JPH11224375A - Information terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide information terminal equipment with which a user can operate a touch switch while watching the cash on his hand and a display, for example, by locating the cash on the hand of the user and fatigue is reduced in comparison with conventional equipment even when this operation is continued for a long time. SOLUTION: When the end part of paper money P is inserted between a steel ball 16 and a placing plane 11 in this terminal equipment by placing and pressing the paper money P on the placing plane 11 of a paper money placing part 8, this paper money P is set so as not to be moved to the paper money placing part 8. In this case, the steel ball 16 is bound up against a cushion member 15, the compression stress of this cushion member 15 is applied to the steel ball 16 and the paper money P is clamped together with the placing plane 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a terminal electronic device such as an electronic cash register.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional electronic cash register as a terminal electronic device includes a fixed display 70 and a keyboard 71 as shown in FIG. Display or external data is displayed on the display 70, and the data is emitted by a separate printer (not shown). When a user receives cash from a customer in a transaction with the customer and calculates a change, the user puts the cash in a cash tray disposed near an electronic cash register.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional electronic cash register, there is no cash tray on the device body side, and cash is put in a cash tray arranged near the electronic cash register. To
The user needs to operate the keyboard 71 while watching the cash in the cash tray and the display 70, and there has been a problem that the user becomes tired if this operation is performed for a long time.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and the object thereof is that a bill is located at hand, and a user can use cash at hand, For example, an object of the present invention is to provide an information terminal device in which a touch switch can be operated while looking at a display, and the operation of the touch switch can be reduced for a long time as compared with the related art.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, an information terminal device according to the present invention is provided with a card placing portion on an apparatus main body, and the tag placing portion is attached to the device main body. The present invention is characterized in that a placing surface portion formed of a concave portion formed on a surface portion and tag holding means for detachably holding a tag placed on the placing surface portion are provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal device having a handwriting unit in addition to a card placement unit on a main body of the information terminal device. .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal device which includes, in addition to a tag placing portion, a brush placing portion, a touch switch, and a display panel on a main body of the device. And a display capable of tilting is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the tag holding means comprises: A holder engaging portion formed at the rear center of the mounting surface portion, a holder member detachably engaged with the holder engaging portion, a cushion member and a ball held by the holder member; With the cushion member and the ball housed in the member, the holder member was attached to the holder engaging portion, and the ball was brought into contact with the mounting surface.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, wherein the holder engaging portion includes a rear wall surrounding the mounting surface portion. A fitting recess is provided in the portion, a fitting protrusion is formed in the center of the bottom of the fitting recess, and an engaging step and an engaging hole are formed in the fitting protrusion, and the holder member is formed. In the rear end of the holder main body, wall-shaped fitting pieces are formed on the left and right except for the center thereof, a cushion accommodating portion is provided on the lower surface of the holder main body, and an engaging claw is provided on the lower surface of the holder main body. With the cushion member and the ball accommodated in the cushion accommodating portion of the holder member, the engaging claw is inserted into the engaging hole portion, and the fitting piece is inserted into the engaging step portion. The right and left portions of the rear part of the holder member are fitted into the fitting recesses, and the holder member is Attached to part, it is brought into contact with surface portion mounting the ball.

Therefore, in the information terminal device of the present invention, when the tag is placed on the placing surface of the bill placing portion and pressed, the end of the bill is inserted between the ball and the placing surface.
This card is set so as not to move to the card holder. In this case, the ball competes upward against the cushion member, and the compression reaction force of the cushion member is applied to the ball, so that the bill is gripped together with the placing surface portion.

[0011] For this reason, since the bill is located at hand, the user can operate the touch switch while looking at the cash at hand and, for example, the display, and this operation is performed for a long time. However, the degree of fatigue becomes lighter than in the past.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the information terminal device according to the first aspect of the present invention, a card placing portion is provided on the device main body, and the tag placing portion is provided with a placing surface portion formed of a concave portion formed on a surface portion of the device main body, It is characterized in that it is provided with tag gripping means for gripping a tag placed on the placing surface portion in a detachable manner.

