JP5240178B2 - Mounting table for optical information reader - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a table for an optical information reader.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a table shown in Patent Document 1 below is known as a technique related to a table for an optical information reader. This pedestal is intended to hold a so-called hand-held optical information reader that is used by a user and is configured to be able to switch a single reader between hand-held use and stationary use. Yes. Specifically, a device holding portion that holds the reading device is held at a high position away from the mounting surface, and a through hole that exposes the inside of the reading port to the outside is formed at the bottom portion of the device holding portion that faces the reading port. As a result, the reading device can be held with the reading port facing the mounting surface (downward), and can be used with the reading port facing the mounting surface (downward). Yes.

JP 2009-169585 A

  However, in the configuration of Patent Document 1, there is a problem that one type of reading device is an object to be held and a plurality of types of reading devices cannot be held.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a stage for an optical information reader capable of holding a plurality of types of devices.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the optical information reading device mounting base according to claim 1, the reading unit having a reading port formed at the end and a grip extending from the reading unit are provided. And a plurality of types of optical information reading devices having different shapes on the gripping portion side of the reading portion and different shapes on the side opposite to the gripping portion are engaged with the reading portion. The holding table is arranged to face the reading port when holding the optical information reading device, and provided with an opening that exposes the reading port to the outside when holding the optical information reading device. And a first wall portion and a second wall portion that are provided so as to rise from the bottom portion and receive the gripping portion side and the anti-gripping portion side of the reading portion when holding the optical information reading device, respectively. The second wall portion includes the reading Is formed according to the shape of the reading portion on the side opposite to the gripping portion and is interposed between the side opposite the gripping portion and the second wall portion so that the reading is performed by the first wall portion. A detachable member is detachably provided so as to sandwich the portion.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the optical information reading apparatus mounting base according to the first aspect, a through-hole penetrating along the penetrating direction of the opening is formed in the bottom portion.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the mounting table for the optical information reading device according to the first or second aspect, the first wall portion is provided with an end portion of an arm that holds the mounting table at a position away from the mounting surface. An assembling part for assembling is formed.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the optical information reading apparatus mounting base according to any one of the first to third aspects, the gripping portion is engaged with the first wall portion when the reading portion is engaged. A concave portion is formed, and the top portion of the concave portion is formed such that the height from the surface on which the bottom portion is placed is higher than the height of the second wall portion.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of types of optical information reading devices having the same shape on the gripping portion side of the reading portion and different shapes on the anti-gripping portion side are objects to be held and The two wall portions are formed in accordance with the shape of the reading portion on the side opposite to the gripping portion when the reading portion is engaged, and are interposed between the side opposite the gripping portion and the second wall portion. An attachment / detachment member is detachably provided so that the reading portion is sandwiched by one wall portion.

Thus, for example, even if there are a plurality of types of optical information reading devices having different shapes on the side opposite to the gripping portion of the reading portion due to different reading targets, the reading portion is configured according to the shape on the side opposite to the gripping portion. By attaching the removable member to the second wall portion and interposing it between the opposite gripping portion side, the reading portion can be held by the first wall portion.
Accordingly, a plurality of types of optical information reading devices can be held. Further, since the standardization of the pedestal is achieved, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  In the invention of claim 2, since a through-hole penetrating along the penetrating direction of the opening is formed in the bottom portion, a fastening member such as a screw is inserted so as to be inserted through the through-hole while the bottom portion is pressed against the wall surface. By assembling, it is possible to use the optical information reading device having a plurality of types of shapes as a wall hanging in a state in which a table for holding the optical information reading device is fixed to the wall surface.

  In the invention of claim 3, the first wall portion is formed with an assembly portion for assembling the end portion of the arm that holds the mounting table at a position away from the mounting surface. By assembling the end portions, the mounting table can function as a part of a so-called free stand that holds the reading device via an arm at a high position away from the mounting surface. In particular, since the gripping portion side of the reading unit is likely to be close to the center of gravity of the optical information reading device, a plurality of types of shapes can be obtained by supporting the table with an arm on the first wall portion that receives the gripping portion side. It is possible to improve the stability in the case of using a table for holding the optical information reading device as a part of a free stand.

