JP2000222521A - Information code reader and its production - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make suitably connectable an information code reader and a portable information terminal and to make easily readable an information code. SOLUTION: This device 1 is used while a portable information terminal (PDA) 2 is mounted on its principal face, and essentially consists of a scanner main body 3 which reads a bar code, a junction board 4 which transmits read information to the portable information terminal 2, an a flexible wire (flat cable) 6 which electrically connects the scanner main body 3 and the junction board 4. The portable information terminal 2 is freely attachably and detachably set to the rear side of the scanner main body 3, and the junction board 4 is fitted into a fitting hole 11 in the side face of the portable information terminal 2 so that it can be taken out.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to an information code reading apparatus for reading an information code such as a bar code which is widely used in, for example, sales management of goods.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A bar code reader (scanner) as disclosed in, for example, JP-A-8-147399 has been known as an information code reader. This scanner has a connector at one end of a bonding plate and a box-shaped scanner body at the other end. When the bonding plate is mounted in a mounting slot on the side of the portable information terminal, a connector of the bonding plate is provided. And the connector in the slot are electrically connected, and the scanner and the portable information terminal are integrated.

[0003]

However, since the above-mentioned scanner uses a light receiving element such as a CCD, the size of the optical system is large, and the size of the scanner is very large as compared with a portable information terminal. I will come out.

[0004] For this reason, there is a problem that a large stress is applied between the scanner main body and the bonding plate, and in the worst case, the scanner is broken. Also, in this scanner, the reading window is located on the side of the scanner main body, that is, on the side of the portable information terminal. There is a problem that it is difficult to take.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to preferably connect an information code reading device to a portable information terminal, and furthermore, to easily read an information code. It is an object to provide an apparatus and a method for manufacturing the same.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention (1) According to the first aspect of the present invention, in an information code reading device used by connecting to a portable information terminal, the information code is optically read, and the information code is read. A scanner main body for converting the information code into an electric signal, and the scanner main body has a configuration in which the portable information terminal is mounted on a back side of the scanner main body different from the optical reading side. The gist is an information code reading device characterized by the above.

In the present invention, the portable information terminal is connected to the back of the scanner main body, and the reading side is provided on a side different from the back of the scanner main body (for example, opposite to the back). Therefore, for example, when reading a barcode by holding the scanner body or the like, the reading operation is very easy. Further, since the portable information terminal is mounted on the back of the scanner main body, the overall length of the apparatus is shorter than that of the related art, and the operation is easy in that respect. Further, since the scanner body is not fixed to the joining plate as in the related art, there is an advantage that damage to the scanner body and the like is small. In addition, since the scanner main body can be used as a gripping portion when gripping the apparatus, it is not necessary to reduce the size so much, which is advantageous in terms of cost and the like. In addition, since there is no need to reduce the size, the device can be made robust.

(2) The invention according to claim 2 further comprises a joining plate which is fitted to the portable information terminal and sends the electric signal to the portable information terminal, and wherein the electric signal is transmitted from the scanner body to the joining plate. The information code reader according to claim 1, further comprising: a bendable conductive portion that sends a signal.

According to the present invention, a portable information terminal is mounted on the back of the scanner body, and a joining plate is fitted to the portable information terminal, and the joining plate and the scanner body are connected to a bendable conductive portion such as a wire. Connected with. That is, the portable information terminal is mechanically connected on the back surface of the scanner body, and electrical connection is made by the bonding plate and the conductive portion. For this reason, for example, after the portable information terminal is connected to the back of the scanner main body, if the bonding plate connected to the scanner main body is fitted to the portable information terminal by the conductive portion, the electrical connection is completed, (Mechanical and electrical) connection work between the code reader and the portable information terminal is easy. The electrical connection may be made first.

(3) The information code reading device according to the above (1) or (2), wherein a structure is provided on a side surface of the portable information terminal so that the joining plate is fitted. The device is the gist. In the present invention, the joining plate is configured to fit on the side surface of the portable information terminal. Therefore, since the joining plate is arranged in parallel with the back surface of the scanner main body, the entire apparatus can be made compact.

(4) The invention according to claim 4 is that the joining plate has
The information code reading device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a trigger switch for instructing a start of reading by the scanner body.

In the present invention, the trigger switch is provided on the joining plate. Therefore, the position of the trigger switch can be easily set to an optimum position by appropriately setting the location of the contact of the trigger switch on the substrate in the bonding plate. (5) The information code reading device according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the bonding plate is provided with an optical display unit for indicating an operation of the scanner main body. Make a summary.

