JP5488968B2 - Operating device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an operation device suitable for use as a remote controller for a hot water supply device or other devices, and more particularly to an operation device suitable for making a region where a switch operation unit is provided have a simple design specification.

  A conventional operation device for a hot water supply apparatus has a configuration in which a plurality of switch operation units are provided on the front surface of a housing in which a control circuit is housed, as described in Patent Documents 1 to 3, for example. It is common. In many cases, the switch operation unit is configured as a push-type switch button. However, when such a push-type switch button is provided on the surface of the casing of the operating device, the region becomes uneven and is easily soiled. Further, if the operation area is soiled, it is difficult to easily wipe the operation section because the area is uneven. In particular, an operating device for a hot water supply device is installed on a wall surface of a kitchen or the like, and is often subjected to a switch operation between water works, and thus is more easily contaminated. Therefore, there is a demand for making it difficult to remove dirt and facilitating removal of dirt when it occurs.

  As one means for meeting the demand, it is conceivable to use a touch panel having a flat surface portion as the operation means. However, a touch panel is a relatively expensive device that has both a display function and an operation input function. If such a set of touch panels is mounted on the surface of the casing, the touch panel can be mounted in addition to the cost of the touch panel. The cost for constructing a special structure for fitting the body to the body is also necessary, and the entire operating device is very expensive.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 05-99433 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 05-103383 JP-A-10-112890

  The present invention has been conceived under the circumstances as described above, and it is possible to appropriately planarize the switch operation area at a relatively low cost, and to appropriately cope with the contamination problem of the operation area. The problem is to provide a possible operating device.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means.

An operating device provided by the present invention is an operating device including a housing that houses a control circuit therein, and a switch operating unit provided on the surface side of the wall portion of the housing, A capacitance sensor that is connected to the control circuit and is provided in the housing so as to contact or approach the back surface of the wall portion and forms an electrostatic switch operation portion as the switch operation portion; and A light-transmitting thin wall that is formed by providing a concave portion on the back side and that can display to recognize the position of the electrostatic switch operation unit by transmitting light emitted from a light source provided in the housing An additional concave portion that is shallower than the concave portion is formed around the concave portion of the back surface of the wall portion, and the periphery of the thin portion is Intermediate thickness between thin and non-thin parts The electrostatic capacitance sensor has a configuration in which an electrode part and a lead wire part connected to the electrode part are patterned on an insulating sheet, and the insulating sheet includes: By forming one or a plurality of slits, the electrode portion forming region and the non-forming region are partitioned through the slit, and the electrode portion forming region and the non-forming region are provided with slits. The non-formation region of the electrode part is arranged in contact with or close to the back surface of the non-thin part, while the formation region of the electrode part is the additional part. It is arrange | positioned in the concave-shaped part, and it contacts or approaches the said intermediate | middle thick part, The said bridge | bridging part is arrange | positioned in the level | step-difference part of the said intermediate | middle thick part and the said non-thin part . .

According to such a configuration, the electrostatic switch operation unit that does not have a physical switch button is formed on the surface side of the wall portion of the housing, but the light-transmitting thin-walled portion emits light. Appropriate recognition can be made by the transparent display. Therefore, the user can appropriately perform the switch operation. In the present invention, the electrostatic switch operating unit is configured by providing a capacitance sensor in the housing, and the light-transmitting thin portion is provided by providing a concave portion on the back side of the wall portion of the housing. If these are formed and the whole is regarded as a touch panel structure, the wall portion of the housing is effectively used as a main component of the touch panel. Therefore, compared with the case where a set of touch panels is incorporated in the housing, the manufacturing cost can be significantly reduced. According to the present invention, it is possible to form a formation region of the switch operation portion on the surface side of the housing in a flat shape having no or almost no unevenness. Therefore, compared with the conventional one in which the switch operation area is formed in a concavo-convex shape, the surface structure is simple and good-looking, the effect that the formation area of the switch operation part is difficult to become dirty, and dirt is easy to be removed. An effect is also obtained.
Moreover, according to the said structure, it is avoided that the thickness of the wall part of a housing | casing changes suddenly between a non-thin part and a thin part by presence of an intermediate | middle thick part. Unlike the above configuration, when the thickness changes abruptly between the non-thin portion and the thin portion, sinking tends to occur on the surface side of the housing when the housing is molded with resin. This can be prevented. Therefore, it is more preferable to finish the surface of the housing into a clean flat surface.
Furthermore, compared with the case where the electrode part of the capacitance sensor is provided to face the non-thin part without being arranged in the additional concave part, the electrode part can be brought closer to the surface of the housing wall part. Therefore, the electrostatic switch sensitivity can be increased. On the other hand, in the configuration in which the formation area of the electrode portion of the capacitance sensor is disposed in the additional concave portion, the electrostatic capacitance is inherently caused by a step generated between the formation area of the electrode portion and the non-formation area. Large wrinkles or distortion is likely to occur in the insulating sheet of the capacitance sensor, but according to the above configuration, such a problem can be appropriately avoided due to the presence of the slit and the bridging portion.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the light-transmitting thin-walled portion is a character, symbol or symbol for identifying the type or function of the electrostatic switch operating unit in addition to the position of the electrostatic switch operating unit. The pattern can be further displayed.