  In the invention of claim 4, the height of the top of the recess for engaging with the grip formed on the first wall is higher than the height of the second wall from the surface on which the bottom is placed. It is formed. For this reason, in the optical information reader, when the gripping portion side and the anti-grip portion side of the reading portion are sandwiched between the first wall portion and the detachable member attached to the second wall portion, the gripping portion is the second portion. Since it engages with the concave portion at the top higher than the wall portion, the center of gravity of the reading device in the holding state is not only on the reading portion side, but also the gripping portion is held by the concave portion. Thereby, the reading apparatus can be held more stably.

It is a perspective view which shows the example which mounted the 1st reader 100a in the mounting base 10 which concerns on this embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the example which mounted the 2nd reader 100b in the mounting base 10 which concerns on this embodiment. It is explanatory drawing explaining the 1st reading apparatus 100a of a holding object. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the mounting table 10. FIG. 3 is a front view of the mounting table 10. FIG. 3 is a rear view of the mounting table 10. 3 is a side view of the mounting table 10. FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the 8-8 cross section of FIG. 4 roughly. 4 is a rear view of the mounting table 10. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure outline | summary of the attachment 40, FIG. 10 (A) is a top view, FIG.10 (B) is a front view, FIG.10 (C) is a side view. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mounting base 10 used as a mounting base for wall mounting. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mounting base 10 used as a free stand.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment in which a mounting table for an optical information reader according to the invention is embodied will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the table 10 according to the present embodiment is one of two different-shaped optical information reading devices (hereinafter also referred to as a first reading device 100 a and a second reading device 100 b). It has a function of mounting and holding one, and is used by being mounted on various mounting surfaces.

First, the first reading device 100a among the first reading device 100a (see FIG. 1) and the second reading device 100b (see FIG. 2) to be held by the table 10 will be described.
A first reading device 100a shown in FIG. 1 is configured as a code reader (for example, a barcode reader, a two-dimensional code reader, etc.) that reads an information code such as a barcode and a QR code (trade name). Various electronic components are housed in an exterior case that constitutes the part.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the first reading device 100 a includes a reading unit 102 in which a reading port 106 configured as an opening at one end in the longitudinal direction is formed, and a grip that extends from the reading unit 102. Unit 104. The outer case of the reading unit 102 includes a lower case 102a that constitutes the gripping portion side and an upper case 102b that constitutes the anti-gripping portion side, and the gripping portion 104 extends with the intermediate position in the longitudinal direction of the lower case 102a as a base end I am doing. The first reading device 100a illustrated in FIG. 3 is configured as a so-called gun type, and more specifically, a direction in which the reading unit 102 extends (longitudinal direction of the reading unit 102) and a direction in which the gripping unit 104 extends ( (Longitudinal direction of the grip part 104) is configured to be substantially orthogonal. In the present embodiment, the side where the reading port 106 is provided in the longitudinal direction of the reading unit 102 is the front side, and the opposite side is the rear side.

  The grip portion 104 is configured to have a size that can be held by a user's hand, and an operation button (not shown) that receives a pressing operation by the user is disposed on a side portion thereof. The reading unit 102 includes a light source (such as an LED) that emits illumination light therein, a light receiving sensor (such as a CCD sensor) that receives reflected light from a reading target, a control circuit (such as a microcomputer) that performs various controls, and a memory. Etc. are housed. A reading port 106 formed in the reading unit 102 derives illumination light for a reading target (information code such as a barcode, QR code Q is illustrated in FIG. 3) and introduces reflected light from the reading target. It is configured as. In the field of code readers, a configuration for irradiating illumination light through a reading port and capturing reflected light to read an information code is well known, so detailed description of an electrical configuration and the like is omitted.

