JP2019096407A - Operation device - Google Patents

Abstract

To improve convenience for an operator.SOLUTION: In an operation device 10, a touch pad 70 is arranged under an operation dial 50, and the touch pad 70 overlaps the operation dial 50 in plan view. The touch pad 70 is configured as an optical touch pad having a liquid crystal display. With this configuration, the touch pad 70 functions as a lighting panel for the operation dial 50 so that it illuminates the operation dial 50 from below. As a result, when the operation dial 50 is illuminated from below by the touch pad 70, the outer periphery of the operation dial 50 is lighted up, thereby improving the visibility of the operation dial 50. Thus, it becomes possible to improve convenience for an operator.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an operating device.

  The vehicle remote control device described in Patent Document 1 below has an operation knob configured to be capable of pressing operation, rotating operation, and tilting operation. In addition, the vehicle remote control device has a palm rest on which the operator's hand is placed, and the tip of the palm rest is disposed above the operation knob. For this reason, the operator can operate the operation knob in a state where the hand is placed on the palm rest.

Patent 5633819

  However, in the above-described vehicle remote control device, the palm rest is disposed so as to cover the operation knob when viewed from the operator side, so it becomes difficult to grasp the position of the operation knob. In particular, at night, it becomes more difficult to grasp the position of the operation knob. As a result, the convenience for the operator may be reduced.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an operating device capable of improving the convenience for the operator in consideration of the above-mentioned facts.

  Embodiment 1: In one or more embodiments of the present invention, a palm rest that is extended obliquely upward from the proximal end toward the distal end in a side view, and is disposed below the distal end of the palm rest And an operation member which is rotatably connected to the palm rest with the vertical direction as an axial direction, and a part of the outer peripheral portion is exposed to the tip end of the palm rest in plan view, and the lower side of the operation member And a lighting panel which is disposed in the housing and which wraps the operating member in a plan view and illuminates the operating member from the lower side.

  Embodiment 2: One or more embodiments of the present invention is an operating device in which the lighting panel is configured as an optical touch pad.

  Mode 3: In one or more embodiments of the present invention, an icon for prompting the operator to perform an operation is displayed on the illumination panel, and the icon is disposed at a position where the icon does not overlap the operation member in plan view Is the operating device being

  Aspect 4: One or more embodiments of the present invention, the operating device in which the thickness in the vertical direction of the operating member is set larger than the gap between the operating member and the illumination panel in the vertical direction It is.

  Form 5: One or more embodiments of the present invention is the operating device in which the outer peripheral part of the operating member is projected outward in the width direction with respect to the tip part of the palm rest in plan view.

  Aspect 6: One or more embodiments of the present invention is an operation device in which the entire operation member is wrapped on the lighting panel in a plan view.

  According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, convenience to the operator can be improved.

It is a side sectional view (1-1 line sectional view of Drawing 2) showing the important section of the operating device concerning this embodiment. It is a top view which shows the operating device which concerns on this Embodiment. It is the perspective view which looked at the operating device shown by FIG. 2 from the back slanting left.

  Hereinafter, the controller device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described using the drawings. As shown in FIG. 2, the controller device 10 is installed at a center console 80 of a vehicle (car) and configured as a device for operating an in-vehicle device. And arrow UP, arrow FR, arrow RH which are suitably shown in the drawing show the upper side, the front side, and the right side of the operating device 10, respectively, and the upper side, the front side, and the right side , On the right side of the vehicle (one side in the vehicle width direction). In the following description, the upper side, the front side, and the right side of the controller device 10 are shown unless otherwise specified, in the description using the upper, lower, front, rear, left, and right directions.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the operation device 10 is configured to include a base panel 20, an operation dial unit 30, a control substrate 60, and a touch pad 70 as a “lighting panel”. . Although details will be described later, the controller device 10 is configured to be able to perform a rotation operation to rotate the operation dial 50 of the operation dial unit 30 and an input operation to the touch pad 70. Hereinafter, each configuration of the controller device 10 will be described.

(About base panel 20)
The base panel 20 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape in which the thickness direction is the vertical direction. And the base panel 20 is arrange | positioned in 80 A of installation holes of the center console 80 of a vehicle, and is fixed to the center console 80 in the position which is not shown in figure. When the base panel 20 is installed on the center console 80, the upper surface of the base panel 20 is disposed flush with the upper surface of the center console 80.

