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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2008
Tamotsu Izutani, Hyogo, JP;
Keiko Isoda, Hyogo, JP;
Hiroshi Tominaga, Hyogo, JP;
Fumitaka Ogasawara, Hyogo, JP;
Tamotsu Izutani, Hyogo, JP;
Keiko Isoda, Hyogo, JP;
Hiroshi Tominaga, Hyogo, JP;
Fumitaka Ogasawara, Hyogo, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A rear surface of an operating region disposed forwardly of a top plate and colored is coated with conductor detecting units, each slotted to define a command display and a frame display therein and having a light shielding property, and associated conductor connectors, while a light shielding film having an insulating property is formed around them. A planar light emitting member is arranged below the conductor detecting units so as to confront them so that each of the conductor detecting units can be recognized as an operating button when the planar light emitting member emits light, but when the light emitting member is blacked out, such operating button can be made hard for the user to look at, thereby increasing the operability and the design feature of the outer appearance of a cooking appliance.