  Further, the second reading device 100b shown in FIG. 2 has a configuration in which the reading unit 103 is adopted instead of the reading unit 102 with respect to the first reading device 100a. This is because the objects to be read are different, and the contents to be accommodated in the reading unit 103 are different. As the contents, for example, illumination for reading a stamped code such as direct marking is provided. can give. Therefore, in the second reading device 100b, for the purpose of sharing parts with the first reading device 100a, the outer case of the reading unit 103 is composed of the above-described lower case 102a as a common component and the upper case 103b as a dedicated component. It consists of and. The upper case 103b is formed so as to expand in a direction away from the grip portion 104 in order to increase the accommodation space with respect to the upper case 102b.

Next, a specific configuration of the mounting table 10 will be described mainly by using an example in which the first reading device 100a is held.
The mounting table 10 is made of, for example, a resin material and has a frame shape with an annular peripheral wall. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 9, the mounting table 10 faces the bottom 15 facing the mounting surface side in the front-rear direction. The first and second wall portions 11 and 12 and a pair of side wall portions 13 and 14 facing left and right are provided. The mounting table 10 has a substantially box shape with the bottom 15 as the bottom and the first wall 11, the second wall 12, and the side walls 13, 14 as peripheral walls, and when the first reading device 100 a is held. The end portion of the reading unit 102 (the end portion on the reading port 106 side) is housed inside. In the present embodiment, the entire table 10 is integrally formed.

  The bottom portion 15 is a portion arranged to face the reading port 106 when holding the first reading device 100a, and an opening 20 is formed for exposing the reading port 106 to the outside when holding the first reading device 100a. Has been. As shown in FIG. 4, the opening portion 20 has a central region including the center of the region surrounded by the peripheral walls (that is, the first wall portion 11, the second wall portion 12, and the side wall portions 13 and 14) as a space. The bottom portion 15 is annularly arranged so as to surround the opening region of the opening portion 20.

  Further, the surface of the bottom 15 facing the reading port 106 is a smooth surface 15c provided near the first wall 11 around the opening 20, and a smooth surface 15c between the smooth surface 15c and the second wall 12. And an inclined surface 15d arranged so as to incline with respect to. The inclined surface 15d can guide the end of the reading port 106 toward the second wall 12 when the first reading device 100a is mounted on the mounting table 10. The connecting portion between the smooth surface 15c and the inclined surface 15d is provided with two through holes 15e that are used when the mounting table 10 is used for wall mounting. It is formed so as to penetrate along the penetration direction.

  The 1st wall part 11 is provided so that it may stand up from the bottom part 15, and the recessed part 11c dented in the concave shape is formed in the width direction center vicinity. In the present embodiment, the facing direction of the side wall portions 13 and 14 (the left-right direction in FIGS. 5 and 6) is the width direction of the mounting table 10. As shown in FIG. 6, the first wall portion 11 is composed of a pair of wall portions 11a and 11b disposed on both sides in the width direction, and an intermediate wall 11d disposed between these wall portions 11a and 11b. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the height of the walls 11 a and 11 b, that is, the height of the top of the recess 11 c is configured to be larger than the height of the second wall 12.

  The first wall portion 11 is a gripping position in the gripping portion 104 (a position gripped by the user when holding the first reading device 100a. In the example of FIG. And a function of receiving the intermediate portion 110 between the reading opening 106 and, specifically, a structure that supports the lower case 102a of the reading portion 102 when the first reading device 100a is mounted. ing. More specifically, the inner wall surfaces 17a and 17b in the vicinity of the concave portion 11c in the wall portions 11a and 11b are inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the smooth surface 15c of the bottom portion 15. The lower case 102a of the reading unit 102 is supported by the inner wall surfaces 17a and 17b.

