JP2009205567A - Portable information terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily achieve a configuration capable of facilitating battery installation work in a portable information terminal housing therein a battery provided with a connector and a cord. <P>SOLUTION: The portable information terminal 1 includes: a battery 90 having a battery body 91, a power supply cord 92, and a battery side connector 93; and a main body 2 having a power source housing section 5 for housing the battery 90. The portable information terminal 1 includes a battery body holding section 61 for holding the battery body 91 and a connector holding section 70 for holding the battery side connector 93, and has a holding unit 60 configured so as to be attachable/detachable to/from the power source housing section 5, while a main body-side connector 7 to be connected with the battery side connector 93 is provided in the main body 2. And, when the holding unit 60 is installed into the power source housing section 5, the main body-side connector 7 and the connector holding section 93 are aligned so as to be connected to each other in response to the installation operation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable information terminal such as an optical information reader.

Currently, various portable information terminals such as information code readers and card readers are provided. Since this type of portable information terminal is carried and used in various places, it is common to have a configuration in which various electrical components are operated by a battery housed therein.
JP 2001-42974 A

  By the way, many batteries (for example, general-purpose batteries) used for portable information terminals have a configuration in which the wire 103 extends from the battery main body 102 as shown in FIG. 9, and the apparatus main body of the portable information terminal is good for such a battery. A configuration that can be attached to the battery is desired. Moreover, since the battery used for a portable information terminal requires various maintenance and replacement work, it is desirable that the battery can be attached to and detached from the apparatus main body of the portable information terminal.

  As a configuration that meets such a demand, for example, a configuration as shown in FIG. 9 is conceivable. In the configuration of FIG. 9, the battery body 102 is fixed to the base member 101 and connected to the connector 104 connected to the wire 103 extending from the battery body 102 and the wire 111 extending from the apparatus body (specifically, a substrate not shown). The connector 112 is connected to supply power from the battery 100 to the apparatus main body. In this configuration, when the base member 101 is assembled at a predetermined position of the apparatus main body (for example, when assembled as a lid for closing the battery housing space), the battery 100 is stably held at a predetermined position within the apparatus main body. Become.

  However, in the case of the configuration of FIG. 9, there is a problem that it takes time and labor to house the battery 100 in the apparatus main body. That is, in the configuration of FIG. 9, when the battery 100 is accommodated in the apparatus main body, the wires 103 and 111 and the connectors 104 and 112 must be folded and pushed into the apparatus main body. It is difficult to do. Further, since a wire from the apparatus main body side is required, the amount of the wire tends to increase, which is disadvantageous in terms of cost and space.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and in a portable information terminal in which a battery including a connector and a cord is housed, a configuration capable of facilitating battery assembly work is simply realized. The purpose is to do.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a power supply unit including a battery body, a power supply cord for supplying power from the battery body, and a battery-side connector attached to the power supply cord, and the power supply unit. A portable information terminal having a power supply accommodating portion for accommodating, and including a battery main body holding portion for holding at least the battery main body, and a connector holding portion for holding the battery side connector, A holding unit configured to be detachable with respect to the power supply accommodating portion, and the apparatus main body is provided with a main body side connector to be connected to the battery side connector; When the holding unit is mounted, the main body side connector and the connector are connected so that the battery side connector and the main body side connector are connected to each other according to the mounting operation. Characterized in that the holding portion is aligned.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the portable information terminal according to the first aspect, the device main body includes a main body portion provided with a circuit board, and a grip portion extending from the main body portion. The holding unit is configured to be inserted at least from the insertion port provided in the grip portion and disposed in the grip portion, and the main body side connector is provided in the main body portion. Features.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the portable information terminal according to the second aspect, the main body side connector is mounted on the circuit board provided in the main body portion.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the portable information terminal according to the second or third aspect, the battery side connector and the main body side connector are fitted to each other, and the holding with respect to the power supply accommodating portion is performed. The battery side connector is assembled to the main body side connector in a direction along the unit insertion direction.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the portable information terminal according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, the connector holding portion includes a temporary holding portion that temporarily holds the battery-side connector,
When the holding unit is inserted into the power supply housing portion with the battery-side connector temporarily held in the temporary holding portion, when the fitting is given from the main body-side connector to the battery-side connector or after fitting Temporary holding by the temporary holding part is released in response to the pressing, and the battery-side connector can swing with respect to the connector holding part.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the portable information terminal according to the fifth aspect, the battery side connector has a flange portion formed at an end opposite to the connection side with the main body side connector. The holding portion includes a fitting portion that fits with a peripheral edge portion of the flange portion, and a flexibly deformable bending portion that supports a surface of the peripheral edge portion opposite to the connection side, and the connector holding portion includes Is provided with a flange portion accommodating portion that slidably accommodates the flange portion adjacent to the temporary holding portion, and the holding unit is in a temporary holding state in which the flange portion is fitted to the fitting portion. When inserted into the power supply accommodating portion, the flange portion elastically deforms the flexible portion in response to a pressing applied from the main body side connector to the battery side connector or after fitting, and the flange portion is accommodated. And move to the side When the fitting between the lung portion and the fitting portion is released and the holding unit is detached from the power supply accommodating portion, the surface on the connection side with the main body side connector at the peripheral edge portion becomes the flexible portion. By being supported, the connector holding portion and the battery side connector move integrally, and the fitting between the battery side connector and the main body side connector is released.

