JP2012147344A - Cradle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cradle having an extended housing part housing an external AC/DC adapter together with a DC power supply feeding wire inside a supporting base on which a compact electronic terminal device is mounted, and having decoration so that seeming flaws and stains are less distinct.SOLUTION: A lateral face part cover 14 of a reversed cradle 10 is pulled out in a frontward direction indicated by an allow 'a' to an inside main body 11 forming a terminal supporting base to form an extended housing space 54. An external AC/DC adapter 69 and a folded DC power supply feeding wire 71 are accommodated herein and fixed by a fixing band 72. An insertion connector 76 of an AC power supply feeding wire 75 inserted from a plug insertion hole 49 is connected to a receiving side connector of the adapter 69. Since insertion side connectors 73 (73a, 73b, ...) corresponding to the receiving side connectors such as for LAN, USB, RS232C, feeding jack, and the like are connected, and wires 74 (74a, 74b, ...) for extracting from those to external are laid in a space between the extended housing space 54 and a barrier 58, there is not extra space for accommodating other members.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cradle, and more particularly, includes an expansion storage unit that stores an external AC / DC adapter together with a DC power supply wiring in an inconspicuous manner inside a cradle on which a small electronic terminal device in use is placed. In addition, the present invention relates to a cradle equipped with a decoration that makes the appearance scratches and dirt inconspicuous.

  Conventionally, when a portable electronic device is mounted on a cradle called a cradle in order to charge a power source battery built in the portable electronic device such as a mobile phone, a digital camera, or a small data input device for a customer service window, the cradle And a portable electronic device are known to be electrically connected.

  However, the cradle itself does not have a charging function, but a cradle function that connects the DC output terminal of the AC / DC adapter connected to the indoor commercial power supply (outlet) and the charging electrode of the portable electronic device. It is a general form that is only given to.

  In that case, if the electronic terminal such as a portable electronic device is not in the correct position and in the correct posture, the electronic terminal cannot be placed or mounted, and the electrical connection part is prevented from being damaged or deformed, and the electrical connection is poor. A proposal has been made to obtain a terminal stand (cradle) that can prevent the occurrence of the problem (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2004-310158 A

  However, although the prior art of Patent Document 1 says that the electronic terminal is kept in a correct position and in a correct posture, there is a description of an AC / DC adapter that is an accessory device essential for a cradle having an electrical connection relay function. Not at all.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a connection state between a cradle having an electrical connection relay function (hereinafter simply referred to as a “cradle”) and an external AC / DC adapter that are often used. As shown in the figure, the cradle 1 is placed on a desk 3 together with an AC / DC adapter 2.

  The bifurcated plug at the end of the AC power receiving wiring 4 of the AC / DC adapter 2 that is not shown in the figure is inserted into an outlet of a nearby indoor commercial wiring, and is connected to the end of the DC power supply wiring 5 of the AC / DC adapter 2. The pin-type plug that is not visible in the figure is inserted into the pin-type jack of the cradle 1 that is also not visible in the figure.

  A customer service counter (hereinafter simply referred to as a store clerk) who operates while operating a data input electronic device (not shown) placed on the cradle 1 at a customer service counter that works with customers such as banks and department stores. First of all, it must be operated in front of the customer to indicate that the electronic device for data entry being operated is not a device that would question the customer.

  Secondly, it is said that the most important thing for the store clerk is to gain the trust of the customer as a customer service. Therefore, whatever is within the reach of the customer, it is neatly organized. In addition, it must be kept clean.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, it is needless to say that the cradle 1 placed on the desktop 3 in an inclined state is not allowed as the state of the desk 3 of the customer service counter, but the AC / DC adapter 2 is more than that. It is out of the question that is left on the desk.

  Because the width and depth of the desk 3 at the customer service counter are generally narrow, the AC / DC adapter 2 is placed behind a screen that is out of the eyes of the customer, in addition to the cradle 1 on which the electronic device for data input is placed. Even so, the desk becomes narrow and the clerk's work is hindered.

