JP6302798B2 - Connector guide and information processing terminal device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a connector plug for holding an electrode portion inserted into a recess pull and a USB memory, and an information processing terminal device to which the connector guide is applied.

  In an information processing terminal device such as a POS terminal device, a USB interface may be used to connect a peripheral device or an external storage device. For example, a keyboard that is a peripheral device for input is connected to the control unit of the information processing terminal device via a USB cable.

  The USB cable has a USB plug at the end, and the terminal portion exposed from the mold portion of the USB plug is inserted into the recess pull from the outer surface of the device. With the USB plug terminal portion fully inserted into the recess pull, the entire USB plug mold portion is located outside the outer surface of the apparatus (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-345464 A

  However, in the conventional USB interface, the recess pull in which the terminal portion of the USB plug is inserted along the mounting direction is arranged in the device with the front end being close to the outer surface of the device, and the USB plug is connected to the terminal portion. It is held in the resector pull only. The terminal portion of the USB plug is configured by surrounding a plurality of terminals with a shell of a thin metal plate, and when an external force in a direction perpendicular to the mounting direction acts on the USB plug having the terminal portion inserted into a recess pull, There is a problem that the terminal portion is damaged or poorly connected. Such a problem generally occurs not only in the USB plug but also in the connector plug.

  This problem also occurs in the USB memory in which the terminal portion extends from one end of the shield portion. In the present invention, the connector plug includes a USB memory, and the mold portion includes a shield portion.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a connector guide capable of preventing breakage of a terminal portion of a connector plug and occurrence of poor connection by providing a member for holding a molded portion of a connector plug inserted into a recess pull of the device. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing terminal device including a connector guide.

  The connector guide according to the present invention is arranged around the front side of the recess pull in which the terminal portion of the connector plug is inserted along the mounting direction, and has a predetermined length in the mounting direction on four surfaces parallel to the mounting direction in the mold portion of the connector plug. An abutting member that abuts over the length is provided.

  When the terminal portion extending from one end of the mold portion is inserted into the recess pull along the mounting direction, the contact member comes into contact with four surfaces parallel to the mounting direction of the mold portion over a predetermined length in the mounting direction. Even when an external force in a direction orthogonal to the mounting direction is applied to the connector plug, the contact member does not contact the four surfaces parallel to the mounting direction of the mold portion, so that the connector plug is not inclined.

  In this configuration, it is preferable to further include a fixing member that is fixed to the periphery of the front side of the lesser pull. A connector guide suitable for the size of the mold part of the connector plug attached to the recess pull can be retrofitted around the front side of the recess pull.

  At least the contact member is preferably made of a transparent material. The position of the front surface of the recess pull to which the connector plug is to be attached is visually recognized through the contact member, and the connector plug can be easily attached to the recess pull.

  It is preferable to provide an opening that is open to at least one of the four surfaces parallel to the mounting direction of the mold portion and that allows only the terminal portion to pass along the mounting direction. When the connector plug is attached to the recess pull, the terminal portion can be easily brought close to the front surface of the recess pull.

  It is preferable that two wall surface members arranged opposite to each other with the front side of the less sector pull are provided, and the contact members protrude from the surfaces facing each other of the two wall surface members. When a plurality of recessive pulls are arranged in parallel, the contact member can be brought into contact with four surfaces parallel to the mounting direction with respect to the connector plug mounted on any of the plurality of recessive pulls.

  An information terminal device according to the present invention includes a main body that houses a control unit having a re-sector pull, a cover in which peripheral devices are arranged and detachably attached to the main body, and a connector cable that extends from the peripheral device. A connector cable having a connector plug attached to the connector, and one of the connector guides described above.

  When the connector plug of the connector cable extending from the peripheral device is attached to the recess pull of the control unit stored in the main body, external force acts on the connector plug via the connector cable when the cover is removed from the main body. Even in this case, the inclination of the connector plug is restricted by the contact with the contact member, and it is possible to prevent the terminal portion of the connector plug from being damaged and the occurrence of poor connection.

  According to this invention, the member which can hold the mold part of the connector plug inserted into the re-sector pull of the apparatus in a fixed manner is provided, and the breakage of the terminal part of the connector plug and the occurrence of poor connection can be prevented.

It is an external view of the POS terminal device provided with the connector guide which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic assembly drawing of the POS terminal device. It is a schematic side view of the POS terminal device showing a state where the main body and the front cover are separated. (A) and (B) are external views of the USB guide when the USB plug is not attached and when the USB plug is attached, respectively. (A) and (B) are a front view of the USB guide when the USB plug is not attached and a side sectional view of the USB guide when the USB plug is attached. (A)-(D) are the front views of the USB guide which concerns on the 2nd-5th embodiment of this invention, respectively.

