TWM526252U - Workstation - Google Patents

Description

workstation

The present invention relates to a computer device, and more particularly to a micro workstation for controlling various machines in a factory or production line.

In response to the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) era, many production lines and factories began to move toward "Industry 4.0" (Industry 4.0, or "The Fourth Industrial Revolution"). The transformation of the direction of digitalization and wisdom.

In existing production lines or factories, older machines are mostly lacking in network functions. In order to upload the internal information of the old machine to the cloud, many related operators have connected the old machine to the workstation with network connection capability, so that the old machine can connect to the network through the workstation. The new creator of this case thinks, if a new workstation can be developed, it can generate instructions that can be recognized by the old machine, and can transmit the instructions to the old machine through the original input interface of the old machine. It can effectively improve the convenience of controlling old machines.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a workstation that can transmit commands to control the management of such machines.

Therefore, the new workstation is electrically connected to a machine, the workstation includes a first circuit unit, and a second circuit unit; the first circuit unit includes a first substrate, and a first substrate is disposed on the first substrate a processing unit, the processing unit converts an input data into an instruction recognizable by the machine, the instruction includes at least one sorted keyboard scan code; the second circuit unit includes a second substrate, and a An output port disposed on the second substrate, the output port is electrically connected to the processing unit of the machine and the first circuit unit; the processing unit of the first circuit unit outputs the command via the output of the second circuit unit The keyboard scan code is sequentially output to the machine.

In some implementations, the input data is a piece of code data.

In some implementations, the workstation further includes a barcode scanner electrically coupled to the first circuit unit, the input data being generated by the barcode scanner.

In some implementations, the workstation further includes a barcode scanner electrically coupled to the second circuit unit, the input data being generated by the barcode scanner.

In some embodiments, the workstation further includes a housing unit, the housing unit includes a base, two side panels, and a cover, the base, the side panels, and the cover cooperate to define an installation space The first circuit unit and the second circuit unit are disposed in the mounting space and are fixed to the base, and the first circuit unit is substantially parallel to the second circuit unit.

In some implementations, the first circuit unit further includes a first connecting member disposed on the first substrate, the second circuit unit further includes a second connecting member disposed on the second substrate, the second The connecting member is coupled to the first connecting member to enable the processing unit of the first circuit unit to be electrically connected to the output port of the second circuit unit via the first connecting member and the second connecting member.

In some embodiments, one of the first connector and the second connector is a row of pins, and the other of the first connector and the second connector is a row of headers.

In some embodiments, the first substrate has a plurality of fixing holes, and the housing unit further includes a plurality of fixing columns respectively corresponding to the fixing holes and a plurality of screws respectively corresponding to the fixing columns, each of A screw hole is formed at a top end of the fixing column, and each of the screws is locked to the corresponding fixing hole and the screw hole.

In some implementations, the workstation further includes a display unit disposed in the installation space and electrically connected to the processing unit, the cover of the housing unit has a first through hole, and the display unit is exposed through the first through hole In the housing unit.

In some implementations, the second circuit unit further includes a third connector disposed on the second substrate, the workstation further includes a third circuit unit, the third circuit unit includes a third substrate, and a a fourth connecting member disposed on the third substrate, the display unit is disposed on the third substrate and electrically connected to the fourth connecting member, the fourth connecting member is coupled to the third connecting member to make the display unit The processing unit can be electrically connected to the first circuit unit via the fourth connector, the third connector, the second connector, and the first connector.

In some embodiments, one of the third connector and the fourth connector is a row of pins, and the other of the third connector and the fourth connector is a row of headers.

In some implementations, the workstation further includes an indicator light electrically connected to the processing unit, and the cover of the housing unit further has a second through hole, the indicator light is exposed to the housing unit via the second through hole .

In some implementations, the workstation further includes a buzzer electrically coupled to the processing unit, the buzzer being controllable by the processing unit to emit a warning tone.

In some implementations, the first circuit unit further includes a first port unit disposed on the first substrate, the second circuit unit further includes a second port unit disposed on the second substrate, each The one side plate has a plurality of connecting holes, and the first connecting port unit and the second connecting port unit are exposed to the housing unit via the connecting holes.

The effect of the present invention is that the processing unit converts input data, for example, from the barcode scanner into an instruction that can be recognized by the machine, and outputs the command to the machine via the output of the second circuit unit. The station can control and manage the machine in a simple operation mode.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, an embodiment of the present invention is adapted to be electrically connected to a machine (not shown). The workstation includes a housing unit 1, a first circuit unit 2, and a second circuit unit. 3. A third circuit unit 4, a display unit 5, a code scanner 6, an indicator light 7, and a buzzer 8.

The housing unit 1 includes a base 11, two side plates 12, a cover 13, a plurality of fixing posts 15, and a plurality of screws 16. The base 11, the side panels 12, and the cover 13 cooperate to define a mounting space 14. Each side panel 12 has a plurality of connection holes 121. The cover 13 has a first through hole 131 and a second through hole 132.

