JP2010028903A - Handy terminal system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To overcome the problem in the prior art that a setting stand-side power terminal is damaged when a handy terminal is withdrawn from the setting stand. <P>SOLUTION: A handy terminal system includes the handy terminal 1 provided on the back surface of its enclosure with a terminal-side power terminal 81 and the setting stand 2. The setting stand 2 includes: a setting stand-side enclosure having a back rest 212 and a recess 85; a power supply circuit; and the setting stand-side power terminal 86 part of which is protruded outward from the area of the recess 85 adjacent to the back rest 212 and the remaining part of which is housed in the setting stand-side enclosure and connected with the power supply circuit. The setting stand-side power terminal 86 is formed of a linear body of metal material and is elastic and includes: a first straight part 86B; a conductive fixed spring 86C; a second straight part 86D; a conductive movable spring 86E positioned above the conductive fixed spring 86C; and a third straight part 86F. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a handy terminal system including a handy terminal that is carried by a user and reads an information code such as a barcode, and a table on which the handy terminal is placed.

  Conventionally, the handy terminal has been used to read information codes such as barcodes attached to products and their packaging boxes in factories and warehouses. Some handy terminals are connected to commercial power sources and communication networks, but some are not connected to them. Hereinafter, a so-called cordless handy terminal that is not connected to a commercial power source or a communication network will be described.

  A cordless handy terminal is equipped with a rechargeable battery or a dry battery, and the handy terminal performs operations such as reading an information code such as a bar code and two-dimensional information by using electric power from them. The handy terminal is gripped by the user when reading the information code, and when the handy terminal is not gripped by the user, the handy terminal is placed on the cradle having a charging function. When the cradle is connected to a commercial power source and the rechargeable battery is attached to the handy terminal, when the handy terminal is correctly placed on the cradle, the rechargeable battery attached to the handy terminal is charged. Further, data acquired by the handy terminal is transmitted to the host computer via the cradle and managed by the host computer. A handy terminal system is constituted by these handy terminals, a table, and a host computer.

  FIG. 16 is a view showing a cross section when the handy terminal 1 is placed on a conventional table 102. As shown in FIG. 16, the cradle 102 includes a concave portion composed of a lower portion 211 that holds a rectangular parallelepiped housing at a lower portion of the handy terminal 1, a front surface portion 85 a, and a rear surface portion 85 b, and the handy terminal 1. It has a pedestal side housing including a backrest portion 212 that supports an upper rectangular parallelepiped housing. The opening of the recess is provided so as to be positioned obliquely upward when the bottom surface of the cradle side housing is positioned on a horizontal plane. Moreover, the backrest part 212 is provided so that it may incline with respect to a horizontal surface, when the bottom face of a base side housing | casing is located in a horizontal surface.

  By the way, an infrared communication window may be provided on the bottom of the handy terminal 1. In that case, the pair of contact terminals for charging and the pair of communication contact terminals are often provided on the lower back surface of the handy terminal 1 due to the space of the bottom surface. In FIG. 16, the pair of charging contact terminals and the pair of communication contact terminals are collectively displayed as terminal-side terminals 81.

  When a pair of charging contact terminals and a pair of communication contact terminals are provided on the bottom surface of the handy terminal 1, a pair of charging contact metal terminals and a pair of communication contact metals corresponding to them are provided on the bottom of the pedestal. When the terminal is provided and the handy terminal 1 is inserted into the recess, the pair of charging contact terminals and the pair of communication contact terminals of the handy terminal 1 and the pair of charging contacts of the pedestal by the dead weight of the handy terminal 1 A metal terminal and a pair of contact metal terminals for communication contact. However, when the pair of contact terminals for charging and the pair of contact terminals for communication are provided on the lower back surface of the handy terminal 1, the pair of contact metal terminals for charging and the pair of contact metal terminals for communication of the table are provided. In order to ensure contact, elastic spring terminals are employed as a pair of charging contact metal terminals and a pair of communication contact metal terminals of the stand, and a pair of charging contact terminals and a pair of communication terminals of the handy terminal 1 Generally, a pair of charging contact metal terminals and a pair of communication contact metal terminals are biased toward the contact terminals.

  That is, the cradle 102 has a pair of contact metal terminals for charging and a pair of contact metal terminals for communication in which a part protrudes from the recess and the remaining part is stored in the cradle side casing. In FIG. 16, the pair of contact metal terminals for charging and the pair of contact metal terminals for communication are collectively gathered into a linear first straight line portion 106, a helical fixed spring portion 107, and a straight second shape. It is displayed as a cradle side terminal having a straight line portion 109.