  Therefore, normally, the DC power supply wiring 5 extending from the cradle 1 is suspended from the desktop 3 in the lateral direction, and the AC / DC adapter 2 is removed from the desktop 3 along with the excess length of the DC power supply wiring 5.

  Generally, since the length of the DC power supply wiring 5 is sufficiently longer than the height from the surface of the desktop 3 to the floor, the AC / DC adapter 2 removed from the desktop 3 is placed on the floor. It becomes a state. However, since the store clerk often goes back and forth between the window and the management room, the AC / DC adapter 2 placed on the floor is often caught by mistake.

  If the DC power supply wiring 5 is pulled by the AC / DC adapter 2 caught on the clerk's feet and further pulled to the cradle 1 and moved on the desk 3 in front of the customer, it will be very unsightly to the customer's eyes. . In some cases, the cradle 1 may fall from the desktop 3 and be damaged, so the store clerk needs to pay close attention to the AC / DC adapter 2 placed on the floor. It also affects the efficiency.

  Incidentally, a data input electronic device generally placed on a cradle cradle has a built-in read head for reading a customer's card, and a card slide groove for guiding the card is provided in the read head.

  When the customer's card is read by the electronic device for data input, the reading operation is naturally performed in front of the customer. By the way, while the card is repeatedly inserted and removed over time, scratches and dirt are generated on the surface of the cradle on the outside from the card slide groove.

  The scratches will not go away unless the cradle is replaced with a new one, but the cradle cannot be exchanged for a new one due to the scratch on the card. By the way, the dirt attached along with the scratches is difficult to get rid of.

  However, the surface of the cradle on the outer side from the card slide groove is the portion most easily touched by the customer. If scratches, dirt, or conspicuousness appear in these areas, it will appear to the customer's eyes as if they are using an old cradle. In fact, even though this is the case, converting a fully usable cradle to a new one is a workless thing. That being said, it's impossible to ignore situations that make customers uncomfortable.

  The present invention is provided with an adjustable extension storage section having a total length for storing an easily replaceable AC / DC adapter together with a DC power supply wiring in a cradle on which a small electronic terminal device in use is placed. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a cradle with a decoration that makes scratches and dirt on the exterior inconspicuous.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a cradle according to the present invention includes a terminal cradle that supports an electronic terminal device, and a side surface cover that covers a front surface and two side surfaces of the terminal cradle. A cradle equipped with a DC adapter, wherein the side cover is slidable in the direction in which the front part of the side cover is separated from the front surface of the terminal cradle with respect to the terminal cradle. The side cover is engaged between the inner wall of the front portion and the front surface of the terminal cradle when the front portion slides in a direction away from the front surface of the terminal cradle. An extended storage space capable of storing an external AC / DC adapter and a DC power supply wiring is formed.

The terminal cradle is configured to have, for example, a connector to which a connection wiring of an external peripheral device is connected inside a rear surface, the two side surfaces, and a terminal receiving portion.
Further, the side surface cover includes, for example, a fixing member for holding the external AC / DC adapter and the DC power supply wiring stored in the expansion storage space in order to prevent the external power supply wiring from falling off. Configured.

  Further, the side surface cover is, for example, a plug for inserting an external AC power receiving wiring plug into a position corresponding to the AC power receiving connector of the external AC / DC adapter housed in the expansion housing space. An insertion hole is provided.

  Further, the terminal cradle includes, for example, a placement portion for placing the electronic terminal device, and a card guide portion provided on a side of the placement portion and having a card insertion slide groove at an upper portion thereof. The insertion slide groove includes a guide groove for stabilizing the card insertion at the time of card reading of the electronic terminal device and sliding in the reading direction, and a decoration groove formed in parallel to the guide groove. Configured.

  The present invention is provided with an extended storage section for storing an AC / DC adapter in an inconspicuous manner together with a folded DC power supply wiring inside a cradle on which a small electronic terminal device in use is placed. It becomes possible to provide a cradle with a decoration that makes the dirt and dirt inconspicuous.

