WO2019092591A1

WO2019092591A1 - Method for capturing data

Info

Publication number: WO2019092591A1
Application number: PCT/IB2018/058703
Authority: WO
Inventors: Johann BOLKART; Fritz GUTHER
Original assignee: Acd Elektronik Gmbh
Priority date: 2017-11-07
Filing date: 2018-11-06
Publication date: 2019-05-16

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for capturing economic and health data and data in public transportation, which device is modularly constructed and very simple to operate. In particular, a wide range of modules for capturing, providing and transferring data can be adapted to a main apparatus. Said modules are adapted to the main apparatus without tools by means of a quick-change plug-in sliding mechanism, which has a clever new shape in order to avoid hooking or tilting during plugging. Furthermore, the quick-change plug-in sliding mechanism has a semiautomatic locking mechanism that is simple to operate.

Description

Device for collecting data

The present invention relates to a mobile data collection device for detecting, providing and transmitting industrial, commercial, production, logistics, pharmaceutical, tourism, public transport and health data according to the

Preambles of the independent claims.

With a mobile data acquisition device, data is collected and made available to the site. Mobile data collection devices will work in all

Economic processes, such as in industry, trade, production, logistics, in the pharmaceutical, tourism and public transport and health care, for example, for the collection of data on material requirements for warehouse management or for the management of customer data or health data

used.

The data is displayed and recorded with the mobile data logger. Depending on the purpose, the mobile data acquisition devices are equipped with various components for acquiring the data, for example with a bar code scanner or a radio frequency identification reader, in short RFID reader. Mobile data collection devices can be used for a wide variety of applications. In the industrial sector, these can be, for example, applications in the warehouse and production, or exemplary applications in the sales or service field service and in the field of delivery, such as courier services, transport service providers and forwarding agencies. In trade, mobile data collection devices support in particular the areas of goods storage, goods removal, inventory, goods reordering and warehousing. This makes it possible to place articles without long distances to a corresponding free storage space, to capture articles and storage location and store the assignment in the mobile device and in the central, mostly remote management system. In healthcare, health insurance data, patient or wound data can be processed, and in public transport, for example, tickets can be created and sold using a mobile data collection device.

This optimizes business processes and saves time for information gathering and information gathering. In the following, the data of the aforementioned application areas are also referred to as "economic and health data".

The use of mobile devices is everywhere, where there are strong benefits that you want to capture data and access the data of a system portable.

Due to the large number of applications of mobile data collection devices, there are a variety of designs of mobile data collection devices. Depending on the application, a mobile data collection device is equipped with various components for the collection and transmission of data.

Mobile data collection devices contain wireless components for wireless

Data transmission, by way of example for the wireless local area network connection WLAN and / or for global networks 3G, 4G or 5G.

Depending on the application, you can use different keyboards, printers, debit and credit card readers, various displays and touchscreens, various data entry components such as gesture scanners, touchpads, trackpads, headset components, speakers, microphones or computer mice, and / or interfaces for these components. In particular, additional wireless interfaces for exemplary voice applications to be equipped.

In particular, they are exemplary for the transponder and barcode acquisition with any data scanner, such as laser, CCD or CMOS scanner and RFID components, such as LF-RFID, HF-RFID, UHF-RFID and NFC readers,

Camera sensors in the visible and non-visible area equipped.

Furthermore, mobile data acquisition devices include components for locating in space, such as components for position determination using global navigation satellite systems and Messgrössenaufnehmer to capture environmental and device data, such as temperature, pH, amount of heat, humidity, pressure, sound, brightness, acceleration , Speed, electrical quantities, electrophysical quantities and electrochemical quantities. There are a variety of mobile data acquisition devices with different components for different functions for the various fields of application.

Ever new applications, especially with regard to the type of data to be recorded, are shaping the market of data acquisition devices. This ever new need

Satisfying components for capturing data in a timely manner is a big problem.

It is a disadvantage that a user often has multiple mobile

Data acquisition devices with different components needed around its

Cover applications and that he is new mobile after a short time

Must acquire data acquisition devices if additional functions are required for its application.

Another disadvantage is that the provider has a variety of mobile

Develop, produce, and maintain data acquisition devices in order to

Demand for the mobile data acquisition devices with the most diverse

To cover functions.

