JP2004086749A - Holding barcode reader with adaptor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a holding barcode reader with an adaptor capable of providing a plurality of reading directions by simple constitution without changing a barcode reader body or its basic functions and capable of easily changing a reading direction. <P>SOLUTION: In the holding barcode reader 101 with the adaptor 102, the adaptor 102 having a function capable of changing the reading direction of a barcode by changing a laser light outgoing direction of a barcode reader body 200 for radiating laser light in a prescribed direction and reading out the barcode is detachablly attached to arm parts 13a, 13b. In the adaptor 102, a notched part 10 capable of checking a laser light irradiation position is formed by notching a local part of the body in the vicinity of the outgoing part of laser light whose outgoing direction is changed by reflecting the laser light by an obliquely arranged reflection mirror 12 and a laser outgoing position display part 11 indicating a laser light irradiation direction is formed in the vicinity of the notched part 10 on the side face of the body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hand-held bar code reader capable of mainly reading a bar code, and more particularly, to a bar code reader that is detachable from a main body of the bar code reader and has a function of changing a bar code reading direction by changing a laser light emitting direction. The present invention relates to a barcode reader with a hand-held adapter having an adapter.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a hand-held type for reading a bar code from a bar code label on which a bar code for identifying a product is printed and attached to a product packaging or a bar code portion where a bar code is printed on a predetermined portion of the product packaging. The bar code reader has a predetermined reading direction, emits laser light in a predetermined direction from a laser irradiation unit built in the bar code reader body, and reads a bar code on a bar code label or a bar code part. It is readable.
[0003]
In the case of such a hand-held barcode reader, the emission direction of the laser is usually set to a predetermined direction. However, depending on the use form, changing the emission direction of the laser may improve the working efficiency in some cases. Therefore, in such a case, conventionally, different types of barcode readers having different emission directions are prepared according to the usage form, and are appropriately handled.
[0004]
Incidentally, as well-known techniques related to the hand-held bar code reader here, for example, a touch type bar code scanner disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 4-205580 and an optical information disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-7026 are disclosed. Readers, code readers disclosed in JP-A-8-190601 and JP-A-9-179929, barcode readers disclosed in JP-A-9-128473 and JP-A-11-39422, A handy terminal disclosed in 2000-163529, a barcode scanning device disclosed in JP-A-2001-209753, and the like are exemplified.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the case of the hand-held barcode reader described above, it is necessary to select an appropriate one from different types having different emission directions each time the emission direction of the laser is changed. In addition to the above, there is a problem that it is troublesome to keep different types of items on a regular basis in terms of storage and management, and it is also inconvenient to secure a space for them.
[0006]
Therefore, it is desired to develop a hand-held bar code reader that has multiple reading directions without changing the existing bar code reader body and its basic functions. For example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-63764, there has been developed a device in which an emission direction of a laser can be changed by integrally attaching and fixing an optical path changing device as an attachment to a housing. In the case of a hand-held type (hand-held type), the laser emission direction cannot be changed without changing the bar code reader body or its basic functions.
[0007]
By the way, even in the case of the stationary bar code reader, the optical path changing device is attached to the housing using a plurality of screws. In addition to the complexity, there is a problem that the reading direction cannot be easily changed.
[0008]
The present invention has been made in order to solve such problems, and the technical problem is that a plurality of reading directions can be provided with a simple configuration without changing a barcode reader main body and its basic functions. An object of the present invention is to provide a barcode reader with a hand-held adapter that can easily change the reading direction.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, a bar code for identifying a product is printed, and a bar code label attached to a product packaging or a bar code portion where a bar code is printed at a predetermined position of the product packaging is built in. A barcode reader with a hand-held adapter, wherein the adapter is attached to a barcode reader body capable of emitting laser light in a predetermined direction from the laser irradiation unit and reading the barcode, wherein the adapter is a barcode reader body. A bar code reader with a hand-held adapter, which is detachably attached to the laser light emission position side of the above and has a function of changing the emission direction of the laser light to change the bar code reading direction, is obtained.