  The cradle 102 includes a power supply circuit and a communication unit stored in the cradle side casing. The pair of contact metal terminals for charging is connected to the power supply circuit, and the pair of contact metal terminals for communication is connected to the communication unit. In FIG. 16, the power supply circuit and the communication unit are collectively displayed as a main board 80.

As shown in FIG. 16, when the handy terminal 1 is correctly placed on the conventional cradle 102, the contact that is a portion protruding to the outside from the concave portion at the tip of the second straight portion 109 of the cradle side terminal. The part 108 is in mechanical contact with the terminal-side terminal 81 of the handy terminal 1. Accordingly, when the pair of charging contact terminals of the handy terminal 1 and the pair of charging contact metal terminals of the pedestal 102 are in electrical contact, and the rechargeable battery is attached to the handy terminal 1, the rechargeable battery Can be charged. Similarly, the pair of communication contact terminals of the handy terminal 1 and the pair of communication contact metal terminals of the cradle 102 are in electrical contact, and communication between the handy terminal 1 and the cradle 102 becomes possible. .
JP 2004-192108 A JP 2004-220504 A

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 17, the user tilts the handy terminal 1 placed on the stand 102 from the stand 102 to the handy terminal 1 while tilting the handy terminal 1 toward the front side of the handy terminal 1 around the recess of the stand 102. May try to pull out. That is, the user may try to pull out the handy terminal 1 from the table 102 in the direction of the arrow R. Then, as shown in FIG. 18, a force that works from the handy terminal 1 toward the cradle 102 is generated via the terminal side terminal 81. That is, a force acting in the direction of the arrow Z is generated. Since the force acts in a direction different from the rotation direction of the second linear portion 109, the force received by the second linear portion 109 cannot be passed anywhere. Therefore, damage such as deformation of the contact portion 108 occurs in the cradle side terminal.

  In order to prevent this, the length in the front-rear direction of the lower portion 211 of the concave portion constituting the cradle side housing of the cradle 102 is changed from “a” shown in FIG. 17 to “a ′” shorter than “a” shown in FIG. It is possible to change to Then, since the pivotable angle when pulling out the handy terminal 1 from the cradle 102 can be made smaller than that shown in FIG. 17, the burden on the cradle side terminal can be reduced.

  However, as shown in the part X and the part Y in FIG. 20, when the handy terminal 1 is pulled out from the cradle 102, the handy terminal 1 is caught by the front surface part 85 a and the rear surface part 85 b that form the recesses of the cradle 102. The catch seems uncomfortable to the user. That is, if the length in the front-rear direction of the lower portion 211 of the concave portion constituting the cradle side housing of the cradle 102 is changed from “a” to “a ′” shorter than that, usability is impaired. Therefore, it is not useful to change the length of the lower portion 211 in the front-rear direction from “a” to a shorter “a ′”.

  An infrared communication window provided on the lower surface of the handy terminal may be used for communication between the handy terminal and the table. Therefore, it is desired to provide a pedestal that does not cause damage to at least the pedestal side power terminal when the handy terminal is pulled out.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a handy terminal system including a pedestal that does not cause damage to at least the pedestal side power terminal when the handy terminal is pulled out, and a handy terminal.

  In order to solve the above problems and achieve the above object, a handy terminal system according to the present invention includes (A) a rectangular parallelepiped housing in which a terminal-side power terminal for supplying power to a mounted rechargeable battery is gripped by a user. A handy terminal that is provided on the back of the body and reads an information code using electric power from the rechargeable battery, and a table on which the handy terminal is placed, and when the handy terminal is placed (B) the cradle having a recess for holding the housing of the handy terminal and holding the bottom surface and the lower back of the housing. A power supply circuit that is provided inside the cradle side housing, generates power to be supplied to the rechargeable battery using power from a commercial power source, and the interior of the cradle side housing And (c) the cradle-side power terminal is made of a metal material, and is provided with an elastic cradle-side power terminal for supplying power to the handy terminal. And projecting from the surface of the recess through an opening provided on a surface of the handy terminal of the cradle side housing that supports the back surface of the housing, and the housing of the handy terminal is inserted into the recess. A first contact portion that is a portion that comes into contact with a terminal-side power terminal of the handy terminal when the housing of the handy terminal is inserted into the recess. The first contact portion is pivotally supported so as to rotate in the direction of insertion of the terminal and from the position protruding from the recess toward the inside of the recess, and the first contact A first conductive movable spring portion that urges the contact portion in a direction protruding from the recess; and a lower portion of the first conductive movable spring portion that is fixed to the cradle side housing, and When the first contact portion receives a force in a direction that is not the rotational direction of the first conductive movable spring portion, the first contact portion and the first conductive movable spring portion are integrated with each other. A first conductive fixed spring portion that pivotally supports the first contact portion and the first conductive movable spring portion so as to rotate inwardly of the recess;

  Thus, in the handy terminal system of the present invention, since the cradle has a cradle side power terminal including the second conductive movable spring part and the second conductive fixed spring part, the handy pulled out from the cradle. Even if the terminal applies force to the cradle side power terminal, the cradle side power terminal is not damaged.