  According to such a configuration, there is no need to reduce or reduce the need to print characters or the like for identifying the type or function of the electrostatic switch operation unit on the surface of the wall of the housing, and the surface of the housing can be cleaned. It is more preferable to finish the design.

In preferable embodiment of this invention, the said insulating sheet of the said capacitance sensor has translucency , and at least the said electrode part is the said translucency from the said light source among the said electrostatic capacitance sensors. In order not to block the light traveling toward the thin-walled portion, it is arranged so as not to overlap the thin-walled portion.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent a problem that the amount of light reaching the thin portion from the light source greatly decreases due to the presence of the capacitance sensor.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the light-transmitting thin-walled portion is a thin-walled shape whose front view is a circular ring shape, a rectangular ring shape, a ring shape other than this, or a partially cut ring shape. The electrode part is provided in an arrangement surrounding the ring-shaped thin part in the front view, and is connected to the inside of the thin part through the lead wire part in the front view. It has an island electrode part.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to increase the total area of the electrode portion of the capacitance sensor while avoiding that light directed from the light source toward the thin wall portion is blocked by the electrode portion of the capacitance sensor, and to detect the electrostatic switch sensitivity. Can be increased.

  Other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows an example of an operating device. It is a disassembled perspective view of the operating device shown in FIG. It is III-III principal part sectional drawing of FIG. It is a top view which shows an example of the electrostatic capacitance sensor used in the operating device shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a main part enlarged view showing a positional relationship between the capacitance sensor shown in FIG. 4 and a translucent thin portion provided in the operation device of FIG. 1. It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the example of this invention. (A) is a top view which shows the example of the electrostatic capacitance sensor used for the structure shown in FIG. 6, (b) is the side view. (A) is principal part sectional drawing which shows the other example of this invention, (b) is a principal part top view which shows the example of the electrostatic capacitance sensor used for the structure shown to (a).

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 5 show an example of operation device. The operation device A of the present embodiment is for remote operation of a hot water supply device (not shown) having a bath automatic hot water filling function, for example, and is attached to a wall surface of a kitchen or the like and connected to the main controller of the hot water supply device by wiring. Used in the state.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the operating device A includes a housing 1, a plurality of electrostatic switch operation units SW <b> 0 to SW <b> 3 formed on the surface side of the front wall portion 11 of the housing 1, and the like. Switch 8 adopting a different push button system, a plurality of light-transmitting thin portions 12 (12A to 12E), a control board 2 for constructing a control circuit 2A located in the housing 1, and for data display The display unit 3 and the capacitance sensor 4 are provided.

  The housing 1 has a flat, substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has a housing body 10 having a front wall portion 11. The housing body 10 is made of synthetic resin. In the present embodiment, the back plate portion 19 is attached to the back side of the housing main body portion 10, but the housing 1 is attached to a wall surface of a kitchen or the like without including the back plate portion 19. It can also be a structure.

  The control board 2 is mounted with various electric / electronic components for constructing a predetermined control circuit 2A, and is housed in the housing 1 and fixed using bolts (not shown) or the like. The display unit 3 for data display is for switching and displaying data such as the hot water supply temperature and time as appropriate, and is configured using, for example, a fluorescent display tube, a liquid crystal panel, or an organic EL panel. The display unit 3 is mounted on the control board 2 and is disposed so as to face the window 18 provided on the front wall 11 of the housing 1, and the surface thereof is covered by the translucent cover body 17. It has been broken.