With this configuration, when a tag is placed on the placing surface portion of the tag placing portion, the tag is set by the tag gripping means so as not to move to the tag placing portion.

[0015] For this reason, since the bill is located at hand, the user can operate the touch switch while looking at the cash at hand and, for example, the display, and this operation is performed for a long time. However, the degree of fatigue becomes lighter than in the past.

Further, the information terminal device according to the invention of claim 2 is characterized in that the device main body is provided with a brush placing portion in addition to the bill placing portion.

With this configuration, when a tag is placed on the placing surface of the tag placing portion, the tag is set by the tag gripping means so as not to move to the tag placing portion. It can always be placed.

[0018] For this reason, the bill comes to be at hand, and the user can operate the touch switch while writing down the cash and writing utensils at hand, and this operation can be performed for a long time. The fatigue level is lighter than in the past.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal device comprising, in addition to a card rest portion, a pen rest portion, a touch switch and a display panel which incorporate a touch switch and a display panel, and which can be tilted. It is characterized by having been provided.

With this configuration, when a tag is placed on the placing surface portion of the tag placing portion, the tag is set by the tag holding means so as not to move to the tag placing portion.

[0021] For this reason, the bill comes to be at hand, and the user can operate the touch switch while looking at the cash at hand and the display. The degree of fatigue is lighter than that of

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information terminal device according to the first, second, or third aspect, wherein the tag gripping means is formed at a rear center of the placing surface portion. And a holder member detachably engaged with the holder engaging portion, a cushion member and a ball held by the holder member, and the cushion member and the ball are housed in the holder member. In this state, attach this holder member to the holder engaging part,
The ball was brought into contact with the mounting surface.

With this configuration, when an end of the bill is inserted between the ball and the placing surface by pushing the bill on the placing surface of the bill placing portion, the bill moves to the bill placing portion. Set to not. In this case, the ball competes upward against the cushion member, and the compression reaction force of the cushion member is applied to the ball, so that the bill is gripped together with the placing surface portion.

[0024] For this reason, since the bill is located at hand, the user can operate the touch switch while looking at the cash at hand and, for example, the display, and this operation is performed for a long time. However, the degree of fatigue becomes lighter than in the past.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the information terminal device according to the fourth aspect, a holder engaging portion is provided, and a fitting recess is provided in a rear wall portion surrounding the mounting surface portion. A fitting protrusion is formed at the center of the bottom of the fitting recess, and an engaging step and an engaging hole are formed in the fitting protrusion, and the holder member is provided at the rear end of the holder body. A wall-shaped fitting piece portion is formed on the left and right except for the center portion, a cushion accommodating portion is provided on the lower surface portion of the holder main body, and an engaging claw is projected from the lower surface portion of the holder main body, and the holder is formed. With the cushion member and the ball accommodated in the cushion accommodating portion of the member, the engaging claw is inserted into the engaging hole, the fitting piece is inserted into the engaging step, and the right and left portions of the rear portion of the holder member are removed. Fit the fitting concave part, attach the holder member to the holder engaging part, and place the ball It is brought into contact with surface portion.

With this configuration, the same function and effect as the function and effect of the fourth aspect of the invention can be obtained.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cash register as an information terminal device according to the present invention.

