JP5304259B2 - Payment terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a settlement terminal with an optical reading means and a wireless communication means, configured so as to allow for display to a user of the terminal and a facing person facing the user. <P>SOLUTION: The settlement terminal 1 comprises a terminal body 2 to be held and operated by an operator. The terminal body 2 is provided with an optical reading means and a wireless communication means, and further provided with two display units (first display unit 10a, second display unit 10b). The second display unit 10b is configured to be displaced between a first display position for storage in the terminal body 2 and a second display position with an outer surface 71 of a display area on a facing person side different from an operator side. The first display unit 10a is configured to perform a display to the operator at least when the second display unit 10b is in the second position, and the second display unit 10b is configured to perform a display to the facing person when it is in the second position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a payment terminal.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, settlement terminals that perform settlement of contactless IC cards and the like have been provided. This type of payment terminal is generally provided with a display screen for displaying processing details, payment details, and the like. As a usage method, for example, in a store or the like, a device user is facing a purchaser. It is often used while looking at the display screen.

JP-A-5-197444

  By the way, in the case of the conventional configuration as described above, it is generally assumed that the device user uses the display screen while looking at the display screen, so that the face-to-face person (buyer, etc.) grasps the display screen. Alternatively, it is difficult for the meeting person to grasp the display screen, and there is a problem that the meeting person cannot grasp the processing contents and the settlement contents.

  In the field of notebook computers and the like, there is provided a technique for using the display screen toward the face-to-face side as in Patent Document 1, but in the field of payment terminals that are generally easy to downsize the device configuration. No such technology was offered.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and is a configuration in which a payment terminal including an optical reading unit and a wireless communication unit can display to a person facing a terminal user. The purpose is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 comprises an apparatus main body operated while being gripped by an operator, and an optical reading means for optically reading an information code and a wireless communication medium are provided on the apparatus main body. A wireless communication means capable of reading the provided payment medium, and a payment terminal,
First display means provided in the apparatus body;
Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
Drive means for driving the displacement means;
Drive control means for controlling the drive means;
With
The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
The second display means, have rows display for the face's at said second position,
The drive control means controls the drive means to move the second display means to the first position or the second position when a predetermined control signal is generated.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus main body that is operated while being held by an operator, and the apparatus main body reads an optical reading means for optically reading an information code and a settlement medium provided with a wireless communication medium. A payment terminal provided with possible wireless communication means,
  First display means provided in the apparatus body;
  Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
  Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
  With
  The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
  The second display means performs display for the facing person at the second position,
  When the second display means is arranged at the first position, the second display means covers the first display means and has an overlapping structure that exposes the outer surface of the display area of the second display means to the outside.
  When the second display means is arranged at the first position, the display by the first display means is stopped, and the display to the operator is performed by the second display means.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus main body that is operated while being held by an operator, and the apparatus main body reads an optical reading means for optically reading an information code and a settlement medium provided with a wireless communication medium. A payment terminal provided with possible wireless communication means,
  First display means provided in the apparatus body;
  Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
  Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
  With
  The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
  The second display means is configured to be displaceably attached to an area closer to one side in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body, and is configured to perform display for the person in the second position.
  In the first position, the displacing means stores the second display means along the outer wall of the apparatus main body, and in the second position, the second display means is placed in the display area of the second display means. It arrange | positions so that an outer surface may face the said longitudinal direction one side.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus main body that is operated while being held by an operator, and the apparatus main body reads an optical reading means for optically reading an information code and a settlement medium provided with a wireless communication medium. A payment terminal provided with possible wireless communication means,
  First display means provided in the apparatus body;
  Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
  Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
  With
  The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
  The second display means is configured to perform display for the facing person at the second position,
  The antenna of the wireless communication means is provided near the front end of the apparatus main body when the longitudinal direction one side of the apparatus main body is the front side,
  In the first position, the displacing means stores the second display means along the outer wall of the apparatus main body, and in the second position, the second display means is located at a front position of the apparatus main body and the A payment terminal, wherein the payment terminal is arranged at a position removed from a facing area facing the antenna.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus main body that is operated while being held by an operator, and the apparatus main body reads an optical reading means for optically reading an information code and a settlement medium provided with a wireless communication medium. A payment terminal provided with possible wireless communication means,
  First display means provided in the apparatus body;
  Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
  Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
  With
  The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
  The second display means is configured to display to the person at the second position, and is provided on a button cover that covers a plurality of operation buttons provided on the apparatus body,
  In the first position, the displacing means arranges the second display means at a position covering the plurality of buttons, and at the second position, the second display means is separated from the plurality of buttons. A plurality of the buttons are opened by being directed to the facing side.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus main body that is operated while being held by an operator, and the apparatus main body reads an optical reading means for optically reading an information code and a settlement medium provided with a wireless communication medium. A payment terminal provided with possible wireless communication means,
  First display means provided in the apparatus body;
  Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
  Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
  With
  The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
  The second display means is configured to perform display for the facing person at the second position,
  In the second position, the displacing means arranges the second display means at a position lower than the antenna when the side facing the outer surface of the display area of the first display means is the upper side. Features.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus main body that is operated while being held by an operator, and the apparatus main body reads an optical reading means for optically reading an information code and a settlement medium provided with a wireless communication medium. A payment terminal provided with possible wireless communication means,
  First display means provided in the apparatus body;
  Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
  Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
  Antenna displacement means for displacing the antenna of the wireless communication means between a first antenna position and a second antenna position different from the first antenna position;
  With
  The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
  The second display means performs display for the facing person at the second position,
  The antenna displacement means is
  In the first antenna position, the antenna is placed close to the device body,
  In the second antenna position, the antenna is configured to extend from the apparatus main body more than in the first antenna position,
  The displacement operation of the second display means by the displacement means and the displacement operation of the antenna by the antenna displacement means are interlocked.

  An eleventh aspect of the invention includes an apparatus main body that is operated while being held by an operator. The apparatus main body reads an optical reading unit that optically reads an information code, and reads a settlement medium including a wireless communication medium. A payment terminal provided with possible wireless communication means,
  First display means provided in the apparatus body;
  Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
  Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
  Antenna displacement means for displacing the antenna of the wireless communication means between a first antenna position and a second antenna position different from the first antenna position;
  With
  The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
  The second display means performs display for the facing person at the second position,
  The antenna is provided on a button cover that covers a plurality of operation buttons provided on the apparatus main body,
  The antenna displacement means is
  In the first antenna position, the antenna is placed close to the device body,
  In the second antenna position, the antenna is configured to extend from the apparatus main body more than in the first antenna position,
  And a button cover displacing means for displacing the operation button cover,
  The button cover displacement means is
  By disposing the button cover in a form that covers the plurality of operation buttons, the antenna is disposed at the first antenna position,
  The button cover is separated from the plurality of buttons and extended from the apparatus main body, whereby the antenna is disposed at the second antenna position.

  According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus main body that is operated while being held by an operator, and the apparatus main body reads an optical reading means for optically reading an information code and a settlement medium including a wireless communication medium. A payment terminal provided with possible wireless communication means,
  First display means provided in the apparatus body;
  Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
  Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
  Antenna displacement means for displacing the antenna of the wireless communication means between a first antenna position and a second antenna position different from the first antenna position;
  With
  The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
  The second display means performs display for the facing person at the second position,
  The antenna displacement means is
  In the first antenna position, the antenna is placed close to the device body,
  In the second antenna position, the antenna is configured to extend from the apparatus main body more than in the first antenna position,
  An antenna holding part for accommodating the antenna;
  A holding member that holds the antenna holding portion; and a holding portion storage position that is close to the holding member, and a holding portion extension that extends from the holding member more than at the holding portion storage position. First displacing means for displacing at the exit position;
  Second displacement means for displacing the first displacement means between a displacement means storage position close to the apparatus main body and a displacement means extension position extending from the apparatus main body more than at the displacement means storage position. When,
  With
  The antenna holding portion can be further extended at the displacement means extending position where the first displacement means extends from the apparatus main body.

  According to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention, an apparatus main body that is operated while being held by an operator is provided, and an optical reading unit that optically reads an information code and a settlement medium including a wireless communication medium are read into the apparatus main body. A payment terminal provided with possible wireless communication means,
  First display means provided in the apparatus body;
  Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
  Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
  Antenna displacement means for displacing the antenna of the wireless communication means between a first antenna position and a second antenna position different from the first antenna position;
  With
  The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
  The second display means performs display for the facing person at the second position,
  The antenna is housed in a plate-shaped antenna holding part,
  The antenna displacement means is
  The inclination of the antenna holding portion with respect to the longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body is configured to be changeable.
  In the first antenna position, the antenna is placed close to the device body,
  In the second antenna position, the antenna is configured to extend from the apparatus main body more than in the first antenna position.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the apparatus main body operated while being gripped by the operator is provided with an optical reading means for optically reading the information code and a wireless communication means capable of reading the settlement medium. Therefore, the operator can read the information code and the settlement medium while holding the apparatus main body. In addition, a first display means and a second display means are provided, and the second display means is displaced between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area faces the facing person side. Since it is comprised and it is comprised so that the display with respect to a facing person may be performed in a 2nd position, the display with respect to a facing person can be performed using a 2nd display means as needed. Further, when the second display means is in the second position, the first display means is configured to display to the operator, so that both display for the face-to-face and display for the operator can be realized. Both the viewer and the face-to-face can grasp the display contents well.

In addition, since the driving means for driving the displacing means is provided, the second display means can be displaced using the driving force of the driving means, and an operator necessary for displacing the second display means can be used. Labor can be reduced as much as possible.

Furthermore, the second display means can be moved to the first position or the second position by control.

According to the invention of claim 2 , at least one of the time of reading the information code, the time of reading the payment medium, the time of starting the payment process for the payment medium, and the time of ending the payment process for the payment medium, Control for moving the second display means to the first position or the second position can be performed. That is, the second display means can be moved at an appropriate timing.

In the invention of claim 3 , since the drive control of the second display means is performed according to the operation of the operation button provided on the apparatus main body, the operator can freely move the second display means. .

The invention according to claim 17 is configured to perform display control for changing a display direction in the second display means between the case where the display is arranged at the first position and the case where the display is arranged at the second position. Therefore, when the second display means is arranged at the first position, it is possible to perform display in an orientation suitable for the first position, and when the second display means is arranged at the second position, the second display means can display the second position. It becomes possible to perform display in an orientation suitable for the position.

In the invention of claim 4 , when the second display means is arranged at the first position, the first display means is covered by the second display means, and the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is exposed to the outside. It has a configuration. If it does in this way, when it is not necessary to move the 2nd display means to the 2nd position, the 2nd display means can be stored compactly. Further, when the second display means is placed in the first position, the display of the superimposed first display means is stopped, and the display to the operator is performed by the second display means, so that power consumption is effectively suppressed. be able to.

In the invention of claim 5 , the second display means is detachably attached to an area closer to the longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body, and the second display means is stored along the outer wall of the apparatus main body at the first position, and At the second position, the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is configured to face one side in the longitudinal direction. In this case, the second display means can be directed to one side in the longitudinal direction as necessary, so that the configuration is convenient when the longitudinal direction one side of the apparatus main body is directed toward the facing side. .

In the invention of claim 6 , since the antenna of the wireless communication means is provided near the front end of the apparatus main body when the longitudinal direction one side of the apparatus main body is the front side, the settlement medium is provided on the front side of the apparatus main body. Communication can be performed satisfactorily when. In addition, the second display means is stored along the outer wall of the apparatus main body at the first position, and the second display means is located at the front position of the apparatus main body and out of the facing area facing the antenna at the second position. It is arranged at the position. This makes it possible to prevent the second display means from facing the antenna when the second display means is directed toward the person facing the person, so that reading of the wireless communication means is hindered by the second display means. Can be effectively suppressed. Therefore, the communication between the settlement medium and the antenna can be performed satisfactorily while displaying to the face-to-face by the second display means.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, a button cover for covering a plurality of operation buttons provided on the apparatus main body is provided, and the second display means is disposed on the button cover. Thus, when the button cover is also used as a part for arranging the second display means, a special part has a configuration in which the second display means can be stored compactly at the first position and the second display means can be displaced as necessary. This can be realized easily without using a lot.

In the invention of claim 8 , the second display means is provided on the back side of the button cover and is hidden from the outside at the first position. If it does in this way, the display screen of the 2nd display means, etc. can be protected well when not performing display to a meeting person. In addition, when performing display for the person facing the person, the display can be performed favorably by inverting the button cover to expose the second display means.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, the second display means is disposed below the antenna at the second position. If it does in this way, when an operator performs operation with respect to an apparatus main body, it will become easy for an operator to operate and it will become easy to take arrangement | positioning which a facing person can see a 2nd display means easily. In particular, even when the operator performs an operation while tilting the first display means, the facing person can easily see the second display means, and both the operator and the facing person can easily use the configuration. .