  The present invention can provide a handy terminal system including a stand and a handy terminal that do not cause damage to at least the stand side power terminal when the handy terminal is pulled out.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  First, the configuration of the handy terminal system of the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the handy terminal system of the present embodiment. The handy terminal system according to the present embodiment is a system that acquires and manages data relating to, for example, a stocktaking operation in a factory or a warehouse. As shown in FIG. 1, a handy terminal 1, a stand 2, and a host computer 3 It consists of and. The feature of the handy terminal system of the present embodiment relates to the connection of the power terminal and the communication terminal between the handy terminal 1 and the cradle 2. The characteristic portions will be described later, and before that, general configurations of the handy terminal 1, the cradle 2, and the host computer 3 will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a general configuration of the handy terminal system according to the present embodiment.

  The handy terminal 1 is a so-called cordless handy terminal that is not directly connected to the commercial power source 6 or the communication network 7, and is used to read information codes attached to products and packaging boxes in factories and warehouses. Is called. As shown in FIG. 1, a small-capacity rechargeable battery 4a or a large-capacity rechargeable battery 4b or a dry battery 5 is attached to the handy terminal 1, and the handy terminal 1 uses such power to generate a bar code or two-dimensional information. Performs operations such as reading information codes. FIG. 1 shows a dry battery case 5a for protecting the dry battery 5 from an obstacle from the outside of the handy terminal 1 by covering the dry battery 5 when the dry battery 5 is attached to the handy terminal 1. . The handy terminal 1 is held by a user when reading an information code such as a barcode.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the handy terminal 1 includes a processing unit 11, a liquid crystal display device 12, an operation unit 13, a reading window 14, a pair of charging contact terminals 15a and 15b, a power control circuit 16, and a pair. Communication terminals 17a and 17b, an infrared communication window 18, a storage unit 19, and a battery mounting part 41 to which a rechargeable battery or a dry battery is mounted.

  The processing unit 11 performs each process of the handy terminal 1 and controls each component of the handy terminal 1. The liquid crystal display device 12 displays various types of information, and the operation unit 13 is a component that is operated by the user, and accepts user instructions. The reading window 14 reads an information code such as a barcode and two-dimensional information, and the pair of charging contact terminals 15a and 15b are terminals used to supply power to the rechargeable battery 4 from the outside of the handy terminal 1, and control the power supply. The circuit 16 controls the supply of power to the rechargeable battery 4. The pair of communication contact terminals 17a and 17b are terminals used for communication between the processing unit 11 and the outside of the handy terminal 1, and the infrared communication window 18 is a means for performing infrared communication. For example, the infrared communication window 18 is used when transmitting information code data read by the reading window 14 to a portable printer. The storage unit 19 is means for storing information code data read by the reading window 14.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the handy terminal 1 when viewed from the front. As shown in FIG. 3, a liquid crystal display device 12 is provided on the front side of the casing constituting the handy terminal 1, and an operation unit 13 is provided on the lower side. The operation unit 13 includes a menu key 131, a trigger key 132 for starting scanning of an information code, a four-direction key 133, a cancel key 134, an enter key 135, a numeric key 136, and a plurality of function keys 137. , And a power switch 138. In addition, the operation unit 13 includes a side trigger key 139 provided on a side surface of a housing constituting the handy terminal 1.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the handy terminal 1 when viewed from the back. FIG. 5 is a perspective view when only the lower part of the handy terminal 1 is enlarged when viewed from the back. As shown in FIG. 4, a reading window 14 is provided above the rear surface of the casing constituting the handy terminal 1. 4 and 5, a pair of charging contact terminals 15a and 15b and a pair of communication contact terminals 17a and 17b are provided below the rear surface of the housing constituting the handy terminal 1. It has been. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, an infrared communication window 18 is provided at the center of the lower surface of the casing constituting the handy terminal 1. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, the battery mounting part 41 in which a rechargeable battery or a dry cell is mounted is provided in the lower part of the back surface of the housing | casing which comprises the handy terminal 1. As shown in FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the cradle 2. When the handy terminal 1 is not gripped by the user, the cradle 2 is placed on the handy terminal 1 by the user and stably holds the handy terminal 1 as shown in FIG. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the cradle 2 is connected to a commercial power source 6, and when the rechargeable battery 4 is attached to the handy terminal 1, the handy terminal 1 is mounted on the cradle 2 in a stable state. When placed, the rechargeable battery 4 attached to the handy terminal 1 is charged.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the cradle 2 includes a placement unit 21, a power port 22, a power circuit 23, a pair of charging contact metal terminals 24 a and 24 b, a communication port 25, and a communication unit. 26 and a pair of contact metal terminals for communication 27a, 27b.