  In addition, a palm rest 22 for mounting an operator's hand is integrally formed at a central portion in the width direction of the base panel 20. The palm rest 22 is formed in a substantially J shape opened forward, and protrudes upward from the base panel 20 in a side view as viewed from the left side. Specifically, the palm rest 22 extends forward from the upper end of the base 22A (proximal end) raised from the base panel 20 at the widthwise central part at the rear of the base panel 20 and the upper end of the base 22A. And the rest portion 22B.

  The palm rest 22 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape whose longitudinal direction is the longitudinal direction in plan view as viewed from the upper side, and the width dimension of the palm rest 22 decreases toward the tip side (front end side) of the palm rest 22 It is set. Further, the upper surface of the rest portion 22B is slightly inclined upward as it goes to the front side in a side view, and is curved so as to be slightly convex upward.

  Moreover, the palm rest 22 is formed in the concave shape open | released below. Therefore, a peripheral wall 22C is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the rest 22B, and the peripheral wall 22C is smoothly connected to the base 22A of the palm rest 22. Furthermore, a connecting portion 22D for connecting an operation dial 50, which will be described later, is integrally formed at the front end portion of the rest portion 22B at the center in the width direction. The connecting portion 22D is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape with the vertical direction as an axial direction, and extends downward from the rest portion 22B. A notch 22E opened downward is formed at the rear end of the connection 22D. For this reason, the inside of connecting part 22D and the space by the side of the back to connecting part 22D are connected by notch 22E.

  Further, the base panel 20 is assembled with a sub panel 24 that closes the opening of the rest 22B. The sub panel 24 is formed in a substantially J-shaped plate shape opened to the front side in a side view as viewed from the left side, and the peripheral wall 22C of the rest 22B is closed so as to close the opening of the rest 22B. It is assembled. Further, a circular insertion hole 24A is formed through the tip of the sub panel 24 at the position of the widthwise center, and the insertion hole 24A is disposed coaxially with the connecting portion 22D of the palm rest 22. . The lower end portion of the connecting portion 22D of the palm rest 22 is inserted through the insertion hole 24A.

  Further, an exposure hole 20A for exposing a touch pad 70, which will be described later, is formed through the base panel 20 at a position on the front side of the base 22A of the palm rest 22. The exposure hole 20A is formed in a rectangular shape in a plan view, and is disposed below the tip 22F of the palm rest 22 (a portion on the front side of the two-dot chain line in FIG. 2). Specifically, in plan view, the position of the exposure hole 20A is set so that the tip 22F of the palm rest 22 is disposed so as to be wrapped at the rear of the exposure hole 20A (a part from the center to the rear) It is done. A part of the outer peripheral edge portion of the exposure hole 20A is configured by the sub panel 24. Further, the width dimension of the exposure hole 20A is set larger than the width dimension W of the palm rest 22, and the positions of the width direction central portion of the exposure hole 20A and the width direction central portion of the palm rest 22 coincide with each other.

(About the operation dial unit 30)
The operation dial unit 30 is configured to include a dial base 32, a substrate 40, and an operation dial 50 as an "operation member".

<About dial base 32>
The dial base 32 is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape opened downward. Specifically, dial base 32 includes a disk-shaped base plate 32A whose thickness direction is the vertical direction, and a cylindrical side wall 32B extending downward from the outer peripheral portion of base plate 32A. It consists of A substantially cylindrical fixed cylindrical portion 32C is integrally formed on the base plate 32A, and the fixed cylindrical portion 32C is disposed coaxially with the base plate 32A and extends upward from the base plate 32A. . Then, the connecting portion 22D of the palm rest 22 described above is fitted into the fixed cylindrical portion 32C, and the dial base 32 is fixed to the palm rest 22.

  Further, at the rear end of the fixed cylindrical portion 32C of the dial base 32, a notch 32D opened upward is formed. Thus, the inside of the connecting portion 22D and the space on the rear side with respect to the connecting portion 22D of the palm rest 22 by the notch 22E of the connecting portion 22D in the palm rest 22 and the notch 32D of the fixed cylindrical portion 32C in the dial base 32; Are in communication.