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided antenna displacement means for displacing the antenna of the wireless communication means between the first antenna position and a second antenna position different from the first antenna position. At the antenna position, the antenna is housed close to the apparatus main body, and at the second antenna position, the antenna is extended from the apparatus main body more than at the first antenna position. In this configuration, by setting the antenna to the first antenna position, the antenna can be accommodated close to the apparatus main body, and the entire terminal can be made more compact. On the other hand, by setting the antenna to the second antenna position as necessary, the terminal form can be changed to a form that facilitates communication (that is, a form in which a face-to-face person easily poses a payment medium as an antenna).
Further, the displacement operation of the second display unit by the displacement unit and the displacement operation of the antenna by the antenna displacement unit are interlocked. If it does in this way, in the case of wireless communication with a meeting person, the 2nd display means and an antenna can be displaced simultaneously. Accordingly, it is possible to save time and labor for preparing each by operating each separately, and it is possible to simplify and shorten the preparation work.

In the invention of claim 16 , at the second antenna position, the antenna extends to one side in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body. In this way, when trying to perform wireless communication by arranging the apparatus body so that the person is located on one side in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus body, the antenna can be made closer to the person, It becomes easier for the person to meet to perform wireless communication.

In the invention of claim 11 , the antenna is provided on a button cover that covers a plurality of operation buttons provided on the apparatus main body. The button cover is arranged so as to cover a plurality of operation buttons at the first antenna position, and the button cover extends from the apparatus main body at a distance from the plurality of operation buttons at the second antenna position. It is configured as follows. In this way, the button cover can also be used as a component for holding the antenna, and it becomes easy to reduce the number of components and downsize the device. In addition, since the opening operation of the button cover is directly connected to the extending operation of the antenna, it is possible to save time and effort for preparing the button cover and the antenna holding parts separately and preparing them individually, simplifying the preparation work and shortening the time. Can be achieved.

In the invention of claim 12 , the antenna is provided on the back side of the button cover. If it does in this way, in the 1st antenna position, an antenna can be covered with most button covers, and protection near an antenna can be strengthened. On the other hand, by reversing the button cover, the antenna is displaced to the second antenna position, and the outer surface (that is, the back surface) of the button cover on the side where the antenna is provided is exposed to the outside. If it does in this way, the outer surface by the side of an antenna can be easily exposed by inversion operation. In addition, when the antenna is at the second antenna position, the antenna is extended from the main body of the apparatus, and the outer surface on the antenna side is exposed. Therefore, an environment in which a person is more easily communicated with can be effectively enhanced.

In the invention of claim 13 , the button cover is also used as a component for arranging the second display means. In this way, a configuration in which the second display means can be stored compactly at the first position and the second display means can be displaced as necessary can be easily realized without using many special parts.
In addition, the button cover that is also used in this way is also used as an antenna holding part, which makes it easier to reduce the number of parts and downsize the apparatus. In addition, since the opening operation of the button cover is directly connected to the displacement operation and the antenna extending operation of the second display device, the button cover, the second display device, and the antenna holding component are separately operated and separately prepared. The labor and time can be greatly reduced, and preparation work can be simplified and shortened.
Further, an antenna is provided around the second display means in the button cover. If it does in this way, an antenna can be efficiently arranged using the space around the 2nd display means. Further, since the second display means can be used as a mark when the person performing the wireless communication, it is easy to quickly and accurately specify the position where the settlement medium is held, and as a result, during the wireless communication, The operability can be greatly improved.

The invention according to claim 14 is the first displacement in which the antenna is accommodated in the antenna holding portion, and the antenna holding portion is displaced between the storage position (holding portion storage position) and the extended position (holding portion extension position). Means are provided. Furthermore, a second displacing means is provided for displacing the first displacing means between a displacing means storing position close to the apparatus main body and a displacing means extending position extending from the apparatus main body. If it does in this way, an antenna can be extended in two steps and it will become possible to arrange still further.

According to the fifteenth aspect of the present invention, the antenna is housed in a plate-shaped antenna holding portion, and the inclination of the antenna holding portion can be changed. In this way, since the user can select an inclination angle suitable for his / her own use, the convenience for the user can be further enhanced.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a payment terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the payment terminal of FIG. FIG. 3A is a block diagram specifically illustrating the information code reading unit in FIG. 2, and FIG. 3B is a block diagram specifically illustrating the wireless tag processing unit in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the payment terminal shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from an oblique front side in a state where the second display device is displaced to the second position. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the settlement terminal of FIG. 1 as viewed from the obliquely rear side in a state where the second display device is displaced to the second position. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a state in which the vicinity of the display device of the settlement terminal in FIG. 1 is viewed from the side. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the second display device is displaced to the second position from the state of FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of setting processing performed in response to operation of the operation button. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating information code reading processing. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of payment media reading processing. FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating a settlement terminal according to the second embodiment. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state in which the second display device has moved to the second position in the settlement terminal of FIG. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state in which the second display device is moving from the first position to the second position in the settlement terminal of FIG. FIG. 14 is a side view schematically showing the settlement terminal of FIG. FIG. 15 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the second display device has moved to the second position. FIG. 16 is a perspective view illustrating a settlement terminal according to the third embodiment. FIG. 17A is a perspective view of the payment terminal of FIG. 16 as seen from an oblique front side with the antenna displaced to the second antenna position. FIG. 17B is a perspective view of the payment terminal of FIG. 16 as seen from the oblique rear side in a state where the antenna is displaced to the second antenna position. FIG. 18A is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a state in which the one end portion side of the settlement terminal of FIG. 16 is viewed from the side, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining a mode that it displaced to the 2nd antenna position. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration for interlocking the rotational displacement mechanism and the antenna rotational displacement mechanism. FIG. 20 is a perspective view illustrating a payment terminal according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a state in which the second display device has moved to the second position in the settlement terminal of FIG. FIG. 22 is a side view schematically showing the settlement terminal of FIG. FIG. 23 is a side view schematically showing a state in which the second display device has moved to the second position. FIG. 24A is a side view illustrating a payment terminal according to the fifth embodiment, and FIG. 24B is a side view showing a state in which the button cover is opened in the payment terminal of FIG. It is. FIG. 24C is a side view showing a state in which the holding member is extended from the state of FIG. 24B, and FIG. 24D is an antenna holding state from the state of FIG. It is a side view which shows the state which extended the part. FIG. 25A is a perspective view showing the state of FIG. 24B (the state where the button cover is opened), and FIG. 25B is the state of FIG. 25C where the holding member is extended. 25 (c) is a perspective view showing the state of FIG. 25 (d) (the state where the antenna holding portion is extended). FIG. 26A is an explanatory view showing a state in which the holding member and the antenna holding portion are folded, and FIG. 26B is an explanatory view showing a state in which the holding member and the antenna holding portion are extended. FIG. 27 (a) is a side view showing a modification of the fifth embodiment, and FIG. 27 (b) is a side view showing a state in which the button cover is opened in the settlement terminal of FIG. 27 (a). . FIG. 27C is a side view showing a state in which the holding member is extended from the state of FIG. 27B, and FIG. 27D is an antenna holding state from the state of FIG. It is a side view which shows the state which extended the part. FIG. 28A is a perspective view showing the state of FIG. 27B (the button cover is opened), and FIG. 28B is the state of FIG. 27C (the holding member is extended). 28 (c) is a perspective view showing the state of FIG. 27 (d) (the state in which the antenna holding portion is extended). FIG. 29A is an explanatory view showing a state in which the holding member and the antenna holding portion are folded, and FIG. 29B is an explanatory view showing a state in which the holding member and the antenna holding portion are extended. FIG. 30 is a perspective view illustrating a payment terminal according to the sixth embodiment, and FIG. 30A is a diagram illustrating a state where the antenna holding unit is accommodated along the apparatus main body, and FIG. These are figures which show the state which displaced the antenna holding | maintenance part ahead of the apparatus main body. FIG. 30C is a diagram showing a state in which the degree of inclination of the antenna holding portion is changed from the state of FIG. FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a state in which one end of the settlement terminal in FIG. 30 is viewed from the side. FIG. 32 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration for interlocking the rotational displacement mechanism and the antenna displacement mechanism. FIG. 33A is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the antenna holding unit is displaced forward of the apparatus main body, and FIG. 33B is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the inclination degree of the antenna holding unit is changed. is there. FIG. 34 is a perspective view illustrating a modified example in which the antenna can be extended to the front of the apparatus main body, and FIG. 34 (a) is a diagram illustrating a state where the antenna holding portion is accommodated along the apparatus main body. FIG. 34B is a diagram illustrating a state in which the antenna holding unit is displaced to the front of the apparatus main body. FIG. 35 is an explanatory diagram for schematically explaining one end portion side of the settlement terminal of FIG. 34 from the side, and FIG. 35 (a) is a diagram showing a state where the antenna holding portion is housed along the apparatus main body. FIG. 35B is a diagram illustrating a state in which the antenna holding portion is displaced to the front of the apparatus main body.

[First embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment in which a payment terminal of the present invention is embodied will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a payment terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the payment terminal of FIG. FIG. 3A is a block diagram specifically illustrating the information code reading unit in FIG. 2, and FIG. 3B is a block diagram specifically illustrating the wireless tag processing unit in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the payment terminal shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from an oblique front side in a state where the second display device is displaced to the second position. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the settlement terminal of FIG. 1 as viewed from the obliquely rear side in a state where the second display device is displaced to the second position. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a state in which the vicinity of the display device of the settlement terminal in FIG. 1 is viewed from the side. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the second display device is displaced to the second position from the state of FIG.

  The payment terminal 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 is configured as a portable information terminal that is carried by a user and used in various places, and has a function as an information code reader that reads an information code such as a barcode or a two-dimensional code. And a function as a wireless tag reader for reading a wireless tag, and can be read in two ways.

  The settlement terminal 1 is configured such that a second display device 10b, which will be described later, is detachably attached to a device body 2 having a longitudinal appearance, and has a longitudinal shape as a whole. The apparatus main body 2 is configured to be used while being gripped by a user, with an almost half area (an area near the key operation unit 11) on one end side being a gripping area. In the present specification, a part of the entire payment terminal excluding a part that is displaced integrally with the second display device is referred to as an “apparatus main body”.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus main body 2 has an outer case constituted by a longitudinal outer case 2a. The exterior case 2a accommodates various components (such as various electrical components), and is constituted by a plurality of case bodies (for example, two case bodies including an upper case and a lower case) made of a resin material. Has a box-like form. Further, the outer case 2a extends in a predetermined direction in a form in which one end side is bent, and the extended portion is configured as a reading unit 3 for reading an information code. Specifically, the reading unit 3 extends obliquely with respect to the longitudinal main body 4 (a portion other than the reading unit in the exterior case), and a reading port 3a that takes in reflected light from the information code at the end. Is formed. The reading port 3a has an opening that can take in light, and the opening is closed by a transparent member (for example, a transparent resin member).

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, various components are attached in a form exposed from the outer case 2a. For example, a key operation unit 11 having an LED display unit and a plurality of operation buttons 11 a (numeric keys, function keys, etc.) is provided on the upper surface side of the main body unit 4. A trigger switch 7 for reading instructions is provided on the side of the main body 4. In addition, a power switch, a notification LED, a speaker, and the like are provided.

  Furthermore, a first display device 10a (FIG. 5) and a second display device 10b are provided on the upper surface side of the main body 4. The second display device 10b is displaced between a first position shown in FIG. 1 (a position that fits along the device main body 2) and a second position shown in FIG. 4 (a position where the outer surface of the display area faces the facing person). The first display device 10a is covered by the second display device 10b when the second display device 10b is in the first position, and is exposed when the second display device 10b is displaced to the second position. It is configured to do. This point will be described in detail later.

  In the present embodiment, a direction parallel to the outer surface of the display unit of the first display device 10a and orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the device body 2 (X-axis direction in FIG. 1) (Y-axis direction in FIG. 1) is the width direction. It is said. Furthermore, the direction perpendicular to the outer surface of the display section of the first display device 10a (the outer surface 10c in the display area of the first display device 10a) is the vertical direction (Z-axis direction in FIG. 1), and the direction shown in FIGS. As described above, when the second display device 10b is moved to the second position, the display side by the first display device 10a is the upper side, and the opposite side is the lower side.