  The bottom part of the recessed part 11c formed in the 1st wall part 11 is dented so that it may become the depth more than half of the height of wall part 11a, 11b in the example shown in FIG. The concave portion 11c is configured to engage with a portion of the intermediate portion 110 near the boundary between the reading portion 102 and the grip portion 104 when holding the first reading device 100a.

  Moreover, the assembly | attachment part 30 for assembling the edge part of the arm part 52 mentioned later is provided in the lower end part of the 1st wall part 11. As shown in FIG. The assembly portion 30 is formed with an insertion hole 34 into which the end portion of the arm portion 52 is inserted, and a hole portion 32 formed at the bottom portion of the insertion hole 34, and the end portion of the arm portion 52 is the insertion hole 34. When inserting into the arm portion 52, the mounting base 10 is fixed to the end portion of the arm portion 52 by inserting a fastening member such as a screw into the hole portion 32 and fastening it.

  The second wall portion 12 is provided so as to rise from the bottom portion 15 at a position facing the first wall portion 11. The inner wall of the second wall portion 12 can receive the upper case 103b when the second reading device 100b is held, and an attachment 40 described later is detachably formed. Therefore, the inner wall of the second wall portion 12 is formed in accordance with the upper case 103b, and a substantially rectangular engagement with which both claws 43 of the attachment 40 described later can be engaged with the bottom surface side of the inner wall. A hole 12a is provided.

  The side wall portion 13 is configured to rise from the bottom portion 15 and is disposed so as to connect the wall portion 11 a on one side of the first wall portion 11 and the second wall portion 12. Further, the side wall portion 14 is also configured to rise from the bottom portion 15, and is configured to connect the wall portion 11 b on one side of the first wall portion 11 and the second wall portion 12. These side wall portions 13 and 14 are configured to face each other, and are arranged so as to sandwich the lower case 102a of the reading unit 102 when the first reading device 100a is held.

  Next, the attachment 40 attached to the inner wall of the second wall portion 12 will be described. The attachment 40 has a function of sandwiching the reading unit 102 of the first reading device 100a by the first wall unit 11 by being attached to the inner wall of the second wall unit 12. FIG. As shown to (C), the upper wall 41, the guide part 42, and the two claw parts 43 are provided. The upper wall 41 is formed so as to engage with the center of the upper end portion of the second wall portion 12 at an outer edge on one side, and a guide portion 42 is formed in a substantially flat plate shape on the outer edge on the other side of the upper wall 41. It is connected so as to hang down. The guide part 42 is formed according to the shape of the upper case 102b so that the upper case 102b of the reading part 102 can be received when the guide part 42 is attached to the second wall part 12. In addition, two claw portions 43 are connected to the upper wall 41 so as to be separated from each other and to hang in parallel with the guide portion 42, and both the claw portions 43 are connected to the second wall portion 12 of the attachment 40. It is formed so as to engage with the engagement hole 12a when mounted. The attachment 40 may correspond to an example of a “detachable member” described in the claims.

  When the first reading device 100a is held on the mounting surface by the mounting table 10 configured as described above, the attachment 40 is first attached to the second wall portion 12. Then, the intermediate portion 110 is supported by the concave portion 11 c of the first wall portion 11 in a state where the grip portion 104 is extended to the outside of the mounting table 10 and the reading portion 102 is disposed so that the reading port 106 faces the bottom portion 15. In addition, the upper case 102 b and the lower case 102 a of the reading unit 102 are sandwiched between the attachment 40 and the first wall portion 11. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 1, the first reading device 100 a is held on the table 10.

  Further, when the second reading device 100 b is held on the mounting surface by the mounting table 10, first, the attachment 40 is removed from the second wall portion 12. The intermediate portion 110 is supported by the concave portion 11 c of the first wall portion 11 in a state where the grip portion 104 is extended to the outside of the table 10 and the reading portion 103 is disposed so that the reading port 106 faces the bottom portion 15. In addition, the upper case 103 b and the lower case 102 a of the reading unit 103 are held between the second wall portion 12 and the first wall portion 11. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2, the second reading device 100 b is held on the table 10.