[0010]
Further, according to the present invention, in the barcode reader with a hand-held adapter, the adapter includes a reflecting mirror arranged to be inclined with respect to the emitting direction of the laser beam, and the emitting direction is changed by being reflected by the reflecting mirror. A bar code reader with a hand-held adapter having a notch provided to cut out a local portion of the main body in the vicinity of the laser light emitting portion so that the irradiation position of the laser light can be confirmed can be obtained.
[0011]
Further, according to the present invention, in the barcode reader with a handheld adapter, a barcode with a handheld adapter provided with a laser emission position display portion indicating a laser beam irradiation direction near a notch on a side surface of the main body. Leader is obtained.
[0012]
In addition, according to the present invention, in the barcode reader with the hand-held adapter, the cutout portion is exposed on opposite side surfaces of the main body of the barcode reader along a short direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the main body. The laser emission position display unit is a bar code reader with a hand-held adapter provided near at least one of the notches on at least one of the opposing side surfaces of the main body.
[0013]
On the other hand, according to the present invention, in any one of the above barcode readers with a hand-held adapter, the main body has an inclined surface which is separated and inclined with respect to a laser light emitting portion and a cutout portion in the barcode reader main body. A bar code reader with a hand-held adapter fitted and mounted on the inner wall of the inclined surface is obtained.
[0014]
On the other hand, according to the present invention, in any one of the above barcode readers with a hand-held adapter, both of them extend integrally from the main body to the longitudinal direction side of the barcode reader main body so that the barcode reader main body is thickened. Thus, a bar code reader with a hand-held adapter having an arm portion fitted and mounted so as to be sandwiched in the vertical direction can be obtained.
[0015]
In this barcode reader with a hand-held adapter, at least one predetermined portion of the arm portion and a portion corresponding to at least one predetermined portion of the arm portion of the barcode reader main body are engaged with each other in an uneven manner. It is preferable that a locking mechanism to be locked by being provided is provided.
[0016]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external side view showing a basic configuration of a barcode reader 101 with a hand-held adapter according to one embodiment of the present invention.
[0017]
The barcode reader 101 with a hand-held adapter has a barcode label on which a barcode for identifying a product is printed and which is attached to a product package or a barcode portion on which a barcode is printed on a predetermined portion of the product package. With respect to the existing bar code reader main body 200 capable of reading a bar code by emitting laser light in a predetermined direction from a built-in laser irradiation unit, the emission direction of the laser light is changed to the emission position side of the laser light. An adapter 102 having a function of changing a barcode reading direction is detachably mounted.
[0018]
The adapter 102 here includes a reflection mirror 12 that is arranged to be inclined with respect to the emission direction of the laser light, and a main body local part near the emission part of the laser light that is reflected by the reflection mirror 12 and whose emission direction is changed. And a notch portion 10 provided for enabling confirmation of the irradiation position of the laser light, and a laser emission position display portion 11 indicating the irradiation direction of the laser light near the notch portion 10 on the side surface of the main body. Arm portions 13a and 13b are provided, and both are integrally extended from the main body to the longitudinal direction side of the bar code reader main body 200, and are fitted and mounted so as to sandwich the bar code reader main body 200 in the thickness direction. have. In the case of the adapter 102, the cutout portion 10 is formed so as to extend along the shorter direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the barcode reader main body 200 so as to be exposed on the opposite side surface of the main body. A laser emission position display section 11 is provided in the vicinity of the notch 11 on one of the opposing side surfaces of the main body, and the main body is separated from the laser light emission portion and the notch 10 in the barcode reader main body 200 and tilted. The reflecting mirror 12 is fitted and mounted on the inner wall of the inclined surface.
[0019]
FIG. 2 is an external side view for explaining a reading operation by the barcode reader 101 with the hand-held adapter. FIG. 2A shows a normal reading mode using only the barcode reader main body 200. (B) relates to a change reading mode when the attached adapter 102 is used.