Modular data acquisition devices have the particular disadvantage that the modules are mechanically difficult and expensive adaptable only with a tool insert and not easily configurable to a main system and from the main system

programmed and configured.

The applications for mobile data acquisition devices are becoming more demanding and unusual, especially with regard to environmental requirements. Associated with this is a further disadvantage that mobile data acquisition devices according to the prior art often do not meet the requirements of the users regarding fall protection, splash water and

Dust protection meet.

It is an object of the invention to overcome the disadvantage of the prior art.

In particular, a device is to be made available which it

allows to reduce the variety of mobile data collection devices that

To upgrade and extend mobile data collection devices; and to adapt mobile data acquisition devices to new uses and applications, as well as the availability of mobile data collection devices for new ones To accelerate application areas and applications through modularity. The available modules should also be easy to handle and replace without tools and be adaptable without programming and configuration. An embodiment of the device should also allow a significantly increased fall protection and a significantly increased splash water protection and dust protection. This object is achieved by the device defined in the independent claims. Further embodiments emerge from the dependent claims.

The invention provides a mobile data acquisition device which is modular in design and is very easy to operate, in particular are very different

Modules, the expansion modules (1, 6) for the acquisition, provision and transmission of economic and health data to a main unit, the main module (25) adaptable. These are adapted without tools via a quick-change push-in mechanism to the main module (25), which a

Sophisticated new shape has, so as not to catch or tilt when plugging. Furthermore, the quick-change push-in mechanism has an easy-to-handle semi-automatic locking mechanism.

The mobile data collection device further comprises a device for recognizing the various functions of the expansion modules (1, 6); By coding the expansion modules, the main module recognizes the respective expansion module (1, 6) and configures and programs it accordingly and controls only the expansion module

corresponding existing components as well as capturing and sending only data from the existing components. As a result, mobile data collection devices are provided, which with little

Effort and very easy to use quickly adaptable to different individual requirements.

A first embodiment of the mobile data acquisition device according to the invention comprises a basic module which is provided with an electronic unit having a

Microprocessor system is equipped and which of a first closed Housing, the base module housing and a second closed housing, the main housing is enclosed, wherein the main housing is equipped with at least one positive plug-in sliding mechanism.

In this case, enclosed by a "closed housing" means that a housing is to be regarded as closed even if it contains recesses for, for example, a display, a touch panel or loudspeaker. In the present embodiment of the invention, in the case in which the base module housing includes a display, the main housing is particularly sealed against the base housing in the edge region of the display.

The mobile data acquisition device is equipped with at least one expansion module, which are either dummies or which one each

Extending electronics unit comprise and each contain a bidirectional interface for data transmission and / or power supply and which are also enclosed by a closed housing, the expansion module housing, which includes at least one insertion mechanism in each case form fit to the plug-in sliding mechanism of the main housing, with which the housing of the expansion modules on the main housing can be plugged. The expansion electronics unit is equipped with electronic components for the collection, provision and transmission of economic and health data.

The mobile data acquisition device according to the invention can therefore also contain one or more expansion modules (1, 6) which are designed as dummies and have no function and no components and only have the task of providing an empty housing so that no main module (25) with an open one

Main housing (3) is operated when no further expansion module with

Functions is needed.

A dummy as an expansion module therefore means that this expansion module has no electronic function and is designed without electronic components, so thus only has the function of providing an empty housing when no further expansion module with functions is needed to close an open main body. The dummies increase the fall protection of the data acquisition device and have a crushing function for the data acquisition device, they protect the components contained in the data acquisition device considerably when dropped, for example, and can be easily replaced in case of damage.

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The plug-in mechanism of the expansion module housing for

Plug-in mechanism of the main body is positively designed complementarily in fit, which means that the slide-in mechanisms on

Main housing, preferably with a respective guide slide rail (18), and to the

Expansion module housings, preferably each with a Führungsgleitvertiefung (24), preferably on the longitudinal side of the respective housing, are equipped such that the guide slide (18) is designed as an exact matching counterpart in negative form for the shape of the Führungsgleitvertiefung (24) form fit matching with little play , so plugging and inserting the expansion module on the

185 guide slide rail is as smooth as possible and with low resistance good sliding executable.

Small clearance between the guide slide rail and the guide slide recess means a design with a clearance of 1/100 mm to about 5/10 mm.

190 Slightly and with little resistance good sliding for putting on and

Insertion of the expansion module on the guide slide means a force of 1 N to about 20 N.