(a) is a perspective view which shows the external appearance shape of the upper part of the cradle which concerns on Example 1 of this invention, (b) is the side view. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the example of the electronic terminal device mounted and used for the terminal stand of the cradle which concerns on Example 1. FIG. It is the perspective view which looked down from the front so that arrangement of a connection electrode which electrically connects a cradle concerning Example 1 with an electronic terminal unit can be seen easily. (a) is a diagram showing the cradle according to the first embodiment in FIG. 1 (b) again, (b) is a diagram in which the side cover of (a) is pulled out to the front of the terminal cradle, and (c) is a side view. The front perspective view of the lid removed from the plug insertion hole for inserting the female plug of the AC power receiving wiring from the outside of the part cover, (d) is a rear perspective view thereof. It is a figure which shows the various connection connector which has turned the cradle of the state of FIG.4 (b) based on Example 1 inside, and is arrange | positioned in an expansion storage space and a terminal cradle. It is a figure which shows the state which turned over the cradle which concerns on Example 1, and the external AC / DC adapter and the DC power supply wiring of the folded state were accommodated in the expansion accommodation space. It is a figure which shows the cradle which concerns on Example 1, the electronic terminal device mounted in the terminal cradle, and the card | curd inserted in the card insertion slide groove | channel. It is a perspective view which shows the connection state of the cradle with an electrical connection relay function often seen conventionally and the external AC / DC adapter.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

  FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the upper part of the cradle according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a side view thereof. As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, a cradle 10 of this example includes an inner body 11 that forms a terminal cradle on which an electronic terminal device and the like are placed, and a front surface 12 of the inner body 11. And a side surface cover 14 that covers two side surfaces 13 (only the front side surface 13 is visible and the opposite side surface 13 is not visible in the figure).

  The cradle 10 is provided with an external AC / DC adapter as shown in the conventional figure (FIG. 8), as will be described in detail later. The external AC / DC adapter can be used with a sense of security since the user can purchase a commercial standard product and use it immediately after failure. In addition, it is convenient in terms of usability compared to a built-in AC / DC adapter that cannot be replaced without disassembling the cradle body.

  Further, as will be described later in detail, the cradle 10 includes a guide groove for stabilizing the card insertion and the sliding in the reading direction when reading the card of the electronic terminal device placed on the terminal cradle, A decorative groove formed in parallel with the guide groove is provided to make the scratches and dirt of the guide groove inconspicuous.

  The side surface cover 14 of the cradle 10 can be pulled out in a direction away from the front surface 12 of the inner body 11 as indicated by an arrow a in the figure. FIGS. 1A and 1B show a state in which the side surface cover 14 is pushed in from the pull-out position. Even in this state, the electronic terminal device can be mounted on the inner body 11 and used.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), on the upper surface of the inner main body 11, there is a mounting portion 15 (front mounting portion 15a) having an inclination or a step according to the shape of the lower surface of the electronic terminal device to be mounted. , A central mounting portion 15b and a rear mounting portion 15c) are formed.

  The front placement portion 15a forms a front-lowering inclined surface, and the left and right sides are surrounded by the card guide portion 16. As will be described in detail later, on the upper surface of the card guide portion 16, a card guide groove 17 formed by two ribs and one rib formed in parallel with the card guide groove 17 on the front and rear sides of the card guide groove 17 respectively. And a decorative groove 18 formed by the outside of the two ribs.

  Standing positioning plates 19 for positioning the vertical position of the electronic terminal device in contact with the lower surfaces on both sides of the electronic terminal device at positions close to the inner side surface of the card guide unit 16 at both inner ends of the front placement portion 15a. Is arranged. In the vicinity of the front portion of the standing type positioning plate 19, a protruding type positioning plate 21 that protrudes from the inner side surfaces of the card guide portions 16 on both sides toward the center of the front placement portion 15 a and positions the front position of the electronic terminal device. Is arranged.