In the present invention, the optical display section is provided on the joining plate. Therefore, the position of the optical display unit (for example, LED) at which the contact (land) of the optical display unit (eg, LED) is provided on the substrate in the bonding plate is appropriately set, so that the position of the optical display unit can be easily determined to be an optimum position. (6) The invention according to claim 6, wherein a CPU and its peripheral circuits are provided on the bonding plate, and an optical system and an analog circuit for reading the information code are provided on the scanner body. The gist is an information code reading device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

In the present invention, for example, as shown in FIG. 7A, a circuit such as a CPU is provided not on the scanner main body but on the bonding plate side. Therefore, it is possible to reduce, for example, the number of wires for electrically connecting the scanner main body side and the bonding plate side. (7) The invention according to claim 7 is that the land of the optical display unit electrically connected to the substrate and the contact point of the trigger switch are provided on both front and rear surfaces of the substrate disposed in the bonding plate. The gist of the present invention is an information code reading device according to the fifth or sixth aspect.

In the present invention, the lands of the optical display unit and the contacts of the trigger switch are provided on both the front and back surfaces of the substrate disposed in the bonding plate. In other words, depending on the portable information terminal to be connected, the board may need to be used with the board on the back side, but in the present invention, the land and the contact are provided on both sides of the board. An optical display unit and a trigger switch can be provided in the same places as those on the front side. That is, in the present invention, since the substrate has versatility,
It is extremely advantageous in manufacturing.

(8) The invention according to claim 8, wherein the information code is a bar code, and the information code reading device is a bar code scanner.
The gist is the information code reader according to any one of the above.

In the present invention, an information code reading device is exemplified, and a bar code scanner is mentioned here. Therefore, the barcode can be read by the barcode scanner and the information can be transmitted to the portable information terminal. (9) The invention according to claim 9 is the method for manufacturing an information code reader according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the upper and lower cases constituting the bonding plate are framed corresponding to each case. A method of manufacturing an information code reading device is characterized in that, in the case of manufacturing by injecting a resin into a case, corresponding portions of the optical display unit and the trigger switch in the frame of each case are nested.

In the present invention, the portions corresponding to the light display section and the trigger switch in the frame of each case are nested. In other words, depending on the personal digital assistant to be connected,
Although it may be necessary to use the joining plate on the back side, in the present invention, even in such a case, if necessary, by removing or fitting the nest portion of the frame body of each case, It is possible to easily open or close a hole serving as a light display unit or a trigger switch. That is,
In the present invention, since the frame has versatility, it is extremely advantageous in manufacturing.

[0019]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment (embodiment) of an information code reading apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. (Embodiment 1) The information code reading apparatus of the present embodiment is a bar code reader (bar code scanner) capable of optically reading a bar code.

A) First, the hardware configuration of the information code reading device according to the first embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, an information code reading device 1 according to the present embodiment is used with a personal digital assistant (PDA) 2 mounted on a main surface thereof. It comprises a main body 3, a bonding plate 4 for transmitting the read information to the portable information terminal 2, and a flexible wire (flat cable) 6 for electrically connecting the scanner main body 3 and the bonding plate 4.

The portable information terminal 2 is detachably mounted on the back side (upper side in FIG. 2) of the scanner main body 3 and has a bonding plate 4.
Is removably fitted into the fitting hole 11 on the side surface of the portable information terminal 2. As a method of fixing the portable information terminal 2 to the scanner main body 3, for example, the scanner main body 3
There is a method such as screwing from the side, which will be described in detail later.

Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 2, the scanner main body 3 is a device which is curved in a substantially rectangular shape, and the portable information terminal 2 is detachably connected to a flat back surface thereof. A reading unit 7 for reading a barcode is provided at the lower left end of the scanner body 3. A scanner substrate 8 is provided inside the scanner main body 3, and a control unit 9 for driving the reading unit 7 is provided on the scanner substrate 8.

As shown in FIG. 3, the reading section 7 comprises a light emitting element 7a such as a light emitting diode, a transparent reading window 7b, a mirror 7c, a condenser lens 7d, a light receiving element 7e such as a CCD, and the like. The light receiving element 7e converts the incident light into an analog electric signal and outputs it. As shown in FIG. 4, the joining plate 4 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped tip portion 12 fitted into a fitting hole 11 on the side surface of the portable information terminal 2 and a rectangular parallelepiped larger than the tip portion 12 (at the time of fitting). And a base end 13 protruding from the terminal 2. The bonding plate 4 is one in which a bonding plate substrate 16 (see FIG. 6) is housed in a housing 14 in which an upper case 14a and a lower case 14b are integrally bonded.