  A seventh aspect of the present invention is the portable information terminal according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the battery main body holding portion has a box shape with an opening formed on one side. The power supply accommodating portion of the apparatus main body is provided with an opposing wall that faces the opening of the battery main body holding portion when the holding unit is attached. The movement of the battery main body toward the main body is restricted.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the portable information terminal according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, the holding unit includes a position adjustment that adjusts a position of the battery main body within the battery main body holding portion. A member is provided.

  In the invention of claim 1, since the holding unit including the battery main body holding part for holding the battery main body and the power supply cord and the connector holding part for holding the battery side connector is provided, The battery body, the power supply cord, and the battery-side connector can be integrated, and there is no difficulty in handling the power supply cord during installation. Further, when the holding unit is attached to the power supply accommodating portion, the battery side connector and the main body side connector are aligned so as to be connected to each other according to the attaching operation. In this way, it is not necessary to provide a long wire on the apparatus main body side, so that the structure of the apparatus can be simplified and the cost can be reduced, and as long as the holding unit is attached, the aligned connectors are connected to each other. Assembling work can be performed easily and satisfactorily.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the main body of the apparatus is provided with a main body provided with a circuit board and a grip portion extending from the main body, and the main body is provided with a main body-side connector. Therefore, the distance between the circuit board and the main body side connector can be reduced, and extra wiring between the circuit board and the main body side connector can be reduced as much as possible. In addition, since the holding unit is inserted from the insertion port provided in the grip portion, the battery can be suitably accommodated using the internal space of the grip portion.

  In the invention of claim 3, since the main body side connector is mounted on the circuit board provided in the main body portion, wiring between the circuit board and the main body side connector can be omitted, and the device configuration can be simplified. It becomes even more advantageous.

  In the invention of claim 4, the battery side connector and the main body side connector are configured to be fitted to each other, and the battery side connector with respect to the main body side connector in a direction along the insertion direction of the holding unit with respect to the power supply accommodating portion. Can be assembled. In this way, the force for accommodating the holding unit in the battery accommodating portion can be used as the force for assembling the connectors, so that the connectors can be smoothly connected, and the connectors are in a fitted state after the connection. Will be maintained stably.

  In the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the battery-side connector is temporarily held by the temporary holding portion when the holding unit is inserted into the power supply housing portion, the connectors are suitably positioned and fitted. In addition, the temporary holding by the temporary holding portion is released according to the pressing applied after the fitting from the main body side connector to the battery side connector, or the battery side connector can swing with respect to the connector holding portion. After the holding unit is mounted (that is, during normal use), the battery side connector is not firmly restrained by the connector holding portion, and the force from the connector holding portion is hardly applied to the battery side connector. In this way, even if an impact is applied to the holding unit due to dropping or the like, for example, the impact is less likely to be transmitted to the battery side connector or the main body side connector connected thereto, and these can be well protected. .

  In the invention of claim 6, a flange portion is formed at the end of the battery side connector opposite to the connection side with the main body side connector, and the connector holding portion has a fitting portion that fits with the peripheral portion of the flange portion. Is formed. If it does in this way, the side opposite to the connection side with a main body side connector can be suitably temporarily held in a battery side connector, and it will become easy to connect both connectors. Also, when the holding unit is inserted into the power supply housing part in the temporary holding state in which the flange part is fitted with the fitting part, depending on the pressure applied from the main body side connector to the battery side connector or after the fitting. The flange portion elastically deforms the bending portion and moves to the flange portion accommodating portion side, and the fitting between the flange portion and the fitting portion is released. If it does in this way, the structure which can rock | fluctuate a battery side connector after mounting | wearing of a holding | maintenance unit can be implemented simply, performing suitably temporary holding. Further, when the holding unit is detached from the power supply accommodating portion, the connection side surface of the peripheral portion with the main body side connector is supported by the bending portion, and the connector holding portion and the battery side connector move integrally, and the battery The fitting between the side connector and the main body side connector is released. Therefore, when removing the holding unit from the apparatus main body, it is not necessary to separately perform a fitting release operation on the connector, and the connection between the connectors can be easily released in conjunction with the release operation of the holding unit.

  In the invention of claim 7, since the opening is formed on one side of the battery main body holding portion to form a box shape, the battery main body can be easily accommodated or detached. In addition, the power supply accommodating portion of the apparatus main body is provided with an opposing wall that faces the opening of the battery main body holding portion when the holding unit is attached. Movement to the side is restricted. Therefore, the battery main body can be stably held at the time of attachment while realizing a configuration that allows easy attachment / detachment work as described above.

