Industrial electronic apparatus

An industrial electronic apparatus comprising:

• a housing;
• a display panel that is attached to the housing, and comprising a design portion comprising at least one of:
• a character;
• and a graphic;
• a light source provided behind the display panel, and capable of being turned on and off, wherein
• the display panel further comprises:
• a transparent plate comprising a back face located on a light source side and a front face located on a side opposite to the light source side;
• a light shielding portion located on a back face side of the transparent plate, covering a portion of the back face of the transparent plate that does not correspond to the design portion, and comprising a window formed at a portion of the back face of the transparent plate that corresponds to the design portion;
• and
• a light diffusing portion located on the back face side of the transparent plate, and covering a portion of the back face of the transparent plate that corresponds to the design portion, wherein
• the front face of the transparent plate is exposed without being covered by another member or layer, and
• the light diffusing portion fills out the window such that the back face of the transparent plate in the portion corresponding to the window is not exposed.