CN1267944C - Keyboard, especially keyboard for data cash register - Google Patents

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CN1267944C
CN1267944C CN 03122621 CN03122621A CN1267944C CN 1267944 C CN1267944 C CN 1267944C CN 03122621 CN03122621 CN 03122621 CN 03122621 A CN03122621 A CN 03122621A CN 1267944 C CN1267944 C CN 1267944C
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格哈德·霍赫格桑
安杰伊·马利诺夫斯基
克劳斯·施默格
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H13/00—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch
    • H01H13/70—Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2223/00—Casings
    • H01H2223/002—Casings sealed
    • H01H2223/004—Evacuation of penetrating liquid
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2223/00—Casings
    • H01H2223/01—Mounting on appliance
    • H01H2223/014—Mounting on appliance located in recess
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2231/00—Applications
    • H01H2231/006—Bank automat; Cash register; Vending machine

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Abstract

The present invention provides a keyboard, the housing of which is designed as one piece and wherein a top open housing shell is designed in conjunction with a keypad such that the top shell is traylike and is attached within the housing at an angle. A bottom base of the top open housing shell forms a bottom open housing shell. The bottom open housing shell has at least one recess provided for the installation of a card reader.

Description

Keyboard, be particularly useful for the keyboard of data cash register
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of keyboard, in particular for the keyboard of data cash register.
Background technology
EP 1 172 832 A2 disclose one and suchly have been used for the keyboard data cash register, that have the integral keyboard housing.Its middle shell has a upper shell shell and a lower house shell, and they are S shape ground connection each other basically.In the upper shell shell, placing a keyboard region obliquely by the inclined plane.Below keyboard region, for example be provided with a keyboard electronic section.The relative illusory bearing-surface in the downside of upper shell shell or bottom surface is made to plane.The electric terminal of add-on assemble extend in the upper shell shell from the lower house shell and recess that this face is connected.
Summary of the invention
Task of the present invention is, proposes a kind of simpler keyboard, and its structure helps assembling, maintenance and cost optimization.
For this reason, the invention provides a kind of keyboard, in particular for the keyboard of data cash register, this keyboard has a housing, and it is used for holding at least:
-one keyboard region,
-its middle shell constitutes integratedly, it
-constitute by a unlimited upper shell shell and a unlimited lower house shell, it is characterized in that:
-unlimited upper shell shell is made to peviform, and its bottom surface is the part of lower house shell, and described keyboard region is placed on this bottom surface at least partly,
-this face extends obliquely in enclosure interior, thus
The housing that it is the Λ shape that-upper shell shell that opens wide and the lower house shell that opens wide form a cross section each other additionally, wherein
-these two unlimited housing shells can be additionally formed one and hang over Λ П shape in shape in cross section.
The present invention is based on such design: the housing that an integral body is provided, it is made up of the housing shell that an opens wide top and a bottom, upper shell shell of Chang Kaiing and keyboard region such configuration ordinatedly wherein promptly constitutes peviform and preferably arranges obliquely in housing.The downside of the upper shell shell that opens wide or bottom surface are the parts of the lower house shell that opens wide.
The lower house shell that opens wide has and is used to install the zone of a card reader and occurs as convex region or flat housing terminal in the housing upside.These zones for example are connected with described common sides as recess.
Also can be used as the housing terminal appearance of upper shell shell at the other recess of the lower house shell setting of opening wide.
Favourable being in tilted layout by the upper shell shell mainly can be accomplished: can discharge by the moisture that the slot that is provided with in the housing enters.Keyboard region can be fixedlyed connected with the lower house shell, but also can be connected with it with pulling down.
In a configuration of the present invention, the lower house shell has a reinforcing section in the zone of common sides.Obtain high stability thus, this for example can realize by thick face.
In a configuration, reinforcing section realizes that by vertical and/or horizontal contact pin they preferably constitute H shape.Except that improving stability, the free space of H shape also provides such possibility: assembling electric sub-member such as keyboard electronic section therein.In addition, the recess of described lower house shell is as other mounting points.
Because the compound contact-making surface in the basin of upper shell shell, keyboard region can be exempted essential usually support plate and can make cost optimization thus.
Housing itself is a plastic injection piece.By the configuration of housing, it can simply reach cost and reasonably make in addition.
But the new-type configuration economical with materials by keyboard case and keyboard region and reduce weight, and can not reduce intensity and quality.Can improve the profitability of safeguarding and installing, because for example needn't the eject key panel in the time will changing the keyboard electronic section.
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Below describe the present invention in detail by an embodiment and by accompanying drawing.
Accompanying drawing is:
Fig. 1: the vertical view of the keyboard of a schematic representation,
Fig. 2: along the cutaway view of Fig. 1 Vertical Centre Line I-I keyboard case that dissect, the on-keyboard district,
Fig. 3: a birds-eye perspective of keyboard case,
Fig. 4 a: perspective view of keyboard case bottom side.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 represents a keyboard 10, for example is the vertical view of keyboard that is used for a data cash register of point of sale (POS) terminal.This keyboard 10 has the keyboard case 1 that comprises a keyboard region 11, and this keyboard region remains in the housing 1.This keyboard 10 also is provided with a card reader 12 with known manner in addition.It can be a magnetic card and/or chip-card readers.
Keyboard case 1 preferably is made of plastics and is made of the matrix of a single-piece, and it will be described by upper shell shell 2 that opens wide and the lower house shell 3 that opens wide, shown in the cutaway view among Fig. 2.
The upper shell shell 2 that opens wide is configured to peviform and is provided with obliquely or is placed in the housing 1.In this basin, preferably be not provided with the other part that belongs to housing shell 2, can make keyboard region 11 keep flat or only be placed on partly on the bottom surface 4 of this basin thus.The bottom surface 4 of basin is the back portion of the lower house shell 3 that opens wide, and upper shell shell 2 that opens wide thus and the lower house shell 3 that opens wide form the roughly housing of Λ shape (1) of a cross section each other additionally.
The lower house shell 3 that opens wide and this common surface 4 and for example be parallel to the bigger recess 7 that reinforcing section 5 that an illusory bearing-surface extends conjointly has two little recesses 6 and a centre in this embodiment, they are particularly useful for holding electronic building brick, as add-on assemble or connector.These two housing shells 2 and 3 are additionally formed a П configuration that hangs on the Λ configuration in cross section in this embodiment.
Middle recess 7 is preferably used in the electronic section 8 that holds magnetic card and/or chip-card readers 12.Recess 7 and recess 6 the same can closing by the housing banding that constitutes by described basin of upper shell shell 2.
A perspective view representing this keyboard case 1 among Fig. 3 with overlooking.By appreciable from the open-work 2.1 of unlimited upper shell shell 2 through the lower house shell 3 that opens wide here, the guide frame of keyboard region 11 can be screwed in, be inserted in or otherwise be fixed on the unlimited lower house shell 3.
Keyboard region 11 can design in this wise, and promptly it preferably fills up whole basin space.By also keeping flat or the local support plate that to exempt on the housing matrix otherwise must use that is placed on.
Fig. 4 represents the upward view of keyboard case 1.The contact pin 5 that plays booster action preferably roughly constitutes one or two H configuration.Form free space 9, the assembly that in these free spaces, can pack unshowned other electronic section into or describe by this configuration.Advantageously, keyboard electronic section (not shown) be integrated in the lower house shell 3, especially in one of free space 9.Electrical connection between each electronic building brick, for example with the keyboard electronic circuit, can be guaranteed with corresponding component such as being electrically connected of keyboard region 11.
The lower house shell 3 that opens wide can be provided with a lid 13, drops out to avoid electronic building brick.
Be appreciated that in the scope of the present invention's design and also other variation can be arranged.
Card reader 12 also can be combined in the next door of side, keyboard region 11.This enclosing cover 13 can be made of plastics.Reinforcing can be thickeied a little or realizes by the thicker cross section of this common sides by common sides 4.
But face 4 also plane earth extends in the keyboard case 1, does not wherein construct free space below this face.All electronic sections then can be arranged in the recess 6,7.

