Patent ID: 11953714
Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC F  G

Claim 0:
1. An operating unit, comprising: a base; and an operable portion on the base, wherein the base comprises a first light emitter comprising at least one light guide plate, a light emitting surface of which has a finely processed pattern, the light emitting surface facing a front surface of the operating unit, and a light emitting board on an end face of the at least one light guide plate in a thickness direction, the light emitting board being configured to apply light from a plurality of light sources to the end face of the at least one light guide plate; and a second light emitter comprising at least one transparent board stacked on the at least one light guide plate, the at least one transparent board having a surface on which a plurality of light emitting elements are mounted.