  The placement part 21 is a part on which the handy terminal 1 is placed, and includes a low part 211 and a backrest part 212 as shown in FIG. The handy terminal 1 is placed on the cradle 2 such that the lower surface of the housing constituting the handy terminal 1 is located at the lower portion 211 and the rear surface of the housing constituting the handy terminal 1 is located at the backrest portion 212. . At this time, the handy terminal 1 is held by the cradle 2 in a stable state.

  The power supply port 22 is a port for connecting to the commercial power supply 6, and is provided on the back surface of the casing constituting the cradle 2. When the power supply port 22 is connected to the commercial power supply 6, the power supply circuit 23 generates a charging voltage from the power supplied from the outside of the cradle 2 and applies the voltage to the pair of charging contact metal terminals 24 a and 24 b. . The pair of charging contact metal terminals 24 a and 24 b correspond to the pair of charging contact terminals 15 a and 15 b of the handy terminal 1. When the handy terminal 1 is placed on the cradle 2 in a correct and stable state, the pair of charging contact metal terminals 24a and 24b are mechanically connected to the pair of charging contact terminals 15a and 15b of the handy terminal 1 respectively. Make electrical contact. When the rechargeable battery 4 is attached to the handy terminal 1, when the pair of charging contact metal terminals 24a and 24b and the pair of charging contact terminals 15a and 15b of the handy terminal 1 come into contact with each other, the handy terminal 1 is connected to the table 2. The electric power from the commercial power supply 6 is supplied to the handy terminal 1 by the power supply circuit 23 and the rechargeable battery 4 is charged.

  The communication port 25 is a port for connecting to a communication network 7 such as a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN) to which the host computer 3 is connected. Is provided. When the communication port 25 is connected to the communication network 7, communication between the cradle 2 and the host computer 3 becomes possible. The communication unit 26 mediates communication between the handy terminal 1 and the host computer 3. The pair of communication contact metal terminals 27 a and 27 b correspond to the pair of communication contact terminals 17 a and 17 b of the handy terminal 1. When the handy terminal 1 is placed on the cradle 2 in a correct and stable state, the pair of communication contact metal terminals 27a and 27b are mechanically connected to the pair of communication contact terminals 17a and 17b of the handy terminal 1 respectively. Make electrical contact. The contact enables communication between the handy terminal 1 and the cradle 2. In addition, since each of the pair of communication contact terminals 17a and 17b of the handy terminal 1 and each of the pair of communication contact metal terminals 27a and 27b of the pedestal 2 are in mechanical and electrical contact with each other, the handy terminal 1 Full duplex communication can be performed with the cradle 2.

  Thus, the stand 2 holds the handy terminal 1 in a stable state, charges the rechargeable battery 4 attached to the handy terminal 1, and communicates with the handy terminal 1 and the host computer 3 respectively. have.

  The host computer 3 is connected to the cradle 2 via the communication network 7 and acquires and manages the data acquired by the handy terminal 1 via the cradle 2.

  Next, the part regarding the connection of the power terminal and communication terminal of the handy terminal 1 and the pedestal 2 which are the features of the handy terminal system of the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 8 is a view showing a cross section of the handy terminal 1 and the cradle 2 when the handy terminal 1 is placed on the cradle 2 in a stable and correct state. FIG. 9 is a view showing a cross section of the handy terminal 1. FIG. 10 is a view showing a cross section of the cradle 2. In the following description, reference is also made to FIGS.