  Further, when the mounting table 10 is used for wall mounting fixed to the wall surface W, first, a fastening member such as a screw is inserted so that the through hole 15e of the bottom portion 15 is inserted while the bottom portion 15 is pressed against the wall surface W. The mounting table 10 is fixed to the wall surface W by assembling. If the first reading device 100a is a holding target, the attachment 40 is attached to the second wall portion 12, and the first reading device 100a is arranged on the mounting table 10 in the same manner as on the mounting surface, thereby FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the first reading device 100a is held on the table 10 in a wall-hanging state. In addition, if the second reading device 100b is a holding target, the attachment 40 is removed from the second wall portion 12, and the second reading device 100b is disposed on the mounting table 10 in the same manner as on the mounting surface, thereby the second reading device 100b. The reading device 100b is held on the table 10 in a wall-hanging state.

  In the case where the mounting table 10 is made to function as a part of a so-called free stand 50 that holds a holding object by way of an arm portion 52 made of a metal flexible tube or the like at a high position away from the mounting surface. The following is performed. First, the arm part 52 to which the base 51 is connected to the one side end part 52a is prepared, and the other side end part 52b of the arm part 52 is inserted into the insertion hole 34 of the first wall part 11, thereby fastening members such as screws. Is inserted into the hole 32 and fastened to fix the table 10 to the other end 52b of the arm 52. Then, if the first reading device 100a is a holding target, the attachment 40 is attached to the second wall portion 12, and the first reading device 100a is arranged on the mounting table 10 in the same manner as on the mounting surface. As shown in FIG. 3, the first reading device 100a is held by the table 10 as the free stand 50. In addition, if the second reading device 100b is a holding target, the attachment 40 is removed from the second wall portion 12, and the second reading device 100b is disposed on the mounting table 10 in the same manner as on the mounting surface, thereby the second reading device 100b. The reading device 100b is held on the table 10 as the free stand 50.

  As described above, the table 10 according to the first embodiment includes the two optical information reading devices (the first reading device 100a and the second reading device 100b) in which the shape of the lower case of the reading unit matches and the upper case is different. Is a holding target. When the reading unit 102 of the first reading device 100 a is engaged with the second wall 12, the reading is performed by the first wall 11 by being interposed between the upper case 102 b and the second wall 12. The attachment 40 is detachably provided so as to sandwich the portion 102. The second wall portion 12 from which the attachment 40 has been removed is formed so as to be able to receive the upper case 103b of the reading unit 103 when the second reading device 100b is held.

Thereby, even if it is two optical information reading apparatuses from which reading object differs as mentioned above and the shape of an upper case differs, the attachment 40 is attached to the 2nd wall part 12 and between the said upper case. By interposing or removing, the reading unit 102 of the first reading device 100 a or the reading unit 103 of the second reading device 100 b can be held by the first wall portion 11.
Accordingly, two types of optical information readers can be held. Furthermore, since the standardization of the mounting table 10 is achieved, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  Further, in the mounting table 10 according to the first embodiment, the bottom portion 15 is formed with two through holes 15e penetrating along the penetration direction of the opening portion 20, so that the bottom portion 15 is pressed against the wall surface W in the state described above. Assembling a fastening member such as a screw so as to pass through both through-holes 15e, and using the table 10 for holding the optical information reading device of two types fixed to the wall surface W as a wall-hanging state Can do.

  Furthermore, in the mounting table 10 according to the first embodiment, the first wall portion 11 is formed with an assembly portion 30 for assembling the end portion of the arm portion 52 that holds the mounting table 10 at a position away from the mounting surface. Therefore, by assembling the end of the arm portion 52 to the assembling portion 30, the mounting table 10 is placed at either of the two optical information reading devices via the arm portion 52 at a high position away from the placement surface. It can be made to function as a part of the free stand 50 which holds. In particular, since the holding unit side of the reading unit is likely to be close to the center of gravity of the optical information reading device, two types of support are provided by supporting the mounting table 10 by the arm unit 52 on the first wall unit 11 that receives the lower case 102a. It is possible to improve the stability when using the table 10 that holds the optical information reading device having the shape as a part of the free stand 50.