A large number of connector openings 17 for making an electrical connection with the portable information terminal 2 are provided in the distal end surface of the distal end portion 12 of the joining plate 4. In addition, the tip 12 is provided on the left and right side surfaces 18a, 18b of the tip 11 with the portable information terminal 2.
There are provided grooves 19a and 19b for guiding when fitting into the groove. The grooves 19a and 19b have different cross-sectional shapes on the left and right. On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
The fitting holes 11 are provided with convex portions 21a and 21b having different shapes on the left and right, which are fitted with the grooves 19a and 19b. Therefore, the grooves 19a and 19b and the protrusions 21a and 2
With the configuration 1b, the front and back of the joining plate 4 are prevented from being erroneously fitted.

As shown in FIG. 4, a trigger switch 22 for driving the reading unit 7 when reading a bar code and an operation state of the reading unit 7 are shown on the upper surface of the base end 13 of the joining plate 4. An LED 23 is provided. As shown in FIG. 6A, a bonding plate substrate 16 housed in the bonding plate 4 has lands 24 for supplying electricity to the LEDs 23,
A contact 26 of the trigger switch 22, a control circuit 27 including a CPU 29, and a connector 28 are provided. still,
As shown in FIG. 6B, lands 24 and contacts 26 are provided on both sides of the bonding plate substrate 16.

Accordingly, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the trigger switch 22 is turned on,
A control signal for controlling the driving of the reading unit 7 is output from the control circuit 27 of the above to the control unit 9 of the scanner body 3 via the signal line 6a of the flat cable 6. At the same time, LE
A signal for lighting D23 is output. On the other hand, an analog signal indicating the bar code read by the reading unit 7 is sent from the control unit 9 to the control circuit 27 via the signal line 6b.
To be converted into a digital signal. The digital signal is transmitted to the portable information terminal 2 via the connector 28.
Sent to.

As described above, the information code reading apparatus 1 of the present embodiment has a configuration in which the portable information terminal 2 is mounted on the back of the scanner main body 3 and the bar code is read by the reading section 7 at the lower end of the scanner main body 3. Therefore, the barcode reading operation with the portable information terminal 2 attached is easy.

In this embodiment, the joining plate 4 is fitted on the side of the portable information terminal 2, and the joining plate 4 and the scanner body 3 are connected by a flexible flat cable 6. Unlike the related art, since the joining plate and the scanner main body are not integrated, there is an effect that the scanner main body 3, the joining plate 4, and the like are hardly damaged.

Further, in this embodiment, a control circuit 27 including a CPU 29 for converting an analog signal transmitted from the control section 9 into a digital signal and processing the digital signal is provided on the joining plate 4 side. The number of signal lines of the flat cable 6 connected to the plate 4 can be reduced. For example, in this embodiment, only a few power lines and the like are used in addition to the signal lines 6a and 6b.

B) Next, a method of manufacturing the bonding plate 4 of the information code reader 1 of the embodiment will be described. When manufacturing the housing 14 of the joining plate 4, the upper case 14a and the lower case 14b are manufactured separately.

Specifically, the upper case 14a and the lower case 1
The upper case 14a and the lower case 14b are manufactured using, for example, injection molding using a known resin material using a frame (not shown) corresponding to the upper case 14b. At this time, in the frame, the portion of the trigger switch 22 and the portion of the LED 23 are nested. In other words, when the case is manufactured by removing the nesting of the frame of the upper case 14a, the upper case 14a having holes at the portion where the trigger switch 22 is mounted and the portion where the LED 23 is mounted can be manufactured. On the other hand, lower case 1
When the case is manufactured by fitting the nest in the frame of 4b, the lower case 14b having no holes in the portion of the trigger switch 22 and the portion of the LED 23 can be manufactured.

Conversely, when a case is manufactured by fitting a nest in the frame of the upper case 14a, as shown in FIG. 8, the lower case 14b 'having no holes in the trigger switch 22 and the LED 23 portions. Can be produced.
On the other hand, when the case is manufactured by removing the nest in the frame of the lower case 14b, the upper case 14a 'having holes in the trigger switch 22 and the LED 23 can be manufactured.

