JP2922658B2 - Electronics - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to various forms of electronic equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, various electronic devices are formed to be portable. In such electronic devices, a detachable battery cassette or the like is used as a driving power source. In such an electronic device, a dip switch for setting an operation mode is generally provided in a main body housing,
When the power switch is turned on while the battery cassette is mounted on the main body housing, the operation mode is changed according to the setting of the dip switch.

[0003]

In the above-described electronic apparatus, a desired operation mode is set by operating a dip switch with the power switch turned off and turning on the power switch after the operation is completed. It has become.

However, if the DIP switch is operated while the power switch is turned on, an operation error occurs or the internal circuit is destroyed, for example, because the DIP switch is turned on and off while power is supplied to the internal circuit. Sometimes. Thus, there is a demand for a proposal of an electronic device that reliably prevents such an erroneous operation.

[0005]

A battery mounting surface on which a battery cassette is removably mounted is formed in a main body housing, and a dip switch for setting an operation mode is provided on the battery mounting surface of the main body housing. Then, control means for changing the operation mode according to the setting of the dip switch is provided.

[0006]

[Function] A dip switch for setting the operation mode is provided on the battery mounting surface of the main body housing in which the battery cassette is detachably mounted, so that the dip switch is operated unless the battery cassette is detached from the battery mounting surface. For example, even if the DIP switch is operated while the power switch is turned on, the operation mode will be changed according to the setting of the DIP switch when the battery cassette is mounted after this operation is completed. Is turned on and off while power is supplied to the power supply.

[0007]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, as illustrated in FIG. 2, a label printer 1 which is an electronic apparatus of the present invention is formed in a portable and portable type, and is combined with a portable handy terminal 2 to constitute an optical data transfer system 3. It is supposed to.

The label printer 1 is provided with a shoulder belt 4 having an adjustable length above both sides and a belt handle 6 on one side. Here, the main body housing of the label printer 1 is composed of a front cover 7 and a rear cover 8 joined from front and rear.
Printer cover 9 and interface cover 1
0 is connected in parallel. Here, a horizontally long mounting sheet discharge port 11 is formed between the front cover 7 and the lower edge of the printer cover 9, and a horizontally long label issuing port is formed on the front face of the printer cover 9 which is pivotally supported to be openable and closable. 12 are formed. Further, in the optical data transfer system 3, an information input hole 13 is formed on the front surface of the interface cover 10, and an annular support ring 14 is attached to the outer peripheral portion.

On the other hand, the handy terminal 2 which is also a barcode scanner has an information output projection 16 protruding from a tip end of a sharp portion 15a formed at one end of a housing 15, and a keyboard 17 is provided on the upper surface of the housing 15. The display 18 is arranged. The information output projection 16 of the handy terminal 2 is formed in a tapered shape with a step like connecting a cone to a cylinder, and an optical lens is attached to a pointed end.

As shown in FIG. 1, the label printer 1 has a sheet storage section (not shown) for storing a label sheet in a replaceable manner in a printer main body. Seat cover 1 that can be opened and closed freely
9 is attached to the rear cover 8. A battery mounting surface 22 on which an L-shaped battery cassette 21 is removably mounted is formed below the seat cover 19, and a maintenance unit 23 formed on the battery mounting surface 22 is removably mounted. With an internal cover 24. Here, the maintenance unit 23 has a structure in which a DIP switch 25, a volume 26, and an LED (Light Emitting Diode) 27 are mounted on a built-in printed wiring board (not shown).

In the label printer 1, as shown in FIG. 3, an LED 28 for detecting an error, a battery, and printing is provided on the interface cover 10.
30 are provided in series, and a push-type feed switch 31 and a slide-type power switch 32 are provided at the rear. Here, in the line printer 1, as shown in the figure, a circle 33 printed on the interface cover 10 with a red fluorescent paint comes and goes with the slide of the power switch 32.

Further, in this label printer 1, FIG.
As shown in FIG.
It is connected to a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 35 serving as a control means via an O (Input / Output) port 34, and the operation mode of the device is changed by the control of the CPU 35.

In such a configuration, in the optical data transfer system 3, when product data is input to the handy terminal 2 by, for example, operating the keyboard 17 or scanning a bar code, the data is transferred to a RAM (Random Access).
(Temporary Memory). Therefore, the information output projection 16 of the handy terminal 2 storing the product data is connected to the information input hole 13 of the label printer 1.
When the keyboard 17 is operated by inserting the product data into the device, the product data is output from the information output protrusion 16 of the handy terminal 2 as an optical signal. Then, this optical signal is photoelectrically converted by the light receiving element 36 in the information input hole 13 of the label printer 1, and
The data is temporarily stored in an internal memory such as a RAM, and is used for operations such as issuing barcode labels and managing product information.

To change the operation mode of the label printer 1, for example, as shown in FIG.
The maintenance section 23 is exposed by removing the battery cassette 21 and the inner cover 24, and the DIP switch 25 of the maintenance section 23 is operated. Therefore, after this operation is completed, the inner cover 24 and the battery cassette 21 are mounted on the battery mounting surface 22 and when the power switch 32 is turned on, the operation mode of the label printer 1 is changed under the control of the CPU 35 corresponding to the setting of the dip switch 25. You.

Here, in the label printer 1, since the DIP switch 25 cannot be operated unless the battery cassette 21 is removed as described above, for example, the DIP switch 25 is operated with the power switch 32 turned on. Even when the battery cassette 21 is mounted, the operation mode of the label printer 1 is changed in accordance with the setting of the dip switch 25. That is, in the label printer 1, the DIP switch 25 is not turned on / off while power is supplied to the internal circuit.
Occurrence of operation errors due to erroneous operations and destruction of internal circuits are reliably prevented.

Moreover, in the label printer 1, a maintenance section 23 provided with a dip switch 25 and the like is provided in the battery mounting surface 22, and the battery cassette 21
Since the maintenance unit 23 is not exposed in the state where the device is mounted, the appearance of the device is extremely good and beautiful.

In the label printer 1, as shown in FIG. 3, when the power switch 32 is slid to the ON state, the circle 33 described with the fluorescent paint is exposed and the LED 29 for the battery is turned on for several seconds. By illuminating, it is possible to accurately recognize that the power has been turned on regardless of the brightness of the use situation.

[0018]

According to the present invention, as described above, a battery mounting surface on which a battery cassette is removably mounted is formed in the main body housing, and a dip switch for setting an operation mode is provided on the battery mounting surface of the main body housing. By providing the control means for changing the operation mode according to the setting of the dip switch when the energization is started, the dip switch cannot be operated unless the battery cassette is detached from the battery mounting surface. Even if the DIP switch is operated in the ON state, the operation mode will be changed according to the setting of the DIP switch when the battery cassette is mounted after the completion of this operation, and the power is supplied to the internal circuit. Since the DIP switch is not turned on / off, it is possible to confirm that an operation error has occurred due to erroneous operation and that the internal circuit has been destroyed. Those having an effect such as can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the entire system.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part of the label printer.

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of the label printer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic apparatus 21 Battery cassette 22 Battery mounting surface 25 Dip switch 32 Power switch 35 Control means

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-63-285792 (JP, A) JP-A-3-186888 (JP, A) JP-A-3-96368 (JP, A) 133360 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application Hei 4-18482 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application Hei 4-88658 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B41J 29/00 B41J 29 / 38 G06F 3/12

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A battery mounting surface on which a battery cassette is removably mounted is formed in a main body housing, and a dip switch for setting an operation mode is provided on the battery mounting surface of the main body housing. An electronic apparatus, further comprising control means for changing an operation mode according to a setting of a switch.