  The central mounting portion 15b forms a slightly gentle inclined surface continuously with the uppermost (front) portion of the inclined surface of the front mounting portion 15a, and the electronic terminal device extends on the rear extension line of the positioning plate 19 of the front mounting portion 15a. Positioning ribs 22 for positioning the upper and lower positions are respectively arranged, and on the inner side of the positioning ribs 22, parallel to the positioning ribs 22 and lower than the positioning ribs 22, mounting section reinforcing ridges 23 are respectively formed.

  On the outer side of the positioning rib 22 of the central mounting portion 15b, an enclosing wall 25 that forms a concave portion 24 is formed over almost the entire side surface 25a of the inner surface. When the electronic terminal device is placed on the cradle 10, the recess 24 forms a space sufficient to insert a human fingertip on both sides of the recess 24.

  Further, the concave portion 24 on the right side serves as a holding portion of the electronic terminal device and a strap escape portion of the electronic terminal device. Below the concave portion 24 is formed a concave portion that is further below the inclined mounting surface of the central mounting portion 15b.

  The rear mounting portion 15c forms a substantially horizontal mounting surface that is continuous with the lowermost (rear) portion of the inclined surface of the central mounting portion 15b. Positioning ribs 26 for positioning the upper and lower positions of the rear portion of the electronic terminal device are disposed on both ends of the placement surface on the rearward extension line of the positioning rib 22 of the center placement portion 15b.

  A reset hole 27 is formed at a position close to the inside of the positioning rib 26 on the left side of the rear placement portion 15c. An outer surface and a rear surface of the rear mounting portion 15c than the positioning rib 26 are surrounded by a lateral wall 28 and a rear wall 29 continuous thereto.

  A recess 31 is formed in the lateral enclosure wall 28 in the laterally outward direction, and recesses 32 are formed in the both ends of the rear enclosure wall 29 in the downward direction. The recessed portion 31 and the recessed portion 32 are continuously provided to form a rear strap escape portion 33.

  Five spring-like electrode terminals 34 are arranged on the inner side surface of the rear enclosure wall 29 (in FIG. 1, only two of the five inner ends are visible, and the three in the center are the rear enclosure wall 29. Can't be seen behind) See FIG.

  Further, the bottom surface of the inner body 11 is provided with anti-slip front legs 35 made of an upward U-shaped rod member around which an anti-slip member 35a is wound at the front, and the side part cover 14 is provided on both sides of the center. Guide screws 36 for guiding the longitudinal sliding long holes are arranged, and hemispherical non-slip rear legs 37 made of rubber-like bodies are arranged on both sides of the rear part. At the rear part of the non-slip rear leg 37, a set screw 39 for fixing the holding plate of the non-slip rear leg 37 to the bottom of the inner body 11 is disposed.

  A plug hole lid 38 is disposed on the front right side surface of the side surface cover 14. In FIG. 1 (b), the same plug hole lid 38 is disposed on the left side surface although it cannot be seen because of the right side view. The plug hole lid 38 is a lid that protects the plug insertion hole from the outside when the plug insertion hole described later is unused.

  FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing an example of a portable electronic terminal device that is placed on the cradle 10 having the above-described configuration and that performs data input / output operations. An electronic terminal device (hereinafter simply referred to as a terminal) 40 shown in FIG. 1 includes a display screen 41 that displays information such as liquid crystal in front of the upper surface, and includes a number of data input keys 42 on the rear of the upper surface.

  In addition, a card insertion slide groove 50 is formed in front of the terminal 40 and is deeply cut downward from the upper surface over the left and right sides. In addition, strap holes 43 are formed at two positions on the right side surface of the terminal 40 in the front-rear direction.