Claims (11)

1. keyboard in particular for the data cash register, has a housing, and it is used for holding at least:
-one keyboard region,
-its middle shell constitutes integratedly, it
-constitute by a unlimited upper shell shell and a unlimited lower house shell, it is characterized in that:
-unlimited upper shell shell (2) is made to peviform, and its bottom surface (4) are the parts of lower house shell (3), and described keyboard region is placed on this bottom surface (4) at least partly,
-this face (4) extends on housing (1) inner inclination ground, thus
The housing (1) that it is the Λ shape that-upper shell shell (2) that opens wide and the lower house shell (3) that opens wide form a cross section each other additionally, wherein
-these two unlimited housing shells (2,3) can be additionally formed one and hang over Λ ∏ shape in shape in cross section.
2. according to the keyboard of claim 1, it is characterized in that: on face (4), be provided with reinforcing section.
3. according to the keyboard of claim 2, it is characterized in that: reinforcing section is realized by contact pin (5).
4. according to the keyboard of claim 3, it is characterized in that: reinforcing section is realized by the thickening of face (4).
5. according to the keyboard of claim 3, it is characterized in that: contact pin (5) forms a H shape.
6. according to one keyboard in the claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that: keyboard region (11) is fixed on the lower house shell (3), and this common sides (4) has open-work (2.1) for this reason.
7. according to the keyboard of claim 1, it is characterized in that: keyboard region (11) keeps flat or the part is placed in the described basin of upper shell shell (2) and be placed on the common sides (4) at this.
8. according to the keyboard of claim 1, it is characterized in that: in lower house shell (3), conjointly be provided with a card reader (12) acceptance division with common sides (4), lower house shell (3) has a recess (7) that links to each other with face (4) for this reason, and the latter manifests as projection or flat housing terminal in upper shell shell (2).
9. according to the keyboard of claim 1, it is characterized in that: lower house shell (3) is provided with other being used to and holds the recess of electronic building brick (6), and these recesses occur as the housing terminal of upper shell shell (2).
10. according to the keyboard of claim 1, it is characterized in that: electronic building brick is installed in the following lower house shell (3) of common sides (4).
11. the keyboard according to claim 1 is characterized in that: keyboard region (11) can be exempted support plate.
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