  Furthermore, in the mounting table 10 according to the first embodiment, the top of the concave portion 11 c for engaging with the grip portion 104 formed on the first wall portion 11 is a height from the surface on which the bottom portion 15 is placed. However, it is formed higher than the height of the second wall portion 12. For this reason, if the object to be held is the first reading device 100a, when the lower case 102a and the upper case 102b of the reading unit 102 are sandwiched between the first wall portion 11 and the attachment 40, the grip portion 104 becomes the second wall portion 12. Since the center of gravity of the first reading device 100a in the holding state is on the reading unit side, the grip portion 104 is held by the recess 11c. Thereby, the first reading device 100a can be held more stably. The same applies even if the object to be held is the second reading device 100b.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, You may actualize as follows, and even in that case, an effect | action and effect equivalent to the said embodiment are acquired.
(1) Even when the second reading device 100b is to be held, an attachment formed according to the upper case 103b of the reading unit 103 is attached to the second wall unit 12, and the reading unit is connected to the first wall unit 11 by the first wall unit 11. 103 may be sandwiched.

(2) Even when another optical information reading device is to be held, the second wall 12 is attached with an attachment formed according to the opposite gripping side (upper case) of the reading unit to be held, The reading unit may be clamped by the first wall 11. Thereby, the pedestal 10 can target a plurality of types of optical information reading devices having different shapes on the side opposite to the gripping portion of the reading unit.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Stand 11 ... 1st wall part 11c ... Recessed part 12 ... 2nd wall part 13 ... 3rd wall part 14 ... 4th wall part 15 ... Bottom part 15e ... Through-hole 20 ... Opening part 30 ... Assembly part 40 ... Attachment (detachment) Element)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 50 ... Free stand 52 ... Arm part 100a ... 1st reader (optical information reader)
100b ... second reading device (optical information reading device)
102... Reading unit 102 a... Lower case (the holding unit side of the reading unit)
102b ... Upper case (on the side opposite to the reading part of the reading part)
103 ... Reading unit 103b ... Upper case (on the side opposite to the reading unit)
104 ... gripping part 106 ... reading port

Claims (4)

An optical information reading apparatus having a reading unit having a reading port formed at an end and a gripping unit extending from the reading unit, wherein the shape of the reading unit on the side of the gripping unit matches and is anti-gripping A table for holding a plurality of types of optical information reading devices having different shapes on the part side by engaging with the reading unit,
A bottom portion provided to be opposed to the reading port when holding the optical information reader, and provided with an opening that exposes the reading port to the outside when holding the optical information reading device;
A first wall portion and a second wall portion that are provided so as to rise from the bottom portion and receive the grip portion side and the anti-grip portion side of the reading portion, respectively, when holding the optical information reader;
With
The second wall portion is formed according to the shape of the reading portion on the side opposite to the gripping portion when the reading portion is engaged, and is interposed between the side opposite to the gripping portion and the second wall portion. The mounting table of the optical information reading device is characterized in that a detachable member is detachably provided so that the reading portion is sandwiched by the first wall portion.   2. The optical information reading device mounting table according to claim 1, wherein a through-hole penetrating along the penetrating direction of the opening is formed in the bottom portion.   3. The optical part according to claim 1, wherein an assembly part for assembling the first wall part to an end part of an arm that holds the mounting table at a position away from the mounting surface is formed. A table for information readers.   The first wall is formed with a recess that engages the grip when the reading unit is engaged, and the top of the recess has a height from the surface on which the bottom is placed. 4. The optical information reading device mounting table according to claim 1, wherein the mounting table is formed higher than a height of the second wall portion. 5.

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