JP2001134709A - Placing stand for bar code portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a placing stand for bar code portable terminal capable of simultaneously reading bar code data and transmitting/receiving data by installing a bar code portable terminal. SOLUTION: Concerning the placing stand for bar code portable terminal for placing the bar code portable terminal, with which the surface of a bar code is horizontally scanned with laser beams radiated from a beam radiating part, reflected light is received and bar code data are acquired as optical data, a communication adapter part is built inside and an installing part for the bar code portable terminal is composed of a holding part provided so as to be almost horizontally scanned with laser beams radiated from the beam radiating part of the installed bar code portable terminal and a crimping part provided so as not to interfere the scan of the said laser beams.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system using a bar code reader.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 shows a base 100 for a bar code portable terminal according to the prior art. The bar base 100 for a bar code portable terminal according to the prior art incorporates a communication adapter unit 11 and a charging unit 12 (not shown). The communication adapter unit 11 transmits and receives bar code data read by the bar code portable terminal 20. The charging section 12 charges the battery section 23 of the barcode portable terminal 20. The bar code portable terminal 2 installed on the bar code portable terminal stand 100 according to the prior art
The 0 light irradiation port 4 is in a state of being closed by the installation section 1. The transmission and reception of bar code data by the bar code portable terminal holder 100 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the barcode portable terminal 20 includes a barcode data acquisition unit 2.
1 and an optical communication unit 22 and a battery unit 23. The bar code data is obtained by the bar code portable terminal 20.
With the hand held in the hand, the light beam irradiation port 4 is directed to the barcode 50, and the laser beam irradiated from the light beam irradiation unit 24 of the barcode data acquisition unit 21 is horizontally scanned on the barcode 50, and the reflected light is received. After being received by the unit 25, the storage unit 26
The optical data of the bar code is temporarily stored. Note that a dry battery or a secondary battery can be used for the battery unit 23, and FIG.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a secondary battery is used. The transmission of the barcode data acquired by the barcode portable 20 may be performed by setting the barcode portable terminal 20 to the installation unit 1 of the barcode portable terminal table 100.
It is carried out by setting it up. The barcode optical data temporarily stored in the storage unit 26 is transmitted to the optical communication unit B15 of the barcode portable terminal holder 100 via the optical communication unit A22 of the barcode terminal 20, and the optical data is subjected to data conversion. After the optical data is converted into the RS232C data in the unit 14, the host computer 30 connected externally via the data communication unit 13
The bar code data is transmitted to. The bar code portable terminal table 100 is supplied with power from an external power supply unit 40 connected to the outside.

[0003]

The bar base 100 for a bar code portable terminal according to the prior art is designed for charging the bar code portable terminal 20 and transmitting and receiving bar code data. When the code portable terminal 20 is installed, the light irradiation port 4 of the barcode portable terminal 20 is blocked by the installation unit 1 and the light is irradiated from the light irradiation unit 24 due to the structure of the installation unit 1 of the table 100. The running of the laser beam was interfered, and reading of barcode data was restricted. Therefore, when the bar code portable terminal 20 is installed on the bar code portable terminal stand 100 according to the prior art, there is a disadvantage that the bar code data cannot be read simultaneously with the data transmission.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional system. The present invention horizontally scans a laser beam irradiated from a light beam irradiation section on a bar code and reflects the laser beam. By installing a bar code portable terminal that receives light and acquires bar code data as optical data in the installation section, the optical data of the bar code acquired by the bar code portable terminal is received by optical communication, and the optical data is received. After converting the data into RS232C data, in a barcode portable terminal mounting table having a built-in communication adapter for transmitting to a host computer or the like connected externally, the mounting section of the mounting table is held from the bottom of the installation table. And the bar code portable terminal from the side And a holding portion so that the laser beam emitted from the beam irradiation portion of the installed barcode portable terminal travels substantially horizontally, and the holding portion does not interfere with the travel of the laser beam. Is provided.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a bar code portable terminal holder according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIGS. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment of a bar code portable terminal holder according to the present invention.
This is an explanation of the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a bar base 1 for a bar code portable terminal according to the present invention.
No. 0 incorporates a communication adapter unit 11 and a charging unit 12 therein (not shown), and transmits and receives barcode data in the communication adapter unit 11 and charges the barcode portable terminal 20 in the charging unit 12. . Further, in the bar code portable terminal holder 10 according to the present invention, the installation unit 1 holds the bar code portable terminal from the installation bottom surface by the holding unit 2 (the front holding unit 2A and the rear holding unit 2B), and grips from the installation side surface. The bar code portable terminal 20 which is constituted by the gripping portions 3 (a front gripping portion 3B and a rear gripping portion 3B)
The holding unit 2 is provided so that the laser beam emitted from the light beam irradiation unit travels substantially horizontally, and the grip unit 3 is provided without interfering with the travel of the laser beam.

[0006] A holding section 2 provided on the installation bottom surface of the installation section 1
Has a front holding portion 2A and a rear holding portion 2B at appropriate positions of a front portion and a rear portion, respectively, and the laser beam emitted from the beam irradiation portion 24 of the installed barcode portable terminal 20 travels substantially horizontally. The height of the front holding portion 2A and the rear holding portion 2B is adjusted so as to perform the above operation. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the laser beam emitted from the light beam irradiator 24 of the barcode portable terminal 20 travels substantially horizontally with respect to the bottom surface of the barcode portable terminal 20. The heights of the holding portion 2A and the rear holding portion 2B are set at the same height from the bottom surface of the table 10. Thereby, the installation unit 1
When the bar code portable terminal 20 is installed in the
, And the laser beam emitted from the light beam irradiation unit 24 travels substantially horizontally.

