Patent ID: 7380952

Claim:
A front panel apparatus for an electric apparatus comprising: a knob partially exposed outward from an operating port opened at a front panel of a casing of the electric apparatus, comprised of a light transmitting synthetic resin, and rotatable around a center point thereof in a first direction; a light emitting diode operable to emit light based on a signal of the electric apparatus; a ring-like projected portion is integrally formed with an upper face of the knob concentrically with the knob; and an inner peripheral face of the ring-like projected portion comprises an inclined reflecting face converging in a downward direction, wherein: the light emitting diode is disposed on a line passing through the center point of the knob and perpendicular to the first direction, the light emitting diode is arranged rearward from the ring-like projected portion, and light is made to be incident on the knob from the light emitting diode via the reflecting face.