The first circuit unit 2 is disposed in the installation space 14 and includes a first substrate 21, a processing unit 22, a first connecting member 23, and a first connecting unit 24, and the processing unit 22, the first A connecting member 23 and the first connecting unit 24 are disposed on the first substrate 21.

The second circuit unit 3 is disposed in the installation space 14 and includes a second substrate 31, a second connecting member 32, two output ports 33, a third connecting member 34, and a second connecting unit 35, and The second connecting member 32, the output ports 33, the third connecting member 34, and the second connecting unit 35 are disposed on the second substrate 31.

The second substrate 31 has a plurality of fixing holes 311. The fixing posts 15 of the housing unit 1 are respectively formed on the base 11 and correspond to the fixing holes 311 of the second substrate 31. A screw hole is formed in the top end, and each of the screws 16 passes through the fixing hole 311 of the second substrate 31 and is locked to the corresponding screw hole to fix the second substrate 31 to the base 11 .

In this embodiment, the second connecting member 32 of the second circuit unit 3 is coupled to the first connecting member 23 of the first circuit unit 2, so that the processing unit 22 of the first circuit unit 2 can pass the first The connecting member 23 and the second connecting member 32 are electrically connected to the output ports 33 of the second circuit unit 3, and the first circuit unit 2 and the second circuit unit 3 are substantially parallel to each other, that is, the Between the machine and the processing unit 22 of the first circuit unit 2, signals can be transmitted to each other by the output ports 33 of the second circuit unit 3.

In this embodiment, the first connecting member 23 of the first circuit unit 2 is a row of pins, and the second connecting member 32 of the second circuit unit 3 is a row of needle holders. However, in other embodiments equivalent In an aspect, the first connecting member 23 is a row of needle holders, and the second connecting member 32 is a row of needles, and the first connecting member 23 and the second connecting member 32 are not limited thereto. For example, the first circuit unit 2 and the second circuit unit 3 can be electrically connected to each other by a wire and a wire socket.

In this embodiment, the first port unit 24 of the first circuit unit 2 includes four USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports, one HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) port, and one RJ-45 (ie, general). The network routing jack ), and the output port 33 of the second circuit unit 3 is RS485埠, the second port unit 35 includes two USB ports, and the first connection of the first circuit unit 2 The output unit 、 33 and the second connection unit 35 of the second circuit unit 3 are exposed to the housing unit 1 via the connection holes 121 of the side plates 12, respectively. However, in other embodiments, the type and number of ports of the first circuit unit 2 and the second circuit unit 3 are not limited to the embodiment, but may be different in application requirements. And do the corresponding adjustment plan.

In the embodiment, the third circuit unit 4 includes a third substrate 41 and a fourth connecting member 42 disposed on the third substrate 41. The display unit 5 is disposed on the third substrate 41 and electrically The fourth connecting member 42 is connected to the fourth connecting member 42 , and the display unit 5 is exposed to the housing unit 1 via the first through hole 131 of the cover 13 . The fourth connecting member 42 is coupled to the third connecting member 34 to enable the display unit 5 to pass through the fourth connecting member 42 , the third connecting member 34 , the second connecting member 32 , and the first connecting member 23 . The processing unit 22 of the first circuit unit 2 is electrically connected to the processing unit 22 of the first circuit unit 2, and more specifically, the processing unit 22 of the first circuit unit 2 can sequentially display the information to be displayed via the first connecting member 23 and the second connecting member. 32. The third connecting member 34 and the fourth connecting member 42 are transmitted to the display unit 5.

In this embodiment, the third connecting member 34 of the second circuit unit 3 is a row of needle holders, and the fourth connecting member 42 of the third circuit unit 4 is a row of pins, however, in other embodiments equivalent In an aspect, the third connecting member 34 is a row of pins, and the fourth connecting member 42 is also configured as a row of needle holders, or the fourth connecting member 42 is disposed on the display unit 5, and then An embodiment in which the display unit 5 is directly mounted to the second circuit unit 3 without achieving electrical connection through the third circuit unit 4 is also possible.

In this embodiment, the barcode scanner 6 is electrically connected to the second circuit unit 3 by the second port unit 35.

In the present embodiment, the indicator light 7 is electrically connected to the processing unit 22, and the second through hole 132 of the cover 13 is exposed to the housing unit 1. The indicator light 7 can be controlled by the processing unit 22 to blink. .

In the present embodiment, the buzzer 8 is electrically connected to the processing unit 22, and can be controlled by the processing unit 22 to emit a warning tone.

In this embodiment, the processing unit 22 can convert an input data into an instruction that can be recognized by the machine, and then transmit the instruction to the machine via the output port 33 of the second circuit unit 3. The input data is generated by the barcode scanner 6 scanning a code. In other words, the input data is substantially barcode data of the barcode, and the input data is from the barcode scanner 6 via the first The second port unit 35 of the second circuit unit 3, the second connecting member 32, and the first connecting member 23 of the first circuit unit 2 are sent to the processing unit 22. The command includes at least one sorted keyboard scan code, and more specifically, the keyboard scan code is a keyboard signal outputted by a common computer keyboard.