  In the invention according to claim 8, since the position adjusting member for adjusting the position of the battery main body in the battery main body holding portion is provided in the holding unit, the battery main body can be adjusted to an appropriate position.

[First embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment in which a portable information terminal of the present invention is embodied will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a portable information terminal according to the first embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the portable information terminal of FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the holding unit is removed from the portable information terminal of FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the holding unit. FIG. 5 is a perspective view schematically illustrating the vicinity of the connector holding portion in the holding unit. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state near the connector holding portion when the holding unit is not attached. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the vicinity of the connector holding portion when the holding unit is mounted. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state near the connector holding portion when the holding unit is removed. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the power supply cord 92 is omitted, and the power supply side connector 93 and the connector holding portion 70 are also shown in a simplified manner.

1. Overall Configuration First, the overall configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.
The portable information terminal according to the present invention is configured, for example, as an optical information reader such as a bar code reader or a two-dimensional code reader, or a settlement terminal that reads an IC card or the like. In the following, a case where the present invention is applied to an optical information reader will be described as an example, but other types of portable information terminals such as a payment terminal can be similarly configured.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the portable information terminal 1 includes an apparatus main body 2 and a battery 90 that is attached to and detached from the apparatus main body 2. The apparatus main body 2 includes a case 2a constituting an outer shell and various components housed in the case 2a, and receives various types of electric power such as the circuit board 10 by receiving power from a battery 90 described later. The parts are ready for operation. In the present embodiment, the part of the portable information terminal 1 excluding the holding unit 60 and the battery 90 corresponds to the apparatus main body 2.

  The portable information terminal 1 according to the present embodiment is configured as a portable information code reader that reads an information code Q such as a two-dimensional code or a barcode attached to a reading object R (packaging container or the like). 2, the optical system such as the illumination light source 21, the light receiving sensor 23, the filter 25, and the imaging lens 27, and the microcomputer (such as the memory 35, the control circuit 40, the operation switch 42, and the liquid crystal display device 46). (Hereinafter referred to as “microcomputer”) and a power supply system such as a power switch 41 and a battery 90. These components are mounted on the circuit board 10 shown in FIG.

  The optical system includes an illumination light source 21, a light receiving sensor 23, a filter 25, an imaging lens 27, and the like. The illumination light source 21 functions as an illumination light source capable of emitting illumination light Lf toward the reading object R. For example, the illumination light source 21 includes a red LED and a diffusion lens, a condensing lens, and the like provided on the emission side of the LED. It is configured. In the present embodiment, these optical systems are mounted on the circuit board 10.

  The light receiving sensor 23 is configured to receive the reflected light Lr irradiated and reflected on the reading object R and the information code Q. For example, the light receiving sensor 2 is a solid-state image pickup device such as a C-MOS or CCD. An area sensor arranged in a dimension corresponds to this. The light receiving sensor 23 is mounted on the circuit board 10 so that incident light incident through the imaging lens 27 can be received by the light receiving surface 23a.

  The filter 25 is an optical low-pass filter that allows passage of light that is less than or equal to the wavelength of the reflected light Lr, and that can block passage of light that exceeds the wavelength, and is provided between the reading port of the housing and the imaging lens 27. Is provided. Thereby, unnecessary light exceeding the wavelength equivalent of the reflected light Lr is prevented from entering the light receiving sensor 23.

  The imaging lens 27 functions as an imaging optical system capable of condensing incident light incident from the outside via the reading port 3a and forming an image on the light receiving surface 23a of the light receiving sensor 23. It is comprised by the cylinder and the some condensing lens accommodated in this barrel. In the present embodiment, the illumination light Lf emitted from the illumination light source 21 is reflected by the information code Q, and the reflected light Lr incident on the reading port 3a is collected, whereby the information code Q is applied to the light receiving surface 23a of the light receiving sensor 23. The code image can be imaged.

Next, a configuration outline of the microcomputer system will be described.
The microcomputer system includes an amplification circuit 31, an A / D conversion circuit 33, a memory 35, an address generation circuit 36, a synchronization signal generation circuit 38, a control circuit 40, an operation switch 42, an LED 43, a buzzer 44, a liquid crystal display device 46, and a communication interface 48. Etc. As the name suggests, this microcomputer system is composed mainly of a control circuit 40 and a memory 35 that can function as a microcomputer (information processing apparatus). The microcomputer system captures the image signal of the information code Q imaged by the optical system described above. It can perform signal processing in terms of hardware and software. The control circuit 40 also performs control related to the entire system of the portable information terminal 1. In the present embodiment, the amplifier circuit 31, the amplifier circuit 31, the A / D conversion circuit 33, the memory 35, the address generation circuit 36, the synchronization signal generation circuit 38, the control circuit 40, and the like are mounted on the circuit board 10. Components (operation switch 42, LED 43, buzzer 44, liquid crystal display device 46, communication interface 48) may be mounted on the circuit board 10.