Next, an electrical configuration will be described.
As shown in FIG. 2, a control unit 8 that controls the entire payment terminal 1 is provided in the exterior case 2 a of the payment terminal 1. The control unit 8 is mainly composed of a microcomputer, has a CPU, a system bus, an input / output interface, and the like, and can constitute an information processing apparatus together with the memory 13 and has an information processing function. ing. The control unit 8 is connected to a trigger switch 7, a first display unit 10a, a second display unit 10b, a key operation unit 11, an actuator 12, an external interface 17, and the like.

  The trigger switch 7 and the key operation unit 11 are configured to give an operation signal to the control unit 8, and the control unit 8 receives the operation signal from these to perform an operation according to the content of the operation signal. It has become. Moreover, the 1st display part 10a and the 2nd display part 10b have comprised the structure controlled by the control part 8, and have comprised the structure which operate | moves in response to the instruction | command from the control part 8, respectively. The external interface 17 is configured as an interface for performing data communication with the outside (for example, a host device), and is configured to perform communication processing in cooperation with the control unit 8. In addition, a battery 15 and a power source unit 16 serving as a power source are provided in the outer case 2a, and power is supplied to the control unit 8 and various electric components by these.

In addition, a wireless tag processing unit 20 and an information code reading unit 30 are connected to the control unit 8.
As shown in FIG. 3A, the information code reading unit 30 includes a light receiving sensor 33 including a CCD area sensor, an imaging lens 37, an illumination unit 31 including a plurality of LEDs and lenses, and the like. And functions to read the information code C (bar code or two-dimensional code) attached to the reading object R in cooperation with the control unit 8. When reading is performed by the information code reading unit 30, first, the illumination light Lf is emitted from the illumination unit 31 that is instructed by the control unit 8, and the illumination light Lf is read through the reading port 3 a (see FIG. 1). The object R is irradiated. The reflected light Lr reflected from the illumination code Lf by the information code C (bar code or two-dimensional code) is taken into the apparatus through the reading port 3a, and is received by the light receiving sensor 33 through the imaging lens 37. The The imaging lens 37 disposed between the reading port 3a and the light receiving sensor 33 is configured to form an image of the information code C on the light receiving sensor 33. The light receiving sensor 33 is configured to image the information code C. The light reception signal corresponding to the is output. The light reception signal output from the light reception sensor 33 is stored as image data in the memory 13 (FIG. 2) and used for decoding processing. The information code reading unit 30 is provided with an amplifier circuit that amplifies the signal from the light receiving sensor 33, an AD converter circuit that converts the amplified signal into a digital signal, and the like. Is omitted.
In the present embodiment, the information code reading unit 30 and the control unit 8 correspond to an example of “optical reading unit”.

The wireless tag processing unit 20 performs communication using electromagnetic waves with a wireless tag provided on a settlement medium (for example, an IC card configured as a cash card or a credit card) in cooperation with the antenna 51 and the control unit 8. It functions to read data stored in the wireless tag or write data to the wireless tag.
In the present embodiment, the antenna 51, the wireless tag processing unit 20, and the control unit 8 correspond to an example of “wireless communication means”. The wireless tag corresponds to an example of a “wireless communication medium”.

  The wireless tag processing unit 20 is configured as a circuit that performs transmission using a known radio wave system, and includes an oscillator 21, a modulator 22, a demodulator 23, and the like, as schematically illustrated in FIG. It will be. The RFID tag processing unit 20 is also provided with other known configurations (for example, an amplifier, a filter circuit, a matching circuit, etc.), but these are not shown in FIG. 3B.

  In the wireless tag processing unit 20, the carrier wave generated by the oscillator 21 is modulated based on transmission data to be given to the wireless tag (such as a read command or a write command issued from the control unit 8), and the modulated wave is modulated. In addition, the antenna 51 configured by a coil antenna or the like is fired to the wireless tag. Note that the wireless tag receiving this receives the radio wave emitted from the antenna 51, demodulates it, and reads and writes it. On the other hand, data transmission from the wireless tag to the settlement terminal 1 is performed by using a radio wave emitted from the antenna 51 as a reflected wave and modulating it based on data to be transmitted from the wireless tag. The radio wave reflected from the wireless tag is received by the antenna 51, demodulated by the demodulator 23, and then used as data by the control unit 8.

  Note that the wireless tag to be read includes a tag provided with a tag-side antenna for performing communication with the settlement terminal 1 and an IC chip for holding data and generating a response signal. The IC chip incorporated in the wireless tag includes, for example, a CPU for controlling communication, a modulation / demodulation circuit for modulating / demodulating transmission / reception signals, a ROM for storing operation programs, and a read / write for storing data. An example of a single-chip EEPROM or the like.

Next, the configuration and the like of the display device will be described.
The payment terminal 1 according to the present embodiment includes the first display device 10a and the second display device 10b as described above. Each of the first display device 10a and the second display device 10b is constituted by a known display device such as a liquid crystal display device or an EL panel, and the display timing and display contents are controlled by the control unit 8 in both cases. It has become so.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the first display device 10a is embedded in the device body 2, and when the second display device 10b is in the first position, the first display device 10a overlaps the second display device 10b vertically. When the second display device 10b is displaced to the second position, the upper side is opened and the outer surface 10c of the display area is exposed to the outside (see FIGS. 5 and 7). reference).

  The second display device 10 b is configured to be displaceable with respect to the device main body 2. Specifically, a rotation support mechanism 5 that rotatably attaches the second display device 10b to the apparatus main body 2 is provided, and the second display device 10b is guided by the rotation support mechanism 5 to be It is displaced between a first position (first rotation position) and a second position (second rotation position).

  The rotation support mechanism 5 centers the second display device 10b on a central axis (in FIG. 1, the central axis is schematically illustrated by a one-dot chain line 70) extending in the width direction (Y-axis direction) of the apparatus body 2. This is a mechanism for rotating, and is constituted by a shaft 72 extending in the width direction provided on a frame-like frame 73 that holds the second display device 10b, and a bearing (not shown) that rotatably holds the shaft 72. ing. As shown in FIG. 1, the second display device 10 b is arranged in a region closer to the longitudinal direction of the device body 2, and as shown in FIG. 6, the shaft 72 is a second display device configured in a rectangular shape. It is rotatably supported by a bearing (not shown) disposed at the end of 10b and disposed further forward than the first display device 10a.

  The rotation support mechanism 5 is disposed so as to accommodate the second display device 10b along the outer wall on the upper surface side of the device body 2 at the first position (see FIGS. 1 and 6). Further, in the second position (see FIGS. 4, 5, and 7), the outer surface 71 of the display area of the second display device 10 b is disposed so as to face one side in the longitudinal direction of the device body 2. In FIGS. 6 and 7, the first display device 10a and the second display device 10b are conceptually indicated by rectangular broken lines, and the display panels of the first display device 10a and the second display device 10b are shown. Are the outer surfaces 61 and 71 of the respective display areas.

Here, "the outer surface 71 of the display area of the second display device 10b faces one side in the longitudinal direction of the device body 2" means that the direction orthogonal to the outer surface 71 of the display region of the second display device 10b is the device body. 2 may be arranged so as to be parallel to the longitudinal direction (X-axis direction) of 2, and the direction orthogonal to the outer surface 71 of the display area of the second display device 10 b is relative to the longitudinal direction of the device body 2. A configuration in which the display area is slightly inclined (that is, a configuration in which the outer surface 71 of the display area faces diagonally forward) may be used. Further, in this configuration, the front side or the oblique front side of the apparatus main body 2 is the facing person side, and the rear side or the oblique rear side of the apparatus main body 2 is the operation side.
In the present embodiment, the rotation support mechanism 5 corresponds to an example of “displacement means”.

  Further, when the second display device 10b is displaced to the second position, the second display device 10b is disposed above the antenna 51, and the antenna 51 is not disposed at a position facing the second display device 10b. The second display means 10b is not located in the configuration. Further, the second display device 10b has a configuration in which the outer surface 71 of the display area faces forward and obliquely upward. With this configuration, when communication is attempted with the IC card facing the front of the antenna 51, the display is not hindered by the IC card, and both communication and display are performed satisfactorily. Become.

Further, the second display device 10 is driven by an actuator 12. Various configurations can be adopted as the configuration for driving the second display device 10, and examples thereof include configurations as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. 6 and 7, the first gear 81 is fixed to the shaft 72 of the second display device 10, and the second gear 82 and the third gear 83 that interlock with the first gear 81 are provided on the device body 2 side. Is provided. Here, the first gear 81 and the second gear 82 are constituted by spur gears, the third gear 83 is constituted by a worm (that is, the second gear 82 and the third gear 83 are constituted as a worm wheel structure), The three gears 83 are rotationally driven by an actuator 12 composed of a motor (for example, a stepping motor).
In the present embodiment, the actuator 12 corresponds to an example of “driving means”. The control unit 8 corresponds to an example of a “drive control unit” and functions to control the actuator 12.

  6 and 7 show an example in which the second display device 10 is rotated, the present invention is not limited to this as long as the second display device 10b can be rotated and the rotation can be controlled. Of course.

  Thus, in the payment terminal 1 according to the present embodiment, in the second position, the second display device 10b is directed to one side in the longitudinal direction of the device body 2 (oblique front side). At this time, the first display device 10a is Since the second display device 10b is directed to a side different from the side (oblique front side) (ie, the upper side), the longitudinal direction one side of the device body 2 is directed to the facing side, and the other longitudinal direction is When the operator is positioned on the side, the display for the operator is performed by the first display device 10a, and the display for the facing person is performed by the second display device 10b in the second position.

Next, each process performed in the payment terminal 1 will be described.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an example of setting processing performed in response to operation of the operation button. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating information code reading processing. FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of payment media reading processing.

  First, the setting process of FIG. 8 will be described. This setting process is a process that is started when the operator performs a predetermined operation on the operation button 11a, and is intended to perform setting and control according to the operation of the operation button.

  When the setting process is started, it is first determined whether or not the automatic mode condition is set (S1). The settlement terminal 1 of the present embodiment can be set to an automatic mode in which the second display device 10b is automatically displaced and a manual mode that requires a manual displacement operation. In the process of S1, it is determined whether or not an instruction operation for instructing the automatic mode condition setting has been performed by the operator as the predetermined operation for starting the setting process of FIG. When an instruction operation for instructing automatic mode condition setting is performed, the process proceeds to Yes in S1 to perform automatic mode condition setting processing (S2).

  The process of S2 is a process of setting the timing for moving the second display device 10b to the second position, and the second display device 10b is controlled in accordance with what instruction is given in the automatic mode condition setting instruction operation. Set the movement timing. The movement timing of the second display device 10b can be set, for example, at the time of reading the information code, at the time of reading the payment medium, or at the time of starting the payment process for the payment medium. By performing an instruction operation to select a desired time, the selected time is set as the movement timing of the second display device 10b. For example, when the operator performs an instruction operation with “when reading the information code” as the movement timing, “when reading the information code” is set as the movement timing in S 2, and information to that effect is stored in the memory 13. Is done.

  On the other hand, when the process proceeds to No in S1, it is determined whether or not the manual mode is set (S3). In S3, it is determined whether or not an instruction operation for instructing setting of the manual mode has been performed by the operator. If an instruction operation for instructing setting of the manual mode has been performed, the process proceeds to Yes in S3. Then, a process for setting the manual mode is performed (S4). In this process, information indicating that the manual mode is set is stored in the memory 13. When the manual mode is set, the actuator 12 does not drive the second display device 10b. To displace the second display device 10b, the operator manually moves the second display device 10b. Must be moved. Various control methods for stopping the drive by the actuator 12 can be considered. For example, all the conditions set as the movement timing of the second display device 10b may be canceled, and the drive signal is forcibly sent to the actuator 12. May not be output.

On the other hand, when the process proceeds to No in S3, it is determined whether or not the predetermined operation for starting the setting process in FIG. 8 is an instruction to move the second display device 10b (S5). In S5, it is determined whether or not the operator has performed a predetermined movement instruction operation on the operation button 11a. The predetermined movement instruction operation is performed on the operation button 11a, and the predetermined movement instruction operation is performed. If the corresponding operation signal is generated, the process proceeds to Yes in S5, and control is performed to move the second display device 10b to the second position (S6).
As described above, in the present embodiment, when the operation signal generated in response to the operation of the operation button 11a provided in the apparatus main body 2 indicates a predetermined movement instruction operation, the control unit 8 performs the second operation. Control for moving the display device 10b to the second position is performed.

  In FIG. 8, when the process proceeds to No in S5, that is, the predetermined operation for starting the setting process in FIG. 8 is an instruction other than the automatic mode condition setting instruction, the manual mode condition setting instruction, and the display device movement instruction. In the case of an operation, the processing is omitted.