An electronic cash register as an information terminal device according to the present invention has a base 1 which is a main body of the device, and this base 1 is composed of a lower case 2 and an upper case 3. Inside the lower case 2, a chassis mounting portion (not shown) opened downward is provided, and an upper peripheral portion of the lower case 2 is a fitting portion 5.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the upper case 3 has a surface portion 6 and a peripheral wall portion 7 formed on the peripheral portion of the surface portion 6, and the lower peripheral portion of the peripheral wall portion 7 has a lower peripheral portion. Fitting part 7A
It has become. The face portion 6 is formed with a card placing portion 8, a brush placing portion 4, a pivot portion 9, and a display placing portion 10 from the front side to the rear side. And the lower case 2
The upper case 3 is attached by fitting a fitting portion 7A to the fitting portion 5.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the card placing portion 8 has a placing surface portion 11 formed of a concave portion formed horizontally on the surface portion 6, and a central portion of the rear portion of the placing surface portion 11 is provided. A bill gripping mechanism 12 as a bill gripping means is provided. The tag gripping mechanism 12 includes a holder engaging portion 13 formed at the center of the rear portion of the placing surface portion 11, a holder member 14 that is detachably engaged with the holder engaging portion 13, and a holder member 14 that holds the holder member 14. Cushion member 15 and steel ball 16 as a ball
It consists of. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the holder engaging portion 13 has a fitting recess 55 formed at the center of the rear portion of the rear wall 11 </ b> A of the mounting surface portion 11. Is formed with a fitting projection 56,
An engagement step 57 and an engagement hole 58 are formed on the fitting projection 56.

As shown in FIG. 11, the holder member 14 has a tongue-shaped holder main body 14A, and the rear end of the holder main body 14A is linear.
Wall-shaped fitting pieces 59 are formed on the left and right except for the central portion, and the fitting pieces 59 are connected to a side wall 60 formed on the edge of the holder body 14A. A partition wall 61 is formed on the lower surface of the holder body 14A so as to be continuous with the left and right portions of the side wall 60.
1 and the side wall portion 60 constitute the cushion housing portion 6
2 In addition, a plate-shaped engaging claw 63 is protruded from the lower surface of the holder body 14A at the center of the rear portion thereof.

Then, with the plate-shaped cushion member 15 and the steel ball 16 accommodated in the cushion accommodating portion 62 of the holder member 14, the engaging claw 63 is inserted into the engaging hole 58,
The fitting piece 59 is inserted into the engaging step 57, and the left and right portions 14 a and 14 b at the rear of the holder member 14 are further fitted into the fitting recess 5.
5 and the holder member 14 is
It is attached to. The steel ball 16 is in contact with the mounting surface 11.

Further, the surface portion 8 is provided with a brush placing portion 4 located behind the card placing portion 8. The brush placing portion 4 is formed by forming a ridge 18 parallel to the rear wall of the tag placing portion 8.

The pivot portion 9 comprises a front and rear receiving portion 20 which is long in the width direction of the upper case 3, and left and right bearing portions 24 located between the front and rear receiving portions 21.

The display installation section 10 is composed of a front inclined surface 25 and a rear inclined surface 26. A stay insertion hole 28 surrounded by a vertical wall 27 is formed on the left and right sides of the front inclined surface 25. I have.

A display 30 is attached to the pivot 9 so as to be tiltable. The display 30 is configured by housing a touch display panel 34 and a protection sheet 35 for protecting the surface of the touch display panel 34 in a case 33 including a back case 31 and a front case 32. Left and right bearings (not shown) are formed in the lower part, and fitting parts (not shown) are formed in the left, right and upper parts of the peripheral wall 31A of the back case 31. Then, the left and right bearings are arranged in a state where the left and right bearings 24 of the pivot 9 are arranged side by side.
A back case 31 is attached to the pivot 9 by a support shaft (not shown) through the support case 4 so as to be tiltable in the front-rear direction.

A base 36A of a stay member 36 is fixed to the left and right sides of the outer surface of the back case 31 by screw members, and the stay member 36 is inserted into the stay insertion hole 28 of the display installation section 10.