Furthermore, the main housing of the first embodiment contains, outside 195 of the base module housing, at least one interface unit with an interface, which is designed as a connection from the base module and from the base module housing to the main housing as bidirectional interface for data transmission and / or power supply to the expansion module (s).

This means that the basic module via an interface on the base module housing 200 with the interface unit and the interface unit via at least one

Interface is connected to the main housing or with the expansion modules and that in this first embodiment, these interfaces of the

Electronic unit via the interface unit to the expansion electronics units of the expansion modules data and electrical energy to be transported. The interface unit may consist of one or more interface units

Subunits, for example, the first interface unit (16) and the second interface unit (14) and may contain other electronic components, such as rechargeable batteries, data scanners and other components for the collection, provision and transmission of economic and

Health data.

The rechargeable batteries of the interface unit may be formed as at least one rechargeable battery and associated charging contacts and / or at least one rechargeable battery which is contactless rechargeable, for example, with inductive or capacitive coupling, with resonance method and / or with laser beams.

Thus, the present invention includes quick and easy changeable

Expansion modules with various components for data acquisition, supply and transmission, which are interchangeable without tools with an easy-to-use quick-change push-in mechanism and by the two-fold housing and not least also by the improved protection of the display significantly increased fall protection and essential show elevated splash protection and dust protection. The basic module (4) including basic module housing (12) is preferably a smartphone, mobile phone, tablet, a personal digital assistant or a computer.

The main housing (3) may include at least one locking mechanism (2), which is form-fitting designed to match the locking mechanism of the housing of the expansion modules (1, 6). Mating fit means that the locking mechanism is equipped such that the locking mechanism on the main body is designed as a precisely fitting counterpart in negative form for the shape of the locking mechanism of the expansion modules with little play, so that locking and unlocking as easy as possible with little pressure or pulling effort is.

Small game for the locking mechanism on the main body to the

Locking mechanism of the expansion modules means a design with a clearance of 1/100 mm to about 1/10 mm. Easy with little pressure or pulling effort for locking and unlocking the

Locking mechanism means a force of 1 N to about 10 N.

The locking mechanism (2) for locking and unlocking the

Main housing (3) with the extension modules (1, 6) to the

Insertion slide mechanisms (10, 1 1) of the main housing (3) and the

Expansion modules (1, 6) can also be equipped with an electromagnetic

Be formed locking unit. This is the electromagnetic

Locking unit when plugging an extension module with the

Main housing (3) electromagnetically locked and, for example, by triggering a button, the expansion module (1, 6) electromagnetically unlocked and then pushed down from the main housing (3) and removed.

Preferably, the interface (22) from the base module housing and thus on

Basic module to the interface unit (14, 16) and thus executed on the interface unit as an electrical interface for data transmission and / or power supply with a plug connection in such a way that the base module or the base module housing a plug or a socket and to match the

Interface unit contains the opposite connector namely a socket or a plug.

In this case, a possible embodiment with a cable connection between a socket and / or a plug and a cable connection between the socket or plug and the interface unit and / or the electronics unit is included.

In the following, the socket is also referred to as 'female connector' and the male connector as 'male connector'. The interface (22) from the basic module (4) to the interface unit (14, 16) or the interfaces from the basic module (4) to the expansion modules (1, 6) serve for data transmission and / or energy supply with electrical energy and can be designed in this way in that they transfer data from the basic module (4) to the

Interface unit (14, 16) or from the base module (4) to the expansion modules (1, 6) transmitted wirelessly by way of example wireless or Bluetooth or wirelessly via light emitter and light receiver, such as infrared optocouplers, or bidirectionally as an inductance or capacitive interface. The various interface techniques previously performed may also be combined.

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Another embodiment of the inventive mobile

Data acquisition device comprises a basic module (4) with an electronic unit (15) including a microprocessor system (17) equipped, which of a

enclosed housing, the main housing (3) is enclosed, wherein the

280 main housing at least one positive plug-in sliding mechanism (10, 1 1) identifies and each plug-in sliding mechanism includes a locking mechanism (2).

This embodiment is also equipped with at least one expansion module (1, 6), which are either dummies or which one each

285 comprise expansion electronics unit and each contain a bidirectional interface for data transmission and / or power supply and which of a closed housing, the expansion module housing (31, 32)

are enclosed, which at least one insert sliding mechanism (10, 1 1) form fit to the plug-in sliding mechanism of the main housing

290 includes with which the housing of the expansion modules can be plugged onto the main housing.

