TW201800982A - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

This electronic device 1 is provided with: a housing 2 comprising a first side surface 26, a second side surface 23 adjacent to the first side surface 26, and a corner part 27 where said side surfaces 26, 23 cross; a contact-type IC reading unit 4 and/or a non-contact IC reading unit 5; and a magnetic reading unit 6. The contact-type IC reading unit 4 and/or non-contact IC reading unit 5 is arranged to the side of the first side surface 26, and the magnetic reading unit 6 is provided with a magnetic sensor 61 which acquires magnetic information from a magnetic recording unit on a magnetic card, and a magnetic card insertion groove 62 which is provided in the housing 2 such that the magnetic sensor 61 can scan the magnetic recording unit on the magnetic card, and, in the corner portion 27, the magnetic card insertion groove 62 has a bottom surface 621 which extends in a straight line from a second position P2 on the second side surface 23 to a first position P1 on the first side surface 26.

Description

Electronic machine

The invention relates to an electronic device with a card checkout function.

A dedicated checkout terminal for checking various cards (credit cards, cash cards, etc.) composed of an IC card or a magnetic card is known (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). A checkout terminal of a tablet-type card is also known (for example, refer to Patent Document 2).

[Prior technical literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2013-003810

[Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2015-032322

In the checkout terminal described in Patent Document 1, the IC card is inserted into the device in a posture where the card plane is orthogonal to the thickness direction of the device body, and the reading operation is performed. In contrast, the magnetic card performs a swipe operation required for reading in a posture where the card plane is parallel to the thickness direction of the device body.

Therefore, in the case of the checkout terminal described in Patent Document 1, The device body must have the thickness required for the swipe operation of the magnetic card, and the device body cannot be made as thin as a so-called tablet-type terminal.

In the checkout terminal described in Patent Document 2, the IC card is inserted into the device in a posture where the card plane is orthogonal to the thickness direction of the device body, and the reading operation is performed. The magnetic card also performs a swipe operation required for reading in a posture where the card plane is orthogonal to the thickness direction of the device body.

In the case of the checkout terminal described in Patent Document 2, although the thickness of the device body can be reduced compared to the checkout terminal described in Patent Document 1, a part of the insertion slot for an IC card and a magnetic card insertion slot are shared. Subject. Therefore, if the size of such a checkout terminal is to be made smaller, the length of the swipe of the magnetic card insertion slot itself, which does not include a portion shared with the IC card insertion slot, may be shortened.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a small electronic device with a card checkout function.

An electronic device of the present invention includes: a frame body having a first side surface, a second side surface adjacent to the first side surface, and a corner portion intersecting the side surfaces; and the frame body is integrally formed to make contact with the checkout. Contact IC reading section for reading processing of a type IC card and / or non-contact IC reading section for reading processing of a non-contact IC card; and a magnetic reading section, which is integrally formed with the aforementioned frame. The magnetic card reading process is performed for checkout. The contact IC reading unit and / or the non-contact IC reading unit are disposed on the side of the first side of the housing. The magnetic reading unit includes: A magnetic sensor for obtaining magnetic information from a magnetic recording section of a magnetic card; and a magnetic sensor for scanning the magnetic recording section of the magnetic card for the magnetic sensor The magnetic card insertion groove of the frame body has a bottom surface at the corner portion, and extends linearly from a second position on the second side surface to a first position on the first side surface.

The second position on the second side may be disposed closer to the corner than the position where the imaginary line intersects the second side. The imaginary line is located in the contact IC reading section and / The non-contact type IC reading section passes through a portion on the opposite side of the first side surface and extends parallel to the first side surface.

Furthermore, the contact type IC reading section and the non-contact type IC reading section are provided, and the contact type IC reading section and the non-contact type IC reading section may be at least partially mutually connected in a front view of the housing. coincide.

The first side surface may be a side surface of the frame body along a short-side direction.

According to the present invention, a small electronic device with a card checkout function can be provided.