  Positioning engagement holes 44 are formed on both sides of the rear surface of the terminal 40, and are connected between the two positioning engagement holes 44 and connected to the spring-like electrode terminal 34 shown in FIG. Five terminal-side electrode terminals 45 are arranged for this purpose.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cradle 10 looking down from the front so that the arrangement of the spring-like electrode terminal 34 that electrically connects the cradle 10 having the above-described configuration to the terminal-side electrode terminal 45 of the terminal 40 can be easily seen. In FIG. 3, the same components as in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals as in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, five terminal side electrode terminals on the rear surface of the terminal 40 shown in FIG. 2 are provided on the inner surface of the rear rear enclosure wall 29 surrounding the rear placement portion 15 c of the inner body 11 of the cradle 10. Five spring-like electrode terminals 34 connected to 45 are arranged.

  On both sides of the five spring-like electrode terminals 34, two positioning engagement protrusions 46 that are engaged with the two positioning engagement holes 44 on the rear surface of the terminal 40 are disposed. Further, rear end positioning ribs 47 for positioning the rear ends of the terminals 40 are arranged on the outside of the two positioning engagement protrusions 46.

  In addition, a punch hole 48 is formed on both side portions of the inner wall lower portion of the rear enclosure wall 29. The hole 48 is provided to quickly discharge a liquid such as tea that has been accidentally spilled by a customer or the like to the outside. The other configuration of the inner body 11 is the same as that shown in FIG.

  4 (a) is a diagram showing the cradle 10 having the above-mentioned configuration shown in FIG. 1 (b) again. FIG. 4 (b) is a side view cover 14 of FIG. FIG. 11C is a front perspective view of the plug hole lid 38, and FIG. 11D is a rear perspective view thereof.

  The plug hole lid 38 is connected to an AC power receiving wiring from the outside to an AC / DC adapter housed in an expansion housing space formed inside when the side surface cover 14 is pulled forward as indicated by an arrow a in FIG. When the plug insertion hole 49 shown in FIG. 4 (b) for inserting the female type plug is not used as shown in FIG. 4 (a), the plug insertion hole 49 is fitted into the plug insertion hole 49 to protect it from the outside. It is.

  When the plug hole lid 38 is fitted into the plug insertion hole 49, first, the hook 38 a at the upper end of the back surface of the plug hole lid 38 is inserted into the plug insertion hole 49 and hooked on the upper edge 49 a of the plug insertion hole 49 from below.

  Next, when the front surface lower end portion 38 b of the plug hole lid 38 is strongly pressed, the bending spring 38 c provided at the lower surface lower end portion of the plug hole lid 38 is pushed upward while sliding on the lower edge 49 b of the plug insertion hole 49. Is inserted into the plug insertion hole 49.

  Further, the hook 38d integrally disposed at the tip of the bending spring 38c slides up and pushes down the lower edge 49b of the plug insertion hole 49, enters the inside of the lower edge 49b, and repels downward. As a result, the hook 38 d is engaged with the inside of the lower edge 49 b, and the plug hole lid 38 is locked to the plug insertion hole 49.

  When the plug hole lid 38 is removed from the plug insertion hole 49, a finger is inserted from below the side surface cover 14 (for the sake of illustration, the description will be continued as it is for the sake of convenience, but in reality the cradle 10 is turned upside down and the following processing is performed. ).

  The finger spring inserted from below the side surface cover 14 is pushed out to the outside of the apparatus main body while pushing the bending spring 38c of the plug hole lid 38 strongly. As a result, the hook 38 d at the tip of the bending spring 38 c is detached from the lower edge 49 b of the plug insertion hole 49, and the plug hole lid 38 is detached from the plug insertion hole 49.

  FIG. 5 shows the extended storage space formed inside by turning the cradle 10 upside down in a state where the side surface cover 14 shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the various various connector which is made.

  5, the same components as those shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3, or FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1, FIG. 3, or FIG. 4. In FIG. 5, the front side of the figure is the front part of the cradle 10, and the other side of the figure is the rear part of the cradle 10. In FIG. 5, the illustration of the anti-slip front leg 35 is omitted.