  An image signal (analog signal) output from the light receiving sensor 23 of the optical system is input to the amplification circuit 31 and amplified by a predetermined gain, and then input to the A / D conversion circuit 33. Converted into a digital signal. When the digitized image signal, that is, image data (image information) is input to the memory 35, it is stored in the image data storage area. The synchronization signal generation circuit 38 is configured to generate a synchronization signal for the light receiving sensor 23 and the address generation circuit 36. The address generation circuit 36 is based on the synchronization signal supplied from the synchronization signal generation circuit 38. Thus, the storage address of the image data stored in the memory 35 can be generated.

  The memory 35 is a semiconductor memory device, and corresponds to, for example, a RAM (DRAM, SRAM, etc.) or a ROM (EPROM, EEPROM, etc.). In addition to the above-described image data storage area, the RAM of the memory 35 is configured to be able to secure a work area and a reading condition table that are used by the control circuit 40 in each processing such as arithmetic operation and logical operation. . The ROM stores in advance a predetermined program that can execute a reading process and the like that will be described later, and a system program that can control each piece of hardware such as the illumination light source 21 and the light receiving sensor 23.

  The control circuit 40 is a microcomputer that can control the entire portable information terminal 1 and includes a CPU, a system bus, an input / output interface, and the like. The control circuit 40 can constitute an information processing apparatus together with the memory 35 and has an information processing function. The control circuit 40 is configured to be connectable to various input / output devices (peripheral devices) via a built-in input / output interface. In the present embodiment, the power switch 41, the operation switch 42, the LED 43, A buzzer 44, a liquid crystal display device 46, a communication interface 48, and the like are connected. External devices connected to the communication interface 48 include a host computer HST corresponding to the host system of the portable information terminal 1.

  The power supply system is composed of a power switch 41, a battery 90, and the like. When the power switch 41 managed by the control circuit 40 is turned on and off, the conduction of the drive voltage supplied from the battery 90 to each device and each circuit described above is established. Or shut off is controlled. The battery 90 is connected to the circuit board 10 by the connection of the battery side connector 93 and the main body side connector 7. The configuration related to the battery 90 will be described in detail later.

  For example, the portable information terminal 1 configured as described above operates as follows. First, when the power switch 41 is turned on and a predetermined self-diagnosis process or the like is normally completed and the information code Q can be read, an operation switch 42 (for example, a trigger switch) is instructed to emit the illumination light Lf. Accept. In this state, when the operator presses the trigger switch to turn it on, the control circuit 40 outputs a light emission signal to the illumination light source 21 based on the synchronization signal. The illumination light source 21 that has received the light emission signal emits the LED to emit the illumination light Lf. Then, the illumination light Lf applied to the information code Q is reflected, and the reflected light Lr is incident on the imaging lens 27 through the reading port 3a and the filter 25, so that an image is formed on the light receiving surface 23a of the light receiving sensor 23. An image of the information code Q, that is, a code image is formed by the lens 27. As a result, the light receiving element is exposed and an image signal corresponding to the image of the information code Q is output from the light receiving sensor 23. This image signal is stored in the memory 35 as image data as described above, and is decoded by a known decoding process after the binarization process.

2. Characteristic Configuration Next, a characteristic configuration of the portable information terminal 1 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1, the portable information terminal 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with a battery housing portion 5 for housing a battery 90 in the apparatus body 2, and the battery 90 is placed in the battery housing portion 5. The battery 90 is accommodated and held at a predetermined position. Specifically, a holding unit 60 that can be attached to and detached from the apparatus main body 2 is provided, and the holding unit 60 and the battery 90 are integrally attached to the apparatus main body 2 as shown in FIGS. Or it comes to leave.

The portable information terminal 1 according to the present embodiment is configured as a so-called gun-type information code reader. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, in the apparatus main body 2, a longitudinal main body 3 and the main body 3. A grip portion 4 extending from the lower side is provided.
The main body 3 is a portion in which the circuit board 10 on which the above-described electrical components are mounted is housed in a case, and a reading port for deriving the illumination light and introducing reflected light on one end side in the longitudinal direction. 3a is formed.

  The grip portion 4 has a configuration extending from the main body portion 3 and is configured as a portion that is gripped by the user of the portable information terminal 1. The grip part 4 includes a battery housing part 5 configured in a hollow shape, and an insertion port 4a for inserting the holding unit 60 is formed at the tip part. In the present embodiment, the case portion of the main body portion 3 and the case portion of the grip portion 4 are integrally formed, and the main body portion 3 and the grip portion 4 are integrally formed. May be configured by separate members, and the grip portion 4 may be detachable from the main body portion 3.