  Next, the reading process will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an information code reading process. The information code reading process in FIG. 9 is started in response to the generation of an information code reading signal (for example, operation of a trigger switch). When the process is started, first, the setting at the time of reading the information code is performed. A confirmation process is performed (S10). In the process of S10, it is confirmed whether or not “when reading information code” is set as the movement timing of the second display device 10b in the setting process (FIG. 8). If “when reading the information code” is set as the movement timing of the second display device 10b, the process proceeds to Yes in S11, and control is performed to move the second display device 10b to the second position (S12). In the process of S12, a drive signal is output from the control unit 8 to the actuator 12, and the actuator 12 is driven according to the drive signal, whereby the second display device 10b moves to the second position.

  On the other hand, when “when reading the information code” is not set as the movement timing of the second display device 10b, the process proceeds to No in S11. In this case, the second display device 10b is not driven and is maintained at the first position.

  Thereafter, an information code reading process is performed (S13). The reading process of the information code 13 is a known process of reading a bar code or a two-dimensional code. The information code reading unit 30 controlled by the control unit 8 captures the information code, and the information code 13 A known decoding process is performed on the image data.

  After the reading process of S13, a display process is performed (S14). This display process displays the processing result of S13. For example, the decoding result of the information code read in S13 is displayed. Further, when decoding fails in S13, an error message or the like may be displayed.

  The display process of S14 displays the processing result only on the second display device 10b when the second display device 10b is in the first position. In the present embodiment, when the second display device 10b is arranged at the first position, the first display device 10a is covered by the second display device 10b as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, and the display of the second display device 10b is performed. The outer surface 71 of the region has a superposed configuration exposed to the outside. At this time, since the display area of the first display device 10a becomes invisible, when the second display device 10b is thus arranged at the first position, the display by the first display device 10a is stopped and the second display device is stopped. The display to the operator is performed only by 10b.

  On the other hand, when the second display device 10b is in the second position, the processing results are displayed on the first display device 10a and the second display device 10b, respectively. In this case, the display content may be the same between the first display device 10a and the second display device 10b, or may be slightly different.

Note that when the second display device 10b is arranged at the first position, the display to the operator is performed by the second display device 10b. Therefore, the display is performed so that one boundary 74 side of the display area is on the upper side of the display. Is made. On the other hand, when the second display device 10b is arranged at the second position and the second display device 10b performs display for the person facing, the one displayed on the upper side of the display at the first position as shown in FIG. Since the boundary 74 is positioned on the lower side and the other boundary 75 is positioned on the upper side, the display orientation is changed so that the boundary 75 is on the upper side of the display. As described above, in the present embodiment, display control is performed to change the display direction in the second display device 10b between the case where the display is arranged at the first position and the case where the display is arranged at the second position. Even in this case, the display partner can grasp the display contents well.
In the present embodiment, the control unit 8 corresponds to an example of “display control means”.

  Next, another reading process (settlement media reading process) performed in the payment terminal 1 will be described. The settlement media reading process shown in FIG. 10 is started by, for example, receiving a signal from the settlement media or a predetermined operation on the operation button 11a.

  When the process is started, a process for confirming the setting when the settlement medium is read is performed (S21). In the process of S21, it is confirmed whether or not “when settlement media is read” is set as the movement timing of the second display device 10b in the setting process (FIG. 8). If “when settlement media is read” is set as the movement timing of the second display device 10b, the process proceeds to Yes in S22, and control is performed to move the second display device 10b to the second position (S23). In the process of S23, a drive signal is output from the control unit 8 to the actuator 12, and the actuator 12 is driven according to the drive signal, so that the second display device 10b moves to the second position.

  On the other hand, when “when settlement media is read” is not set as the movement timing of the second display device 10b, the process proceeds to No in S22. In this case, the second display device 10b is not driven and is maintained at the first position.

  Thereafter, the settlement medium is read and settled (S24). For example, when an IC card is used as a settlement medium, wireless communication with the IC card is performed by the wireless tag processing unit 20 and the antenna 51, and reading or writing is performed on the wireless tag in the IC card. The settlement process is a publicly known process for paying the price of goods using the read IC card, and a password is entered as necessary.

  After the processing of S24, display processing is performed (S25). This display process displays the processing result of S24. For example, the result of the settlement process in S25 (the content of the purchased product, the amount paid by the IC card, etc.) is displayed. An error message or the like may be displayed when the password is incorrect.

  In the display process of S25, when the second display device 10b is in the first position, the processing result is displayed on the second display device 10b and the display by the first display device 10a is stopped, and only the second display device 10b is displayed. To display to the operator.

  On the other hand, when the second display device 10b is in the second position, the processing results are displayed on the first display device 10a and the second display device 10b, respectively. Also in this case, the display content may be the same between the first display device 10a and the second display device 10b, or may be slightly different.

  Also in the settlement media reading process, when the second display device 10b is arranged at the first position, display is performed such that one boundary 74 side of the display area is on the upper side of the display. On the other hand, when the second display device 10b is arranged at the second position and the second display device 10b performs display for the person to be faced, the display orientation is changed so that the other boundary 75 is on the upper side of the display. .

  When the display process of S25 ends, a process of storing the second display device 10b in the first position is performed. This storage process may be performed automatically after a certain period of time after the display process of S25, and is executed when a predetermined operation instructing storage is performed after the display process of S25. You may be made to do.

  Alternatively, in the setting process of FIG. 8, a process may be added so that the storage timing of the second display device 10b can be set. For example, when the operator performs an instruction operation for setting “at the end of the payment process” to the storage timing of the second display device 10b, the end of the payment process is set as the storage timing, and this is stored in the memory. 13 can be stored. In this case, for example, after the process of S25, a determination process is performed to determine whether or not “at the end of the payment process” is set as the storage timing, and “at the end of the payment process” is set as the storage timing. If the second display device 10b is in the first position, the second display device 10b may be stored in the first position. In this case, the signal indicating the end of the process of S25 corresponds to an example of a “settlement process end signal”.

  In the example of FIG. 10, an example in which the setting is confirmed at the time of card reading is shown. However, a process for confirming the setting can also be performed at the start of the processing of S <b> 24. For example, immediately after the start of the process of S24, a process for confirming the setting at the start of the payment process is performed, and “at the start of the payment process” is set as the movement timing of the second display device 10b in the setting process (FIG. 8). Check whether it is done. Then, when “at the start of the payment process” is set as the movement timing of the second display device 10b, control is performed to move the second display device 10b to the second position after the process of S24 is started. be able to. In this case, the signal indicating the start of the process of S24 corresponds to the “settlement process start signal for the settlement medium”.

According to the configuration of the present embodiment, for example, the following effects can be obtained.
In the payment terminal 1 according to the present embodiment, an optical reading unit that optically reads an information code and a wireless communication unit that can read a payment medium in an apparatus main body 2 that is operated while being held by an operator. Therefore, the operator can read the information code and the settlement medium while holding the apparatus main body 2. Also, a first display device 10a and a second display device 10b are provided, and the second display device 10b has a first position where the second display device 10b is accommodated in the device body 2 and a second position where the outer surface 71 of the display area faces the person facing the person. Since it is configured so as to be displaced at the second position, and the display for the facing person is performed at the second position, the display for the facing person can be performed using the second display device 10b as necessary. In addition, when the second display device 10b is in the second position, the first display device 10a is configured to perform display for the operator, so that both display for the face-to-face and display for the operator can be realized. Both the operator and the face-to-face person can grasp the display contents well.

  In addition, since the actuator 12 that drives the shaft 72 constituting the rotation support mechanism 5 is provided, the second display device 10b can be displaced using the driving force of the actuator 12, and the second display device 10b. The operator's labor necessary for displacing the valve can be minimized.

  In addition, since the actuator 12 that drives the second display device 10b is controlled by the control unit 8, the timing for moving the second display device 10b to the first position or the second position is appropriately controlled. it can.

  In addition, the second display device 10b is set to the second display device 10b at the time of reading the information code, reading the payment medium, starting the payment process for the payment medium, or ending the payment process for the payment medium. Control to move to the first position or the second position can be performed. In other words, the second display device 10b can be moved at an appropriate timing to be directed to the person facing the person.

  Moreover, since the drive control of the 2nd display apparatus 10b is made according to operation of the operation button 11a provided in the apparatus main body 2, the operator can move the 2nd display apparatus 10b freely.

  In addition, since display control is performed to change the display orientation in the second display device 10b between the case of being arranged at the first position and the case of being arranged at the second position, the second display device 10b. Can be displayed in an orientation suitable for the first position when placed in the first position, and can be displayed in an orientation suitable for the second position when placed in the second position. .

  Further, when the second display device 10b is disposed at the first position, the first display device 10a is covered by the second display device 10b, and the outer surface 71 of the display area of the second display device 10b is exposed to the outside. It has a configuration. If it does in this way, when it is not necessary to move the 2nd display device 10b to the 2nd position, the 2nd display device 10b can be stored compactly. In addition, when the second display device 10b is stored in the first position, the display of the superimposed first display device 10a is stopped, and the display to the operator is performed by the second display device 10b. Can be suppressed.

  In addition, the second display device 10b is detachably attached to a region closer to one side in the longitudinal direction of the device main body 2, and the second display device 10b is stored along the outer wall of the device main body 2 at the first position. At the two positions, the outer surface 71 of the display area of the second display device 10b is configured to face one side in the longitudinal direction. In this way, since the second display device 10b can be directed to one side in the longitudinal direction as necessary, a configuration that is convenient when the one side in the longitudinal direction of the device main body 2 is used facing the facing side. It becomes.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment will be described. FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating a settlement terminal according to the second embodiment. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state in which the second display device has moved to the second position in the settlement terminal of FIG. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state in which the second display device is moving from the first position to the second position in the settlement terminal of FIG. FIG. 14 is a side view schematically showing the settlement terminal of FIG. FIG. 15 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the second display device has moved to the second position.

  Since the payment terminal 200 according to the second embodiment has the same electrical configuration as that of the first embodiment, it will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 as appropriate. 2 is the same as that shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 except that the first display device 10a is the first display device 210a and the second display device 10b is the second display device 210b in FIG. Various processes performed in the payment terminal 200 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the same processes as in the first embodiment are performed for the processes in FIGS. 8 to 10.

  The settlement terminal 200 is basically the same as the first embodiment except for the configuration of the second display device 210b and the rotation support mechanism 205, and the rest of the configuration. Therefore, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the same structure and detailed description shall be abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the settlement terminal 200 of the present embodiment is also provided with a device main body 2 that is operated while being held by an operator, and this device main body 2 has an optical reading means similar to that of the first embodiment. Wireless communication means.

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the settlement terminal 200 of the present embodiment is also provided with a first display device 210a and a second display device 210b. As shown in FIG. 11, the first display device 210a. Is fixed in such a manner that the outer surface 261 of the display area is exposed in the device main body 2, and the second display device 210 b is configured to be displaceable with respect to the device main body 2 as shown in FIG. 12. Specifically, the second display device 210b has a first position (FIGS. 11 and 14) that is located adjacent to the outer wall surface of the device body 2, and the outer surface 271 of the display area that is different from the operator side. And a second support position (FIGS. 12 and 15), and a rotation support mechanism 205 for realizing such a displacement is provided. The rotation support mechanism 205 corresponds to an example of “displacement means”.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 13, in the payment terminal 200 of the present embodiment, a button cover 220 that covers a plurality of operation buttons 11 a provided in the apparatus body 2 is provided, and the second display device 210 b is The button cover 220 is provided on the back side (that is, the side that is hidden when the button cover 220 covers the operation button 11a as shown in FIG. 11). The button cover 220 includes a cover frame 223 having a plate shape and a rectangular outer shape, and the second display device 210b is held on the back side of the cover frame 223. The button cover 220 is provided with arm members 205a and 205b arranged in pairs on both sides in the width direction. One end side (the side opposite to the cover frame 223) of these arm members 205a and 205b is rotated. It is supported movably.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the rotation support mechanism 205 includes a shaft 272 that is integrally formed with the arm members 205 a and 205 b and extends in the width direction, and a bearing that supports the shaft 272 so as to be rotatable (illustrated). The arm members 205a and 205b are configured to rotate about the central axis 270 in the width direction. The shaft 272 is provided with a first gear 81 similar to that of the first embodiment, and the driving force of the actuator 12 via the second gear 82 and the third gear 83 (FIG. 6) similar to those of the first embodiment. Is transmitted. 14 and 15, the second gear 82, the third gear 83, and the actuator 12 are not shown.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 14, the second display device 210b is housed along the outer wall of the device main body 2 at the first position, and at this time, the outer surface 271 of the display area is directed downward. . On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 15, in the second position, the outer surface 271 of the display area is configured to face one side in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body 2 (that is, the front side).