  The capacitance sensor 4 is for forming the electrostatic switch operation units SW0 to SW3, and is arranged in contact with or close to the back surface side of the front wall portion 11 of the housing 1 as shown in FIG. Is fixed. Preferably, as the fixing means, for example, means for adhering the capacitance sensor 4 to the back surface of the front wall portion 11 is employed. As clearly shown in FIG. 4, the capacitance sensor 4 includes a light-transmitting and flexible synthetic resin insulating sheet 40, a plurality of electrode portions E <b> 0 to E <b> 4, and a plurality connected thereto. The lead wire portion 41 has a configuration in which a pattern is formed using copper or the like. An end portion 41 a of each lead wire portion 41 is connected to a terminal portion 29 (see FIG. 2) of the control board 2, and energization to the capacitance sensor 4 is performed via the terminal portion 29. The control circuit 2A can determine whether or not a switch operation has been performed based on a change in capacitance in the vicinity of each of the electrode parts E0 to E3, and among the front side of the front wall part 11, the electrode parts E0 to E0. A front area of E3 is a contactless electrostatic switch operation unit SW0 to SW3. The electrode portion E4 is for preventing malfunction, and the front area of the electrode portion E4 does not correspond to an electrostatic switch operation portion. Since the configuration of the electrode portions E1 to E3 is closely related to the configuration of the light transmitting thin portion 12 (12A to 12E), details thereof will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the plurality of translucent thin portions 12 are provided by forming recesses 15 a on the back side of the front wall portion 11. On the control board 2, for example, a plurality of light sources 7 configured using LEDs are provided in an arrangement corresponding to the thin portions 12, and light can be advanced toward the thin portions 12. . The thin-walled portion 12 can transmit the light traveling from the light source 7 to the front surface (upward in the figure) of the front wall portion 11, whereby the thin-walled portion 12 is separated from other portions of the front wall portion 11. It looks different and bright. As shown in FIG. 1, the thin portions 12 </ b> A to 12 </ b> C have, for example, a circular ring shape when viewed from the front. On the other hand, the thin portions 12D and 12E have shapes representing, for example, “+” and “−” symbols.

  In FIG. 3, an additional recess 15b having a depth smaller than that of the recess 15a is formed around the recess 15a on the back surface of the front wall portion 11, and the portion where the additional recess 15b is formed. Is an intermediate thick portion 13 having an intermediate thickness between the thin portion 12 and the non-thin portion 14 (general cross-sectional portion where the recesses 15a and 15b are not formed). As specific examples of the thicknesses of these portions, the thickness t1 of the thin portion 12 is 0.5 mm, the thickness t2 of the intermediate thickness portion 13 is 1.0 to 1.5 mm, and the thickness t3 of the non-thin portion 14 is 1 .5 to 2.0 mm, and t1 <t2 <t3. The intermediate thick portion 13 helps to reduce the sudden change in the thickness of the front wall portion 11 and to prevent the occurrence of sink marks on the surface portion of the front wall portion 11 when the casing 1 is resin-molded. In the present embodiment, the additional recess 15b is formed as a recess having a substantially constant depth, but unlike this, the depth gradually increases as it proceeds from the non-thin portion 14 to the thin portion 12 side. It can also be made into the shape which becomes.

  In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the electrostatic switch operation unit SW0 corresponds to an operation switch, and switches between an on state that allows operation start of the water heater and an off state that does not allow operation start of the water heater. is there. The electrostatic switch operation unit SW1 corresponds to a menu switch, and is mainly used to display menu items whose settings can be changed on the display unit 3. The electrostatic switch operation units SW2 and SW3 correspond to increase / decrease change switches. The electrostatic switch operation unit SW2 is operated when the data displayed on the display unit 3 is increased, and the electrostatic switch operation unit SW3 is operated when the data is decreased.