  Hereinafter, an information processing terminal device including a connector guide according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a POS terminal device using a USB plug as a connector plug as an example.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a POS terminal device 10 having a connector guide according to the first embodiment of the present invention has a hollow housing structure composed of a main body 1, an upper front cover 2, and a lower front cover 3. Presents. The main body 1 includes a store-side display 11, a customer-side display 12, and a printer 13 on the upper surface, and an opening 102 is formed on the front side. The upper front cover 2 is a cover according to the present invention, and is integrally provided with a keyboard 14. The lower front cover 3 is located below the upper front cover 2.

  The store side display 11 is arranged so that the display surface faces store employees existing on the front side, and displays information to be displayed to store workers. The customer side display 12 is arranged so that the display surface faces the customer existing on the back side, and displays information to be displayed to the customer. The printer 13 prints a receipt. The keyboard 14 accepts an input operation of point-of-sale information by a store employee. The main body 1 can also include a card reader as a peripheral device on the front surface. The card reader accepts insertion of an employee card held by a store employee and a customer card owned by a customer, and reads card data recorded on the employee card and the customer card.

  The POS terminal device 10 records the point-of-sale information input from the keyboard 14 on an internal recording medium, and transmits it to an external host device via a communication cable.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the main body 1 is a hollow housing having an opening 101 on the front side. The main body 1 is made of an elastically deformable resin material, and plate-like extension parts 103A and 103B are extended from the left and right side surfaces to the front side, and a frame 102 made of sheet metal is provided inside the main body 1. It has. The upper front cover 2 is detachably attached to the front side of the main body 1 from above. The lower front cover 3 is detachably attached to the front side of the main body 1 from the front. The upper front cover 2 and the lower front cover 3 are elastically engaged with the extending portions 103A and 103B. The frame 102 can be omitted when the main body 1 including 103A and 103B has sufficient strength.

  The control unit 21 is disposed in a chassis 210 made of sheet metal, and includes lower sector pulls 211A and 211B arranged in parallel on the front surface. The keyboard 14 is connected to one of the resector pulls 211A and 211B via a USB cable (not shown). The control unit 21 controls the operations of the store-side display 11, the customer-side display 12, the printer 13, and the keyboard 14, receives power from the power supply unit 22, and further stores the store-side display 11, the customer-side display 12, and the printer 13. Then, power is supplied to the keyboard 14.

  As shown in FIG. 3, at the time of maintenance of the POS terminal device 10A, the upper front cover 2 is detached from the front side of the main body 1, and the front side of the control unit 21 is exposed to the outside. The terminal portion of the USB plug 5 at the tip of the USB cable 4 is inserted into the recess pull 211A of the control unit 21, and the keyboard 14 disposed on the upper front cover 2 is connected to the control unit 21 via the USB cable 4. ing. For this reason, the maximum separation distance between the upper front cover 2 and the main body 1 depends on the length of the USB cable 4, and if the upper front cover 2 exceeds the maximum separation distance, the USB plug 5 An upward tension is applied to the surface.

  When the upper front cover 2 is separated from the main body 1, if the displacement of the USB plug 5 caused by being pulled upward via the USB cable 4 is left unattended, the terminal portion of the USB plug 5 inserted in the re-sector pull 211A is also left. External force acts to cause breakage or poor connection.

  Therefore, the USB guide 6 is disposed on the front surface of the control unit 21 as shown in FIGS. As an example, the USB guide 6 is formed by integrally forming a mounting plate 61, wall surface members 62A and 62B, contact members 63A to 63D, and a bottom surface member 64 of a resin material. The mounting plate 61 includes openings 65A and 65B, and is fixed to the front surface of the control unit 21 via a fixing screw 66. The attachment plate 61 is positioned so that the recess pulls 211A and 211B of the control unit 21 are located inside the openings 65A and 65B, respectively.

  The fixing member of the mounting plate 61 with respect to the front surface of the control unit 21 is not limited to screwing. For example, adhesion with an adhesive can be used by sticking a double-sided tape to the back surface of the mounting plate 61. Further, the USB guide 6 can be integrally formed on the front surface of the control unit 21. Further, the mounting plate 61 can be configured to be divided into left and right parts.

  The wall surface members 62A and 62B extend forward from the left and right sides of the openings 65A and 65B in the mounting plate 61 over a predetermined length, and face each other with the openings 65A and 65B interposed therebetween. The contact members 63A and 63B are formed opposite to each other at the upper end portions of the wall surface members 62A and 62B. The lower surfaces of the contact members 63A and 63B are located above the upper edge of the opening 65A. The contact members 63C and 63D are formed to face each other at intermediate portions in the vertical direction of the wall surface members 62A and 62B, respectively. The upper surfaces of the contact members 63C and 63D are located below the lower edge of the opening 65A, and the lower surfaces of the contact members 63C and 63D are located above the upper edge of the opening 65B. The bottom surface member 64 connects the lower end portions of the wall surface members 62A and 62B. The upper surface of the bottom member 64 is located below the lower edge of the opening 65B.