1‧‧‧Portable electronic equipment (electronic equipment)

2‧‧‧ frame

3‧‧‧Touchpad / Display

4‧‧‧Contact IC reader

5‧‧‧ Non-contact IC reading section

6‧‧‧ Magnetic reading section

21‧‧‧ front

23‧‧‧ Upper lateral side (second side)

26‧‧‧ Right longitudinal side (1st side)

27‧‧‧ Corner

28‧‧‧imaginary line

61‧‧‧Magnetic sensor

62‧‧‧ Insertion slot for magnetic card

621‧‧‧ underside

C1‧‧‧Contact IC Card

C2‧‧‧ non-contact IC card

C3‧‧‧ Magnetic Card

C31‧‧‧ Magnetic Recording Department

P1‧‧‧1st position

P2‧‧‧ 2nd position

P3‧‧‧ Crossed position

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a portable electronic device as an embodiment of the electronic device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a right side view of the portable electronic device of FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of the portable electronic device of FIG. 2.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing other main parts of the portable electronic device of FIG. 2.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a case where a checkout function of a contact-type IC card is performed.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a case where a checkout function of a non-contact type IC card is performed.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a case where a checkout function of a magnetic card is performed.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a portable electronic device as an embodiment of the electronic device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the portable electronic device 1 of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a top view of the portable electronic device 1 of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a right side view of the portable electronic device 1 of FIG. 2. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a main portion of the portable electronic device 1 of FIG. 2. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing other main parts of the portable electronic device 1 of FIG. 2. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a case where a checkout function of a contact-type IC card is performed. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a case where a checkout function of a non-contact type IC card is performed. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a case where a checkout function of a magnetic card is performed.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, this portable electronic device 1 includes a housing 2, a touch panel / display section 3, a contact IC reading section 4, a non-contact IC reading section 5, and a magnetic reading section. 6. The portable electronic device 1 may also have general functions as a tablet-type terminal, such as a call function, a data communication function, an Internet connection function, a location information (GPS) function, and the like.

The housing 2 is a device that defines the outer shape of the portable electronic device 1 and has a flat plate-like substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The housing 2 includes a front surface 21 and a back surface 22 which are substantially rectangular in a horizontal direction in a front view, and an upper lateral direction. Side surface (upper lateral side, second side) 23; lower lateral side (lower lateral side) 24; left longitudinal side (left longitudinal side) 25; and right longitudinal side (right longitudinal side, first side) 26. In addition, the "substantially rectangular" in this specification means all shapes which can be regarded as a rectangle as a whole, for example, it also includes a complete rectangle, a rectangle with a rounded corner, and a shape with a curved side.

The front surface 21 of the frame 2 includes a substantially rectangular transparent display area 211 and an opaque frame-shaped area 212 surrounding the display area 211. The front surface 21 of the frame 2 is made of a material such as glass or plastic. The back surface 22 of the frame 2 is made of a metal material such as an aluminum alloy or a magnesium alloy. The lateral sides 23, 24 and the longitudinal sides 25, 26 of the frame 2 are made of a metal material such as an aluminum alloy or a magnesium alloy, or are made of a highly rigid resin. The high-rigidity resin refers to a fiber-reinforced resin obtained by mixing additives such as glass fiber, carbon fiber, other reinforcing fibers, and talc into the resin.

The touch panel / display unit 3 is provided in a display area 211 of the front surface 21 of the housing 2. The touch panel / display unit 3 includes a touch panel and a display unit. The touchpad is a piezoelectric or electrostatic type having a contact input function.

As shown in FIG. 5, the contact-type IC reading section 4 includes a contact-type IC sensor 41 and a contact-type IC card insertion groove 42. As shown in FIG. 7, the contact IC sensor 41 is in contact with the IC chip of the contact IC card C1 and obtains electronic information from the IC chip. The contact IC card insertion groove 42 is provided in the housing 2 in order to induce the IC chip of the contact IC card C1 to the position of the contact IC sensor 41.

The contact IC card insertion groove 42 is attached to the right vertical side of the housing 2 The grooves on the face 26 are open. The configuration of the contact IC sensor 41 and the configuration and depth of the contact IC card insertion slot 42 are such that the contact IC card C1 is inserted into the contact IC card insertion slot 42 at the contact IC card insertion slot 42 and stopped. In the position, the IC chip of the contact IC card C1 is set in such a manner that the predetermined contact position of the contact IC sensor 41 is stationary.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the contact-type IC card insertion groove 42 is disposed slightly below the central portion in the vertical direction of the right vertical side surface 26 of the housing 2. Moreover, regarding the left-right direction (thickness direction of the frame body 2) of the right vertical side surface 26 of the frame body 2, the contact IC card insertion groove 42 is arranged on the side of the frame body 2 which is close to the back surface 22.

