Patent ID: 6172666
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: H01H,H05K

Abstract:
An equipment operation panel including an operation signal generation electric component for feeding an operation signal to a control unit arranged in an equipment and fixed on a casing of the equipment, comprising:a first flexible circuit board including a main section formed thereon with a first circuit pattern including contacts of said operation signal generation electric component and a leadout section arranged so as to extend from said main section and formed with a plurality of connection wire patterns connected to said first circuit pattern, said main section and lead-out section being arranged on a front surface of said first flexible circuit board, said main section of said first flexible circuit board being joined on a rear surface thereof to an outer surface of said casing of said equipment;a spacer layer provided with windows for exposing said contacts therethrough and laminated on said front surface of said first flexible circuit board;conductive members arranged in correspondence to said windows to generate said operation signal by contact with said contacts;a second flexible circuit board laminated on said spacer layer and including a second circuit pattern which includes or is electrically connected to said conductive members; anda cover sheet member laminated on said second flexible circuit board and formed so that at least a portion thereof corresponding to said conductive members exhibits flexibility;said main section of said first flexible circuit board, said spacer layer, said second flexible circuit board and said cover sheet member being laminated on each other in turn to provide a single laminate;said lead-out section of said first flexible circuit board being led out of said laminate in a manner to be insertable into said equipment.