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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2007
Michito Enomoto, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Yoshiaki Mitsuno, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Shingo Hashimoto, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Takayuki Matsuo, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Masami Yamanaka, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Michito Enomoto, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Yoshiaki Mitsuno, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Shingo Hashimoto, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Takayuki Matsuo, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Masami Yamanaka, Fukuoka-ken, JP;
Toto Ltd, Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
A remote control apparatus of the invention is a remote control apparatus for operating electronic hardware, including: a remote control main body; a cover covering a front surface of the remote control main body; and a plurality of switches provided on at least one of the remote control main body or the cover and switching by pressing force, the cover being openably attached to the remote control main body and covering the front surface of the remote control main body when closed and exposing the front surface when opened, one part of the cover being pressed to the remote control main body in the closed state of the cover and thereby being displaced to the remote control main body, and by the displacement, the cover or the remote control main body pressing any one of the plurality of switches, and another part of the cover being pressed to the remote control main body in the closed state of the cover and thereby being displaced to the remote control main body, and by the displacement, the cover or the remote control main body pressing another one of the plurality of switches. This invention can provide a remote control apparatus having excellent operability and excellent cleaning operability. Alternatively, a plurality of switches can be operated in the state of being covered with a cover.