  The side surface cover 14 shown in FIG. 5 includes sliding long holes 51 at both end portions. A guide screw 36 screwed into the back surface of the inner body 11 and fixed in position is passed through the sliding long hole 51 with a washer 52 interposed. Thereby, the side surface cover 14 is guided by the guide screw 36 within the range of the length of the sliding long hole 51 with respect to the inner body 11 and can slide back and forth.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in a state where the side surface cover 14 is pulled out forward of the inner body 11, the inner wall 53 a of the front portion 53 of the side surface cover 14 and the front surface of the inner body 11 (the front surface of the inner body 11 is an opening without a wall) The extended storage space 54 having a predetermined area is formed. A method of using the extended storage space 54 will be described later.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the above-described non-slip rear leg 37 is disposed on the rear bottom (lower) surface of the inner body 11, and two punched holes 55 are formed at the rearmost end. These two holes 55 communicate with the two holes 48 shown in FIG.

  In addition, a cover plate 56 that protects an opening for maintaining an internal device is disposed in front of the rear non-slip leg 37 on the rear bottom surface of the inner body 11. The cover plate 56 is formed with three screw holes 57 for fixing the cover plate 56 to an internal stop member. This figure shows a state in which the screw 57 is removed.

  A space is formed between the front opening and the inside in front of the cover plate 56 by a partition wall 58 standing upright. However, this space is exclusively used by wiring and wiring connecting portions to be described later connected to the various connectors shown in the figure, and there is no room for other members to enter.

The above-described extended storage space 54 is formed between the front opening of the inner body 11 and the inner wall 53a of the front portion 53 of the side cover 14 in order to store other members.
The partition wall 58 includes two receiving connectors 59 conforming to the RS232C standard, an RJ-45 standard LAN port 61 for connecting a LAN cable, two USB standard USB receiving connectors 62, and a DC power supply wiring connection. A pin plug outlet 63 is provided.

  Further, both side surfaces (the right side surface in the figure is hidden and cannot be seen) are sandwiched by the upper and lower holding members 64 and removed from the plug insertion holes 49 shown in FIGS. 4 (c) and 4 (d). The plug hole lid 38 is stored.

  6 is a perspective view of the inverted cradle 10 of FIG. 5 as viewed from the rear, and shows a state in which the external AC / DC adapter and the folded DC power supply wiring are stored in the extended storage space 54. FIG. It is. In FIG. 6, the same components as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 5.

  FIG. 6 also shows a rail 65 that guides the sliding of the side surface cover 14 in addition to the guide screw 36 and the sliding long hole 51. Further, two reinforcing ribs 67 are formed on the ceiling plate 66 that can be seen at the bottom in FIG. 6 of the inner body 11. The side cover 14 is provided with a slide cover 68 so that the inside of the extended storage space 54 cannot be seen from the outside.

  In the extended storage space 54, an external AC / DC adapter 69 and a folded DC power supply wiring 71 (shown as simple blocks in the drawing are considered to be complicated in appearance) are provided from above and below the extended storage space 54. It is fixed and accommodated by a fixing member 72 such as Velcro (registered trademark) that is pulled out.

  In the space between the expansion storage space 54 in which the external AC / DC adapter 69 and the folded DC power supply wiring 71 are stored, and the partition wall 58, the RS232C receiving connector 59, LAN shown in FIG. An insertion side connector 73 (73a, 73b, 73c, 73d, etc., not shown) connected to the port 61, the USB receiving side connector 62, the pin plug outlet 63, and the like is provided.

  Further, wiring 74 (74a, 74b, etc., not shown) before being drawn out from the insertion side connector 73 is routed in the remaining space. Although not particularly illustrated, the wiring 74 is drawn to the outside through a gap between the desk and the lower portion of the front side surface of the cradle 10. Thus, the space between the extended storage space 54 and the partition wall 58 is filled with the minimum necessary members, and there is no room for other members to enter.

