Patent ID: 7309856

Claim:
An electronic apparatus comprising: a circuit substrate provided with at least a switch and a light receiving element which receives a light signal from a light source and a remote control device, arranged in parallel; and a housing which houses the circuit substrate, a front panel of which is provided with a translucent panel facing the light receiving element and light source, a push button which pushes and operates the switch, the housing further including a light emitting side light guide which guides illumination light from the light source to the translucent panel and a light receiving side light guide which guides a light signal transmitted from the remote control signal to the light receiving element arranged in parallel, the light emitting side light guide and the light receiving side light guide connected as a single piece by means of a connecting member, wherein a light-shielding cylindrical section, disposed between the push button and the translucent panel and on the front side of the push button, covers the perimeter of the light emitting side light guide, and wherein a light-shielding plate, interposed between the light emitting side light guide and the light receiving side light guide, is formed on the back side of the push button as a single piece.