  As described above, as shown in FIG. 3, the liquid crystal display device 12 is provided on the front side of the casing constituting the handy terminal 1, and the operation unit 13 is provided on the lower side. The lower part of the housing constituting the handy terminal 1 provided with the operation unit 13 is gripped by the user. 4 and 5, a pair of charging contact terminals 15a and 15b and a pair of communication contact terminals 17a and 17b are provided below the rear surface of the housing constituting the handy terminal 1. It has been. In FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the pair of charging contact terminals 15 a and 15 b and the pair of communication contact terminals 17 a and 17 b are collectively displayed as a terminal-side terminal 81. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 8, and 9, an upper portion where the liquid crystal display device 12 is provided on the back surface of the casing constituting the handy terminal 1 and an operation unit 13 are provided. The lower portions are all rectangular parallelepiped, and the upper portion is larger than the lower portion.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the cradle 2 is provided with a recess 85 that surrounds a lower part including the terminal-side terminal 81 of the handy terminal 1 and has an opening obliquely upward and a rectangular cross section. The lower housing including the terminal 81 of the handy terminal 1 is inserted into the recess 85, and the recess 85 holds the housing. The concave portion 85 includes a flat front portion 85a and a rear surface portion 85b, and a flat lower portion 211, and the front surface portion 85a and the rear surface portion 85b are substantially parallel to each other. The recess 85 is formed by connecting the portion 85 a to the front side of the low portion 211 and connecting the rear surface portion 85 b to the rear side of the low portion 211.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, when the handy terminal 1 is held by the cradle 2 in a stable state, the front part 82 (see also FIG. 9) of the lower part of the casing constituting the handy terminal 1 and the rear The surface portion 83 (see also FIG. 9) is substantially parallel to the front surface portion 85a (see also FIG. 10) and the rear surface portion 85b (see also FIG. 10) of the recess 85 of the cradle 2.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the table 2 includes a pair of charging contact metal terminals 24 a and 24 b corresponding to the pair of charging contact terminals 15 a and 15 b of the handy terminal 1 and a pair of communication of the handy terminal 1. A pair of contact metal terminals for communication 27a, 27b corresponding to the contact terminals for communication 17a, 17b is provided. In FIG. 8 and FIG. 10, the pair of charging contact metal terminals 24 a and 24 b and the pair of communication contact metal terminals 27 a and 27 b are collectively displayed as a cradle side terminal 86.

  When the handy terminal 1 is placed on the cradle 2 in a correct and stable state, the pair of charging contact metal terminals 24a and 24b are mechanically connected to the pair of charging contact terminals 15a and 15b of the handy terminal 1 respectively. Make electrical contact. By the contact, when the rechargeable battery 4 is attached to the handy terminal 1, power from the commercial power source 6 connected to the cradle 2 is supplied to the handy terminal 1 and the rechargeable battery 4 is charged.

  When the handy terminal 1 is placed on the cradle 2 in a correct and stable state, the pair of communication contact metal terminals 27a and 27b are mechanically connected to the pair of communication contact terminals 17a and 17b of the handy terminal 1, respectively. In electrical contact. The contact enables communication between the handy terminal 1 and the cradle 2.

  FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the cradle side terminal 86. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the cradle side terminal 86, corresponding to the portion surrounded by the one-dot chain line in FIG.

  The cradle side terminal 86 is made of a linear body of a predetermined metal material and has elasticity, and as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the lower part 86A, the first straight part 86B, 86C, a second straight portion 86D, a conductive movable spring portion 86E, a third straight portion 86F, a contact portion 86G, and a fourth straight portion 86H.

  The lower portion 86A, the first straight portion 86B, the conductive fixed spring portion 86C, the second straight portion 86D, and the conductive movable spring portion 86E are provided inside the cradle side housing including the recess 85 and the backrest portion 212. Stored. Most of the third straight part 86F and the fourth straight part 86H are stored inside the cradle side housing, and the remaining part is located outside the cradle side housing. The contact portion 86G is located outside the cradle side housing.

  The lower part 86A is a part connected to a main board 80 described later. The first straight part 86B is connected to the lower part 86A, and thereby connected to the main board 80. When the bottom surface of the cradle side housing including the concave part 85 and the backrest part 212 is positioned on the horizontal plane, It is a linear component extending. The conductive fixing spring portion 86C is a helical component that is located closer to the inside of the cradle side housing than the first straight portion 86B and is connected to the first straight portion 86B, and is on the cradle side. It is fixed to the cradle side casing so as to be positioned below the conductive movable spring portion 86E when the bottom surface of the casing is positioned on a horizontal plane. The spiral winding direction of the conductive fixed spring portion 86C is a direction in which the contact portion 86G and the conductive movable spring portion 86E rotate as viewed from the conductive fixed spring portion 86C, as shown in FIG. .

  The second straight portion 86D is a component that is connected to the conductive fixing spring portion 86C and extends upward from the first straight portion 86B when the bottom surface of the cradle side housing is positioned on a horizontal plane. The conductive movable spring portion 86E is connected to the second straight portion 86D, and is a spiral-shaped component portion that is located above the conductive fixed spring portion 86C when the bottom surface of the cradle side housing is located on a horizontal plane. . As shown in FIG. 8 and the like, the spiral winding direction of the conductive movable spring portion 86E is a direction in which the contact portion 86G and the conductive movable spring portion 86E rotate as viewed from the conductive fixed spring portion 86C. .