  In the present embodiment, the longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body 2 is represented by the X axis as the front-rear direction, and the direction perpendicular to the outer surface 261 of the display area of the first display device 210a is represented by the Z axis as the vertical direction. Moreover, the direction orthogonal to these front-back direction and up-down direction is made into the width direction, and it represents with the Y-axis.

  “The outer surface 271 of the display area of the second display device 210b faces one side in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus body 2” means that the direction orthogonal to the outer surface 271 of the display area of the second display device 210b is the longitudinal direction of the apparatus body 2. The structure may be arranged so as to be parallel to each other. As shown in FIG. 15, the direction F1 orthogonal to the outer surface 271 of the display area of the second display device 210b is slightly in the longitudinal direction (that is, the X-axis direction). The structure arrange | positioned so that it may incline may be sufficient.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 14, in this embodiment, the area covered by the cover frame 223 of the button cover 220 is an area near the rear end of the apparatus main body 2, and the rotation center axis of the rotation support mechanism 205. Reference numeral 270 denotes a region near the front end of the apparatus main body 2, and the arm members 205a and 205b are bridged from the position of the central axis 270 to the position of the cover frame 223 arranged near the rear end. The arm members 205a and 205b are configured to be approximately half the length of the apparatus main body 2. The arm members 205a and 205b change from the state shown in FIG. 11 to the state shown in FIG. 13 and reach the state shown in FIG. When rotating around the shaft 270, these arm members 205 a and 205 b extend to the front side of the apparatus main body 2, and the second display device 210 b provided on the back side of the cover frame 223 is arranged in front of the apparatus main body 2. It is like that.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 14, the rotation support mechanism 205 arranges the second display device 210 b at a position that covers the plurality of operation buttons 11 a in the first position, and places the second display device 210 b in the apparatus main body. 2 is configured to be accommodated along the outer wall on the upper surface side. At this time, the second display device 210b is arranged behind the button cover 220 and hidden from the outside.

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 15, the rotation support mechanism 205 reverses the button cover 220 when the second display device 210b is displaced from the first position to the second position, and is hidden at the first position. It rotates so that the 2nd display apparatus 210 which had been exposed may be exposed. By this rotation, the second display device 210b is arranged so as to be separated from the plurality of operation buttons 11a and face the facing person side, and accordingly, the plurality of operation buttons 11a are opened.

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 15, the second display device 210 b is disposed at a position that is in front of the device body 2 and is away from the facing region facing the antenna 51 in the second position. It has become. Further, the second display device 210b is arranged at a position below the antenna 51 in the second position, and at this time, the outer surface 271 of the display area of the second display device 210b faces the front side and the upper side. It is like that. At this time, the first display device 210a is arranged so that the plane including the outer surface 261 of the display area of the first display device 210a and the plane including the outer surface 271 of the display area of the second display device 210b intersect at an obtuse angle. Even if the outer surface 261 of the display area of the display device 210a is slightly inclined with respect to the horizontal direction and directed toward the operator side, the outer surface 271 of the display area of the second display device 210b is directed vertically upward or toward the operator side. However, it is still directed to the opposite side (facing person side) from the operator, and it is possible to maintain an easy-to-see state for both the operator and the facing person.

The configuration of the present embodiment also provides the same effects as those of the first embodiment, and further provides the following effects.
Since the settlement terminal 200 of the present embodiment is provided with the antenna 51 of the wireless communication means near the front end of the apparatus main body 2 when the longitudinal direction one side of the apparatus main body 2 is the front side, Communication can be performed satisfactorily when a settlement medium is arranged on the front side. In addition, the second display device 210b is housed along the outer wall of the device main body 2 at the first position, and the second display device 210b is a front position of the device main body 2 and faces the antenna 51 at the second position. It is arranged at a position deviating from the facing area. In this way, when the second display device 210b is directed toward the person facing the person, it is possible to prevent the second display device 210b from facing the antenna 51. Therefore, reading of the wireless communication means is performed by the second display device. Inhibition by 51 can be effectively suppressed. Therefore, the communication between the payment medium and the antenna 51 can be performed satisfactorily while displaying the face-to-face with the second display device 210b.

  Further, a button cover 220 that covers a plurality of operation buttons 11 a provided in the apparatus main body 2 is provided, and a second display device 210 b is disposed on the button cover 220. In this way, when the button cover 220 is also used as a component for arranging the second display device 210b, the second display device 210b is compactly accommodated in the first position, and the second display device 210b can be displaced as necessary. It can be realized easily without using many special parts.

  In addition, the second display device 210b is provided on the back side of the button cover 220 and is hidden from the outside at the first position. If it does in this way, the display screen of the 2nd display apparatus 210b etc. can be protected favorably when not performing display to a meeting person. In addition, when performing display for the person facing the person, the button cover 220 is reversed to expose the second display device 210b, so that the display can be performed satisfactorily.

  Further, in the second position, the second display device 210 b is arranged at a position below the antenna 51. If it does in this way, when an operator performs operation with respect to the apparatus main body 2, it will become easy for an operator to operate and it will become easy to take arrangement | positioning which a facing person can see the 2nd display apparatus 210b easily. In particular, even when the operator performs an operation while tilting the first display device 210a, the facing person can easily see the second display device 210b, and both the operator and the facing person can easily use the configuration. It becomes.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment will be described. FIG. 16 is a perspective view illustrating a settlement terminal according to the third embodiment. FIG. 17A is a perspective view of the payment terminal of FIG. 16 as seen from an oblique front side with the antenna displaced to the second antenna position. FIG. 17B is a perspective view of the payment terminal of FIG. 16 as seen from the oblique rear side in a state where the antenna is displaced to the second antenna position. FIG. 18A is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a state in which the one end portion side of the settlement terminal of FIG. 16 is viewed from the side, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining a mode that it displaced to the 2nd antenna position. FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration for interlocking the rotational displacement mechanism and the antenna rotational displacement mechanism.

  Note that the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the antenna 351 is provided so as to be displaceable, and the interlocking mechanism is provided, and the rest is the same as in the first embodiment. Therefore, the same parts as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment, and detailed description thereof is omitted. The electrical configuration is the same as that in FIGS. 2 and 3 of the first embodiment, and will be described with reference to these drawings as appropriate.

  As in the first embodiment, the payment terminal 300 according to the present embodiment includes a device main body 2 that is operated while being held by an operator, and information that optically reads an information code in the device main body 2. A code reading unit 30 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) and a wireless tag reading unit 20 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) capable of reading a settlement medium including a wireless communication medium are provided. Also in this embodiment, the information code reading unit 30 and the control unit 8 correspond to an example of “optical reading unit”, and the wireless tag reading unit 20 and the control unit 8 correspond to an example of “wireless communication unit”.

  The apparatus body 2 is provided with the same first display device 10a (first display means) and second display device 10b (second display means) as in the first embodiment. The second display device 10b is rotatably supported by the same rotation support mechanism 5 as that of the first embodiment, and is guided by the rotation support mechanism 5 so that FIGS. 16 and 18 (a). And a second position (second rotation position) shown in FIGS. 17 and 18B. Similarly to the first embodiment, the first display device 10a is embedded in the device body 2, and when the second display device 10b is in the first position, the first display device 10a overlaps the second display device 10b in the vertical direction. When the second display device 10b is displaced to the second position, the upper side is opened and the outer surface 61 of the display area is exposed to the outside. (See FIGS. 17 and 18B).

  In the payment terminal 300 of this embodiment, an antenna 351 for performing wireless communication is further displaceable with respect to the apparatus main body 2. The antenna 351 is accommodated in a plate-shaped antenna holding portion 353 made of a resin material or the like, and is configured to be displaced integrally with the antenna holding portion 353.

  As shown in FIGS. 16 to 18, the antenna holding portion 353 is rotatably supported by an antenna rotation support mechanism 305 to be described later, and the longitudinal direction (X-axis direction) of the apparatus main body 2 according to the rotation. ) Is changed.

  The antenna rotation support mechanism 305 has a plate-like antenna holding portion 353 holding the antenna 351 and a central axis extending in the width direction (Y-axis direction) of the apparatus main body 2 (in FIG. 16, the central axis is a one-dot chain line 306). The antenna 351 is rotated around the first antenna position (FIGS. 16 and 18A) and the second antenna position (FIGS. 17 and 18). b)) and the function of switching. In the present embodiment, the antenna rotation support mechanism 305 corresponds to an example of “antenna displacement means”.

  The antenna rotation support mechanism 305 is configured by a shaft 354 provided in the antenna holding portion 353 extending in the width direction and a bearing (not shown) that rotatably holds the shaft 354. As shown in FIG. 18, the antenna holding portion 353 is disposed closer to one side in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body 2, and the shaft 354 is provided in a form extending in the width direction on one end side of the antenna holding portion 353. . In addition, a bearing (not shown) that holds the shaft 354 is provided at the front end of the apparatus main body 2, whereby the antenna holding part 353 rotates around a predetermined position of the front end of the apparatus main body 2 as the central axis 306. It is supposed to be.

  The antenna rotation support mechanism 305 accommodates the antenna 351 close to the apparatus main body 2 at the first antenna position (see FIGS. 16 and 18A). The antenna 351 is disposed along the plate surface direction of the antenna holding portion 353 configured in a plate shape, and the antenna rotation support mechanism 305 causes one plate surface 353a of the antenna holding portion 353 to be attached to the device body 2. By disposing the antenna holding portion 353 so as to face the outer wall surface 2a of the front surface portion, the antenna 351 is accommodated along the outer wall of the front surface portion of the apparatus main body 2.

  Further, at the second antenna position (see FIGS. 17 and 18B), the antenna 351 is extended from the apparatus main body 2 more than at the first antenna position. Specifically, by arranging the antenna holding portion 353 so as to protrude further forward than one longitudinal end portion of the apparatus main body 2, the antenna 351 is disposed on one longitudinal side (front side) of the apparatus main body 2. It is extended to.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the antenna 351 is driven by receiving the driving force of the actuator 12. In the example of FIG. 19, the actuator 12, the first gear 81, the second gear 82, and the third gear 83 have the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, and further rotate coaxially and integrally with the second gear 82. A gear 380 is provided. The gear 380 transmits a driving force to a gear 381 that rotates about a rotation axis that is orthogonal to the rotation axis of the gear 380. In the example of FIG. 19, the gear 380 and the gear 381 are constituted by bevel gears, but other types of gear transmission may be used as long as 90 ° power transmission can be performed.

  A gear 382 is connected to a gear 381 that receives a driving force from the gear 380 via a shaft 383 so that the gear 381 and the gear 382 rotate around the same rotation axis. The gear 382 is configured as a worm and forms a worm wheel structure together with the gear 384, and the gear 384 rotates around the rotation axis in the width direction (Y-axis direction) in accordance with the rotation of the gear 382. Yes. The gear 384 is adjacent to a gear 385 connected to the shaft 354 of the antenna holding portion 353, and power is transmitted from the gear 384 to the gear 385, and the shaft 354 rotates according to the rotation of the gear 385. As a result, the antenna holding portion 353 rotates about the central axis 306.

  With this configuration, both the rotational displacement mechanism 5 and the antenna rotational displacement mechanism 305 are driven according to the drive of the actuator 12, and the displacement operation of the second display device 10b by the rotational displacement mechanism 5 is performed. The displacement operation of the antenna 351 by the antenna rotation displacement mechanism 305 is interlocked.

According to the configuration of the present embodiment, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained, and the following effects can also be obtained.
The settlement terminal 300 of this embodiment is provided with an antenna rotation displacement mechanism 305 that displaces the antenna 351 between the first antenna position and the second antenna position, and the antenna 351 is placed in the apparatus main body at the first antenna position. The antenna 351 is extended from the apparatus main body 2 at the second antenna position. In this configuration, by setting the antenna 351 to the first antenna position, the antenna 351 can be accommodated close to the apparatus main body 2, and the entire terminal can be made more compact. On the other hand, by setting the antenna 351 as the second antenna position as necessary, the terminal form can be changed to a form that facilitates communication (that is, a form in which a face-to-face person easily disposes of a payment medium as an antenna). Can be effectively improved.

  In the present embodiment, the antenna 351 is extended to one side (front side) in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body 2 at the second antenna position. In this way, when the apparatus main body 2 is arranged so that the person is located on one side in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body 2 and wireless communication is attempted, the antenna 351 can be made closer to the person who is facing, This makes it easier for the person to face to perform wireless communication.