The plug-in mechanism of the expansion module housing for

Plug-in mechanism of the main housing is positively designed complementary in fit.

295 The extension electronics unit (30) and the electronic unit (15) can be switched off

Subunits exist and may contain other electronic components, such as rechargeable batteries, data scanners and other components for the

Collection, provision and transmission of economic and health data.

Furthermore, the main body of this embodiment includes bidirectional interfaces for data transmission and / or energy transport

as a connection from the main housing (3) and thus from the electronics unit (15) to the expansion electronics unit or units (30) of the expansion modules (1, 6).

This embodiment of the invention also makes the quick and easy

Replacement of expansion modules with different components for the Data collection, delivery and transfer without tools with an easy-to-use quick-change push-in mechanism. The main housing (3) of the mobile data collection device is preferably designed approximately in the form of a flat cuboid.

The cuboid consists of the side surfaces bottom (37), top (38), left side

(35) and right side (36) and the front side (39), which is a display and / or a

Keyboard may contain, and the back (40).

The cuboid edge a is the longitudinal side of the left side (35), the cuboid edge b is the

Longitudinal side of the bottom (37), the cuboid height is determined by the cuboid edges c1 and c2.

Flat means that the ratio of the height of the cuboid to the sum of the cuboid edge a and the cuboid edge b is about 1% to 20%. By way of example, in the case of a housing with a cuboid edge b of 70 mm and a cuboid edge a with a length of 130 mm, 2 mm to 40 mm results for a flat cuboid.

Approximate shape of a cuboid means that a housing is present as a cuboid, while the surfaces of the left side (35) to the right side (36) and from the front (39) to the back (40) regarding the parallelism of the surfaces to each other up to ca 20% and the height of the front c1 to the height of the back c2 or the height of the back c2 to the height of the front c1 may be approximately twice as large. Furthermore, the housing may be curved 10% to 20% of its height and may additionally bulges depressions and indentations, for example, for a display, for scanner windows and scanner buttons and for charging contacts and / or bulges for the sliding mechanisms and / or bulges, as in the back in Fig. 8 can be seen to be present.

The figures show all cuboids in clearly approximate form of a flat cuboid. In the embodiment as approximately as a flat cuboid are the

Expansion modules arranged on the bottom, the top, the left side and / or the right side of the main housing (3) and thus the guide slide rails or the guide sliding recesses of the positive

Insert sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) each also on these pages

of the main housing (3) arranged parallel to the cuboid edges a and / or b. Thus, the plug-in sliding directions of the plug-in sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) are also each parallel to the cuboid edges a and / or b.

The positive plug-in sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) on the main housing (3) are preferably as guide slide rails by a bulge in a

keyhole-shaped profile geometry and the positive locking

Insert sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) on the housing of the expansion modules (1, 6) are suitably form-fitting designed as a counterpart as Führungsgleitvertiefungen with a groove in the keyhole-shaped profile geometry.

The plug-in sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) on the main housing (3) can also be present as a groove and thus as a guide sliding recesses and the plug-in sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) on the housing of the expansion modules can also be present as a bulge and thus as a guide slide rails in a keyhole-shaped profile geometry.

Thus, the guide slide rails and the guide slide recesses of the

Slide-in mechanisms in a groove bulge Profile geometry in

Keyhole shape in front.

Alternatively, the guide slide rails or guide sliding recesses of the positive insertion slide mechanisms (10, 1 1) on the main housing (3) and the associated matching as a positive counterpart

Insert sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) on the housing of the expansion modules (1, 6) suitably present as a positive counterpart in other forms such as mushroom shape, round head shape, T-shape, U-shape, V-shape or dovetail shape.

Preferably, the data acquisition device according to the invention contains a

Locking mechanism (2) for locking and unlocking the main housing (3) with the extension modules (1, 6). For this purpose, the plug-in sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) of the main housing (3) each contain a positive recess and in fit to the plug-in sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) of the expansion modules (1, 6) each spring elements. The recess and the spring elements are arranged so that the spring elements engage in the positive recess for locking as soon as the respective expansion module (1, 6) is fully plugged and release the spring elements for unlocking the indentations when the respective expansion module (1, 6) is removed by pressing or pulling.