  In the present embodiment, a translucent thin portion 12 is provided at a position corresponding to the electrostatic switch operation portions SW1 to SW3. However, a light-transmitting thin portion is not provided at a position corresponding to the electrostatic switch operation unit SW0, and, for example, a letter “RUN” is displayed by printing. The reason is that if the position of the operation switch is lit and displayed using a thin portion for light transmission, it is highly necessary to always display the light without questioning whether the operation switch is on or off, or at least the operation. This is because it is highly necessary to always keep the operation switch lit while the switch is on, which is not preferable from the viewpoint of energy saving. For example, characters “MENU” are printed and displayed at positions corresponding to the electrostatic switch operation unit SW1. This is based on the viewpoint of shortening the lighting display time of the thin portion 12A and saving energy. The positions of the electrostatic switch operation units SW2 and SW3 are provided with thin portions 12D and 12E for displaying symbols “+” and “−” which suggest an increase or decrease in data. Is not printed.

  The electrostatic capacity sensor 4 is configured as shown in FIG. 5 in relation to the light-transmitting thin portions 12A to 12E. That is, the electrode parts E1 to E3 of the capacitance sensor 4 have a ring shape located around the thin part 12 in the front view, and are provided so as not to overlap the thin part 12 in the front view. In addition, island electrode parts E1 ′ to E3 ′ connected through narrow lead wire parts 42 are provided inside the electrode parts E1 to E3. These island electrode parts E1 ′ to E3 ′ are The circular ring-shaped thin portions 12A to 12C are formed in a shape so as not to overlap the circular ring-shaped thin portions 12A to 12C in a front view and avoid overlapping with the thin portions 12D and 12E. ing.

  In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the operation switch 8 is for, for example, executing an automatic bathing operation of a bath, and as described above, is a push button system. Of course, this operation switch 8 can also be formed as an electrostatic switch similar to other switches.

  Next, the operation of the operation device A will be described.

  First, electrostatic switch operation portions SW0 to SW3 are formed on the front surface side of the front wall portion 11 of the housing 1, and these formation regions can be flat or have no unevenness. is there. Therefore, unlike the case where many concavo-convex operation switches are provided densely, this operation device A can be finished in a good appearance with a simple appearance and a stylish appearance. The surface of the part 11 becomes difficult to get dirty. Further, even if dirt is generated, the dirt is easily removed by cleaning. As described above, the intermediate thick portion 13 is formed around the light transmitting thin portion 12 of the front wall portion 11, and the surface of the front wall portion 11 is sinked when the housing 1 is molded with resin. Therefore, the surface of the front wall portion 11 can be finished to have a smooth surface that is glossy and is less likely to be contaminated with dirt.

  The electrostatic switch operation units SW2 and SW3 are not provided with a character display indicating their positions and functions, but their positions and functions are made to be recognized by the user by illuminating the translucent thin portions 12B to 12E. Can do. The electrostatic switch operation unit SW1 can recognize the position by the character display of “MENU”, but the user can clearly recognize the position by illuminating the thin portion 12A. Further, as will be described later, it is possible to give specific information to the user by making the thin portion 12 shine at a specific timing.

  In this operation device A, the electrostatic switch operation units SW0 to SW3 are configured by providing the capacitance sensor 4 in the housing 1, and the light-transmitting thin portions 12A to 12E are arranged in front of the housing 1. The wall portion 11 is formed by providing a concave portion 15a, and the housing 1 itself plays the same role as the main component of the touch panel. Therefore, the configuration is reasonable, and the manufacturing cost can be significantly reduced as compared with a case where a touch panel including a set of contactless switches, display means, and the like is incorporated in the housing 1.

  The electrode portions E1 to E3 of the capacitance sensor 4 are provided so as not to overlap the thin portion 12 in a front view, and are provided so as not to block light traveling from the light source 7 toward the thin portion 12. ing. Therefore, it is possible to prevent deficiency in luminance when the thin portion 12 is lit. Further, the electrode parts E1 to E3 of the capacitance sensor 4 are arranged so as to surround the thin part 12, and in addition, the island electrode parts located inside the circular ring-like thin parts 12A to 12C. Since they also have E1 ′ to E3 ′, their total area can be increased and the sensitivity as an electrostatic switch can be increased.

  In this operation device A, when the electrostatic switch operation unit SW0 is operated and the operation is turned on, the thin portions 12A to 12E may always be illuminated, but instead, for example, as follows. It can also be controlled.