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the third straight portion 86 </ b> F is connected to the conductive movable spring portion 86 </ b> E and outside the rear surface portion 85 b of the recess 85 adjacent to the backrest portion 212 from the conductive movable spring portion 86 </ b> E. It is the linear structure part extended in. The contact portion 86G is an end portion of the third linear portion 86F outside the cradle side housing. Furthermore, the contact portion 86G protrudes from the surface of the recess 85 through an opening provided in the rear surface portion 85b that is a surface that supports the back surface of the housing below the handy terminal 1 of the cradle side housing. When the housing below the handy terminal 1 is inserted into the recess 85, it is a part that contacts the terminal-side terminal 81 of the handy terminal 1. The fourth straight portion 86H is a component that is connected to the contact portion 86G and extends downward when the bottom surface of the cradle side housing is positioned on a horizontal plane.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the conductive movable spring portion 86E rotates about the conductive fixed spring portion 86C in the direction of the arrow P, and the third straight portion 86F has the arrow Q about the conductive movable spring portion 86E. It rotates in the direction of.

  As shown in FIGS. 8, 10, and 12, the lower portion 86 </ b> A of the cradle side terminal 86 is connected to the main board 80. The main board 80 collectively shows the power supply circuit 23 and the communication unit 26 shown in FIG. That is, the lower portions of the pair of contact metal terminals 24 a and 24 b for charging and the pair of contact metal terminals for communication 27 a and 27 b shown as the cradle side terminals 86 are respectively connected to the power supply circuit 23 and the communication unit 26. Connected with each.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a state where the handy terminal 1 placed on the cradle 2 is pulled out from the cradle 2. As shown in FIG. 13, when the handy terminal 1 is not pulled out in a direction parallel to the backrest part 212 of the cradle 2, but is pulled out in the front direction of the front surface of the handy terminal 1 around the recess 85, that is, an arrow The handy terminal 1 may be pulled out from the table 2 in the direction of R. In that case, as shown in FIG. 14, in the vicinity of the terminal-side terminal 81 of the housing constituting the handy terminal 1, a force is applied from the contact portion 86G to the direction S of the conductive movable spring portion 86E with respect to the fourth straight portion 86H. Add. The direction S is a direction that is not the rotational direction of the conductive movable spring portion 86E. In that case, the conductive fixed spring portion 86C rotates the contact portion 86G and the conductive movable spring portion 86E integrally inward of the recess 85. That is, the conductive fixed spring portion 86C integrally rotates the contact portion 86G and the conductive movable spring portion 86E in the direction of the arrow T in FIG. At that time, as shown in FIG. 15, the third straight portion 86 </ b> F indicated by the solid line rotates around the conductive movable spring portion 86 </ b> E to the upper position indicated by the broken line, and the conductive movable spring. The part 86E moves to the inside of the table 2. That is, the conductive movable spring portion 86E moves in the direction of the arrow V. In other words, the cradle side terminal 86 moves into the cradle 2.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13, the handy terminal 1 is pulled out forward of the front surface of the handy terminal 1 around the recess 85 of the cradle 2, and the contact portion 86 </ b> G is not oriented in the rotational direction of the conductive movable spring portion 86 </ b> E. Even if the force is received, the cradle side terminal 86 moves to the inside of the cradle 2, so that the cradle side terminal 86 is not damaged.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 8, 10, and 13, the length in the front-rear direction of the lower portion 211 of the concave portion 85 constituting the cradle side housing of the cradle 2 is “a”, which is longer than “a ′”. Therefore, when the handy terminal 1 is pulled out from the cradle 2, the problem that the handy terminal 1 is caught by the front surface portion 85 a and the rear surface portion 85 b constituting the recess 85 of the cradle 2 does not occur.

  When the handy terminal 1 is placed on the cradle 2, that is, when the casing below the handy terminal 1 is inserted into the recess 85 of the cradle 2, a third straight line is formed with respect to the contact portion 86 </ b> G. A force is applied in a direction in which the portion 86F rotates downward about the conductive movable spring portion 86E. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, a force is applied to the contact portion 86G in the direction of the arrow W. In this case, as shown in FIG. 15, the third linear portion 86F rotates to the position indicated by the broken line around the conductive movable spring portion 86E, so that the pedestal side terminal 86 is damaged. Absent.