A display inclination setting mechanism 40 as a unitized display inclination setting means for setting the attitude (inclination angle) of the display 30 is provided on the back side of the front side inclined surface section 25 of the display installation section 10. . The display inclination setting mechanism 40 includes a stay holder 41.
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 14, a plate 43 is bent at a right angle to a mounting seat 42 having a mounting hole 42a. Shaft holder 4 bent at right angles
4 are formed in these shaft holding portions 44.
5 are provided. The axis (moving line) a of the elongated hole 45 is inclined at a predetermined angle α (about 15 degrees) with respect to a plane b parallel to the surface 43 a of the plate 43. Also, the shaft holding unit 44
Are formed with mounting portions 46 which are bent at right angles to the shaft holding portion 44, and spring mounting portions 47 are formed on these mounting portions 46.

The surface portion 43a of the plate portion 43
Is provided with a sliding plate 48 made of synthetic resin.
A shaft 48 is attached to the shaft holder 44 such that both ends of the shaft 45 are inserted into the elongated hole 45 so as to be movable in the direction of the axis A of the elongated hole 45. Is rotatably mounted. Further, spring locking portions 50 are formed at both ends of the support shaft 48, and elastic biasing is provided between the spring locking portions 50 at both ends of the support shaft 48 and the left and right spring locking portions 47. A spring member 51 as a member is stretched.
The support shaft 48 is pulled toward the lower end 45b of the long hole 45 by the spring member 51, and the roller 49 is in contact with the slide plate 48 as a slide member.

The display inclination setting mechanism 40 constructed as described above has its mounting seat 42 attached to the front inclined surface 25.
The stay member 36 inserted into the stay insertion hole 28 of the display installation part 10 of the upper case 3 is screwed to the attachment part 53 formed on the back surface side of the A roller 49 inserted between the stay 48 and the plate 48 and pulled downward by a spring member 51 is pressed against the outer surface of the stay member 36, and the stay member 36 slides on the inner surface of the stay member 36 in sliding contact with the slide plate 8. I have. Further, a stopper 54 is attached to the tip of the stay member 36.

Next, the operation of the bill holding mechanism 12 in the bill placing portion 8 in the above-described electronic cash register will be described.

When the tag P is placed on the placing surface 11 of the bill placing portion 8 and pressed, the bill P is placed between the steel ball 16 and the placing surface 11.
When the end of the card is inserted, the card P is set so as not to move to the card placing portion 8. In this case, the steel ball 16 races up against the cushion member 15, and the compression reaction force of the cushion member 15 is applied to the steel ball 16, so that the bill P is gripped together with the placing surface portion 11.

When the display 30 is to be tilted forward, the user holds the display 30 by hand and pulls the display 30 forward. In this case, in the display inclination setting mechanism 40, when the stay member 36 moves upward as shown in FIG. 3A, the roller 49 pressed against the outer surface of the stay member 36 moves upward. The support shaft 48 supporting the roller 49 receives the force of
Lifted against the pulling force of The support shaft 48 is a long hole 4
5, the roller 49 is raised because the axis a of the elongated hole 45 is inclined at a predetermined angle α (about 15 degrees) with respect to a plane B parallel to the surface 43a of the plate 43. As a result, the stay member 36 is separated from the outer side surface. For this purpose, the stay member 36 is
9, the display 30 can be smoothly tilted forward.

When the display 30 has been tilted at a predetermined angle, the support shaft 48 is pulled by the tensile force of the spring member 51.
Is pulled downward, the roller 49 descends, and the stay member 3
6 against the outer surface of the stay member 3 by a kind of wedge effect.
The display 30 is held at a predetermined angle because 6 is gripped by the roller 49 and the sliding plate 48.

When tilting the display 30 backward by a predetermined angle, the display 30 is pushed backward by hand. In this case, when the pressing force by hand becomes greater than the gripping force of the stay member 36 by the roller 49 and the slide plate 48, the stay member 36 slides along the slide plate 48 as shown in FIG.
0 tilts backward by a predetermined angle. Then, when the pressing force is released, the display 30 is held at the inclined position thereafter.