  Also, the insertion side female connector 76 of the AC power supply wiring 75 that is an external wiring to the external AC / DC adapter 69 is inserted into the plug insertion hole 49 from which the plug hole lid 38 shown in FIG. In the figure of the attached AC / DC adapter 69, it is inserted into a receiving-side male jack that is hidden and cannot be seen.

  When the cradle 10 is placed on the desk, only the wiring is pulled out from the cradle 10, and the external AC / DC adapter 69 does not appear on the desk. Looks like it has been.

  In addition, since the external AC / DC adapter 69 is not placed on the floor, it will be caught on the foot too much, the power will fall off, the cradle 10 will move greatly on the desk, something will be inadvertently noticed by the clerk. There is no loss of trust in the customer service given by customers in front of you.

  FIG. 7 is a view showing the cradle 10 having the above-described configuration, the terminal 40 placed on the inner body 11 as the terminal cradle, and the card inserted into the card insertion slide groove 50. In the figure, only the parts necessary for explanation are given the same numbers as those in FIGS.

  In addition, the strap is not attached to the strap hole 43 of the terminal 40 shown in FIG. Therefore, the recessed portion 24 serving as the holding portion of the terminal 40 and the strap escape portion and the rear strap escape portion 33 remain vacant.

  In FIG. 7, a card 77 is about to be inserted into the card insertion slide groove 50 of the terminal 40 from the left end. In the figure, the clerk who slides the card 77 and the finger thereof are not shown.

  In the initial state of inserting the card 77 into the card insertion slide groove 50 shown in the figure, the upper surface of the card guide portion 16 of the cradle 10 is also shown in FIG. Thus, the card guide groove 17 is formed by two ribs 78.

  As a result, the store clerk can keep the lower end side of the card 77 straight along the bottom of the card insertion slide groove 50 simply by inserting the card 77 into the left end of the card insertion slide groove 50. The card 77 can be easily slid with respect to 50 in the correct posture.

  Here, the store clerk slides the card 77 in the card insertion slide groove 50 along the card insertion slide groove 50 from the left to the right while transferring data between the data area of the magnetic band portion of the card 77 and the read head of the terminal 40. The data is exchanged between the memory module of the IC chip loaded in the card and the read head. At this time, the store clerk generally inserts the card 77 into the card insertion slide groove 50 with a little force so that there is no loss of data reading or writing between the reading head of the terminal 40 and the card 77. Slide from left to right in parallel.

  On the other hand, although the customer's handling state with respect to the card 77 is various, some customers put the card 77 in a pocket or a handbag with the card 77 exposed. As a result, dirt adheres to the card 77, and this dirt damages the card guide groove 17 over time.

  If the card guide groove 17 is scratched, the dirt is likely to adhere, and if the scratch is once stained, it is difficult to remove it easily. The other part of the cradle 10 is polished and cleaned by the daily clerk, and for the cradle 10 that is always operated in front of the customer, only one point of the card guide groove 17 is dirty. Easy to stand out to customers.

  If the card guide groove 17 is scratched, dirty, or conspicuous, it looks to the customer's eyes as if the used cradle 10 has been polished. In fact, even if this is the case, changing a sufficiently usable cradle 10 to a new one is useless for business.

  As described above, the card guide groove 17 of the cradle 10 of this example has one each formed in parallel with the card guide groove 17 in front of and behind the card guide groove 17, that is, before and after the two ribs 78. Ribs 79 are formed. A decorative groove 18 formed by one of these ribs 79 and the outside of the two ribs 78 is formed.

  Since the total of the four ribs 78 and 79 and the three grooves look like decorations to the customer's eyes, the card guide grooves 17 that are the main grooves are scratched or soiled by the decorative grooves 18. Disappears. Thereby, it seems to the customer's eyes that the cradle 10 that has been thoroughly cleaned is always placed in front of the customer's eyes, and the customer's confidence in the window service can be maintained.