  In the present embodiment, the displacement operation of the second display device 10b by the rotation displacement mechanism 5 and the displacement operation of the antenna 351 by the antenna rotation displacement mechanism 305 are linked. In this way, the second display device 10b and the antenna 351 can be displaced simultaneously during wireless communication with the person facing the person. Accordingly, it is possible to save time and labor for preparing each by operating each separately, and it is possible to simplify and shorten the preparation work.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the antenna 351 is accommodated in the plate-shaped antenna holding portion 353, and the inclination of the antenna holding portion 353 can be changed. In this way, since the user can select an inclination angle suitable for his / her own use, the convenience for the user can be further enhanced.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Next, a fourth embodiment will be described.
FIG. 20 is a perspective view illustrating a payment terminal according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a state in which the second display device has moved to the second position in the settlement terminal of FIG. FIG. 22 is a side view schematically showing the settlement terminal of FIG. FIG. 23 is a side view schematically showing a state in which the second display device has moved to the second position.

  In this embodiment, the point that an antenna 451 is provided instead of the antenna 51 is different from the second embodiment, and the other points are the same as in the second embodiment. Accordingly, the same parts as those in the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted. The electrical configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and will be described with reference to these drawings as appropriate.

  The settlement terminal 400 according to the present embodiment also includes an apparatus main body 2 that is operated while being held by an operator, and an information code reading unit 30 (FIG. 2, FIG. 2) that optically reads an information code in the apparatus main body 2. 3) and a wireless tag reading unit 20 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) capable of reading a settlement medium including a wireless communication medium. Also in this embodiment, the information code reading unit 30 and the control unit 8 correspond to an example of “optical reading unit”, and the wireless tag reading unit 20 and the control unit 8 correspond to an example of “wireless communication unit”.

  As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the settlement terminal 400 of this embodiment is also provided with a first display device 210a and a second display device 210b, and as shown in FIG. 20, the first display device 210a. Is fixed in such a manner that the outer surface 261 of the display area is exposed in the apparatus main body 2, and the second display device 210b is configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus main body 2 as shown in FIG. The second display device 210b has a first position (FIGS. 20 and 22) that is located adjacent to the outer wall surface of the device main body 2 and a second position in which the outer surface 271 of the display area is directed to the facing person side that is different from the operator side. It is configured to switch to a position (FIGS. 21 and 23), and a rotation support mechanism 205 for realizing such displacement is provided. The rotation support mechanism 205 corresponds to an example of “displacement means”.

  As shown in FIGS. 20 and 22, the payment terminal 400 is provided with a button cover 220 that covers a plurality of operation buttons 11 a (FIG. 13) provided on the apparatus body 2, and the second display device 210 b The button cover 220 is provided on the back side (that is, the side that is hidden when the button cover 220 covers the operation button 11a as shown in FIG. 20). The button cover 220 includes a cover frame 223 having a plate shape and a rectangular outer shape, and the second display device 210b is held on the back side of the cover frame 223. Further, the button cover 220 is provided with arm members 205a and 205b arranged in pairs on both sides in the width direction, and one end portions of these arm members 205a and 205b (end portions on the opposite side to the cover frame 223). ) Is rotatably supported.

  The rotation support mechanism 205 is configured in the same manner as in the second embodiment, and includes a shaft 272 extending in the width direction integrally formed with the arm members 205a and 205b, and a bearing (not shown) that supports the shaft 272 so as to be rotatable. The arm members 205a and 205b are configured to rotate about the central axis 270 in the width direction. The shaft 272 is provided with a first gear 81 similar to that of the first embodiment, and the driving force of the actuator 12 is transmitted via the second gear 82 and the third gear 83 (FIG. 6) similar to those of the first embodiment. It has come to be. 22 and 23, the second gear 82, the third gear 83, and the actuator 12 are not shown.

  Further, in the settlement terminal 400 of the present embodiment, the antenna 451 is provided on the cover frame 223 of the button cover 220, and the rotation support mechanism 205 for displacing the button cover 220 is referred to as “button cover displacing means”. It also functions as “antenna displacement means”. The antenna 451 is embedded in a ring around the second display device 210b in the button cover 220, and is disposed in a state of being close to one outer surface 223a side of the button cover 220.

  The rotation support mechanism 205 is arranged with a button cover 220 so as to cover the plurality of operation buttons 11a (FIG. 13) in the rotation state as shown in FIG. 20 and FIG. The antenna 451 held by the H.223 is maintained at a position (first antenna position) that fits close to the apparatus main body 2. When the antenna 451 is at the first antenna position, the outer surface 223a of the cover frame 223 that holds the antenna 451 is directed downward.

  The rotation support mechanism 205 extends the button cover 220 away from the plurality of operation buttons 11a (FIG. 13) and extends from the apparatus main body 2 when in the rotation state as shown in FIGS. At this time, the antenna 451 is maintained at a position extending from the apparatus main body 2 (second antenna position). At the second antenna position, the antenna 451 extends to one side (front side) in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus body 2, and at this time, the outer surface 223 a on the side of the cover frame 223 that holds the antenna 451 is the longitudinal direction of the apparatus body 2. The outer surface 223a is arranged so as to be directed to one side in the longitudinal direction (that is, the front side).

  Further, the rotation support mechanism 205 inverts the button cover 220 when the second display device 210b is displaced from the first position to the second position, and exposes the second display device 210 that is hidden at the first position. Rotate as follows. By this rotation, the second display device 210b is arranged so as to be separated from the plurality of operation buttons 11a and face the facing person side, and accordingly, the plurality of operation buttons 11a are opened. When the second display device 210b is in the first position (that is, when the antenna 451 is in the first antenna position), the outer surface 223a hidden from the outside is the length of the device body 2 due to the inversion of the button cover 220. It moves to one side (front side) in the direction and is exposed to the outside.

The payment terminal 400 of the present embodiment can obtain the same effects as those of the third embodiment, and can also obtain the following effects.
In the payment terminal 400 of this embodiment, the antenna 451 is provided on the button cover 220, and when the first antenna position is set, the button cover 220 is arranged in a form covering a plurality of operation buttons, and the second antenna position is set. Sometimes, the button cover 220 is configured to extend from the apparatus main body 2 while being separated from the plurality of operation buttons. In this way, the button cover 220 can also be used as a component for holding the antenna 451, and it becomes easy to reduce the number of components, reduce the size of the device, and the like. In addition, since the opening operation of the button cover 220 is directly linked to the extending operation of the antenna 451, it is possible to save time and labor for separately preparing the button cover 220 and the antenna holding component separately and simplifying the preparation work. The time can be shortened.

  In the present embodiment, the antenna 451 is provided on the back side of the button cover 220. In this way, at the first antenna position, the antenna 451 can be covered with most of the button cover 220, and the protection in the vicinity of the antenna can be strengthened. On the other hand, by reversing the button cover 220, the antenna 451 is displaced to the second antenna position, and the outer surface 223a (that is, the back surface) of the button cover 220 on the side where the antenna 451 is provided is exposed to the outside. In this way, the outer surface 223a on the antenna side can be easily exposed by the reversing operation. Further, when the antenna is in the second antenna position, the antenna 451 extends from the apparatus main body 2 and the outer surface 223a on the antenna side is exposed, so that an environment in which the face-to-face person can communicate more easily becomes effective and communication performance is effectively enhanced. it can.

In the present embodiment, the button cover 220 is also used as a component for arranging the second display device 210b. In this way, a configuration in which the second display device 210b is compactly accommodated in the first position and the second display device 210b can be displaced as necessary can be easily realized without using many special parts.
Further, the button cover 220 which is also used as such is also used as an antenna holding part, which makes it easier to reduce the number of parts and downsize the apparatus. Further, since the opening operation of the button cover 220 is directly connected to the displacement operation of the second display device 210b and the extension operation of the antenna 451, the button cover 220, the second display device 210b, and the antenna holding component are operated separately. Therefore, it is possible to greatly reduce the labor and time for individual preparation, and further simplify and shorten the preparation work can be expected.
Further, an antenna 451 is provided around the second display device 210 b in the button cover 220. In this way, the antenna 451 can be efficiently arranged using the space around the second display device 210b. In addition, when the face-to-face person performs wireless communication, the second display device 210b can be used as a mark, so that it is easy to quickly and accurately specify the position where the settlement medium is held, and as a result, during wireless communication. The operability can be significantly improved.

[Fifth Embodiment]
Next, a fifth embodiment will be described.
FIG. 24A is a side view illustrating a payment terminal according to the fifth embodiment, and FIG. 24B is a side view showing a state in which the button cover is opened in the payment terminal of FIG. It is. FIG. 24C is a side view showing a state in which the holding member is extended from the state of FIG. 24B, and FIG. 24D is an antenna holding state from the state of FIG. It is a side view which shows the state which extended the part. FIG. 25A is a perspective view showing the state of FIG. 24B (the state where the button cover is opened), and FIG. 25B is the state of FIG. 25C where the holding member is extended. 25 (c) is a perspective view showing the state of FIG. 25 (d) (the state where the antenna holding portion is extended). FIG. 26A is an explanatory view showing a state in which the holding member and the antenna holding portion are folded, and FIG. 26B is an explanatory view showing a state in which the holding member and the antenna holding portion are extended.

  The payment terminal 500 of this embodiment is different from the fourth embodiment only in the button cover portion, and is otherwise the same as the fourth embodiment. Therefore, the same configurations as those of the fourth embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the payment terminal 400 of the fourth embodiment, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Also in this embodiment, a button cover 520 that covers a plurality of operation buttons provided in the apparatus main body 2 is provided, and this button cover 520 can be rotated by a rotation support mechanism 205 similar to that of the fourth embodiment. It is supported by. The antenna 551 is held by the button cover 520, and as shown in FIG. 24, the button cover 520 is arranged to cover a plurality of operation buttons 11a (see FIG. 1, not shown in FIG. 24, etc.). Thus, the antenna 551 is disposed at a position close to the apparatus main body 2 (first antenna position). Further, as shown in FIGS. 24B to 24D and FIGS. 25A to 25C, the button cover 520 is displaced by the turning operation by the turning support mechanism 205, and the button cover 520 has a plurality of buttons. By disposing the operation button 11a (see FIG. 1, not shown in FIG. 24, etc.) and extending from the apparatus main body 2, the antenna 551 is separated from the apparatus main body 2 (second antenna position). ). At the second antenna position, the antenna 551 extends to one side (front side) in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus body 2, and more specifically, extends forward and obliquely downward. .

  On the other hand, in the payment terminal 500 of this embodiment, the cover frame portion of the button cover 520 is different from the button cover 220 of the fourth embodiment. In the example of FIG. 24, the button cover 520 is provided with an antenna holding portion 521 that holds the antenna 551 and a holding member 522 that holds the antenna holding portion 521, and further, the antenna holding portion 521 is attached to the holding member 522. A first displacement mechanism 530 is provided for relative displacement.

  The first displacement mechanism 530 corresponds to an example of “first displacement means”, and the antenna holding portion 521 is held in the holding portion storage position close to the holding member 522 (FIGS. 24C and 25B). )))) And a holding portion extending position (see FIGS. 24D and 24C) extending from the holding member 522 than the holding portion storage position. . In the example of FIGS. 24 to 26, the first displacement mechanism 530 is configured by a slide mechanism that slides the antenna holding portion 521 with respect to the holding member 522. As shown in FIGS. A longitudinally extending portion 531 extending from 521 and a groove portion 532 formed in the holding member 522 are configured. Note that the extending portion 531 and the groove portion 532 are fitted in a form in which a certain amount of friction force is generated, and the antenna holding portion 521 is separated from the holding member 522 (see FIGS. 25C and 26B). ) And the position where the antenna holding portion 521 is close to the holding member (see FIGS. 25A and 25B and FIG. 26A), the position can be held by the frictional force. Here, the first displacement mechanism 530 including the slide mechanism is shown as an example of “first displacement means” for displacing the antenna holding portion 521, but the antenna holding portion 521 is moved closer to and away from the holding member 522. Other mechanisms can also be used as long as they can be configured.

  Further, in the settlement terminal 500 according to the present embodiment, the unit including the antenna holding portion 521, the holding member 522, and the first displacement mechanism 530 is positioned close to the apparatus main body 2 (displacement means storage position (FIG. 24 ( a)))) and a position (displacement means extension position) extending from the apparatus body 2 rather than the position (displacement means storage position). Specifically, a button cover main body 520a holding the second display device 210b can be rotated by the rotation support mechanism 205, and further, the unit (antenna holding portion 521, holding member) is connected to the button cover main body 520a. 522, a unit constituted by the first displacement mechanism 530) is rotatably attached by the second rotation support mechanism 540. 24 to 26, the second rotation support mechanism 540 is simply illustrated, but the second rotation support mechanism 540 can rotate the holding member 522 with respect to the button cover main body 520a. For example, one of the button cover main body 520 and the holding member 522 is provided with a pair of shaft portions whose axial direction is the width direction of the payment terminal 500, and the pair of shaft portions is provided to some extent on the other side. A pair of bearings that support the frictional force may be provided.

