Multifunction switch device with display function
US6628245B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S345/903
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multifunction switch device with a display function is provided, which displays a function of a switch presently selected on a switch operating section and simultaneously displays a next selectable function. On a display device 13d, which constitutes a MF switch 13 employing a pushing switch, an equipment (function) to be selected next by operating the switch, for example a MD (miniature disc), is simultaneously displayed adjacently to a letter indicating a CD (compact disc) in a different displaying manner from that of the letter indicating the CD, together with an equipment presently selected, for example, an icon indicating the CD and the letter indicating the CD.
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