An extension module (1, 6) is completely plugged in when it is inserted up to a stop on the main housing (3) and the extension module housing is aligned with the main housing, ie in a line.

Another embodiment of a locking mechanism (2) for locking and unlocking the main body (3) with the expansion modules (1, 6) will be described below.

The slide-in mechanisms (10, 1 1) of the main housing (3) included as

Locking mechanism (2) for locking and unlocking the main housing (3) with / from the expansion modules (1, 6) each one or more resilient

Plungers with balls, in the following ball springs (41) called and in the recess on the plug-in sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) of the expansion modules (1, 6) indentations (42) are arranged.

The indentation (42) and the ball springs (41) are arranged so that the

Engage ball springs (41) in the positive indentations (42) for locking as soon as the respective expansion module (1, 6) is completely plugged and the ball springs (41) for unlocking from the indentations (42) solve when the respective expansion module (1 , 6) is taken away.

When removing the expansion modules (1, 6), the ball springs (41) reduce their spring travel in the indentations (42) and thus unlock the

Extension modules (1, 6) of the main housing (3), since by removing the expansion modules (1, 6) each of the ball is pressed into its pressure piece and thereby solve the ball springs (41) from the recesses (42).

The plug-in sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) of the main housing (3) may be formed such that the ball springs (41) are arranged at several points by way of example up and down and are each in fit to the sliding-insert mechanisms (10, 1 1) of the expansion modules (1, 6) indentations (42) arranged.

The interfaces (27) from the main housing (3) to the expansion modules (1, 6) are preferably designed as electrical interfaces with electrical contacts, the contacts of the interfaces (27) on the main housing side and extension module on the side of the guide slide rails and guide sliding recesses of the

410 insertion mechanisms (10, 1 1) are arranged so that the full

Attaching the extension modules (1, 6) to the main housing (3) the electrical contacts on the main housing (3), the electrical contacts of the expansion modules (1, 6), preferably formed as spring contacts contact and electrical signals and electrical energy is transferable and the Contacts to the outside, ie 415 are not visible outside the data acquisition device.

Furthermore, the interfaces (27) are preferably electrical interfaces with the contacts on the main housing side at the end faces of the guide slide rails of the slide-in slide mechanisms (10, 11) as electrical contact surfaces and

420 extension module side on the inside end surfaces of

Führungsgleitvertiefungen the plug-in sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) designed as electrical spring contacts, wherein the contacts are arranged so that the complete attachment of the expansion modules (1, 6) on the main housing (3), the electrical contact surfaces (8) on the main housing (3) electrical spring contacts

425 of the expansion modules (1, 6) contact so that they connect electrically so that electrical signals and electrical energy is transferable and the contacts are not visible to the outside outside of the data acquisition device.

Alternatively, the interface (s) 27 send and receive within the

430 main housing (3) to and from the expansion modules (1, 6) and thus to and from the interface units (14, 16) data wirelessly by way of example wireless or Bluetooth wireless transmission and / or wireless via

Light emitters and light receivers, such as with infrared optocouplers or send and receive data as inductive or capacitive interfaces.

435 The previously performed interface techniques for the interfaces

(27) from within the main body (3) to and from the expansion modules may also be combined.

When attaching the expansion modules (1, 6) to the main housing (3) during 440 threading and inserting the guide sliding recess of the respective

Expansion module on the guide slide of the main body (3) the

Guide slide rails with the guide sliding recesses not to get tangled and so that the guide sliding recess slides smoothly on the guide slide rails with little resistance, the end faces of the guide slide rails can be correspondingly rounded.

Do not get tangled up and do not get caught.

As explained herein, both the basic module (4) and the

Expansion modules (1, 6) depending on the application and customer requirements with different components for the acquisition, provision and / or the

Transmission of data with wireless components for wireless data transmission, as exemplified for wireless local network connection WLAN and Bluetooth and / or for global networks such as 3G, 4G or 5G included. In addition, the base module and the expansion modules can be read by way of example with different keyboards, printers, debit and / or credit cards,

various displays, touchscreens, various components for

Data entry, such as gesture scanners, touchpads, trackpads,

Headset components, speakers, microphones or computer mice and / or interfaces for these components.

