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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Satoru Fukui, Osaka, JP;
Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Kyoto, JP;
Seiichi Nishimura, Osaka, JP;
Sho Sonoda, Aichi, JP;
Hitokazu Shitanaka, Fukui, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/26 (2006.01); H01H 13/72 (2006.01); H01H 13/76 (2006.01); H01H 19/02 (2006.01); G05G 1/10 (2006.01); H01H 19/14 (2006.01); B60K 37/06 (2006.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); H01H 19/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 19/025 (2013.01); B60K 37/06 (2013.01); G05G 1/105 (2013.01); G06F 3/0362 (2013.01); H01H 19/14 (2013.01); H01H 19/20 (2013.01); H01H 2219/036 (2013.01);
Abstract
An operating panel device includes an operating ring, and a display device which is disposed to face a back surface of the operating ring. The display device includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion is located inside the operating ring, and the second portion is located outside the operating ring. The third portion connects the first portion and the second portion. A display of the first portion changes in conjunction with a rotational operation applied to the operating ring.