JPH05120464A - Bar code reading terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain a keyboard operation without passing a bar code reading equipment from one hand to the other after reading a bar code by providing a specific keyboard device, display device, and LED for confirmation. CONSTITUTION:At the time of reading the bar code, an operator holds this device as showned by a figure (A), and faces a bar code reading port 1 to the bar code side. Then, a bar code switch 4 is pressed, and the reading of the bar code is started. After the completion of the reading of the bar code, a reading confirming LED 5 is turned on, and the operator can know the completion of the reading. Then, at the time of operating the keyboard for the data processing of the read bar code information, the keyboard face can be faced to the operator side only by turning a wrist over without passing the device from one hand to the other as showned by a figure (B).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bar code reading terminal for reading bar code information and processing data.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional bar code reading terminal, as shown in FIG. 3A, a display device 7 and a keyboard device 8 are arranged on a surface opposite to a bar code reading port 6. When a conventional barcode reading terminal is used, the barcode is read and held as shown in FIG. 3 (B), and the keyboard is held as shown in FIG. 3 (C). .

[0003]

In the above conventional method,
When the barcode is read, the user holds the keyboard device as shown in FIG. 3B, so that the keyboard device is covered by the hand. When operating the keyboard after scanning the barcode,
It is necessary to change the way of holding shown in FIG. This not only complicates the operation of the terminal, but also causes the terminal to drop and be damaged when the terminal is held again.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bar code reading terminal which can be operated by a keyboard without being held.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a bar code reading terminal of the present invention has a keyboard device and a display device arranged on the same side as a bar code reading port and an opposite side. And a reading confirmation LED arranged in the.

[0006]

In the bar code reading terminal according to the present invention,
When reading a barcode, hold it with the barcode reading port facing down. In order to read the bar code with this terminal and process the data of the bar code information read next,
When operating the keyboard device, it is not necessary to change the terminal device, and the display device and the keyboard device can be operated only by twisting the wrist.

[0007]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of a bar code reading terminal according to the present invention. FIG. 1A is a plan view of the terminal, and reference numeral 5 is a read confirmation LED for confirming that the barcode has been read, which is lit for a predetermined short time after the reading is completed. (B) is a bottom view of the terminal, and
Is a bar code reading port, 2 is a display device, 3 is a keyboard device, and 4 is a bar code switch. (C) is a front view of the terminal.

FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a case where the terminal is held by hand when reading a bar code, and the terminal is directed to the bar code. FIG. 6B is a diagram in which the keyboard surface is facing the operator side in order to use the keyboard of the terminal.

According to this embodiment, when the bar code is read, it is held as shown in FIG. 2 (A) and the bar code reading port 1 is directed to the bar code side. Next, the bar code switch 4 is pressed to start reading the bar code. When the reading of the bar code is completed, the reading confirmation LED 5 is turned on and it can be known that the reading is completed. Next, when operating the keyboard, the keyboard surface can be turned to the operator side by simply returning the wrist without holding the hand as shown in FIG. 2 (B).

The keys for operating the keyboard may be arranged such that some keys or all the keys on the case surface are submerged from the case surface so that they cannot be easily input even if they are touched except during key input. The display is L for low power consumption and small size and weight.
I use a CD. Further, a wireless communication function is added to the main body for real-time data transmission, but the data transmission method by the optical coupling type batch processing does not limit the present invention.

[0011]

As is apparent from the above embodiments, according to the present invention, the surface on which the keyboard device is arranged is located on the side opposite to the surface in contact with the palm, and at least the keyboard device is operated. When you do this, you can operate the keyboard simply by returning your wrist with the same holding shape as when reading a barcode. Therefore, it is possible to omit the complicated operation of re-holding the terminal device, and the terminal device is not dropped and damaged, which is industrially extremely useful.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1A is a plan view of a barcode reading terminal of the present invention, FIG. 1B is a bottom view of the barcode reading terminal, and FIG. 1C is a front view of the barcode reading terminal.

FIG. 2A is an external view showing how to hold a barcode reading terminal according to the present invention when reading a barcode. FIG. 2B is an external view showing how to hold it when operating the keyboard.

FIG. 3A is an external view of a conventional bar code reading terminal, and FIG. 3B is an external view showing how to hold the bar code reading terminal when reading a bar code. External view shown

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bar code reading port 2 Display device 3 Keyboard device 5 Read confirmation LED

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A bar code reading terminal equipped with a keyboard device and a display device arranged on the same surface as a bar code reading port, and a reading confirmation LED arranged on the opposite surface.