As described above, the placing surface portion 11 of the bill placing portion 8
The tag P is placed on the plate and pressed, whereby the steel ball 16 and the placing surface 1 are placed.
When the end of the card P is inserted between the card P and the card 1, the card P is set so as not to move to the card placing portion 8. In this case, the steel ball 16 races up against the cushion member 15, and the compression reaction force of the cushion member 15 is applied to the steel ball 16, so that the bill P is gripped together with the placing surface portion 11.

As a result, the bill is located at hand, and the user can operate the touch switch while looking at the cash at hand and the display, and this operation can be performed for a long time. Therefore, the degree of fatigue is lighter than that of the related art.

[0048]

As described above, in the information terminal device of the present invention, a card is placed between the ball and the placing surface by pushing the tag on the placing surface of the card placing portion. When the end is inserted, the card is set so as not to move to the card holder. In this case, the ball competes upward against the cushion member, and the compression reaction force of the cushion member is applied to the ball, so that the bill is gripped together with the placing surface portion.

[0049] For this reason, since the bill is located at hand, the user can operate the touch switch while looking at the cash at hand and, for example, the display, and this operation is performed for a long time. However, the degree of fatigue becomes lighter than in the past.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic cash register as an information terminal device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic cash register with a part omitted;

FIGS. 3A and 3B are explanatory diagrams of the operation of the display attitude setting device.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of an upper case of the electronic cash register.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the upper case.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the upper case.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a bill placement unit.

8A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 7; FIG. 8B is an explanatory view of a state in which a tag is set on a tag mounting portion;

FIG. 9 is a plan view of a holder engaging portion in the card placing portion.

FIG. 10 is a front view of the holder engaging portion.

11 (1) is a plan view of the holder member. (2) is a rear view of the holder member. (3) is a bottom view of the holder member. (4) is a cross-sectional view taken along line EE of (1).

FIG. 12 is a side view of a stay member.

FIG. 13 is an arrow view from the direction B in FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a plan view of a spindle.

FIG. 15 is a plan view of a stay holder.

FIG. 16 is a view as seen from a direction C in FIG.

FIG. 17 is a view as seen from a direction D in FIG.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a conventional electronic cash register.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 8 bill placement portion 11 placement surface portion 12 bill holding mechanism (tag holding means) 13 holder engaging portion 14 holder member 15 cushion member 16 steel ball (ball)

Claims (5)

[Claims] An apparatus main body is provided with a card placing portion, and the card placing portion can be disengaged from a placing surface portion formed of a concave portion formed on a surface portion of the device main body and a card placed on the placing surface portion. An information terminal device characterized by comprising a tag holding means for holding a tag. 2. An information terminal device characterized in that a pen rest portion is provided in addition to a bill rest portion on an apparatus main body. 3. An information terminal device comprising a device body, and a tiltable display in which a handwriting portion, a touch switch, and a display panel are incorporated, in addition to the card placement portion. And a holder engaging portion formed at a rear center of the placing surface portion, a holder member removably engaging with the holder engaging portion, and held by the holder member. In the state where the cushion member and the ball are housed in the holder member, the holder member is attached to the holder engaging portion with the cushion member and the ball housed,
The information terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the ball is in contact with the mounting surface. 5. A holder engaging portion, a fitting concave portion is provided in a rear wall portion surrounding the mounting surface portion, a fitting protrusion portion is formed at the center of the bottom of the fitting concave portion, and the fitting protrusion portion is engaged. A stepped portion and an engagement hole are formed. The holder member is formed at the rear end of the holder body with wall-shaped fitting pieces formed on the left and right except for the center portion, and the lower surface of the holder body is formed. A cushion accommodating part is provided on the lower part of the holder body, and an engaging claw is protruded from a lower surface of the holder body. Insert the fitting piece into the engaging step, fit the right and left rear portions of the holder member into the fitting recesses, attach the holder member to the holder engaging portion, and place the ball. The information terminal device according to claim 4, wherein the information terminal device is in contact with the placement surface portion.