[0020]
Here, in the case of the normal reading mode shown in FIG. 2A, the built-in laser is used only by the barcode reader main body 200 whose reading direction is predetermined in a specific direction (a surface direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction). This indicates that a laser beam is emitted from the irradiation unit in a predetermined direction to read a barcode on the barcode label 201 (or a barcode unit may be used).
[0021]
On the other hand, in the case of the modified reading mode shown in FIG. 2B, after the adapter 102 is attached to the barcode reader main body 200, the laser light emitted from the laser irradiation unit of the barcode reader main body 200 is applied to the adapter. By being reflected by the reflection mirror 12 of 102, the emission direction of the laser beam from the bar code reader main body 200 is changed to a diagonally downward direction in the thickness direction, and the bar code label 201 (or a bar code portion may be provided) in the vicinity thereof. Indicates that the bar code is read.
[0022]
In the change reading mode using the adapter 102, the scanning direction (the emission position) of the laser beam after reflecting the reflection mirror 12 can be easily confirmed by the operator due to the presence of the notch 10, and the notch 10 Since the laser emission position display section 11 is provided on the side surface in the vicinity of the section 10, even when the laser light is not emitted, the worker can recognize the emission position in advance, thereby making it easy and accurate at the time of use. It is easy to handle and extremely easy to handle.
[0023]
3A and 3B show a detailed configuration of the adapter 102 provided in the barcode reader 101 with the hand-held adapter. FIG. 3A relates to an enlarged external side view of the adapter 102, and FIG. It relates to a cross-sectional view in which the mounting structure of a part of the reflection mirror 12 is extracted by a cross-section taken along the line AA in FIG.
[0024]
Here, a state is shown in which the reflection mirror 12 is fitted and mounted on a mirror insertion portion 30 provided on the inner wall of the inclined surface of the main body. More specifically, the inner wall surface of the inclined surface forming the mirror insertion portion 30 is cut on one side to have flexibility and can be slightly raised in the direction shown by the arrow, An inwardly protruding locking point 31 is provided on the periphery, and a holding piece 32 for inserting and holding near the end of the reflection mirror 12 is provided on the other side opposite to one side. .
[0025]
That is, when the reflection mirror 12 is fitted and mounted, one end of the reflection mirror 12 is inserted into the holding piece 32 near the other side of the inner wall surface of the inclined surface with one side of the inner wall surface of the inclined surface raised. By holding, the main surface of the reflection mirror 12 is brought into contact with the inner wall surface of the inclined surface, and the other end of the reflection mirror 12 is brought into contact with the sharpening portion 31 for locking. As a result, one side of the inner wall surface of the inclined surface returns to the original position, and the locking point 31 comes into contact with the other side wall of the main body, and the fitting mounting to the reflection mirror 12 is completed. The holding piece 32 and the locking point 31 and the other side wall of the main body together serve as a lock mechanism for the reflection mirror 12.
[0026]
When the reflecting mirror 12 is detached, similarly, one side of the outer wall surface of the inclined surface is pressed and bent in a state where one side of the inner wall surface of the inclined surface is raised. It is only necessary to release the abutment engagement with the locking sharp part 31, whereby the other end of the reflection mirror 12 is grasped and one end is pulled out from the holding piece 32, and the whole is pulled out, and the detachment operation for the reflection mirror 12 is performed. Is completed.
[0027]
By such an operation, the reflection mirror 12 can be attached to and detached from the mirror insertion section 30.
[0028]
FIGS. 4A and 4B are views for explaining an assembling operation of the adapter 102 to the barcode reader main body 200 in the barcode reader 101 with the hand-held adapter, and FIG. 4A shows the barcode reader main body before mounting. FIG. 4B is a side view of the external appearance showing the mounting direction of the adapter 102 with respect to 200, and FIG. 4B is a view relating to details of a locking mechanism disposed on the bottom surface of the bar code reader main body 200 and the adapter 102 before mounting. FIG. 9C is a side view showing the external appearance of the mounting direction of the adapter 102 to the barcode reader main body 200 at the time of mounting, and FIG. 10D is the mounting and mounting of the adapter 102 to the barcode reader main body 200 when the mounting is completed. It is related to an appearance side view showing a state.
