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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2011
Applicants:
Noboru Shimoyama, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Ogushi, Shiroi, JP;
Yasushi Ishida, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhito Tsubakimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Noboru Shimoyama, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Ogushi, Shiroi, JP;
Yasushi Ishida, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhito Tsubakimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/40 (2006.01); H04N 1/04 (2006.01); G06F 3/045 (2006.01); F21V 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A graphic that indicates a switch is formed on a panel at a location corresponding to a first light guide element. A character to be displayed via the panel is formed on a second light guide element. The first light guide element is supported on a substrate, in close contact with an electrode, via a sheet-like shaped attaching member, and the second light guide element is supported by a base material without being supported on the substrate.