  The battery 90 includes a battery main body 91, a plurality of power supply cords 92 extending from the battery main body 91, and a battery-side connector 93 attached to the distal ends of the plurality of power supply cords 92. The battery body 91 is configured as a secondary battery (for example, a lithium ion battery) that can generate a predetermined DC voltage, and is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in the present embodiment. The power supply cord 92 functions as a power line for supplying the power from the battery main body 91 to the connection destination of the battery-side connector 93 (the circuit board 10 in this embodiment). Further, the battery side connector 93 is connected to the main body side connector 7 to be described later, and when connecting to the main body side connector 7, each power supply cord 92 and each terminal provided on the main body side connector 7 are electrically connected. Function to connect. 1 and 3 show a schematic configuration in which the power supply cord 92 is omitted. In FIG. 4, a part of the power supply cord 92 is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, the holding unit 60 includes a battery main body holding portion 61 that holds the battery main body 91 and the power supply cord 92, a connector holding portion 70 that holds the battery-side connector 93, and And is mounted so as to be accommodated in the battery accommodating portion 5 formed in the grip portion 4 while holding the battery 90. Various holding structures of the holding unit 60 by the grip part 4 are conceivable, and a structure for engaging the grip part 4 and the holding unit 60 (for example, an engaging claw that can be displaced to one of the holding unit 60 and the grip part 4). And an engaging hole that engages with the other, and the grip portion 4 and the holding unit 60 are connected by a connecting member such as a screw. Also good. In the configuration of the present embodiment, the holding unit 60 can be easily detached from the grip portion 4 by releasing the holding structure.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the battery main body holding part 61 formed in the holding unit 60 has a box-like shape in which an opening 61a is formed on one side. Specifically, four side wall portions (only the side wall portions 61a and 61b are shown in FIG. 4) surrounding the side of the battery main body 91 and a lid portion 62 as a bottom wall portion closing the opposite side of the opening portion 61a. The side wall portion and the lid portion 62 constitute an accommodation space for accommodating the battery main body 61. A position adjusting member for adjusting the relative position of the battery main body 91 in the holding unit 60 (more specifically, the relative position of the battery main body 91 in the battery main body holding section 61) near the bottom of the battery main body holding section 61. 80 is provided. The position adjusting member 80 functions as a spacer that maintains a predetermined distance between the bottom of the battery main body holding portion 61 (that is, the lid portion 62) and the battery main body 91, and is attached to and detached from the battery main body holding portion 61. It is provided as possible. In addition, since the position adjustment member 80 is provided so that attachment or detachment is possible, it is easy to perform a maintenance and can also be changed into another member easily. For example, when the size of the position adjustment member 80 currently accommodated does not match the size of the battery main body 91 (for example, the position adjustment member 80 is too large and the battery main body 91 is between the position adjustment member 80 and the opposing wall 6. When it does not fit, it can be easily changed to a position adjusting member of another size.

  In order to hold the battery main body 91 in the battery main body holding part 61 configured as described above, the battery main body 91 may be simply inserted into the battery main body holding part 61 from the opening 61a side. A part of the power supply cord 92 may be accommodated in a vacant space in the battery main body holding portion 61 or may be bundled outside the battery main body holding portion 61. In the example of FIG. 1 and the like, the battery main body 91 that is slightly smaller than the size of the housing space in the battery main body holding portion 61 is used, and a configuration in which a slight gap is generated between the battery main body holding portion 61 and the battery main body 91 is used. Although illustrated, as long as it is a size that can be accommodated in the battery main body holding portion 61, battery main bodies of other sizes may be used. That is, it can be said that the configuration of the present embodiment is a configuration that can easily cope with the size change of the battery body.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the battery housing portion 5 of the apparatus main body 2 is provided with an opposing wall 6 that faces the opening 61 a of the battery main body holding portion 61 when the holding unit 60 is attached. It has been. The facing wall 6 functions to restrain the movement of the battery main body 91 toward the main body portion 3 when being mounted as shown in FIG. That is, the distance between the facing wall 6 and the position adjusting member 80 when the holding unit 60 is mounted is substantially equal to the length of the battery body 91 in the longitudinal direction. The battery main body 91 is sandwiched, and the movement of the battery main body 91 in a predetermined direction (opposite direction between the position adjusting member 80 and the opposing wall 6) is restricted. If the battery main body 91 is sandwiched between the facing wall 6 and the position adjusting member 80, movement in the lateral direction (that is, a direction orthogonal to the facing direction of the position adjusting member 80 and the facing wall 6) can be suppressed to some extent). The facing wall 6 may be formed integrally with the case 2a of the apparatus main body 2 or may be a separate member fixed to the case 2a. Further, at least the wall portion on the holding unit 60 side of the facing wall 6 may be made of a soft material (rubber, elastomer, etc.).