[0029]
When the adapter 102 is attached to the barcode reader main body 200, the adapter 102 is provided with the arms 13a and 13b integrally extending from the main body to both sides of the barcode reader main body 200 in the longitudinal direction. The arms 13a and 13b are put on predetermined portions (showing the laser beam emission position side) of both main surfaces in the thickness direction of the bar code reader body 200 along the arrow direction shown in FIG. To do.
[0030]
By the way, in the case of the barcode reader 101 with a hand-held adapter, as shown in FIG. 4B, two predetermined portions of the arm 13b on one side of the arms 13a and 13b of the adapter 102 are convex. A concave portion 15 is provided at two positions corresponding to two predetermined portions of the arm portion 13b in the bar code reader main body 200, and the convex portion 14 and the concave portion 15 are provided with an adapter 102 for the bar code reader main body 200. Are engaged with each other when they are fitted and fitted.
[0031]
Therefore, referring to FIG. 4C, when fitting the adapter 102 to the bar code reader main body 200, first, the arm portion 13a is brought into contact with a predetermined portion on the upper surface side of the bar code reader main body 200. In this state, the operation is performed so that the arm 13b is rotated in the direction of the arrow from the end face side from which the laser beam is emitted to a predetermined location on the lower face side.
[0032]
As a result, referring to FIG. 4D, the protrusions 14 of the arm portions 13 b are engaged with the recesses 15 provided at predetermined positions on the lower surface side of the barcode reader main body 200, thereby fitting. Installation is completed.
[0033]
When removing the adapter 102, the main body of the adapter 102 is slightly bent so as to pull the arm 13a, thereby extracting the convex portion 14 of the arm portion 13b from the concave portion 15 of the barcode reader main body 200 to operate the locking mechanism. The arm 13b is separated from the barcode reader main body 200 in this state, and the entire adapter 102 can be removed.
[0034]
By such an operation, the adapter 102 can be attached to and detached from the barcode reader main body 200. Note that the adapter 102 has a structure in which the adapter 102 is attached so as to sandwich the barcode reader main body 200 so that the adapter 102 is not easily detached during use (during operation), and easily detached when intentionally detached.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the barcode reader body capable of reading the barcode of the barcode label and the barcode portion is kept in the existing configuration, and the laser beam is emitted to the barcode reader body. It is configured as a barcode reader with a hand-held adapter that detachably mounts an adapter with a function that can change the reading direction of the barcode by changing the emission direction of the laser beam to the position side, so the barcode reader body and its A plurality of reading directions can be provided with a simple configuration without changing the basic functions, and the reading directions can be easily changed. In particular, this adapter has arms that are fitted and mounted so that both extend integrally from the main body to the longitudinal direction side of the bar code reader main body and sandwich the bar code reader main body in the thickness direction. In addition, since the arm and barcode reader main body have a locking mechanism that is engaged and locked to each other with irregularities, it is easy to attach and detach the adapter main body to the barcode reader main body according to the application To be able to do it properly. In addition, the adapter is cut off a local portion of the main body in the vicinity of the emission portion of the laser light whose emission direction is changed by being reflected by the reflection mirror arranged at an inclination so that the irradiation position of the laser light can be confirmed. Since the notch portion is provided and the laser emission position display portion indicating the laser light irradiation direction is provided near the notch portion on the side surface of the main body, the emission position of the laser light cannot be seen on the structure with the adapter attached. By providing a notch to prevent the positional relationship from occurring, the emission position of the laser light can be easily confirmed even in the vicinity of reading, and before the laser light is emitted (when the laser light is not emitted). However, since the laser light emission position can be easily grasped by the laser emission position display section, the laser light can be easily and appropriately operated at the time of use and extremely easy to handle. Further, in this adapter, since the reflecting mirror is fitted and mounted on the inner wall of the inclined surface and has a structure that can be easily detached, the mirror can be easily replaced for maintenance.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external side view showing a basic configuration of a barcode reader with a hand-held adapter according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 2A and 2B are external side views for explaining a reading operation by the barcode reader with a hand-held adapter shown in FIG. 1, in which FIG. 2A relates to a normal reading mode using only the barcode reader main body, and FIG. Relates to a change reading mode when an attached adapter is used.