Therefore, in this case, the left and right grooves 19a 'and 19b' of the distal end portion 12 'of the joined body 4' are opposite to the left and right of the joined body 4 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. In other words, there are various types of portable information terminals 2 that are connected by turning the joining plate 4 upside down. Therefore, by adopting the above-described manufacturing method, the joining corresponding to various portable information terminals 2 can be performed. There is an advantage that the plate 4 can be manufactured with a small number of frames.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6B, the lands 26 and the contacts 26 are provided on the front and back of the bonding plate substrate 16, so that the bonding plate substrate 16 is turned upside down. Can also be used. That is, the bonding plate substrate 16 is
It can be used for the joining plates 4 and 4 ′ shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, and has an advantage that its versatility is high. (Embodiment 2) Next, Embodiment 2 will be described, but the description of the same parts as in Embodiment 1 will be simplified or omitted.

This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the electrical configuration of the scanner main body and the joining plate. As shown in FIG. 7B, the information code reading device 31 of the present embodiment is provided with a control unit 33, a CPU 34, and the like on the scanner main body 32 side.
On the joining plate 35 side, a conversion circuit 36 for converting a serial signal into a parallel signal, a trigger switch 37, an LED 38 and the like are provided.

In the case of this embodiment, the number of signal lines of the flat cable 39 connecting the scanner main body 32 and the joining plate 35 is larger than that of the first embodiment.
An effect similar to that of the first embodiment is obtained. (Embodiment 3) Next, Embodiment 3 will be described, but the description of the same parts as in Embodiment 1 will be simplified or omitted.

This embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the electrical configuration of the scanner main body and the joining plate. As shown in FIG. 7C, the information code reading device 41 of the present embodiment is provided with a control unit 43, a CPU 44, and the like on the scanner main body 42 side.
The trigger switch 46 and the LED 47 are provided on the joining plate 45 side.

In the case of this embodiment, the number of signal lines of the flat cable 48 for connecting the scanner main body 42 and the joining plate 45 is larger than that of the second embodiment.
An effect similar to that of the first embodiment is obtained. (Embodiment 4) Next, Embodiment 4 will be described, but the description of the same parts as in Embodiment 1 will be simplified or omitted.

This embodiment is characterized in a portion where the portable information terminal is mounted. As shown in FIG. 9, the information code reading device 51 of the present embodiment includes a back surface of a scanner main body 52 (FIG.
A portable information terminal 53 is detachably mounted on the upper part of the portable information terminal 53). 9 from the side end of the back surface of the scanner main body 52.
As shown in FIG. 2B, a total of four fixed arms 54, two on the left and right (up and down in the figure), are erected, and the ends of the fixed arms 54 have fixed claws 56 bent inward. are doing.

Accordingly, the portable information terminal 53 can be attached to the scanner main body 52 by fitting the portable information terminal between the right and left fixed arms 54 from the right side in FIG. Since the step 57 is provided on the left side of the scanner main body 52, the portable information terminal 53 is positioned by the step 57.

In this embodiment, the scanner body 52, the joining plate 58, the flat cable 59, and the like, which are substantially the same as those in the first embodiment, are provided. And the fixing claw 56, etc., there is an advantage that the portable information terminal 53 can be easily attached and detached. (Embodiment 5) Next, Embodiment 5 will be described, but the description of the same parts as in Embodiment 1 will be simplified or omitted.

As shown in FIG. 10, an information code reading device 61 of the present embodiment has a fixed arm 62 similar to that of the fourth embodiment.
And a fixing claw 63. In this embodiment, the step 66 of the scanner main body 64 is large and covers almost the entire side surface of the portable information terminal 67.

Accordingly, the joining plate 68 is housed inside the portable information terminal 67 and the scanner main body 64 without being exposed to the outside. Further, as shown in FIG. 10B, the trigger switch 69 and the LE
Since the D71 is provided, a substantially U-shaped notch 72 is provided in the step portion 66 of the scanner main body 64 so that the trigger switch 69 can be operated.

This embodiment has the same advantages as the fourth embodiment, and has the advantage that the joining plate 68 is hardly damaged because the joining plate 68 is housed inside the apparatus. (Embodiment 6) Next, Embodiment 6 will be described, but the description of the same parts as in Embodiment 1 will be simplified or omitted.

As shown in FIG. 11, an information code reading apparatus 81 of the present embodiment has a fixed arm 82 similar to that of the fifth embodiment.
And a fixing claw 83. In this embodiment, the scanner main body 84 has a gun shape in which the left side of the scanner main body 84 extends greatly downward to form a grip portion 86. Further, a trigger switch 87 is provided on the left side of the grip portion 86, and a reading window 88 for reading a barcode is provided above the trigger switch 87. Note that an LED 91 is provided on the upper surface of the joining plate 89, and a part of the housing 92 above the LED 91 is made transparent, so that blinking of the LED 91 can be confirmed.