  A circular first hole 32E is formed in a central portion of the base plate 32A at a position radially inward of the fixed cylindrical portion 32C. Further, in the base plate 32A, a second hole 32F for disposing a photo interrupter 46, which will be described later, is formed in a penetrating manner at a position radially outside the fixed cylindrical portion 32C.

  Further, a housing portion 32G is integrally formed on the outer peripheral portion of the base plate 32A, and the housing portion 32G is formed in a substantially bottomed cylindrical shape opened upward, and protrudes downward from the base plate 32A. ing. The moderation mechanism 34 is accommodated in the accommodation portion 32G. The moderation mechanism 34 includes a biasing spring 36 configured as a compression coil spring and a spherical ball 38. The biasing spring 36 is housed in the housing portion 32G, and the lower end of the biasing spring 36 is in contact with the bottom wall of the housing portion 32G. The ball 38 is accommodated on the upper side of the biasing spring 36 so as to be relatively movable in the housing portion 32G in the vertical direction, and the upper end of the biasing spring 36 is in contact with the ball 38. Thereby, the ball 38 is biased upward by the biasing force of the biasing spring 36.

<About the substrate 40>
The substrate 40 is formed in a substantially disc shape with the thickness direction in the vertical direction. Then, the substrate 40 is inserted into the inside of the dial base 32 from the lower side, and the upper surface of the substrate 40 is fixed to the lower surface of the base plate 32A. A connector 42 is provided on a central portion of the upper surface of the substrate 40, and the connector 42 is disposed in the first hole 32 E of the base plate 32 A of the dial base 32. One end of a cable 44 is connected to the connector 42. The cable 44 is configured as, for example, a flexible sheet-like flexible cable. Then, the cable 44 extended from the connector 42 is inserted into the notch 22E of the palm rest 22 and the notch 32D of the dial base 32 and disposed in the palm rest 22, and the other end of the cable 44 will be described later. It is connected to the control board 60.

  Further, a photo interrupter 46 is provided on the upper surface of the substrate 40 at a position corresponding to the second hole 32F of the base plate 32A. The photo interrupter 46 is disposed inside the second hole 32F.

<About the operation dial 50>
The operation dial 50 is formed in a hollow disk shape whose thickness direction is the vertical direction, and is divided into two in the vertical direction. Specifically, the operation dial 50 is configured to include an upper dial 52 that constitutes an upper portion of the operation dial 50 and a lower dial 54 that constitutes a lower portion of the operation dial 50.

  The upper dial 52 is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape which is open downward and relatively shallow at the bottom, and the diameter of the upper dial 52 is set larger than the diameter of the dial base 32. Specifically, upper dial 52 includes a substantially disk-shaped upper wall 52A whose thickness direction is the vertical direction, and an outer peripheral wall 52B extending downward from the outer peripheral portion of upper wall 52A. It is configured. The outer peripheral wall 52B is slightly inclined radially outward of the upper dial 52 as it goes downward. A cylindrical support 52C is integrally formed at a central portion of the upper wall 52A, and the support 52C extends upward from the upper wall 52A. Further, the inside of the support portion 52C is vertically penetrated, and the fixed cylindrical portion 32C of the dial base 32 is relatively rotatably inserted into the support portion 52C. Thus, the upper dial 52 (operation dial 50) is rotatably supported by the fixed cylindrical portion 32C of the dial base 32.

  A guide rib 52D is integrally formed on a radially outer portion of the upper wall 52A of the upper dial 52. The guide rib 52D is formed in a cylindrical shape and extends downward from the upper wall 52A. Further, the inner diameter of the guide rib 52D is set to be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the side wall 32B of the dial base 32, and the dial base 32 is relatively rotatably disposed inside the guide rib 52D. Thus, when the upper dial 52 (operation dial 50) is rotated, the operation dial 50 is guided by the guide rib 52D and the dial base 32.

  Further, on the upper wall 52A of the upper dial 52, a moderation portion 52E constituting the moderation mechanism 34 is integrally formed at a position on the inner side in the radial direction of the guide rib 52D. The moderation portion 52E is formed in a rib shape formed in a ring shape in plan view, and protrudes downward from the upper wall 52A. A plurality of moderation mountains (not shown) are formed at the lower end of the moderation section 52E, and the moderation mountains are formed at predetermined intervals over the entire circumferential direction of the moderation section 52E. The ball 38 of the moderation mechanism 34 is disposed between the moderation mountains adjacent in the circumferential direction of the moderation portion 52E, and is in contact with the moderation portion 52E by the biasing force of the biasing spring 36. As a result, when the upper dial 52 (operation dial 50) is rotated against the biasing force of the biasing spring 36, the moderation portion 52E rotates relative to the ball 38 while the ball 38 rides over the moderation mountain. Therefore, at the time of the rotation operation of the operation dial 50, a click feeling is given to the operator.

