positions corresponding to the light emitting elements on the printed circuit board to guide light from the light emitting elements to the surface of the panel cover; and furthermore comprises resilient links and coupled thereto keys which are located in positions corresponding to the switches on the printed circuit board.