Likewise, the basic module and / or the expansion modules may contain interfaces for voice applications or for the transponder and barcode acquisition with data scanners, such as laser, CCD and / or CMOS scanners and / or RFID components, such as LF-RFID, HF-RFID, UHF RFID and / or NFC readers and / or camera sensors in the visible and non-visible area.

Components for locating in space, such as components for the

Position determination using global navigation satellite systems and / or

Transducers for recording electrical quantities,

electrophysical quantities and electrochemical quantities and / or environmental and device data, such as temperature, pH, amount of heat, humidity, pressure, sound, brightness, acceleration, and / or speed may also be included as components in the base module and / or in the expansion modules his.

Furthermore, the mobile data acquisition device according to the invention can be one or Several expansion modules (1, 6) with microprocessor system include, for example, the collection, provision and / or transmission of data

perform independently and / or in cooperation with others

Extension modules (1, 6) and / or the basic module (4).

At least one expansion module (1, 6) can be equipped with an identifier which uniquely identifies the respective expansion module and contains information about its functionalities. The basic module (4) can be unique

Identification and to get information regarding the existing functionalities, read this identifier from the expansion modules.

Thus, the mobile data collection device includes a device for detecting the various functions of the expansion modules. The main module (25) recognizes the respective expansion module and configures and programs it accordingly, thus controlling only the existing components and only collecting data from the existing components.

The main housing (3) and / or at least one expansion module (1, 6) can be equipped with at least one rechargeable battery and associated charging contacts.

Alternatively or additionally, the main housing (3) and / or at least one expansion module can comprise at least one rechargeable battery which can be charged without contact, for example with inductive or capacitive coupling, with resonance methods and / or with laser beams.

The main housing (3) and / or at least one expansion module (1, 6)

may include at least one display and the associated recess and at least one keyboard.

In addition, the main housing (3) consist of at least two moldings, which can be screwed together with screws and and can be opened.

The mobile data collection device for the collection, provision and transmission of industrial, commercial, production, logistics, pharmaceutical, tourism, public transport and health data can exemplify video glasses or 3D glasses

by way of example with cameras and / or a headphone. Thus, a computer-aided extension of the perception can be achieved, for example, computer-generated additional information and / or virtual objects can be displayed in the images of the video glasses or the 3D glasses.

In addition, virtual objects in addition to the images of the cameras, the video glasses or the 3D glasses can be superimposed or computer-generated additional information can be switched on the headphones.

The mobile data collection device can also be exemplary with image-generating

Components and firmware for functions of the computer-aided extension of the perception of reality include, for the visual representation of data, that is the addition of images or videos with computer-generated

Additional information or virtual objects by means of overlay / overlay.

FIGS. 1 to 18 are exemplary embodiments and FIGS. 19 to 21 are schematic diagrams, the invention being explained in more detail below with reference to FIGS.

Figure 1 shows the front view with keyboard of an inventive

Data collection device, exemplified with an iphone 7 as basic module (4) in

Main housing (3), a small first expansion module (1), which could also be a dummy and a keyboard as a second expansion module (6).

Furthermore, loudspeaker breakthroughs (13), scanner side buttons (5) and the locking mechanisms (2) of the first and second expansion modules are visible. Scanner buttons are buttons that can trigger the scan of data, ie the data scan for example the transponder and barcode capture.

Figure 2 shows the inventive data acquisition device of Figure 1 with the keyboard as a second expansion module (6) in the rear view. Visible are the side scanner buttons (5), the tether (9), the scanner window (7), charging contacts (34) and screws (19) around the two shells of the main body

screw. Figure 3 shows the inventive data acquisition device of Figure 1 in

Side view with the first expansion module (1), the second expansion module (6) keyboard, the tether (9), the scanner window (7), scanner buttons (5) and the locking mechanisms (2) of the first and second expansion module. Figure 4 shows the top view of the inventive data acquisition device of Figure 1 with keyboard.

FIG. 5, FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 show the perspectives of the invention

Data acquisition device of Figure 1.

FIG. 8 shows the side view of the main module (25) in the main housing (3) approximately in the form of a cuboid of the data acquisition device according to the invention of FIG. FIG. 8 shows the scanner keys (5), the scanner window (7), the first and second push-in slide mechanisms (10, 11) and the electrical contact surfaces (8) on the slide-in mechanism of the main housing (3).

FIG. 9, FIG. 10, FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 show the perspective of FIG

inventive data acquisition device without keyboard and thus the many possibilities of the invention by way of example with a iphone 7 as a basic module (4) in the main housing (3).

