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Operator/circuit interface with integrated display screen

  • US 5,786,811 A
  • Filed: 08/26/1996
  • Issued: 07/28/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In apparatus for enabling manual control of electrical equipment which apparatus has a plurality of operator actuated components each having a component housing and an actuator which extends from the housing and which can be moved from a first position to at least one other position to alter operation of said equipment, the improvement comprising:

  • a control panel formed at least in part by a flat panel display having a screen with an image area at which visible images can be displayed, said screen having a first array of parallel busbars therein which extend within said image area of said screen and which extend in orthogonal relationship with busbars of a second array of parallel busbars within said display screen and which enable activation of different combinations of image pixels at different times, said screen having a plurality of spaced apart openings which extend through said screen and which are situated in said image area thereof,said operator actuated components being disposed at said image area of said screen with said housings of said components being behind said screen and wherein said actuators of said components extend through said openings in said image area of said screen, andcontrol means for generating visible images at said image area of said screen which images convey information pertaining to operation of said components.

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