That is, the contact-type IC reading unit 4 is adjacent to the right vertical side surface 26 of the housing 2, and is located slightly below the central portion in the vertical direction, and is disposed on the side of the housing 2 in the thickness direction close to the back surface 22.

As shown in FIG. 6, the non-contact IC reading section 5 includes a non-contact IC sensor 51 having an antenna. The non-contact IC card C2 includes an IC chip and an antenna. As shown in FIG. 8, the antenna of the non-contact IC sensor 51 and the antenna of the non-contact IC card C2 are close to each other and data is transmitted and received therebetween. The non-contact IC reading section 5 is a non-contact IC. The IC chip of card C2 obtains electronic information. An example of the non-contact IC card C2 is a card of the NFC (Near Field Communication) standard.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the non-contact IC reading section 5 is adjacent to the right vertical side surface 26 of the frame body 2 slightly below the central portion in the vertical direction, and is arranged close to the thickness direction of the frame body 2. 21 side of the front. Therefore, by bringing the non-contact IC card C2 close to the non-contact IC reading section 5 on the front surface 21 of the housing 2, the electronic information of the IC chip of the non-contact IC card C2 is The non-contact type IC sensor 51 is obtained.

That is, the non-contact type IC reading section 5 arranged near the front surface 21 in the thickness direction of the casing 2 and the contact type IC reading section arranged near the back surface 22 in the thickness direction of the casing 2 4. It is arranged in a manner that most (for example, more than 70%) of each other are overlapped in the front view of the frame 2. Therefore, in the area where the contact-type IC reading section 4 and the non-contact-type IC reading section 5 are arranged, there is no extra space for disposing the magnetic reading section 6.

As shown in FIG. 6, the magnetic reading section 6 includes a magnetic sensor 61 and a magnetic card insertion groove 62. The magnetic sensor 61 is also referred to as a magnetic head. As shown in FIG. 9, magnetic information is obtained from a magnetic recording section C31 of a magnetic card C3. The magnetic card insertion groove 62 is provided in the housing 2 because the magnetic sensor 61 scans the magnetic recording portion C31 of the magnetic card C3.

As shown in FIG. 2, the magnetic reading section 6 is disposed adjacent to the right vertical side surface 26 of the housing 2 similarly to the contact IC reading section 4 and the non-contact IC reading section 5. However, the area where the contact IC reading section 4 and the non-contact IC reading section 5 are arranged overlapping with each other in the front view of the housing 2 has no unnecessary arrangement space. Therefore, the upper area above the area is compared with After the lower region below the region, the magnetic reading section 6 is arranged in an upper region having a higher height.

The magnetic card insertion slot 62 is attached to the corner portion 27 where the right longitudinal side surface 26 and the upper lateral side 23 of the frame 2 intersect, and has a bottom surface 621, which moves from a predetermined second position P2 on the upper lateral side 23 to a close contact shape. The predetermined first position P1 on the right vertical side surface 26 of the IC reading section 4 and the non-contact type IC reading section 5 extends linearly. That is, the magnetic card insertion groove 62 is a substantially triangular groove with the bottom surface 621 as a hypotenuse, and the remaining two sides are attached to the upper lateral side 23. And the right longitudinal side 26 is open. The distance from the contact IC reading unit 4 and the non-contact IC reading unit 5 to the first position P1 in the front view of the housing 2 is, for example, within 10 mm.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, regarding the thickness direction of the frame body 2, the magnetic card insertion groove 62 is disposed on the side of the frame body 2 near the front surface 21. Therefore, the first position P1 on the right vertical side surface 26 of the bottom surface 621 of the magnetic card insertion groove 62 is not close to the position of the contact IC reading section 4 but is close to the position of the non-contact IC reading section 5.

The second position P2 on the upper lateral surface 23 of the bottom surface 621 of the magnetic card insertion groove 62 is located closer to the corner portion 27 than the position P3 where the imaginary line 28 intersects the upper lateral surface 23, and the imaginary line 28 passes through the contact The parts on the opposite sides of the right vertical side surface 26 of the type IC reading section 4 and the non-contact type IC reading section 5 extend parallel to the right vertical side surface 26. In this case, the portion through which the imaginary line 28 passes is the portion furthest from the right vertical side surface 26 of the non-contact IC reading section 5.