  In this configuration, as shown in FIG. 24A, the first displacement mechanism 530, the antenna holding portion 521, and the holding member 522 are accommodated in the vicinity of the apparatus main body 2, and FIG. 24B and FIG. The button cover main body 520a is rotated as described above, and the unit (unit constituted by the antenna holding portion 521, the holding member 522, and the first displacement mechanism 530) is further rotated with respect to the button cover main body 520a. 24 (c) and 25 (b), the antenna holding portion 521, the holding member 522, and the first displacement mechanism 530 can be extended considerably forward from the apparatus main body 2. .

  When the unit (unit constituted by the antenna holding portion 521, the holding member 522, and the first displacement mechanism 530) extends from the apparatus main body 2 as shown in FIGS. 24 (c) and 25 (b). In the extended position, the antenna holding portion 521 can be moved closer to and away from the holding member 522, and when separated, the antenna holding portion 521 can be arranged further forward with respect to the apparatus main body 2. (See FIG. 24D, FIG. 25C, and FIG. 26B).

  Also, instead of the configuration of FIGS. 24 to 26, the configuration of FIGS. 27 to 29 may be used. FIG. 27 (a) is a side view showing a modification of the fifth embodiment, and FIG. 27 (b) is a side view showing a state in which the button cover is opened in the settlement terminal of FIG. 27 (a). . FIG. 27C is a side view showing a state in which the holding member is extended from the state of FIG. 27B, and FIG. 27D is an antenna holding state from the state of FIG. It is a side view which shows the state which extended the part. FIG. 28A is a perspective view showing the state of FIG. 27B (the button cover is opened), and FIG. 28B is the state of FIG. 27C (the holding member is extended). 28 (c) is a perspective view showing the state of FIG. 27 (d) (the state in which the antenna holding portion is extended). FIG. 29A is an explanatory view showing a state in which the holding member and the antenna holding portion are folded, and FIG. 29B is an explanatory view showing a state in which the holding member and the antenna holding portion are extended.

  27 to 29, only the configuration of the button cover 620 (specifically, the holding member 622 and a displacement mechanism for displacing the holding member 622 with respect to the button cover main body 620a) is used. Otherwise, it is the same as FIGS. 24-26. Therefore, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals as in FIGS. 24 to 26, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  27 to 29, the holding member 622 is held by the button cover body 620a. The button cover main body 620a is the same as the button cover main body 520a of FIGS. 24 to 26 except for the configuration for holding the holding member 622, and the examples of FIGS. 27 to 29 are along the longitudinal direction of the button cover main body 620a. Thus, the point that the holding member 622 can be slid is different from the configuration of FIGS.

  27 to 29, as shown in FIGS. 27B and 27C, the holding member 622 is held so as to be slidable along the longitudinal direction of the button cover main body 620a. The member 622 extends from the position near the center in the longitudinal direction of the button cover main body 620a (holding member storage position: see FIGS. 27B and 28A) and the front end side of the button cover main body 620a. It slides between positions (holding member extension positions: see FIGS. 27C and 28B). Various configurations can be employed for sliding the holding member 622 along the button cover main body 620a. For example, the length of the button cover main body 620 on the wall facing the holding member 622 in the button cover main body 620 can be adopted. A groove extending in the direction may be provided, and a protrusion protruding from the opposing wall of the holding member 622 facing the button cover main body 620 may be fitted into the groove while preventing the protrusion. In this case, the holding member 622 can be slid with respect to the button cover main body 620a by configuring the protruding portion to slide in the groove.

  Also, in the example of FIGS. 27 to 29, the same first displacement mechanism 530 as that of the example of FIGS. 24 to 26 is provided, and the antenna holding member 521 can be approached and separated from the holding member 622. (See FIGS. 27 (c) (d), 28 (b) (c)). In this example, from the state in which the first displacement mechanism 530, the antenna holding portion 521, and the holding member 622 are placed close to the apparatus main body 2 as shown in FIG. 27A, FIG. 27B and FIG. The button cover main body 620a is rotated like this, and the unit (unit constituted by the antenna holding portion 521, the holding member 622, and the first displacement mechanism 530) is further slid with respect to the button cover main body 620a. As shown in FIGS. 27 (c) and 28 (b), the antenna holding portion 521, the holding member 622, and the first displacement mechanism 530 can be extended considerably forward from the apparatus main body 2.

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 27C and 28B, the unit (unit constituted by the antenna holding portion 521, the holding member 622, and the first displacement mechanism 530) extends from the apparatus main body 2. Then, in the extended position, the antenna holding portion 521 can be moved closer to and away from the holding member 622, and when separated, the antenna holding portion 521 is disposed further forward with respect to the apparatus main body 2. (See FIGS. 27 (d), 28 (c), and 29 (b)).

The effects of this embodiment will be described below.
First, the present embodiment can provide the same effects as those of the above embodiment. That is, by setting the antenna 551 to the first antenna position (FIG. 24 (a) or FIG. 27 (a)), the antenna 551 can be accommodated close to the apparatus body 2, and the entire terminal can be made more compact. can do. On the other hand, the terminal form can be easily communicated by setting the antenna 551 to the second antenna position (FIGS. 24B to 24D, etc., or FIGS. 27B to 27D) as necessary. It is possible to change the form (that is, the form in which the person who is facing the person easily deceives the settlement medium as an antenna). Thus, the antenna configuration can be changed to suit the usage environment.

  Further, at the second antenna position, the antenna 551 is extended to one side in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body 2. In this way, when the apparatus main body 2 is arranged so that the person is positioned on one side in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body 2 and wireless communication is attempted, the antenna 551 can be made closer to the person who is facing, This makes it easier for the person to face to perform wireless communication.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the antenna 551 is provided on the button cover 520 or 620 that covers a plurality of operation buttons provided on the apparatus main body 2. In the first antenna position, the button covers 520 and 620 are arranged so as to cover a plurality of operation buttons. In the second antenna position, the button covers 520 and 620 are separated from the plurality of operation buttons. It is configured to extend from the apparatus main body 2. In this way, the button covers 520 and 620 can be used also as parts for holding the antenna 551, and it becomes easy to reduce the number of parts and downsize the apparatus. In addition, since the opening operation of the button covers 520 and 620 is directly connected to the extending operation of the antenna, it is possible to save time and labor for separately preparing the button covers 520 and 620 and the antenna holding parts separately and preparing work. Can be simplified and shortened.

  Further, in this embodiment, the antenna 551 is accommodated in the antenna holding portion 521, and the antenna holding portion 521 is displaced between the storage position (holding portion storage position) and the extended position (holding portion extension position). One displacement mechanism 530 (first displacement means) is provided. Further, a second displacement means (displacement means) for displacing the first displacement mechanism 530 between a position close to the apparatus main body 2 (displacement means storage position) and a position extending from the apparatus main body 2 (displacement means extension position). A second rotation support mechanism 540 or a slide mechanism) is provided. In this way, the antenna 551 can be extended in two stages, and can be arranged farther away.

[Sixth Embodiment]
Next, a sixth embodiment will be described. FIG. 30 is a perspective view illustrating a payment terminal according to the sixth embodiment, and FIG. 30A is a diagram illustrating a state where the antenna holding unit is accommodated along the apparatus main body, and FIG. These are figures which show the state which displaced the antenna holding | maintenance part ahead of the apparatus main body. FIG. 30C is a diagram showing a state in which the degree of inclination of the antenna holding portion is changed from the state of FIG. FIG. 31 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a state in which the one end portion side of the settlement terminal of FIG. 30 is viewed from the side, and FIG. 32 is for interlocking the rotational displacement mechanism and the antenna displacement mechanism. It is explanatory drawing explaining a structure. FIG. 33A is an explanatory diagram for explaining how the antenna holding portion is displaced forward of the apparatus main body, and FIG. 33B is an explanation for explaining the manner in which the degree of inclination of the antenna holding portion is changed. FIG.

  This embodiment is different from the third embodiment in the configuration for displacing the antenna and the configuration for interlocking the display device and the antenna, and other configurations are the same as those in the third embodiment. Therefore, about the structure similar to 3rd Embodiment, the code | symbol same as 3rd Embodiment is attached | subjected and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  Also in the payment terminal 700 of this embodiment, the antenna 751 for performing wireless communication can be displaced with respect to the apparatus main body 2. The antenna 751 is accommodated in a plate-shaped antenna holding portion 753 made of a resin material or the like, and is configured to be displaced integrally with the antenna holding portion 753.

  Further, the settlement terminal 700 includes an antenna displacement mechanism 705 for displacing the antenna 751. The antenna displacement mechanism 705 includes a pair of arms 706 and 707 for supporting both ends of the antenna holding portion 753 and a rotation support for attaching the antenna holding portion 753 to the pair of arms 706 and 707 so as to be rotatable. The mechanism 708 is configured by the grooves 711 and 712 that are fitted to the arms 706 and 707 and are provided so as to guide the arms 706 and 707. In the present embodiment, the antenna displacement mechanism 705 corresponds to an example of “antenna displacement means”, and the antenna 751 is located at the first antenna position and the first antenna position that are close to the apparatus main body 2. Rather than the second antenna position extending from the apparatus main body 2.

  The antenna displacement mechanism 705 is configured to extend the antenna 751 to one side in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body 2 at the second antenna position, and a pair of arms 706 and 707 are provided on the apparatus main body 2. It is configured to be displaced by being guided by grooves 711 and 712 provided along the longitudinal direction. Then, when these arms 706 and 707 are displaced along the grooves 711 and 712, the entire unit constituted by the arms 706 and 707, the antenna holding portion 753 and the rotation support mechanism 708 is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body 2. It is designed to slide.

  The rotation support mechanism 708 includes a pair of shaft portions that protrude from both side portions of the antenna holding portion 753 and bearing portions formed on the arms 706 and 707 so as to receive the shaft portions. (A) As shown in FIG. 31, when the antenna holding portion 753 is accommodated close to the device main body 2, the plate-like antenna holding portion 753 is arranged in an inclined state with respect to the longitudinal direction of the device main body 2, and the antenna When the holding portion 753 is separated from the apparatus main body 2, the antenna holding portion 753 rotates with respect to the arms 706 and 707 as shown in FIGS. The plate surface is arranged along the direction of the arms 706 and 707 (that is, the longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body 2).

  Moreover, in the payment terminal 700 of this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 31 and 32, the actuator 12 similar to that of the first embodiment is provided, and the driving force from this actuator 12 is supplied to the third gear 83, The shaft 72 is transmitted to the second gear 82 and the first gear 81, and is configured to rotationally drive the shaft 72 and the second display device 10b to which the first gear 81 is fixed. Further, in payment terminal 700, a gear transmission mechanism for linking the displacement operation of second display device 10b driven by actuator 12 with the displacement operation of antenna 751 by antenna displacement mechanism 705 (antenna displacement means). 715 is provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 31 and 32, the antenna displacement mechanism 715 is provided with the same gear 380, gear 381, shaft 383, and gear 382 as in the third embodiment. The gear 380 rotates integrally coaxially with the second gear 82, and further transmits a driving force to a gear 381 that rotates about a rotation axis that is orthogonal to the rotation axis of the gear 380. . A gear 382 is connected to a gear 381 that receives a driving force from the gear 380 via a shaft 383 so that the gear 381 and the gear 382 rotate around the same rotation axis. The gear 382 is configured as a worm and forms a worm wheel structure together with the gear 784, and the gear 784 rotates around the rotation axis in the width direction (Y-axis direction) in accordance with the rotation of the gear 382. Yes. A gear 785 is integrally fixed to the gear 784, and the gear 785 rotates coaxially according to the rotation of the gear 784, and the rack 786 adjacent to the gear 785 is in the longitudinal direction (X It moves linearly in the axial direction. Since the rack 786 is configured integrally with the arm 707, when the rack 786 slides, the arms 706 and 707 and the antenna holding portion 753 slide integrally.