This embodiment has the same advantages as the fifth embodiment, and has the advantage that the operation of reading the barcode is easy because the device can be held by the grip portion 86. (Embodiment 7) Next, Embodiment 7 will be described, but the description of the same parts as in Embodiment 1 will be simplified or omitted.

As shown in FIG. 12, in the information code reading apparatus 101 of this embodiment, the scanner body 102 has a shape in which an upper case 103a and a lower case 103b are joined, and the upper case 103a A fixed arm 104 and a fixed claw 106 substantially the same as in the fifth embodiment are provided upright.

As shown in FIG. 12B, which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 12A, the lower end of the fixed claw 106 is provided with a tip (using the elasticity of the fixed arm 104 and the fixed claw 106). In order to securely hold the portable information terminal 109, a projection 107 is provided.

Further, as shown in FIG.
08 is entirely housed in the portable information terminal 109,
A plurality of control buttons 110 are exposed between the left and right fixed arms 104 on the front side surface of the portable information terminal 109 in the drawing. This embodiment has the same advantages as the fifth embodiment, and has the advantages that the portable information terminal 109 can be firmly held and that the operation using the side control buttons 110 is also possible.

The scanner body 10 shown in FIG.
For example, the shape shown in FIG. For example, in FIG. 13A, the lower case 112 of the scanner main body 111 is small, and the portable information terminal is larger than that. In FIG. 13B, the scanner body 1
The lower case 116 is large, and the portable information terminal is small.

The fixed arm 10 shown in FIG.
For example, the shape shown in FIG. For example, in FIG.
1a and 121b are control buttons 12 of the portable information terminal 122.
3a, 123b so as not to obstruct
Semicircular notches 124a and 124b are formed in 1a and 121b, respectively.
Is provided. In FIG. 14B, one control button 127 is located between the left and right fixed arms 126a and 126b.
a is exposed, and an opening 128 is formed in the large-diameter fixed arm 126b.
And the other control button 127b is exposed in the opening 128. (Eighth Embodiment) Next, an eighth embodiment will be described, but the description of the same parts as in the first embodiment will be simplified or omitted.

As shown in FIG. 15, in the information code reader 131 of the present embodiment, four movable fixed arms 133 are provided on the back side of the scanner main body 132 (on the front side in FIG. 15A). Installed. This fixed arm 13
3 is a substantially U-shaped lower side 133a.
A long opening 134 is provided in 3 a, and a screw 136 is fitted into the opening 134, and the screw 136 is screwed to the scanner main body 132. Therefore, this screw 13
By loosening 6, the fixed arm 133 can be moved in the width direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 15B).

In this embodiment, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained, and by adjusting the distance between the movable (facing) fixed arms 133, various portable information terminals 137 having different widths can be firmly connected. There is an advantage that it can be fixed. (Embodiment 9) Next, Embodiment 9 will be described, but the description of the same parts as in Embodiment 1 will be simplified or omitted.

As shown in FIG. 16A, in the information code reader 141 of this embodiment, the scanner body 142
A fixed arm 143 is provided upright, and the fixed arm 143 is provided with a fixed claw 144 extending horizontally and a projection 146 projecting downward.

In particular, in this embodiment, the fixing claw 144 is provided with a screw 147, and by tightening the screw 147, the portable information terminal 148 can be fixed more firmly from above. The screw 147 is provided on the other fixing claws 144 in the same manner. (Embodiment 10) Next, Embodiment 10 will be described.
The description of the same parts as in the first embodiment will be simplified or omitted.

As shown in FIG. 16B, in the information code reader 151 of this embodiment, the scanner main body 152
A fixed arm 153 is provided upright, and the fixed arm 153 is provided with a fixed claw 154 extending horizontally and a projection 156 projecting downward.

