Operation panel

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022063409-A1
Application number	US-202117376293-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 15, 2021
Priority date	Aug 27, 2020
Publication date	Mar 3, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

An operation panel of an electronic equipment includes a panel body having at least two openings that have identical shapes and sizes, at least one dummy cover having a shape and a size that fits to any of the at least two openings that have identical shapes and sizes, and an electronic component that is mounted on the dummy cover.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An operation panel of an electronic equipment, the operation panel comprising:
a panel body having at least two openings that have identical shapes and sizes; at least one dummy cover having a shape and a size that fits to any of the at least two openings that have the identical shapes and sizes; and an electronic component that is mounted on the dummy cover.

2 . The operation panel according to claim 1 , wherein
one of the at least two openings is a connector opening from which a connector of the electronic equipment is exposed, and the dummy cover on which the electronic component is mounted is fitted into one of the at least two openings other than the connector opening.

3 . The operation panel according to claim 2 , further comprising
a connector cover that is formed of a different material from the dummy cover and is fitted into the connector opening.

4 . The operation panel according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic equipment has a screen that displays an image, and when the screen is seen in a plan view, the panel body has a frame that surrounds an outer periphery of the screen, the frame including a pair of the at least two openings, the pair of openings arranged symmetrically with respect to a line bisecting the screen.

5 . The operation panel according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic component mounted on the dummy cover is a microphone.

6 . The operation panel according to claim 5 , wherein
the dummy cover includes a first member in which the microphone is arranged and a sound hole through which sound can be input to the microphone, and a second member that is paired with the first member so as to sandwich the microphone between the first and second members.

7 . The operation panel according to claim 6 , wherein
the second member has a guide structure that guides a lead wire that extends out from the microphone.

Assignees

• Denso Ten Ltd

Inventors

• Sakata Masataka
• Yoshii Shohei
• Ishikawa Tomoaki

Classifications

• H04R1/08 Primary

  Mouthpieces; {Microphones;} Attachments therefor · CPC title

• B60K35/22 Primary

  Display screens · CPC title

• B60K37/20

  Dashboard panels · CPC title

• B60K35/60

  Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) · CPC title

• B60K35/50

  Instruments characterised by their means of attachment to or integration in the vehicle (B60K35/231 takes precedence) · CPC title