The grip 3 provided on the installation side surface of the installation portion 1 has a front grip portion 3A and a rear grip portion 3B at a front side portion and a rear side portion, respectively. In addition to being gripped from the side, the front center portion is formed lower than the light beam irradiation port 4 so that the front grip 3A does not block the light beam irradiation port 4 of the barcode portable terminal. The running of the laser beam emitted from the camera is not interfered. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the center of the front grip 3A is formed in a concave shape, and the barcode portable terminal 20 is gripped so as to sandwich the front side from the left and right.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 2, according to the bar code portable terminal holder 10 according to the present invention,
With the barcode portable terminal 20 installed in the installation section 1, barcode data of a barcode 50 prepared in front of the light beam irradiation port 4 can be read. Further, an optical communication unit B is provided at an appropriate position of the rear grip 3B.
The optical communication unit B1 is provided by installing the barcode portable terminal 20 in the installation unit 1.
5 and optical communication unit A22 of bar code portable terminal
Optical data is transmitted and received between the bar code portable terminal 20 and the bar code portable terminal holder 10. The optical data of the bar code data is stored in the bar base 10 for the portable terminal.
After being converted from optical data into RS232C data in the above, the data is transmitted to a host computer 30 externally connected via the RS232C connector 5. The charging section 12 is provided inside the bar code portable terminal table 10.
(Not shown) may be provided, and the battery unit 23 built in the barcode portable terminal 20 may be charged at the same time. The bar code portable terminal table 10 is supplied with power from an external power supply unit 40 externally connected via the power connector 6.

Next, a second embodiment of the bar code portable terminal holder according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, in the second embodiment of the bar code portable terminal holder according to the present invention, a reflecting mirror 7 is provided at an arbitrary position in front of the light beam irradiation port 4 of the bar code portable terminal 20; The laser beam emitted from the laser beam irradiating section 24 is reflected by the laser beam 7, so that the traveling direction of the laser beam is changed and the laser beam is horizontally scanned at an arbitrary position. Thus, the barcode 50 provided at an arbitrary place can be read. The reflecting mirror 7 is fixed by a reflecting mirror supporting portion 8 extending from the front grip 3A.

[0010]

As described above, the bar code portable terminal holder 10 according to the present invention has a communication adapter section 11 and a charging section 12 built therein, and the bar code portable terminal 20 is installed in the installation section 1. By doing so, the communication adapter unit 11 transmits and receives the barcode data read by the barcode portable terminal 20 (barcode portable terminal 20 → barcode portable terminal holder 10 → externally connected host computer 30). The charging unit 12 charges the secondary battery 23 built in the portable portable terminal. Furthermore, the installation part 1 of the bar code portable terminal holder 10
However, the holding unit 2 is provided so that the laser beam emitted from the beam irradiation unit 24 of the installed barcode portable terminal 20 travels substantially horizontally, and is provided without interfering with the travel of the laser beam. Since it is composed of the grip portion 3, the bar code 50 horizontally scans on the bar code 50 without interference of the traveling of the laser beam emitted from the laser beam irradiating portion 24 of the portable terminal 20.
Bar code data can be read. This allows the installation section 1 to have a barcode portable terminal 2
In a state where 0 is set, charging of the barcode portable terminal 20 and reading and transmitting and receiving of barcode data can be performed simultaneously. Further, by installing the barcode portable terminal 20 on the barcode portable terminal holder 10 according to the present invention, the barcode portable terminal can be used as a fixed barcode reader. For example, a bar code attached to an article carried on a line, such as a bar code attached to a certain position, and a bar code data stored in the installation unit 1 with the bar code portable terminal 20 installed. Can be read, so that the portable terminal 20 need not be held and operated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a base for a barcode portable terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view and a front view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a base for a barcode portable terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a base for a barcode portable terminal according to the related art.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing components of a conventional barcode portable terminal holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Installation part 2A Front holding part 2B Back holding part 3A Front holding part 3B Back holding part 4 Laser beam irradiation port 5 RS232C connector 6 Power supply connector 7 Reflecting mirror 8 Reflecting mirror support part 10 Stand for portable terminal 11 Optical communication adapter part 12 Charging unit 13 Data communication unit 14 Data conversion unit 15 Optical communication unit B 20 Portable terminal 21 Barcode data acquisition unit 22 Optical communication unit A 23 Battery unit 24 Light irradiation unit 25 Light receiving unit 26 Storage unit 30 Host computer 40 External power supply 50 Bar code

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A bar code portable terminal that horizontally scans a bar code with a laser beam emitted from a light beam irradiating unit, receives reflected light thereof, and obtains bar code data as optical data, is installed in the installation unit. Thereby, a communication adapter unit for receiving optical data of a barcode obtained by the barcode portable terminal by optical communication, converting the optical data into RS232C data, and transmitting the RS232C data to an externally connected host computer or the like is built in. In the stand for a barcode portable terminal, the installation part of the stand is constituted by a holding part for holding the barcode portable terminal from the installation bottom surface, and a holding part for holding the barcode portable terminal from the installation side, and installed. Light from the light irradiation part of the barcode portable terminal Placement platform barcode portable terminal laser beam substantially horizontally disposed holding portions so as to run, and is characterized by providing the gripping portion without interfering with the travel of the laser beam to be. 2. The stand for a bar code portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein a charging section is provided inside. 3. A reflecting mirror is provided at an arbitrary position in front of a beam irradiation port of a bar code portable terminal installed in an installation section, and a traveling direction of a laser beam emitted from the beam irradiation section is changed by the reflecting mirror. The bar base for a bar code portable terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: