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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2016
Omron Corporation, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JP;
Takehiro Agata, Aichi, JP;
Hiroyuki Onitsuka, Gifu, JP;
Taichi Onoyama, Aichi, JP;
Masaaki Sumi, Gifu, JP;
Masataka Kimura, Aichi, JP;
OMRON Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A switch unit has a display part configured to display an image, and an operation part provided on the display part in a stacked manner. The operation part includes a button made of a transparent material except for an edge, a transparent button case having an opening formed in a position corresponding to a display region of the display part and configured to position the button, and a transparent substrate provided below the button case and having an electronic component disposed in a position corresponding to the edge of the button. The button is disposed on the transparent substrate via the opening in the button case. A discharge gap in parallel with the electronic component is provided on a wire in a position corresponding to the edge of the button on the transparent substrate.