Next, the functions of the portable electronic device 1 configured as described above will be described in order.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the contact type IC card C1 is inserted into the stop position of the contact type IC card insertion groove 42 of the contact type IC reading section 4 while holding the contact type IC card C1, the IC of the contact type IC card C1 is inserted. The wafer is stationary at a predetermined contact position of the contact-type IC sensor 41. Therefore, the contact IC sensor 41 acquires electronic information from the IC chip of the contact IC card C1. Thereby, the portable electronic device 1 performs a checkout function of the contact-type IC card C1.

As shown in FIG. 8, when the non-contact IC card C2 is held near the front face 21 of the housing 2, the non-contact IC sensing of the non-contact IC reading section 5 is close. In the device 51, the non-contact IC reading unit 5 obtains electronic information from the IC chip of the non-contact IC card C2. Thereby, the portable electronic device 1 performs the checkout function of the non-contact IC card C2.

As shown in FIG. 9, when the magnetic card C3 is held in the magnetic card insertion groove 62 of the magnetic reading section 6 from the upper lateral side 23 side and passes along the bottom surface 621 to the right longitudinal side 26 side, the magnetic sensor 61 is removed from the magnetic card. The magnetic recording unit C31 of C3 obtains magnetic information. Thereby, the portable electronic device 1 performs the checkout function of the magnetic card C3.

According to the portable electronic device 1 of the embodiment, for example, the following effects can be obtained.

The portable electronic device 1 according to the embodiment includes a housing 2, a contact IC reading section 4, a non-contact IC reading section 5, and a magnetic reading section 6. Therefore, all of the checkout functions of the contact IC card C1, the non-contact IC card C2, and the magnetic card C3 can be performed in one portable electronic device 1.

The contact IC reading section 4, the non-contact IC reading section 5, and the magnetic reading section 6 are all disposed adjacent to the right vertical side surface 26 of the housing 2.

Therefore, for example, compared to the case where the contact IC reading section 4, the non-contact IC reading section 5, and the magnetic reading section 6 are dispersedly arranged around the housing 2, the contact IC reading section 4 can be The arrangement areas of the non-contact IC reading section 5 and the magnetic reading section 6 are more closely integrated as a whole. As a result, the portable electronic device 1 can be made smaller.

In order to arrange the magnetic reading portion 6 in a limited area, the magnetic card insertion groove 62 is attached to the corner portion 27 where the right longitudinal side surface 26 and the upper lateral side 23 of the frame 2 intersect. The predetermined second position P2 extends straight from the predetermined first position P1 on the right vertical side surface 26. Stretch. That is, the magnetic card insertion groove 62 is a substantially triangular groove having the bottom surface 621 as a hypotenuse, and the remaining two sides are open at the upper lateral side 23 and the right longitudinal side 26.

Therefore, the arrangement area of the magnetic reading section 6, the contact IC reading section 4, and the non-contact IC reading section 5 in the direction along the right vertical side surface 26 belonging to the first side surface can be reduced, and a card knot can be realized. Small electronic device with accounting function. In addition, compared with the case where the magnetic card insertion groove 62 has a parallel bottom surface on the right vertical side surface 26 of the housing 2, the length of the bottom surface 621 can be made longer, and the reading accuracy of the magnetic card C3 can be made as high as possible.

The second position P2 on the upper lateral side 23 of the bottom surface 621 of the magnetic card insertion groove 62 is disposed closer to the corner portion 27 than the position P3 where the imaginary line 28 and the upper lateral side 23 intersect, and the imaginary line 28 passes The parts of the contact type IC reading section 4 and the non-contact type IC reading section 5 on the opposite sides of the right vertical side surface 26 extend parallel to the right vertical side surface 26. That is, the bottom surface 621 of the magnetic card insertion groove 62 is closed in a region further to the right vertical side surface 26 than the virtual line 28.

Therefore, it is possible to contribute to miniaturization of the entire arrangement area of the contact IC reading section 4, the non-contact IC reading section 5, and the magnetic reading section 6.

Adjacent to the right vertical side surface 26 of the housing 2, a contact-type IC reading unit 4 is disposed on a side close to the back surface 22 in the thickness direction of the housing 2, and a non-contact IC reading unit is disposed on a side close to the front surface 21. 5, and the contact-type IC reading section 4 and the non-contact-type IC reading section 5 are arranged so that most of them overlap each other in the front view of the housing 2.

Therefore, the front-view arrangement areas of the contact-type IC reading section 4 and the non-contact-type IC reading section 5 are largely closely integrated, and the portable electronic device 1 can be integrated. Built to be smaller.