  In the above-described embodiment, the pair of charging contact metal terminals 24 a and 24 b and the pair of communication contact metal terminals 27 a and 27 b are collectively expressed as the cradle side terminal 86, and the cradle side terminal 86 is damaged. Explained that no. By the way, communication between the handy terminal 1 and the table 2 may be performed by infrared rays using the infrared communication window 18 of the handy terminal 1. In that case, only the pair of contact metal terminals for charging 24 a and 24 b may be regarded as the cradle side terminal 86.

  In addition, as described above, as shown in FIG. 4, the battery mounting portion 41 is provided at the lower part of the back surface of the casing constituting the handy terminal 1. When the rechargeable battery or the dry battery is mounted on the battery mounting portion 41, the battery mounting portion 41 and the housing portion 42 constituting the handy terminal 1 adjacent to the battery mounting portion 41 are substantially flush with each other. It is preferable that the battery mounting part 41 and said part 42 are comprised. In this case, the upper part of the handy terminal 1 is stably indicated by the cradle 2. In this case, even when a rechargeable battery or a dry battery is mounted on the battery mounting portion 41, the relative positional relationship between the terminal side terminal 81 of the handy terminal 1 and the cradle side terminal 86 of the cradle 2 is always constant. .

  The handy terminal system of the present invention is useful as a system for reading and managing an information code such as a barcode.

The figure for demonstrating the outline of the handy terminal system of this Embodiment The figure for demonstrating the general structure of the handy terminal system of this Embodiment The perspective view of the handy terminal 1 of the present embodiment when viewed from the front The perspective view of the handy terminal 1 of the present embodiment when viewed from the back The perspective view when expanding only the lower part of the handy terminal 1 of the present embodiment when viewed from the back. The perspective view of the stand 2 of this Embodiment The figure which shows a mode when the handy terminal 1 is mounted in the stand 2 The figure which shows the cross section of the handy terminal 1 and the stand 2 when the handy terminal 1 is mounted on the stand 2 in a correct and stable state. The figure which shows the cross section of the handy terminal 1 of this Embodiment The figure which shows the cross section of the stand 2 of this Embodiment The perspective view of the cradle side terminal 86 of the cradle 2 of this Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the cradle side terminal 86 of the cradle 2 of this Embodiment. The figure which shows a mode that the handy terminal 1 is pulled out from the stand 2 1st figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the stand side terminal 86 when the handy terminal 1 is pulled out from the stand 2 2nd figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the cradle side terminal 86 when the handy terminal 1 is pulled out from the cradle 2. The figure which shows the cross section of the handy terminal 1 and the stand 102 when the handy terminal 1 is mounted in the conventional stand 102 correctly in a stable state. The figure which shows a mode that the handy terminal 1 is pulled out from the conventional stand 102 The figure for demonstrating the subject of the conventional stand 102 The figure for demonstrating the technique proposed in order to improve the subject of the conventional stand 102 The figure for demonstrating the subject of the technique proposed by FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handy terminal 2 Stand 3 Host computer 4 Rechargeable battery 5 Dry battery 6 Commercial power supply 7 Communication network 11 Processing part 12 Liquid crystal display device 13 Operation part 14 Reading window 15a, 15b A pair of charging contact terminals 16 Power supply control circuit 17a, 17b A pair Contact terminal for communication 18 Infrared communication window 19 Storage unit 21 Mounting unit 22 Power supply port 23 Power supply circuit 24a, 24b A pair of contact metal terminals for charging 25 Communication port 26 Communication unit 27a, 27b A pair of contact metal terminals for communication 211 Low Part 212 backrest part 81 terminal side terminal 82 front face part 83 rear face part 85 recessed part 85a front face part 85b rear face part 86 pedestal side terminal 86A lower part 86B first straight part 86C conductive fixing spring part 86D second straight part 86E conductive Movable spring part 86F Third linear part 86G Contact part 8 H fourth straight portion

Claims (8)