In other implementations, the workstation may further include a button unit (not shown) exposed to the housing unit 1 , the button unit being electrically connected to the processing unit 22 and configured to control the workstation A shortcut to perform a specific action, such as rebooting.

In summary, the new workstation can control the machine in a simple operation mode by converting the input data from the bar code scanner 6, for example, into an instruction that can be recognized by the machine. Since the first port unit 24 of the first circuit unit 2 includes a jack of the RJ-45 interface, the workstation has a networking function, so the internal information collected by the machine can be uploaded to the cloud via the workstation, so that the original The old machine without network function can also be managed by the remote end, which effectively improves the convenience of controlling the old machine, so it can achieve the purpose of this new type.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and when it is not possible to limit the scope of the present invention, all the simple equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the contents of the patent specification are still This new patent covers the scope.

1‧‧‧Sheet unit
11‧‧‧Base
12‧‧‧ side panels
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13‧‧‧Shell cover
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5‧‧‧Display unit
6‧‧‧Barcode Scanner
7‧‧‧ indicator light
8‧‧‧ buzzer

Other features and effects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description of the drawings, wherein: Figure 1 is a perspective exploded view of one embodiment of the present invention; and Figure 2 is a perspective view of the embodiment schematic diagram.

1‧‧‧Sheet unit

11‧‧‧Base

12‧‧‧ side panels

121‧‧‧connection hole

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Claims (14)

A workstation is electrically connected to a machine, the workstation comprising: a first circuit unit comprising a first substrate, and a processing unit disposed on the first substrate, the processing unit converting an input data into An instruction that can be recognized by the machine, the command includes at least one sorted keyboard scan code; and a second circuit unit including a second substrate, and an output port disposed on the second substrate, the output The processing unit is connected to the processing unit of the first circuit unit; the processing unit of the first circuit unit outputs the keyboard scan code of the instruction to the machine in sequence via the output of the second circuit unit. The workstation of claim 1, wherein the input data is a piece of code data. The workstation of claim 2, further comprising a barcode scanner electrically coupled to the first circuit unit, the input data being generated by the barcode scanner. The workstation of claim 2, further comprising a barcode scanner electrically coupled to the second circuit unit, the input data being generated by the barcode scanner. The workstation of claim 3 or 4, further comprising a housing unit, the housing unit comprising a base, two side panels, and a cover, the base, the side panels, and the cover cooperate to define a The first circuit unit and the second circuit unit are disposed in the mounting space and are fixed to the base, and the first circuit unit is substantially parallel to the second circuit unit. The workstation of claim 5, wherein the first circuit unit further includes a first connector disposed on the first substrate, the second circuit unit further comprising a second connector disposed on the second substrate The second connecting member is coupled to the first connecting member to enable the processing unit of the first circuit unit to be electrically connected to the output port of the second circuit unit via the first connecting member and the second connecting member. The workstation of claim 6, wherein one of the first connector and the second connector is a row of pins, and the other of the first connector and the second connector is a row Needle seat. The workstation of claim 6, wherein the first substrate has a plurality of fixing holes, and the housing unit further includes a plurality of fixing columns respectively corresponding to the fixing holes and a plurality of fixing columns respectively corresponding to the fixing columns. The screw has a screw hole formed at a top end of each of the fixing posts, and each of the screws is locked to the corresponding fixing hole and the screw hole. The workstation of claim 8, further comprising a display unit disposed in the installation space and electrically connected to the processing unit, the cover of the housing unit having a first through hole, the display unit being exposed through the first through hole In the housing unit. The workstation of claim 9, wherein the second circuit unit further comprises a third connector disposed on the second substrate, the workstation further comprising a third circuit unit, the third circuit unit including a third a substrate, and a fourth connecting member disposed on the third substrate, the display unit is disposed on the third substrate and electrically connected to the fourth connecting member, the fourth connecting member is coupled to the third connecting member The display unit can be electrically connected to the processing unit of the first circuit unit via the fourth connector, the third connector, the second connector, and the first connector. The workstation of claim 10, wherein one of the third connector and the fourth connector is a row of pins, and the other of the third connector and the fourth connector is a row Needle seat. The workstation of claim 10, further comprising an indicator light electrically connected to the processing unit, the cover of the housing unit further having a second through hole, the indicator light being exposed to the housing unit via the second through hole . The workstation of claim 12, further comprising a buzzer electrically coupled to the processing unit, the buzzer being controllable by the processing unit to emit a warning tone. The workstation of claim 13, wherein the first circuit unit further comprises a first port unit disposed on the first substrate, the second circuit unit further comprising a second connection disposed on the second substrate The 埠 unit has a plurality of connection holes, and the first connection unit and the second connection unit are exposed to the housing unit via the connection holes.