Because the magnetic reading section 6 is arranged in the front and rear view of the housing 2 in the arrangement area of the contact IC reading section 4 and the non-contact IC reading section 5, the portable electronic device 1 will be caused. The thinness increases, so it must be avoided. Therefore, in the embodiment, the magnetic reading portion 6 is adjacent to the right vertical side surface 26 of the housing 2 and is positioned above the upper surface of the contact IC reading portion 4 and the non-contact IC reading portion 5 in the comparison area. After the area and the lower area located below, the magnetic reading section 6 is arranged in an upper area having a high height.

Therefore, it is possible to contribute to miniaturization of the entire arrangement area of the contact IC reading section 4, the non-contact IC reading section 5, and the magnetic reading section 6.

As mentioned above, although the preferred embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, It can implement in various forms.

For example, in the embodiment, the contact-type IC reading section 4 and the non-contact-type IC reading section 5 are arranged so that most of them overlap with each other in the front view of the housing 2, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the contact-type IC reading section 4 and the non-contact-type IC reading section 5 may be arranged so as not to overlap with each other in the front view of the housing 2.

It is also possible to construct a configuration in which the thickness of the portable electronic device 1 is extremely thin, etc., and if necessary, either the contact IC reading section 4 or the non-contact IC reading section 5 is omitted, and only the contact IC reading section is provided. 4 and a portable electronic device 1 having a magnetic reading section 6 or a portable electronic device 1 having only a non-contact IC reading section 5 and a magnetic reading section 6.

The contact-type IC reading section 4 and the non-contact-type IC reading section 5 may be disposed on the side of the side surface of the housing 2 along the longitudinal direction. Touchpad and / or display Not set.

The frame body 2 of the embodiment is substantially rectangular and plate-shaped in front view, but is not limited to this shape, and may be in other front-view shapes or thickness-direction shapes.

The embodiment is a portable electronic device, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the present invention can also be applied to a small-sized checkout electronic device that is provided with a power cord and can be placed in an extension of the cord. That is, the present invention can also be a non-portable electronic device.

1‧‧‧Portable electronic equipment

2‧‧‧ frame

3‧‧‧Touchpad / Display

4‧‧‧Contact IC reader

5‧‧‧ Non-contact IC reading section

6‧‧‧ Magnetic reading section

21‧‧‧ front

23‧‧‧ Upper lateral side (second side)

24‧‧‧ lateral side (lower lateral side)

25‧‧‧Longitudinal side (left vertical side)

26‧‧‧ Right longitudinal side (1st side)

27‧‧‧ Corner

28‧‧‧imaginary line

42‧‧‧ Insertion slot for contact IC card

61‧‧‧Magnetic sensor

62‧‧‧ Insertion slot for magnetic card

621‧‧‧ underside

P1‧‧‧1st position

P2‧‧‧ 2nd position

P3‧‧‧ Crossed position

211‧‧‧display area

212‧‧‧Framed area

Claims (4)

An electronic device includes a frame body having a first side surface, a second side surface adjacent to the first side surface, and a corner portion intersecting the side surfaces; and a contact-type IC card that is integrated with the frame body to perform checkout. Contact-type IC reading section for reading processing and / or non-contact type IC reading section for reading processing of non-contact IC card; and magnetic reading section, which is integrated with the aforementioned frame body to perform related construction. The magnetic card reading process; wherein the contact IC reading unit and / or the non-contact IC reading unit are disposed on the side of the first side of the housing, and the magnetic reading unit includes: A magnetic sensor for obtaining magnetic information from a magnetic recording unit; and a magnetic card insertion groove provided in the housing for the magnetic sensor to scan the magnetic recording unit of the magnetic card, the magnetic card insertion groove is provided in the corner portion. A bottom surface extending linearly from the second position on the second side surface to the first position on the first side surface. For example, the electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the second position on the second side is disposed on a side of the corner portion from a position where the imaginary line intersects the second side, and the imaginary line is read by the contact IC. The pick-up portion and / or the non-contact IC reading portion pass through a portion on the opposite side of the first side surface and extend parallel to the first side surface. The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2, including the aforementioned contact IC reading section and the aforementioned non-contact IC reading section The contact IC reading unit and the non-contact IC reading unit overlap each other in at least a part of the front view of the housing. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the first side surface is a side surface of the frame body along a short side direction.