A terminal-side power terminal for supplying power to the mounted rechargeable battery is provided on the back surface of a rectangular parallelepiped casing that is gripped by a user, and a handy for reading an information code using the power from the rechargeable battery Terminal,
A table on which the handy terminal is mounted, and a table for charging the rechargeable battery when the handy terminal is mounted;
The stand is
The pedestal side housing having a recess for holding the bottom surface and the lower back of the housing, wherein the housing of the handy terminal is inserted,
A power supply circuit that is provided inside the cradle side casing and generates power to be supplied to the rechargeable battery using power from a commercial power supply;
It is connected to the power supply circuit inside the cradle side housing and has a cradle side power terminal having elasticity for supplying power to the handy terminal,
The cradle side power terminal is
Made of metal material,
When the housing of the handy terminal protrudes from the surface of the recess through an opening provided on the surface of the handy terminal that supports the back surface of the housing, and the housing of the handy terminal is inserted into the recess A first contact portion that is a portion that contacts the terminal-side power terminal of the handy terminal;
When the housing of the handy terminal is inserted into the recess, the first contact portion is rotated in the direction of insertion of the handy terminal and from the position protruding from the recess toward the inside of the recess. A first conductive movable spring portion that pivotally supports the first contact portion so as to rotate and urges the first contact portion in a direction protruding from the recess;
The first conductive movable spring portion is provided below the first conductive movable spring portion so as to be fixed to the cradle side housing, and the first contact portion is not in the direction of rotation of the first conductive movable spring portion. And receiving the first contact portion and the first conductive movable spring portion so that the first contact portion and the first conductive movable spring portion are integrally rotated inward of the recess. A handy terminal system including a first conductive fixed spring portion that pivotally supports the movable movable spring portion. The pedestal side power terminal further includes:
A linear first straight line portion connecting the power supply circuit and the first conductive fixing spring portion;
A linear second straight portion connecting the first conductive movable spring portion and the first conductive fixed spring portion;
A linear first linear portion having the first contact portion connected to the first conductive movable spring portion and extending from the first conductive movable spring portion toward the outside of the recess. Including
The handy terminal system according to claim 1, wherein the first conductive movable spring part and the first conductive fixed spring part have a spiral shape. The spiral winding direction of the first conductive movable spring part and the first conductive fixed spring part is the first contact part and the first conductive spring part as viewed from the first conductive fixed spring part. The handy terminal system according to claim 2, wherein the conductive movable spring portion of 1 is in a rotating direction. The handy terminal has a terminal-side communication terminal provided on the back surface of the housing for communicating with the cradle.
The stand is further
A communication unit that is provided inside the cradle side casing and communicates with the handy terminal;
It is connected to the communication unit inside the cradle side housing, and has a cradle side power terminal with elasticity for communicating with the handy terminal,
The cradle side communication terminal is
Made of metal material,
When the housing of the handy terminal protrudes from the surface of the recess through an opening provided on the surface of the handy terminal that supports the back surface of the housing, and the housing of the handy terminal is inserted into the recess A second contact portion that is a portion that contacts the terminal-side communication terminal of the handy terminal;
When the housing of the handy terminal is inserted into the recess, the second contact portion is rotated in the direction of insertion of the handy terminal and from the position protruding from the recess toward the inside of the recess. A second conductive movable spring portion that pivotally supports the second contact portion so as to rotate and urges the second contact portion in a direction protruding from the recess,
The second conductive movable spring portion is provided below the second conductive movable spring portion so as to be fixed to the pedestal side housing, and the second contact portion is forced in a direction other than the rotational direction of the second conductive movable spring portion. The second contact portion and the second conductive portion so that the second contact portion and the second conductive movable spring portion are integrally rotated inwardly of the recess when the second contact portion is received. The handy terminal system according to claim 1, further comprising: a second conductive fixed spring portion that pivotally supports the movable movable spring portion. The pedestal side power terminal further includes:
A linear sixth straight section connecting the communication section and the second conductive fixing spring section;
A linear fifth straight portion connecting the second conductive movable spring portion and the second conductive fixed spring portion;
A linear fourth linear portion having the second contact portion, which is connected to the second conductive movable spring portion and extends from the second conductive movable spring portion toward the outside of the concave portion. Including
The handy terminal system according to claim 4, wherein the second conductive movable spring part and the second conductive fixed spring part have a spiral shape. The spiral winding direction of the second conductive movable spring part and the second conductive fixed spring part is the second contact part and the second conductive direction as viewed from the second conductive fixed spring part. The handy terminal system according to claim 5, wherein the conductive movable spring part 2 is in a rotating direction. The handy terminal further includes an infrared communication window on a bottom surface of the housing,
There are two each of the terminal side power terminal and the terminal side communication terminal,
The handy terminal system according to claim 4, wherein there are two each of the cradle side power terminal and the cradle side communication terminal. The handy terminal further has a battery mounting part on which the rechargeable battery or the dry battery is mounted on the back surface of the housing,
When the rechargeable battery or the dry battery is attached to the battery attachment part, the battery is arranged such that the outer surface of the housing part adjacent to the battery attachment part and the outer surface of the battery attachment part are substantially flush with each other. The handy terminal system according to claim 1, wherein the mounting portion and the housing portion are configured.

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