  As shown in FIGS. 4B and 5B, the distance between the lower surfaces of the contact members 63A and 63B and the upper surfaces of the contact members 63C and 63D, and the lower surfaces of the contact members 63C and 63D and the bottom surface member 64. The distance from the upper surface is made equal to the height of the mold part 51 of the USB plug 5. Further, the interval between the opposing surfaces of the wall surface members 62 </ b> A and 62 </ b> B is made equal to the width of the mold part 51 of the USB plug 5. The lengths of the wall surface members 62 </ b> A and 62 </ b> B in the front-rear direction are shorter than the length of the mold part 51 of the USB plug 5.

  When the terminal 51 is inserted into the recess pull 211A along the mounting direction of the USB plug 5 with respect to the recess pull 211A, the wall members 62A and 62B face each other on the four faces parallel to the mounting direction of the mold 52, and the contact members. The lower surfaces of 63A and 63B and the upper surfaces of the contact members 63C and 63D abut over a predetermined length in the mounting direction. Even if an upward external force is applied to the USB plug 5 from the USB cable 4, the mold part 52 is not displaced, and damage or poor connection in the terminal part 51 can be prevented. The same applies when the USB plug 5 is attached to the recess pull 211B.

  In the USB guide 6, the distance in the left-right direction between the contact member 63 </ b> A that is the opening portion 68 and the contact member 63 </ b> B is longer than the width of the terminal portion 51 and shorter than the width of the mold portion 52. For this reason, the terminal portion 51 can pass up and down between the contact member 63A and the contact member 63B, and the USB plug 5 is attached to the re-sector pull 211A in a state where the terminal portion 51 is sufficiently close to the re-sector pull 211A from above. Work can be done easily.

  By making the distance between the contact member 63C and the contact member 63D in the left-right direction the same, the mounting operation of the USB plug 5 on the re-sector pull 211B can be easily performed.

  In addition, by configuring all or part of the USB guide 6 with a transparent material, the positions of the recess pulls 211A and 211B can be visually recognized, and the mounting work of the USB plug 5 can be further facilitated.

  Note that the present invention can be similarly applied to a case where three or more resector pulls are arranged side by side in the vertical direction and a plurality of resector pulls are arranged side by side in the left and right direction.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, a USB guide 610 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes contact members 63E and 63F instead of the bottom surface member 64. In the figure, the mounting plate 61 is omitted. In the USB guide 610, the interval between the contact member 63E and the contact member 63F is made wider than the width of the terminal portion 61, so that the terminal portion 51 is sufficiently close to the re-sector pulls 211A and 211B from both above and below. In this state, the USB plug 5 can be attached to the resector pulls 211A and 211B.

  As shown in FIG. 6B, the USB guide 620 according to the third embodiment of the present invention is obtained by omitting the bottom surface member 64 corresponding to the case where a single resector pull 211A is provided. .

  As shown in FIG. 6C, a USB guide 630 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention includes a top member 66 and a bottom member 64 instead of the contact members 63A to 63D of the USB guide 620. In the figure, the mounting plate 61 is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 6D, the USB guide 640 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention includes contact members 67A to 67D instead of the wall surface members 62A and 62B of the USB guide 630. In the figure, the mounting plate 61 is omitted. The USB guide 640 allows the terminal portion 51 to approach the resector pull 211A from the left-right direction. By forming a plurality of USB guides 640 continuously in the vertical direction, it is possible to cope with a case where a plurality of recess pulls are arranged in parallel.

  Note that the wiring structure of the present invention is not limited to the wiring of the power cable 200, but is not limited to the information processing terminal device including the POS terminal device, and the cable is wired across a plurality of casings that can be separated from each other. It can be applied to electrical equipment. The present invention can be similarly applied to connector plugs other than USB plugs.

  The above description of the embodiment is to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above embodiments but by the claims. Furthermore, the scope of the present invention is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of the claims.

1-Body 2-Upper front cover (cover)
3-Lower front cover 4-USB cable 5-USB plug 6-USB guide 10-POS terminal device (information processing terminal device)
51-terminal portion 52-mold portion 61-mounting plates 62A, 62B-wall members 63A-63F-contact members 65A, 65B-opening 66-fixing screw (fixing member)
68-Opening part 211A, 211B-Less sector pull

Claims (4)

A connector guide for guiding a connector plug composed of a mold part and a terminal part to a recess pull,
  A mounting plate having an opening and installed around the opening;
  A wall surface member that has a contact member that stands upright so as to surround the opening of the mounting plate, at least one of which is notched, and that faces a predetermined distance.
  The distance between the contact members is a length that allows the terminal portion to pass while guiding the terminal portion in the vertical direction or the left-right direction, while passing the mold portion while guiding the mold portion in the vertical direction or the left-right direction. A connector guide, characterized in that it is incapable of being lengthened and the distance between the facing wall members can accommodate the mold part.   The connector guide according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing member fixed to the periphery of the front side of the lesser pull.   The connector guide according to claim 1, wherein the contact member is made of a transparent material. A main body for accommodating the control unit including the lesser pull;
A cover in which peripheral devices are arranged and detachable from the main body;
A connector cable extending from the peripheral device and having a connector plug attached to the recess pull;
The connector guide according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
An information processing terminal device comprising:

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