Patent ID: 7444897

Claim:
A control panel having a first control lever and a second control lever, operable by a driver seated at a driver's seat of a utility vehicle, the panel unit comprising: a base panel which covers the first control lever except for a first control grip area and second control lever except for a second control grip area, the base panel being located on an upper surface of a rear wheel fender located laterally of the driver's seat and the base panel inclined downward toward the driver's seat; a first guide slot defined in the base panel along an operational displacement of the first control lever; a second guide slot defined in the base panel along an operational displacement of the second control lever, the second guide slot located to a lateral side of the first guide slot; a first inclined panel portion inclined by a predetermined angle relative to the base panel so as to orient a surface thereof toward the driver and extending adjacent and along a length of the first guide slot, wherein said first inclined panel portion is a bent piece formed by bending said base panel and the surface of the first inclined panel portion is flat; a second inclined panel portion inclined by a predetermined angle relative to the base panel so as to orient a surface thereof toward the driver and extending adjacent and along a length of the second guide slot, wherein said second inclined panel portion is a bent piece formed by bending said base panel and the surface of the second inclined panel portion is flat; a first display face formed in the surface of the first inclined panel portion and configured for displaying operational positions of the first control lever; and a second display face formed in the surface of the second inclined panel portion and configured for displaying operational positions of the second control lever.