FIGS. 3A and 3B show a detailed configuration of the adapter provided in the barcode reader with a hand-held adapter shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 3A is an enlarged side view of the adapter; FIG. It is related to a cross-sectional view in which the mounting structure of a part of the reflection mirror is extracted by a cross section in the direction of the line AA.
4A and 4B are views for explaining an operation of mounting the adapter to the barcode reader main body in the barcode reader with a handheld adapter shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 4A shows an adapter for the barcode reader main body before mounting; (B) relates to details of a locking mechanism disposed on the bottom surface of the barcode reader main body and the adapter before mounting, and (c) relates to a barcode at the time of mounting. FIG. 9D relates to an external side view showing the mounting direction of the adapter to the reader main body, and FIG. 10D relates to an external side view showing the mounting and mounting state of the adapter to the bar code reader main body when mounting is completed.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS 10 notch portion 11 laser emission position display portion 12 reflecting mirrors 13a, 13b arm portion 14 convex portion 15 concave portion 30 mirror insertion portion 31 locking pointed portion 32 holding piece 101 barcode reader with hand-held adapter 102 adapter 200 barcode reader Body 201 Barcode label

Claims (7)

A bar code label for identifying the product is printed and affixed to the product packaging. A bar code reader with a hand-held adapter, wherein the adapter is attached to a bar code reader main body capable of emitting laser light in the direction and reading the bar code, wherein the adapter comprises the laser light in the bar code reader main body. A barcode reader with a hand-held adapter, which is detachably attached to the emission position side of the above and has a function of changing the emission direction of the laser light to change the reading direction of the barcode. The barcode reader with a hand-held adapter according to claim 1, wherein the adapter is a reflection mirror arranged to be inclined with respect to an emission direction of the laser light, and the emission direction is changed by being reflected by the reflection mirror. A bar code reader with a hand-held adapter, comprising: a notch provided to cut out a local portion of the main body in the vicinity of the laser light emitting portion so that an irradiation position of the laser light can be confirmed. 3. The hand-held type bar code reader with an adapter according to claim 2, further comprising a laser emission position display section for indicating an irradiation direction of the laser light, near the notch on the side surface of the main body. Barcode reader with adapter. 4. The bar code reader with a hand-held adapter according to claim 3, wherein the notch extends so as to be exposed on opposite side surfaces of the main body of the bar code reader along a short direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the main body. A bar code reader with a hand-held adapter, wherein the laser emission position display section is provided near at least one of the notches on at least one of opposing side surfaces of the main body. The barcode reader with a hand-held adapter according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the main body is separated from the laser beam emitting portion and the cutout portion of the barcode reader main body and tilted. A bar code reader with a hand-held adapter, characterized in that the reflective mirror has an inclined surface, and the reflection mirror is fitted and mounted on an inner wall of the inclined surface. The barcode reader with a hand-held adapter according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein both extend integrally from the main body to a longitudinal side of the main body of the barcode reader. A bar code reader with a hand-held adapter, characterized by having an arm portion fitted and mounted so as to sandwich it in the thickness direction. 7. The barcode reader with a hand-held adapter according to claim 6, wherein at least a predetermined portion of the arm portion and a portion of the barcode reader main body corresponding to at least one predetermined portion of the arm portion. A bar code reader with a hand-held adapter, characterized in that a locking mechanism is provided for engaging and locking each other in an uneven manner.

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