  Next, the connector holding part 70 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6, the connector holding unit 70 holds the battery-side connector 93 provided at the end of the power supply cord 62. In the vicinity of the opening 61a, the battery main body holding portion 61 is formed integrally. In this embodiment, a battery-side connector 93 having a flange portion 93a formed at the end opposite to the connection side with the main body-side connector 7 is used, and the connector holding portion 70 has the flange portion 93a. A fitting portion 71 that fits with the peripheral edge portion and a flexibly deformable bending portion 72 that supports the surface 93b on the opposite side of the peripheral edge portion from the connection side are provided. The fitting portion 71 includes a pair of wall portions 71a and 71b, and the interval between the pair of wall portions 71a and 71b is approximately the same as the width of the flange portion 93a or slightly smaller than the width of the flange portion 93a. It consists of In such a configuration, the flange portion 93a is pushed between the wall portions 71a and 71b so that both inner surfaces of the wall portions 71a and 71b are brought into contact with the peripheral edge portion of the flange portion 93a. Will be held. Further, in the example of FIG. 5, stoppers 72 a that restrain movement of the flange portion 93 a in a predetermined direction (direction along the wall portions 71 a and 71 b) are provided on both sides of the flange portion 93 a in the bent portion 72. The flange portion 93a is configured not to be displaced in a predetermined direction (a direction along the wall portions 71a and 71b) during temporary holding at the fitting portion 71. Therefore, the battery side connector 93 is stably positioned at a predetermined position of the connector holding portion 70. In the present embodiment, the fitting portion 71 and the bending portion 72 correspond to an example of “temporary holding portion”.

  The main body side connector 7 to be connected to the battery side connector 93 is fixed to a predetermined position of the main body portion 3 as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 7. In the present embodiment, the main body side connector 7 is provided on the main body portion 3. The circuit board 10 is mounted. The main body side connector 7 and the battery side connector 93 are configured to be fitted to each other, and the battery side connector 93 is inserted into the main body side connector 7 as shown in FIGS. It becomes the composition to connect.

  Further, in the portable information terminal 1 according to the present embodiment, when the holding unit 60 is attached to the battery housing portion 5, the battery side connector 93 and the main body side connector 7 are connected to each other according to the attachment operation. In addition, the main body side connector 7 and the connector holding portion 70 are aligned. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the position of the battery-side connector 93 at the position where the holding unit 6 is completely accommodated in the apparatus main body 2 is adjusted to be the position where the battery-side connector 93 is fitted into the main body side connector 7. ing. In the example of FIG. 1, a guide member 9 is provided for accurately guiding the battery side connector 93 to the position of the main body side connector 7 when the holding unit 60 is attached. In the present embodiment, the battery side connector 93 is assembled to the main body side connector 7 in a direction along the insertion direction of the holding unit 60 with respect to the battery housing part 5 (that is, the longitudinal direction of the grip part 4). Yes. That is, the insertion direction and the assembly direction are substantially parallel, and the connectors can be assembled using the force for pushing the holding unit 60 in.

  In the present embodiment, when the holding unit 60 is inserted into the battery housing portion 5 with the battery-side connector 93 temporarily held by the fitting portion 71 and the bending portion 72, the battery-side connector 93 is connected from the main body-side connector 7. The temporary holding by the fitting portion 71 and the bending portion 72 is released in accordance with the pressure applied to or after the fitting given to the battery, and the battery-side connector 93 can swing with respect to the connector holding portion 70. Has been. That is, the connector holding portion 70 of the portable information terminal 1 is provided with a flange portion accommodating portion 73 that accommodates the flange portion 93a so as to be swingable adjacent to the bent portion 72. As shown in FIG. When the holding unit 60 is inserted into the battery housing portion 5 in a temporarily held state in which the fitting portion 71 is fitted with the fitting portion 71, depending on the pressure applied from the main body side connector 7 to the battery side connector 93 or after the fitting. Then, the flange portion 93a elastically deforms the bending portion 72 and moves to the flange portion accommodating portion 73 side, and the fitting between the flange portion 93a and the fitting portion 71 is released as shown in FIG. The accommodation space in the flange portion accommodating portion 73 is configured to be larger than the size of the flange portion 93a, and a gap is formed between the flange portion 93a and the flange portion accommodating portion 73 when accommodated as shown in FIG. It has become so.

  Further, when the holding unit 60 is detached from the battery housing part 5, the holding unit 60 and the apparatus main body 2 tend to be separated from each other, so that the connector holding part 70 is also detached from the main body side connector 7 as shown in FIG. Trying to leave (see arrow F1). Then, the surface 93c on the connection side with the main body side connector 7 at the peripheral edge portion of the flange portion 93a is supported by the bending portion 72 that is about to be separated from the main body side connector 7 (see arrow F2), and the connector holding portion 70 and the battery side connector. 93 is integrally moved, and the battery side connector 93 is pulled out from the main body side connector 7 and the fitting is released.

