Apparatus front panel allowing indicia on an indicia-bearing element to be read therethrough
First Claim
1. In an apparatus containing a plurality of controllable electrical components, the improvement of a front panel for said apparatus comprising:
- said front panel having a front exterior face and a rear exterior face and being at least partially composed of transparent material;
a plurality of mechanically operable regulation and setting elements projecting from said front exterior face of said front panel;
electrical conductors disposed in said front panel electrically connecting said regulation and setting elements to said electrical components in said apparatus; and
a substantially flat indicia-bearing element, said rear exterior surface of said front panel extending over at least a portion of said indicia-bearing element with said indicia being visible through said transparent material.
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Abstract
An apparatus front panel has a mechanical user interface in the form of a mechanically controllable regulation and setting elements on the face of the front panel. The front panel is manufactured at least in part from a transparent material in which electrical conductors and components are arranged in order to electrically connect the controllable regulation and setting elements from the face of the front panel with the electrical equipment present in the apparatus via a front panel connection. The front panel is constructed so that it can be attached at least in part to a substantially flat indicia-bearing element such as in front of a screen, in front of a display, or over a printed base or the like.
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23 Claims
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1. In an apparatus containing a plurality of controllable electrical components, the improvement of a front panel for said apparatus comprising:
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said front panel having a front exterior face and a rear exterior face and being at least partially composed of transparent material; a plurality of mechanically operable regulation and setting elements projecting from said front exterior face of said front panel; electrical conductors disposed in said front panel electrically connecting said regulation and setting elements to said electrical components in said apparatus; and a substantially flat indicia-bearing element, said rear exterior surface of said front panel extending over at least a portion of said indicia-bearing element with said indicia being visible through said transparent material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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