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

  In the above embodiment, the movement timing of the second display device 10b is at least at the time of reading the information code, reading the payment medium, starting the payment process for the payment medium, and ending the payment process for the payment medium. Although any time can be set arbitrarily, a configuration in which such an arbitrary setting is not performed may be used. For example, the control unit 8 generates an information code reading signal (for example, an operation signal of the trigger switch 7) generated when reading the information code, and a media reading signal (for example, an operation signal or a media detection signal) generated when reading the settlement medium. ), When a payment processing start signal for the payment medium (for example, a processing start signal in S24 (FIG. 10) or an operation signal generated by a predetermined operation instructing the start of the payment processing) is acquired, regardless of the setting. Instead, it may be automatically displaced to the second position. In the above embodiment, it is possible to arbitrarily set whether or not the second display device 10b is stored in the first position at the end of the settlement process. When an end signal of the display process in S25 or an operation signal generated by a predetermined operation for confirming the end of the settlement process is acquired, it may be automatically stored regardless of the setting.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the second display device is driven by the actuator is illustrated. However, a configuration in which the second display device is displaced only by manual operation without providing such a driving unit may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the antenna holding unit is driven by the actuator is illustrated. However, the antenna holding unit may be displaced only manually without providing such a driving unit.

In the third and sixth embodiments, the example in which the antenna is disposed in front of one longitudinal end portion (front end portion) of the apparatus main body 2 at the second antenna position is shown. The example of extending the antenna forward is not limited to this, and for example, configurations such as those shown in FIGS. 34 and 35 may be used.
The payment terminal 800 of FIGS. 34 and 35 is the same as that of the first embodiment except for the antenna 851, the antenna holding portion 853, and the mechanism for displacing the antenna holding portion 853. In this example, the antenna 851 is shaped like a plate. The antenna holding portion 853 is accommodated in the antenna holding portion 853, and the antenna holding portion 853 approaches and separates from the apparatus main body 2 as shown in FIGS. 34 (a), 34 (b), 35 (a), and 35 (b). The position where the antenna 851 is placed close to the apparatus main body 2 (first antenna position: see FIGS. 34 (a) and 35 (a)) and the position spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body 2 (front). (Second antenna position: see FIGS. 34 (b) and 35 (b)). Further, one end side of a pair of arms 806 is rotatably attached to the antenna holding portion 853, and the other end side of each arm 806 is rotatably attached to the apparatus main body 2. In this configuration, as shown in FIGS. 35 (a) and 35 (b), each arm 806 rotates with respect to the apparatus body 2 around the rotation axis in the width direction (Y-axis direction). As each arm 806 rotates with respect to the apparatus main body 2, the tip of each arm 806 is positioned close to the apparatus main body 2 (see FIG. 35A) and away from the apparatus main body 2 (FIG. 35 (b)). Further, the antenna holding portion 853 attached to the distal end portion of each arm 806 is configured to rotate about the rotation axis in the width direction (Y-axis direction) with respect to each arm 806, as shown in FIG. The inclination angle of the antenna holding portion 853 with respect to the longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body 2 can be changed at a position away from the apparatus main body 2 as shown in FIG.

1,200,300,400,500,600,700,800 ... settlement terminal 2 ... device body 5,205 ... rotation support mechanism (displacement means, antenna displacement means, button cover displacement means)
8. Control unit (optical reading means, wireless communication means, drive control means)
11a ... operation buttons 12 ... actuator (drive means)
10a, 210a ... first display device (first display means)
10b, 210b ... second display device (second display means)
20... RFID tag reader (wireless communication means)
30: Information code reading unit (optical reading means)
51,351,451,551,751,851 ... antenna 61 ... outer surface of display area (outer surface of display area of first display means)
71 ... outer surface of display area (outer surface of display area of second display means)
220, 520, 620 ... button cover 305 ... antenna rotation support mechanism (antenna displacement means)
353, 521, 753, 853 ... antenna holding portion 522, 622 ... holding member 530 ... first displacement mechanism (antenna displacement means, first displacement means)
540 ... Second rotation support mechanism (antenna displacement means, second displacement means)
721 ... Antenna displacement mechanism (antenna displacement means)

Claims (17)

An apparatus main body that is operated while being held by an operator, an optical reading unit that optically reads an information code in the apparatus main body, a wireless communication unit that can read a settlement medium including a wireless communication medium, A payment terminal provided with
First display means provided in the apparatus body;
Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
Drive means for driving the displacement means;
Drive control means for controlling the drive means;
With
The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
The second display means, have rows display for the face's at said second position,
The settlement terminal characterized in that the drive control means controls the drive means to move the second display means to the first position or the second position when a predetermined control signal is generated . The predetermined control signal includes an information code reading signal generated when reading the information code, a media reading signal generated when reading the payment medium, a payment processing start signal for the payment medium, and the payment medium. The payment terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the payment terminal is at least one of an end signal of payment processing for. The settlement terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined control signal is an operation signal generated in response to an operation of an operation button provided on the apparatus main body. An apparatus main body that is operated while being held by an operator, an optical reading unit that optically reads an information code in the apparatus main body, a wireless communication unit that can read a settlement medium including a wireless communication medium, A payment terminal provided with
First display means provided in the apparatus body;
Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
With
The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
The second display means, have rows display for the face's at said second position,
When the second display means is arranged at the first position, the second display means covers the first display means and has an overlapping structure that exposes the outer surface of the display area of the second display means to the outside.
The settlement terminal , wherein when the second display means is arranged at the first position, display by the first display means is stopped and display to the operator is performed by the second display means . An apparatus main body that is operated while being held by an operator, an optical reading unit that optically reads an information code in the apparatus main body, a wireless communication unit that can read a settlement medium including a wireless communication medium, A payment terminal provided with
First display means provided in the apparatus body;
Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
With
The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
The second display means, said device is mounted to be displaceable in the one longitudinal side of the region of the body is intends rows display configuration for the face's at said second position,
In the first position, the displacing means stores the second display means along the outer wall of the apparatus main body, and in the second position, the second display means is placed in the display area of the second display means. A payment terminal arranged so that an outer surface faces one side in the longitudinal direction . An apparatus main body that is operated while being held by an operator, an optical reading unit that optically reads an information code in the apparatus main body, a wireless communication unit that can read a settlement medium including a wireless communication medium, A payment terminal provided with
First display means provided in the apparatus body;
Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
With
The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
The second display means is configured to perform display for the facing person at the second position ,
The antenna of the wireless communication means is provided near the front end of the apparatus main body when the longitudinal direction one side of the apparatus main body is the front side,
In the first position, the displacing means stores the second display means along the outer wall of the apparatus main body, and in the second position, the second display means is located at a front position of the apparatus main body and the A payment terminal, wherein the payment terminal is arranged at a position removed from a facing area facing the antenna . An apparatus main body that is operated while being held by an operator, an optical reading unit that optically reads an information code in the apparatus main body, a wireless communication unit that can read a settlement medium including a wireless communication medium, A payment terminal provided with
First display means provided in the apparatus body;
Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
With
The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
The second display means is configured to display to the person at the second position, and is provided on a button cover that covers a plurality of operation buttons provided on the apparatus body,
In the first position, the displacing means arranges the second display means at a position covering the plurality of buttons, and at the second position, the second display means is separated from the plurality of buttons. A payment terminal characterized in that a plurality of the buttons are opened by being directed to the facing side . The second display means is provided on the back side of the button cover and is configured to be hidden from the outside at the first position,
8. The settlement terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the displacement means inverts the button cover with respect to the first position in the second position to expose the second display means. An apparatus main body that is operated while being held by an operator, an optical reading unit that optically reads an information code in the apparatus main body, a wireless communication unit that can read a settlement medium including a wireless communication medium, A payment terminal provided with
First display means provided in the apparatus body;
Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
With
The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
The second display means are intends rows display configuration for the face's at said second position,
In the second position, the displacing means arranges the second display means at a position lower than the antenna when the side facing the outer surface of the display area of the first display means is the upper side. Feature payment terminal. An apparatus main body that is operated while being held by an operator, an optical reading unit that optically reads an information code in the apparatus main body, a wireless communication unit that can read a settlement medium including a wireless communication medium, A payment terminal provided with
First display means provided in the apparatus body;
Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
Antenna displacement means for displacing the antenna of the wireless communication means between a first antenna position and a second antenna position different from the first antenna position;
With
The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
The second display means, have rows display for the face's at said second position,
The antenna displacement means is
In the first antenna position, the antenna is placed close to the device body,
In the second antenna position, the antenna is configured to extend from the apparatus main body more than in the first antenna position,
A settlement terminal , wherein a displacement operation of the second display unit by the displacement unit and a displacement operation of the antenna by the antenna displacement unit are interlocked . An apparatus main body that is operated while being held by an operator, an optical reading unit that optically reads an information code in the apparatus main body, a wireless communication unit that can read a settlement medium including a wireless communication medium, A payment terminal provided with
First display means provided in the apparatus body;
Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
Antenna displacement means for displacing the antenna of the wireless communication means between a first antenna position and a second antenna position different from the first antenna position;
With
The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
The second display means, have rows display for the face's at said second position,
The antenna is provided on a button cover that covers a plurality of operation buttons provided on the apparatus main body,
The antenna displacement means is
In the first antenna position, the antenna is placed close to the device body,
In the second antenna position, the antenna is configured to extend from the apparatus main body more than in the first antenna position,
And a button cover displacing means for displacing the operation button cover,
The button cover displacement means is
By disposing the button cover in a form that covers the plurality of operation buttons, the antenna is disposed at the first antenna position,
A settlement terminal , wherein the antenna is disposed at the second antenna position by separating the button cover from the plurality of buttons and extending from the apparatus main body . The antenna is provided on the back side of the button cover,
The button cover displacement means displaces the antenna to the second antenna position by inverting the button cover when the antenna is at the first antenna position, and the antenna in the button cover is provided. The settlement terminal according to claim 11 , wherein an outer surface of the formed side is exposed to the outside. The second display means is provided on the button cover,
The displacement means and the antenna displacement means are both used by the button cover displacement means for displacing the button cover,
The button cover displacement means is
By disposing the button cover at a position covering the plurality of operation buttons, the second display means is disposed at the first position, and the antenna is disposed at the first antenna position.
The button cover is separated from a plurality of the operation buttons and extended from the apparatus main body, whereby the second display means is disposed at the second position and the antenna is disposed at the second antenna position. Is configured to
The payment terminal according to claim 11 , wherein the antenna is provided around the second display means in the button cover. An apparatus main body that is operated while being held by an operator, an optical reading unit that optically reads an information code in the apparatus main body, a wireless communication unit that can read a settlement medium including a wireless communication medium, A payment terminal provided with
First display means provided in the apparatus body;
Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
Antenna displacement means for displacing the antenna of the wireless communication means between a first antenna position and a second antenna position different from the first antenna position;
With
The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
The second display means, have rows display for the face's at said second position,
The antenna displacement means is
In the first antenna position, the antenna is placed close to the device body,
In the second antenna position, the antenna is configured to extend from the apparatus main body more than in the first antenna position,
An antenna holding part for accommodating the antenna;
A holding member that holds the antenna holding portion; and a holding portion storage position that is close to the holding member, and a holding portion extension that extends from the holding member more than at the holding portion storage position. First displacing means for displacing at the exit position;
Second displacement means for displacing the first displacement means between a displacement means storage position close to the apparatus main body and a displacement means extension position extending from the apparatus main body more than at the displacement means storage position. When,
With
The settlement terminal first displacement means in said displacement means extended position extending from said apparatus main body, further wherein the antenna holding portion is characterized that you have been the extendable. An apparatus main body that is operated while being held by an operator, an optical reading unit that optically reads an information code in the apparatus main body, a wireless communication unit that can read a settlement medium including a wireless communication medium, A payment terminal provided with
First display means provided in the apparatus body;
Second display means configured to be displaceable with respect to the apparatus body;
Displacement for displacing the second display means between a first position where the second display means is accommodated in the apparatus main body and a second position where the outer surface of the display area of the second display means is directed to the facing person side different from the operator side. Means,
Antenna displacement means for displacing the antenna of the wireless communication means between a first antenna position and a second antenna position different from the first antenna position;
With
The first display means performs display for the operator when at least the second display means is in the second position;
The second display means, have rows display for the face's at said second position,
The antenna is housed in a plate-shaped antenna holding part,
The antenna displacement means is
The inclination of the antenna holding portion with respect to the longitudinal direction of the apparatus main body is configured to be changeable.
In the first antenna position, the antenna is placed close to the device body,
A settlement terminal characterized in that at the second antenna position, the antenna is extended from the apparatus main body more than at the first antenna position . The said antenna displacement means extends the said antenna to the longitudinal direction one side of the said apparatus main body in a said 2nd antenna position, It is any one of Claims 10-15 characterized by the above-mentioned. Payment terminal. Display control means for controlling the display of the second display means;
The display control means performs display control for changing a display direction in the second display means between a case where the display is arranged at the first position and a case where the display is arranged at the second position. The payment terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 16 .

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