According to the configuration of the present embodiment described above, the following effects are obtained.
In the portable information terminal 1 according to the present embodiment, a holding unit 60 including a battery main body holding portion 61 that holds the battery main body 91 and the power supply cord 92 and a connector holding portion 70 that holds the battery side connector 93 is provided. Therefore, the battery main body 91, the power supply cord 92, and the battery-side connector 93 can be integrated before the battery is attached, and there is no difficulty in handling the power supply cord 92 during the attachment. Further, when the holding unit 60 is attached to the battery housing part 5, the battery side connector 93 and the main body side connector 7 are aligned so as to be connected to each other according to the attachment operation. In this way, it is not necessary to provide a long wire on the apparatus main body 2 side, so that the apparatus configuration can be simplified and the cost can be reduced. As long as the holding unit 60 is attached, the aligned connectors are connected. Therefore, the assembling work can be performed easily and satisfactorily.

  Further, the apparatus main body 2 is provided with a main body portion 3 including a circuit board 10 and a grip portion 4 extending from the main body portion 3, and a main body side connector 7 is provided in the main body portion 3. Therefore, the distance between the circuit board 10 and the main body side connector 7 can be reduced, and extra wiring between the circuit board 10 and the main body side connector 7 can be reduced as much as possible. Further, since the holding unit 60 is inserted from the insertion port 4 a provided in the grip portion 4, the battery can be suitably accommodated using the internal space of the grip portion 4.

  Further, since the main body side connector 7 is mounted on the circuit board 10 provided in the main body portion 3, wiring between the circuit board 10 and the main body side connector 7 can be omitted, and the apparatus configuration can be simplified. It becomes even more advantageous.

  Further, the battery side connector 93 and the main body side connector 7 are configured to be fitted to each other, and the battery side connector 7 is connected to the main body side connector 7 in a direction along the insertion direction of the holding unit 60 with respect to the battery housing portion 5. 93 can be assembled. In this way, since the force for accommodating the holding unit 60 in the battery accommodating portion can be used as the force for assembling the connectors, the connectors can be connected smoothly, and the connectors can be fitted after the connections. The state will be stably maintained.

  Further, since the battery-side connector 93 is temporarily held by the temporary holding portion when the holding unit 60 is inserted into the battery housing portion 5, the connectors are suitably positioned and fitted. Further, the temporary holding by the temporary holding portion is released according to the pressing applied after the fitting from the main body side connector 7 to the battery side connector 93 or after the fitting, and the battery side connector 93 swings with respect to the connector holding portion 70. Therefore, after the holding unit 60 is mounted (that is, during normal use), the battery side connector 93 is not firmly restrained by the connector holding unit 70, and a force from the connector holding unit 70 is applied to the battery side connector 93. It becomes difficult. In this way, even if an impact is applied to the holding unit 60 due to dropping or the like, for example, the impact is less likely to be transmitted to the battery side connector 93 or the main body side connector 7 connected thereto. It is possible to prevent breakage of the substrate and other structural parts due to cracks in the attachment portion or substrate deformation.

  Further, a flange portion 93a is formed at the end of the battery side connector 93 opposite to the connection side with the main body side connector 7, and the connector holding portion 70 is fitted with a fitting portion 71 that fits with the peripheral portion of the flange portion 93a. Is formed. If it does in this way, the side opposite to the connection side with the main body side connector 7 in the battery side connector 93 can be suitably temporarily hold | maintained, and it will become easy to connect both connectors. Further, when the holding unit 60 is inserted into the battery housing part 5 in the temporary holding state in which the flange part 93a is fitted to the fitting part 71, the fitting is given to the battery side connector 93 from the main body side connector 7 or the fitting. In response to the subsequent pressing, the flange portion 93a elastically deforms the bending portion 72 and moves to the flange portion accommodating portion 73 side, and the fitting between the flange portion 93a and the fitting portion 71 is released. . If it does in this way, the structure which can rock | fluctuate the battery side connector 93 after mounting | wearing of the holding | maintenance unit 60 can be implemented simply, performing suitably holding | maintenance suitably. Further, when the holding unit 60 is detached from the battery housing part 5, the connection side surface with the main body side connector 7 at the peripheral part is supported by the bending part 72, and the connector holding part 70 and the battery side connector 93 are integrated. The battery side connector 93 and the body side connector 7 are disengaged from each other. Therefore, when removing the holding unit 60 from the apparatus main body 2, it is not necessary to separately perform a fitting release operation on the connector, and the connection between the connectors can be easily released in conjunction with the detaching operation of the holding unit 60.

  Further, since the opening 61a is formed on one side of the battery main body holding portion 61 to form a box shape, the battery main body 91 can be easily accommodated or detached. Further, the battery housing part 5 of the apparatus main body 2 is provided with an opposing wall 6 that faces the opening 61a of the battery main body holding part 61 when the holding unit 60 is attached. At this time, the movement of the battery main body 91 toward the main body 3 is restricted. Therefore, the battery main body 91 can be stably held at the time of mounting while realizing a configuration that allows easy attachment / detachment work as described above.