In particular, in this embodiment, the fixed claw 154 is provided with the first screw 157, and the vertical portion of the fixed arm 153 is provided with the same second screw 158.
Therefore, the portable information terminal 159 is fixed from above by tightening the first screw 157, and the portable information terminal 15 is fastened by tightening the second screw 158.
9 can be fixed more firmly from the side. Note that the two screws 157 and 158 are similarly provided on the other fixed arm 153 and the fixed claw 154 thereof.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment at all, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be carried out in various modes without departing from the present invention. For example, the method of fixing the portable information terminal using the various arms and the like of the fourth to tenth embodiments can be adopted for the information code reading device of the first embodiment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a portable information terminal is mounted on an information code reading device according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state where the portable information terminal is mounted on the information code reading device of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration of a reading unit of the information code reading device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a joining plate of the information code reader according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a fitting hole of the portable information terminal.

6A and 6B show a bonding substrate, and FIG.
(B) is a front view thereof.

FIG. 7 shows an electric configuration of the information code reading device,
(A) is an explanatory diagram of the information code reading device of the first embodiment,
(B) Explanatory drawing of the information code reader of Example 2, (c)
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of an information code reading device according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a joining plate of another embodiment.

9A and 9B show a state in which a portable information terminal is mounted on the information code reader according to the fourth embodiment, FIG. 9A is a front view thereof, and FIG.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a part thereof.

FIG. 10 shows a state in which a portable information terminal is mounted on the information code reading device of Example 5, (a) is a front view thereof,
(B) is a plan view thereof.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing a state in which a portable information terminal is mounted on the information code reading device according to the sixth embodiment.

FIG. 12 shows a state in which a portable information terminal is mounted on the information code reading device of the seventh embodiment, (a) is a front view thereof,
FIG. 2B is a sectional view of the scanner main body taken along line AA in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view of a scanner main body according to another embodiment.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory view showing a fixed arm of another embodiment.

15A and 15B show a state in which a portable information terminal is mounted on the information code reader according to the eighth embodiment, and FIG.
(B) is a partial side view thereof.

FIG. 16 (a) is an explanatory view showing a state in which a portable information terminal is mounted on the information code reading apparatus according to the ninth embodiment, and FIG. 16 (b) is a view showing a state where the portable information terminal is mounted on the information code reading apparatus according to the tenth embodiment. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1, 31, 41, 51, 61, 81, 101, 131,
141, 151... Information code reader 2, 53, 67, 109, 122, 137, 148, 1
58: portable information terminals 3, 32, 42, 52, 64, 84, 102, 111,
115, 132, 142, 152 ... scanner body 4, 4 ', 35, 45, 58, 68, 89, 108 ... joining plate 6, 39, 48, 59 ... wire (flat cable) 7 ... reading unit 9, 33, 43 ... Control unit 11 ... Fit hole 12, 37, 46, 69, 87 ... Trigger switch 138, 47, 71, 91 ... LED 24 ... Land 26 ... Contact 27 ... Control circuit 28 ... Connector 29, 34, 44 ... CPU 54, 62, 82, 104, 121a, 121b, 12
6a, 126b, 143, 153: fixed arm 56, 63, 83, 106, 144, 154: fixed claw

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An information code reading device used by connecting to a portable information terminal, comprising: a scanner main body for optically reading the information code and converting the read information code into an electric signal; An information code reading device, wherein the portable information terminal is mounted on a back side of the scanner main body which is different from the optical reading side. 2. The portable information terminal is fitted with the portable information terminal,
The information according to claim 1, further comprising: a joining plate that sends the electric signal to the portable information terminal; and a bendable conductive unit that sends the electric signal from the scanner body to the joining plate. Code reader. 3. The information code reading device according to claim 1, wherein a configuration is provided on a side surface of the portable information terminal so that the joining plate is fitted. 4. The information code reading device according to claim 1, wherein a trigger switch for instructing the scanner body to start reading is provided on the joining plate. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an optical display unit for indicating an operation of the scanner main body is provided on the joining plate.
5. The information code reading device according to any one of items 4 to 4. 6. The scanner according to claim 1, wherein a CPU and a peripheral circuit are provided on the bonding plate, and an optical system and an analog circuit for reading the information code are provided on the scanner body. An information code reading device according to any one of the above. 7. A land of the optical display section electrically connected to the substrate and a contact point of the trigger switch are provided on both front and rear surfaces of the substrate disposed in the bonding plate. Item 7. An information code reading device according to item 5 or 6. 8. The information code reading device according to claim 1, wherein the information code is a bar code, and the information code reading device is a bar code scanner. 9. The method of manufacturing an information code reading device according to claim 1, wherein upper and lower cases forming the bonding plate are filled with resin into a frame corresponding to each case. A method for manufacturing an information code reading device, comprising: nesting portions corresponding to an optical display portion and a trigger switch in a frame of each case when manufacturing the information code reading device.