  Further, the upper dial 52 is provided with a detection unit 56 at a position corresponding to the photo interrupter 46 of the substrate 40. The detection unit 56 is formed in a substantially circular ring shape, protrudes downward from the upper wall 52A of the upper dial 52, and is disposed coaxially with the upper dial 52. Further, the detection portion 56 is formed with a plurality of notches opened downward, and the notches are arranged at predetermined intervals all around the circumferential direction of the upper dial 52. Further, the detection unit 56 is disposed between a light emitting element (not shown) of the photo interrupter 46 and a light receiving element. Then, the light emitting element emits light toward the light receiving element, and the light receiving element receives the light passing through the notch of the detection unit 56, whereby the photo interrupter 46 detects the rotation angle of the upper dial 52, which will be described later. The detection signal is output to the control unit 66. Thus, the control unit 66 is configured to detect the rotation of the operation dial 50.

  In the present embodiment, the rotation of the operation dial 50 is detected using the photo interrupter 46. That is, the rotation of the operation dial 50 is detected using a noncontact sensor. Alternatively, the rotation of the operation dial 50 may be detected using a contact sensor. For example, instead of the photo interrupter 46, a detector switch may be used. Alternatively, a fixed contact may be provided on the substrate 40, and a movable contact may be used for the upper dial 52 to detect the rotation of the operation dial 50.

  The lower dial 54 is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape opened upward. Specifically, lower dial 54 includes a substantially disk-shaped lower wall 54A whose thickness direction is the vertical direction, and an outer peripheral wall 54B extending upward from the outer peripheral portion of lower wall 54A. It is done. The outer peripheral wall 54B is slightly inclined radially outward of the lower dial 54 as it extends upward. At the upper end of the outer peripheral wall 54B, a fitting wall 54C formed substantially in a crank shape radially inward and upward of the lower dial 54 is formed, and the fitting wall 54C is formed along the entire circumferential direction of the lower dial 54. It is extended over. The fitting wall 54C is fitted inside the outer peripheral wall 52B of the upper dial 52, and the lower dial 54 is fixed to the upper dial 52.

  Then, in a state where the lower dial 54 is fixed to the upper dial 52, the dial base 32 and the substrate 40 are accommodated inside the operation dial 50, and the operation dial 50 is rotatably coupled to the palm rest 22. Further, in this state, the positions of the lower end of the outer peripheral wall 52B of the upper dial 52 and the upper end of the outer peripheral wall 54B of the lower dial 54 are disposed at the same position in the radial direction of the operation dial 50.

  Here, the diameter dimension D of the operation dial 50 is set larger than the width dimension W at the tip 22 F of the palm rest 22. Thereby, in a plan view, both widthwise end portions of the operation dial 50 protrude outward in the width direction than the palm rest 22. Further, in a state in which the operation dial 50 is rotatably connected to the palm rest 22, the front end portion of the operation dial 50 protrudes to the front side relative to the palm rest 22. That is, viewed from the upper side, the outer peripheral portion of the operation dial 50 is disposed outside the palm rest 22 except for the rear end portion of the operation dial 50 and exposed.

(About control board 60)
The control substrate 60 is disposed on the lower side of the base panel 20 so that the thickness direction is the vertical direction, and is fixed to the base panel 20 at a position not shown. A connector 62 is provided on the top surface of the control board 60, and the other end of the cable 44 of the operation dial unit 30 is connected to the connector 62. Further, on the top surface of the control substrate 60, a connector 64 to which a touch pad 70 described later is connected is provided. Further, a control unit 66 is electrically connected to the control substrate 60. Then, the control unit 66 is configured to detect the rotation operation of the operation dial 50 and the input operation of the touch pad 70 described later.