  That is, when the operation is turned off, all of the thin portions 12A to 12E are turned off, and even if the operation is turned on after that, the turn-off state is still maintained. Next, when the electrostatic switch operation unit SW1 as a menu switch is operated, the thin portions 12B to 12E are turned on for the first time at that time, and the positions and functions of the electrostatic switch operation units SW2 and SW3 as increase / decrease change switches are displayed. The data of the selected menu content can be increased or decreased. According to such operation control, during the period from when the operation is turned on to when the electrostatic switch operation unit SW1 is operated, all the thin portions 12A to 12E maintain the extinguished state, so that energy is saved. Can do. The thin portion 12A is turned on for the first time when the electrostatic switch operation units SW2 and SW3 are operated, and then the electrostatic switch operation unit SW1 is operated again to end the data change setting mode. Turn it off at the moment. According to such operation control, the thin portion 12A is lit only in the data setting change mode, and energy saving can be achieved. Moreover, since the state in which the thin portion 12A is lit indicates to the user that the data change setting mode has not been properly terminated, an effect of prompting the user to perform an appropriate switch operation is also obtained.

6 to 8 shows an example of implementation of the invention. In these drawings, elements that are the same as or similar to those in the above embodiment are given the same reference numerals as in the above embodiment.

  In the configuration shown in FIG. 6, a part of the capacitance sensor 4 </ b> A enters the additional recess 15 b and is in contact with the back surface of the intermediate thick portion 13. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the electrostatic capacitance sensor 4 </ b> A has a configuration in which a plurality of slits 44 are provided in the insulating sheet 40. These slits 44 are provided intermittently so as to surround the periphery of the electrode portions E1 to E3. The electrostatic capacitance sensor 4 includes a plurality of slits 44 through which a formation region Sa of the electrode portions E1 to E3 (region surrounded by the slits 44) and a non-formation region Sb of the electrode portions E1 to E3 (outside the slits 44). These regions Sa and Sb are connected to each other via a plurality of bridging portions 45 located between the slits 44. According to such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 7B, the bridging portion 45 can be bent to create a step in the formation region Sa and the non-formation region Sb of the electrode portions E1 to E3. In the configuration shown in FIG. 6, the bridging portion 45 is disposed and bent at a position corresponding to the step portion between the intermediate thick portion 13 and the non-thin portion 14, and the formation region Sa of the electrode portions E1 to E3 is the intermediate thickness. While contacting the back surface of the thick part 13, the non-formation area | region Sb of electrode part E1-E3 is contacting the back surface of the non-thin part 14. FIG.

  According to this embodiment, compared with the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the electrode parts E <b> 1 to E <b> 3 come closer to the surface side of the front wall part 11 of the housing 1. Therefore, it is suitable for increasing the sensitivity of the electrostatic switch operation portions SW1 to SW3 formed on the front side of the front wall portion 11. Further, since the step between the intermediate thick portion 13 and the non-thin portion 14 is absorbed by the bridging portion 45 and the slit 44, it is possible to prevent a large wrinkle from occurring in the capacitance sensor 4. In FIG. 7, the slits 44 are not provided around the electrode parts E0 and E4. The reason is that a light-transmitting thin part and an intermediate thick part corresponding to the electrode parts E0 and E4 are provided. Because it is not.

  In the configuration shown in FIG. 8A, for example, an intermediate thick portion 13 is provided around the thin portions 12C and 12E. The intermediate thick portion 13 is formed of the intermediate thick portion shown in FIG. Unlike 13, the thin portions 12A, 12B, 12D are separated from the portions where the thin portions 12A, 12B, 12D are formed, and are provided only around the thin portions 12C, 12E. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 8B, the capacitance sensor 4 </ b> B is provided with a plurality of slits 44 intermittently so as to surround substantially the entire circumference of the electrode portion E <b> 3, and between the plurality of slits 44. It is set as the structure by which the bridging part 45 was formed. Also in the present embodiment, in the same figure (a), the bridging portion 45 is arranged so as to correspond to the step portion between the intermediate thick portion 13 and the non-thin portion 14, and a large wrinkle or the like is generated in the capacitance sensor 4B. Without this, it is possible to make the formation region of the electrode portion E3 enter the additional concave portion 15b and contact the back surface of the intermediate thick portion 13. As understood from the present embodiment, the plurality of slits 44 may be provided so as to surround only one electrode portion instead of providing the plurality of electrode portions so as to surround the plurality of electrode portions all together. The same applies to the relationship between the light-transmitting thin portion and the intermediate thick portion formed around it.