  The present invention includes an expandable storage section that stores an external AC / DC adapter together with a DC power supply wiring folded inside a cradle on which a small electronic terminal device is placed, and in addition, scratches and dirt on the appearance can be prevented. It can be used for a cradle with a decoration that makes it inconspicuous.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cradle 2 AC / DC adapter 3 Desktop 4 Power receiving wiring 5 Power feeding wiring 10 Cradle 11 Inner main body 12 Front surface 13 Side surface 14 Side surface cover 15 Mounting portion 15a Front mounting portion 15b Central mounting portion 15c Rear mounting portion 16 Card guide portion 17 Card guide groove 18 Decoration groove 19 Standing type positioning plate 21 Overhang type positioning plate 22 Positioning rib 23 Placement portion reinforcing projection 24 Recess 25 Enclosure wall 25a Side surface 26 Positioning rib 27 Reset hole 28 Side enclosure wall 29 Rear enclosure wall 31, 32 Recess 33 Rear strap relief 34 Spring-like electrode terminal 35 Non-slip front leg 35a Non-slip member 36 Guide screw 37 Non-slip rear leg 38 Plug hole lid 38a Hook 38b Surface lower end 38c Bending spring 38d Hook 39 Set screw 40 Electronic terminal device (terminal)
41 Display Screen 42 Data Input Key 43 Strap Hole 44 Positioning Engagement Hole 45 Terminal Side Electrode Terminal 46 Positioning Engagement Projection 47 Rear End Positioning Rib 48 Extraction Hole 49 Plug Insertion Hole 49a Upper Edge 49b Lower Edge 50 Card Insertion Slide Groove 51 Sliding long hole 52 Washer 53 Side cover front 53a Inner wall 54 Extended storage space 55 Drain hole 56 Cover plate 57 Screw hole 58 Bulkhead 59 RS232C receiving side connector 61 LAN port 62 USB receiving side connector 63 Pin plug outlet 64 Holding member 65 Rail 66 Ceiling panel 67 Reinforcement rib 68 Slide cover 69 AC / DC adapter 71 DC power supply wiring 72 Fixing member 73 (73a, 73b, 73c, 73d) Plug-in side connector 74 (74a, 74b) wiring 75 AC power supply wiring 76 Plug Side female connector 77 Card 78 Two ribs 79 Front and rear ribs

Claims (5)

A cradle comprising an external AC / DC adapter, comprising: a terminal cradle supporting an electronic terminal device; and a side surface cover covering the front surface and two side surfaces of the terminal cradle;
The side surface cover is slidably engaged with the terminal cradle in a direction in which a front portion of the side surface cover is separated from the front surface of the terminal cradle with respect to the terminal cradle,
When the front cover slides in a direction away from the front surface of the terminal cradle, the external AC / AC is provided between the inner wall of the front cradle and the front surface of the terminal cradle. Forming an extended storage space capable of storing the DC adapter and the DC power supply wiring;
A cradle characterized by that.   2. The cradle according to claim 1, wherein the terminal cradle includes a connector to which a connection wiring of an external peripheral device is connected inside a rear surface, the two side surfaces, and a terminal receiving portion.   The side surface cover includes a fixing member for holding the external AC / DC adapter and the DC power supply wiring stored in the expansion storage space in order to prevent the external power supply wiring from falling off. The cradle according to claim 1.   The side surface cover has a plug insertion hole for inserting an external AC power receiving wiring plug at a position corresponding to the AC power receiving connector of the external AC / DC adapter housed in the expansion housing space. The cradle according to claim 1, wherein the cradle is provided.   The terminal cradle includes a placement portion for placing an electronic terminal device, and a card guide portion provided on a side of the placement portion and having a card insertion slide groove on an upper portion thereof, and the card insertion slide groove is The electronic terminal device includes a guide groove for stabilizing card insertion and sliding in the reading direction when reading a card, and a decorative groove formed in parallel to the guide groove. The cradle according to claim 1 or 2.