(About touch pad 70)
The touch pad 70 is configured as a touch pad configured to include a liquid crystal display, a pad unit, and a sensor unit. That is, the touch pad 70 is configured as a so-called optical touch pad. The touch pad 70 is formed in a substantially sheet shape having a thickness direction in the vertical direction, and is disposed adjacent to the lower side of the base panel 20 corresponding to the exposure hole 20 A of the base panel 20. Thereby, the upper surface of the touch pad 70 is operationally exposed from the exposure hole 20A.

  The sensor unit of the touch pad 70 is, for example, configured as a capacitance sensor and connected to the connector 64 of the control substrate 60. In addition, the sensor unit has a plurality of electrodes extended in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction, and these electrodes are arranged in a grid in plan view. Further, a predetermined voltage is applied to each electrode from the control substrate 60. When the operator's finger or the like approaches the touch pad 70, the capacitance around the finger changes, so that the sensor unit outputs a detection signal based on the change in capacitance to the control substrate 60. There is. Thus, the control unit 66 is configured to detect an operation on the touch pad 70.

  Further, on the liquid crystal display of the touch pad 70, a plurality of (three in the present embodiment) icons 72 (see FIG. 2) for prompting the operation to the operator are displayed. The icon 72 is disposed on the outside of the palm rest 22 (specifically, on the front side with respect to the palm rest 22) in plan view, and the icon 72 is displayed so that the palm rest 22 and the icon 72 do not wrap in plan view. Is set.

  Here, the upper and lower dimensions of the gap G between the touch pad 70 and the operation dial 50 are set smaller than the thickness dimension (upper and lower dimensions) H of the operation dial 50. Further, as described above, the operation dial 50 is rotatably connected to the tip of the palm rest 22 with the vertical direction as the axial direction. For this reason, the operation dial 50 is disposed on the upper side of the rear of the touch pad 70. Specifically, relative positions and sizes of the touch pad 70 and the operation dial 50 are set such that the entire operation dial 50 wraps on the touch pad 70 in plan view.

(Action and effect)
Next, the operation and effects of the present embodiment will be described.
As described above, in the operating device 10 configured, the operation dial 50 is disposed below the tip of the palm rest 22 and is rotatably coupled to the palm rest 22 with the vertical direction as the axial direction. The outer peripheral portion of the operation dial 50 is exposed to the tip 22F of the palm rest 22 except for the rear end.

  Then, when rotating the operation dial 50, the operator places a hand on the palm rest 22 and grips the outer peripheral portion of the operation dial 50. In this state, the operator rotates the operation dial 50 against the biasing force of the biasing spring 36 of the moderation mechanism 34. As a result, the detection unit 56 of the operation dial 50 is displaced relative to the photo interrupter 46 of the substrate 40. Therefore, the control unit 66 detects the rotation operation on the operation dial 50.

  Further, the touch pad 70 is provided on the lower side of the operation dial 50 in the operation device 10. Therefore, when performing an input operation using the touch pad 70, while the operator places the hand on the palm rest 22, the operator's finger approaches the touch pad 70 to perform the input operation. Thereby, the control unit 66 detects an input operation on the touch pad 70.

  Here, as described above, the touch pad 70 is spaced apart from the lower side of the operation dial 50, and the touch pad 70 wraps with the operation dial 50 in plan view. The touch pad 70 is configured as an optical touch pad having a liquid crystal display. Therefore, the touch pad 70 functions as a lighting panel for the operation dial 50 to illuminate the operation dial 50 from the lower side. Thereby, when the operation dial 50 is illuminated from the lower side by the touch pad 70, the outer peripheral portion of the operation dial 50 comes to be floated up, and the visibility of the operation dial 50 is improved. In particular, the visibility of the operation dial 50 at night is improved, and the operator can easily grasp the position of the operation dial 50. Therefore, the convenience for the operator can be improved.

  Further, in the operation device 10, as described above, the operation dial 50 is rotatably connected to the distal end portion 22F of the palm rest 22. Therefore, the operation dial 50 can be disposed close to the tip 22F of the palm rest 22. As a result, the operator who places his hand on the palm rest 22 operates the operation dial 50 disposed close to the palm rest 22, so that the operability of the operation dial 50 can be improved.

  Further, in the operation device 10, as described above, the touch pad 70 is configured as an optical touch pad. Therefore, it is possible to illuminate the operation dial 50 by utilizing the touch pad that performs the input operation on the operation device 10. Furthermore, by disposing the touch pad 70 directly below the operation dial 50, the touch pad 70 can be operated by the operation of the operation dial 50 and a series of operations. That is, by arranging the operation dial 50 and the touch pad 70 close to each other, the operability for the operator can be further improved.