  Moreover, since the position adjustment member 80 which adjusts the position of the battery main body 91 in the battery main body holding part 61 in the holding unit 60 is provided, the battery main body 91 can be adjusted to an appropriate position.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  In the said embodiment, although the portable information terminal 1 provided with the grip part 4 was illustrated, it is applicable similarly also in the portable information terminal which is not provided with the grip part.

  In the said embodiment, although the example in which the main body side connector 7 was mounted in the circuit board 10 was shown, the structure which is not mounted in the circuit board is also possible. For example, it may be configured so as to be internally installed in the case at a predetermined position in the apparatus main body.

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a portable information terminal according to the first embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the portable information terminal of FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the holding unit is removed from the portable information terminal of FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the holding unit. FIG. 5 is a perspective view schematically illustrating the vicinity of the connector holding portion in the holding unit. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state near the connector holding portion when the holding unit is not attached. FIG. 7 is a view for explaining the vicinity of the connector holding portion when the holding unit is attached, and is an explanatory view schematically showing the vicinity of the connector holding portion as viewed from one side. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state near the connector holding portion when the holding unit is removed. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a configuration of a general-purpose battery and an example of a possible battery attachment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Portable information terminal 2 ... Apparatus main body 3 ... Main body part 4 ... Grip part 4a ... Insert port 5 ... Battery accommodating part (power supply accommodating part)
6 ... opposing wall 7 ... main body side connector 10 ... circuit board 60 ... holding unit 61 ... battery main body holding part 61a ... opening 70 ... connector holding part 71 ... fitting part (temporary holding part)
72: Deflection part (temporary holding part)
73 ... Flange part accommodating part 80 ... Position adjustment member 90 ... Battery (power supply means)
91 ... Battery body 92 ... Power supply cord 93 ... Battery side connector 93a ... Flange

Claims (8)

A power supply means comprising: a battery body; a power supply cord for supplying power from the battery body; and a battery-side connector attached to the power supply cord;
An apparatus main body comprising a power supply accommodating portion for accommodating the power supply means;
A portable information terminal having
A battery main body holding portion for holding at least the battery main body, and a connector holding portion for holding the battery side connector, and a holding unit configured to be detachable from the power supply housing portion,
The apparatus main body is provided with a main body side connector to be connected to the battery side connector,
When the holding unit is attached to the power supply accommodating portion, the main body side connector and the connector holding portion are connected so that the battery side connector and the main body side connector are connected to each other according to the attaching operation. A portable information terminal characterized by being aligned. The device body is
A main body with a circuit board;
A grip portion extending from the body portion;
With
The power supply housing portion is arranged at least in the grip portion, and has a configuration in which the holding unit is inserted from an insertion port provided in the grip portion,
Furthermore, the said main body side connector is provided in the said main-body part, The portable information terminal of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The portable information terminal according to claim 2, wherein the main body side connector is mounted on the circuit board provided in the main body portion. The battery side connector and the main body side connector are configured to fit each other,
4. The portable information terminal according to claim 2, wherein the battery-side connector is assembled to the main body-side connector in a direction along an insertion direction of the holding unit with respect to the power supply accommodating portion. The connector holding part includes a temporary holding part for temporarily holding the battery-side connector;
When the holding unit is inserted into the power supply housing portion with the battery-side connector temporarily held in the temporary holding portion, when the fitting is given from the main body-side connector to the battery-side connector or after fitting 5. The temporary holding by the temporary holding portion is released in response to the pressing, and the battery-side connector can swing with respect to the connector holding portion. 6. The portable information terminal described. The battery side connector has a flange formed at the end opposite to the connection side with the main body side connector,
The temporary holding portion includes a fitting portion that fits with a peripheral edge portion of the flange portion, and a flexibly deformable bending portion that supports a surface of the peripheral edge portion opposite to the connection side,
The connector holding part is provided with a flange part accommodating part that slidably accommodates the flange part adjacent to the temporary holding part,
When the holding unit is inserted into the power supply housing portion in a temporary holding state in which the flange portion is fitted with the fitting portion, the fitting is given to the battery side connector from the main body side connector or after the fitting. In response to the pressing, the flange portion elastically deforms the bending portion and moves to the flange portion accommodating portion side, and the fitting between the flange portion and the fitting portion is released,
When the holding unit is detached from the power supply housing portion, the connector holding portion and the battery side connector are supported by the bending portion supporting a surface of the peripheral portion on the connection side with the main body side connector. The mobile information terminal according to claim 5, wherein the battery-side connector and the body-side connector are released from each other and the fitting is released. The battery main body holding part has a box-like shape in which an opening is formed on one side,
The power supply accommodating portion of the device main body is provided with an opposing wall that faces the opening of the battery main body holding portion when the holding unit is attached.
The portable information terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the facing wall restrains movement of the battery main body toward the main body at the time of mounting.   The portable unit according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the holding unit is provided with a position adjusting member that adjusts a position of the battery main body in the battery main body holding portion. Information terminal.

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