  The present invention is not limited to the contents of the embodiment described above. The specific configuration of each part of the operating device according to the present invention can be modified in various ways.

The thin-walled portion for light transmission is not limited to a circular ring shape or a shape of a symbol “+” or “−”. For example, it may be formed in another ring shape such as a rectangular ring shape, a partially cut ring shape, or may be formed in a symbol or pattern (for example, Δ, ▽, etc.) different from the above-described symbols. The thin-walled portion only needs to be thinned in a relative relationship with the non-thin-walled portion and can transmit light from the light source to the outside of the housing, and the specific thickness dimension is not limited. .

  The wall portion of the housing in which the light-transmitting thin portion and the electrostatic switch operation portion are provided is not necessarily the front wall portion of the housing, and may be other wall portions. As a capacitance sensor, a resin sheet with flexibility and translucency formed with a metal pattern such as copper is inexpensive, lightweight and compact, and excellent in handleability. Different configurations can be used.

  The electrostatic switch operation unit may not be configured as an operation switch, a menu switch, and an increase / decrease change switch, and may be configured as a switch other than these. In addition, as can be understood from the fact that the non-electrostatic operation switch 8 is provided in the operation device A of the above-described embodiment, in the present invention, all of the operation switches are configured as electrostatic switches. It does not have to be. Even in the case where only some of the operation switches are configured as electrostatic switches, the surface of the casing is planarized in the peripheral area, and the effect of making it difficult to cause contamination is obtained. It is because it is obtained.

  The operation device according to the present invention is for remote operation or remote operation of various devices and equipment (for example, water treatment devices such as cogeneration systems, heat pumps, air conditioners, water softeners, etc.) other than for hot water supply devices. It can comprise as an operating device other than.

Claims (4)

A housing that houses the control circuit therein;
A switch operation unit provided on the surface side of the wall of the housing;
An operating device comprising:
A capacitance sensor that is connected to the control circuit and is provided in the housing so as to contact or approach the back surface of the wall, and forms an electrostatic switch operation unit as the switch operation unit;
The transparent portion is formed by providing a concave portion on the back side of the wall portion, and capable of displaying to recognize the position of the electrostatic switch operation portion by transmitting light emitted from a light source provided in the housing. A thin part for light,
Equipped with a,
Of the back surface of the wall portion, an additional concave portion having a depth smaller than that of the concave portion is formed around the concave portion, and the periphery of the thin portion is formed between the thin portion and the non-thin portion. It is an intermediate thick part with an intermediate thickness,
The capacitance sensor has a configuration in which an electrode portion and a lead wire portion connected to the electrode portion are patterned on an insulating sheet,
By forming one or a plurality of slits in the insulating sheet, the electrode part forming region and the non-forming region are partitioned through the slits, and the electrode part forming region and the non-forming region. Are connected to each other through a bridging part where no slit is provided,
The non-formation region of the electrode portion is arranged in contact with or close to the back surface of the non-thin portion, while the formation region of the electrode portion is arranged in the additional concave portion to the intermediate thick portion. The operating device according to claim 1, wherein the bridging portion is disposed at a step portion between the intermediate thick portion and the non-thin portion that is in contact with or approaching .   The light-transmitting thin-walled portion is formed so as to be able to further display characters, symbols, or patterns for identifying the type or function of the electrostatic switch operation unit in addition to the position of the electrostatic switch operation unit. The operating device according to claim 1. The insulating sheet of the capacitance sensor has translucency,
Among the capacitance sensors, at least the electrode section is thin for transmitting light from the light source.
The operating device according to claim 1, wherein the operating device is arranged so as not to overlap the thin portion so as not to block light traveling toward the portion . As the light-transmitting thin-walled portion, a front-view shape is a circular ring shape, a rectangular ring shape, or a ring shape other than this, or a thin-walled portion with a partially cut ring shape,
The electrode part is provided in an arrangement surrounding the periphery of the ring-shaped thin part in a front view, and an island electrode part located inside the thin part in a front view and connected via a lead wire part. The operating device according to claim 1, wherein the operating device is provided .

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