  Further, an icon 72 for prompting the operator to perform an operation is displayed on the touch pad 70, and the icon 72 is disposed at a position not overlapping the operation dial 50 in plan view. Therefore, the operator can operate the touch pad 70 while visually recognizing the icon 72 displayed on the touch pad 70. Therefore, the convenience for the operator can be further improved.

  Further, the upper and lower dimensions of the gap G between the touch pad 70 and the operation dial 50 are set smaller than the upper and lower dimensions H of the operation dial 50. For this reason, the operation dial 50 may be spaced apart above the touch pad 70 while suppressing the gap G between the operation dial 50 and the touch pad 70 in the vertical direction from becoming excessively large. it can. Thereby, the operation dial 50 can be illuminated from the lower side by the touch pad 70 while maintaining the operability with respect to the touch pad 70.

  Further, in plan view, the outer peripheral portion of the operation dial 50 protrudes to both sides in the width direction with respect to the tip end portion of the palm rest 22. Therefore, in plan view, half or more of the outer peripheral portion of the operation dial 50 can be exposed to the palm rest 22. This can contribute to the improvement of the visibility of the operation dial 50.

  Further, the entire operation dial 50 is wrapped on the touch pad 70 in plan view. Therefore, the outer periphery of the operation dial 50 can be effectively illuminated by the touch pad 70.

  In the present embodiment, the icon 72 is displayed on the touch pad 70. However, the icon 72 may not be displayed on the touch pad 70. Further, in the present embodiment, the icon 72 of the touch pad 70 is disposed on the front side of the palm rest 22, but if the icon 72 does not wrap on the palm rest 22 in plan view, the position of the icon 72 is appropriately set It is also good.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the upper and lower dimensions of the gap G between the touch pad 70 and the operation dial 50 are set smaller than the upper and lower dimensions H of the operation dial 50. Instead of this, the upper and lower dimensions of the gap G between the touch pad 70 and the operation dial 50 may be set to the upper and lower dimensions H or more of the operation dial 50.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the operation device 10 is installed on the center console 80 of the vehicle, but the installation location of the operation device 10 can be changed as appropriate according to the specification of the vehicle.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Operation device 20 Base panel 20A Exposure hole 22 Palmrest 22A Base 22B Rest 22C Connection 22E Notch 22E Tip 24 Sub panel 24A Insertion hole 30 Operation dial unit 32 Dial base 32A Base plate 32A Base 32B Side wall 32C Fixing cylinder 32D Notch 32E First hole 32F Second hole 32G Housing 34 Moderation mechanism 36 Bias spring 38 Ball 40 Substrate 42 Connector 44 Cable 46 Photo interrupter 50 Operation dial (operation member)
52 upper dial 52A upper wall 52B outer peripheral wall 52C support portion 52D guide rib 52E moderation portion 54 lower dial 54A lower wall 54B outer peripheral wall 54C fitting wall 56 detection portion 60 control board 62 connector 64 connector 66 control portion 70 touch pad (lighting panel)
72 Icon 80 Center Console 80A Installation Hole G Gap

Claims (6)

A palm rest that extends obliquely upward from the proximal end toward the distal end in a side view;
While being arrange | positioned below the front-end | tip part of the said palm rest, it connects with the said palm rest so that rotation may be made into an up-down direction as an axial direction, one part of an outer peripheral part is exposed with respect to the front-end | tip part of the said palm rest by planar view. Operation member,
An illumination panel disposed below the operation member and wrapping the operation member in plan view and illuminating the operation member from below;
Control device equipped with   The operating device according to claim 1, wherein the illumination panel is configured as an optical touch pad. The lighting panel displays an icon for prompting the operator to operate it.
The operating device according to claim 2, wherein the icon is disposed at a position not overlapping the operating member in plan view.   The operating device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the thickness in the vertical direction of the operating member is set larger than the gap between the operating member and the illumination panel in the vertical direction.   The operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an outer peripheral portion of the operating member protrudes outward in a width direction with respect to a tip end portion of the palm rest in a plan view. The operating device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the entire operation member is wrapped on the lighting panel in a plan view.

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