FIG. 11 shows the perspective of the data acquisition device according to the invention without the first extension module (1); As a result, the first plug-in sliding mechanism (1 1) and the electrical contact surfaces (8) on the plug-in sliding mechanism of the main housing (3) are visible.

FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 show the plug-in principle of the invention

Insertion slide mechanism (10, 1 1) using the example of the main housing (3), a first expansion module (1) and a second expansion module (6), which is designed as a keyboard. The figures show the first plug-in sliding mechanism (11) and the second plug-in sliding mechanism (10) and the associated locking mechanisms (2) both on the main body and on the

Expansion modules. FIG. 15 shows a keyboard as a second expansion module (6) and FIGS. 16 a and 16 b show the main housing (3) each with a first expansion module and a second expansion module, and the guide slide rail (18) and the guide slide recess (24), the locking mechanisms (FIG. 2) and the electrical spring contacts (21).

In these embodiments, the plug-in sliding mechanisms of

Expansion modules for the slide-in mechanism of the main housings form-fitting complementary in fit, each with one guide slide rail

(18) on the main housing (3) and guide sliding recess (24) on the

Extension module housings each longitudinally to the respective housing.

The guide slide rail is a precisely fitting counterpart in negative form to the shape of the guide slide recess, fitting with a small clearance.

This is the plugging and inserting the expansion module on the

Guide slide smoothly and well sliding.

The locking mechanism (2) on the main housing (3) is form-fitting designed as a precisely matching counterpart in negative form to the shape of the locking mechanism (2) of the extension modules (1, 6) with little play.

As a result, the locking and unlocking is easy to perform with little pressure or pulling.

Figure 17 a and 17 b show the guide slide rail (18) and the

Guide sliding recess (24), the locking mechanisms (2) and the

electrical contact surfaces (8) in magnification.

The guide slide rails (18) of the positive insertion slide mechanisms (10, 11) are on the main housing (3) as a bulge in a groove bulge

Profile geometry in keyhole shape and the Führungsgleitvertiefungen (24) of the positive insertion sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) are on the housing of the

Expansion modules (1, 6) suitable as a positive counterpart and thus as a groove in the groove bulge Profilgeometrie formed in keyhole shape. FIG. 18 shows the main module (25) including the drawn cuboid with the

Side surfaces bottom (37), top (38), left side (35) and right side (36), front (39), which may include a display and / or a keyboard and the Rear side (40) and the cuboid edge a, which is the long side of the left side (35), the cuboid edge b, which is the longitudinal side of the bottom (37), and the 615 square edges c1 and c2. The main module (25) is designed approximately like a flat cuboid. The expansion modules are arranged on the underside (37) and on the upper side (38) of the main housing (3). Thus, the guide slide rails (18) and the plug-in sliding directions of the positive plug-in sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) on the underside and on the top are parallel to the cuboid edge b.

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FIG. 19 and FIG. 20 show in schematic drawings the cross-section of the basic module (4), the expansion modules (1, 6) as well as various embodiments of the mobile data acquisition device (100) and of the main module (25).

FIG. 19 a shows the inventive mobile data acquisition device (100) in an embodiment in which the main module (25) with its main housing (3) contains a basic module (4) and a first and second expansion modules (1, 6) are adapted. The basic module (4) with its base module housing (12) contains the electronic unit (15), which with a microprocessor system (17) and a

630 bidirectional interface (22) is equipped for data transmission and power supply. The basic module can also be designed as a smartphone.

The main housing contains outside the closed base module housing (12) an interface unit, which consists of two subunits,

635 of the first interface unit (16) and the second interface unit (14) and with bidirectional interfaces for data transmission and

Power supply is provided and which data and electrical energy from the base module (4) and thus of the electronic unit (15) via the first interface (22) to the expansion modules (1, 6) via the second interfaces (27) transmits,

640 which are equipped on the main housing (3) with electrical contact surfaces (8).

The first interface unit (16) and the second interface unit (14) are interconnected by an interface connection (26).

The first interface unit (16) includes a data scanner (33) and the second interface unit (14) includes a rechargeable battery (28).

645 The expansion modules (1, 6) include a data scanner (33) and by way of example a rechargeable battery (28) and in each case a bidirectional interface (27) for Data transmission and power supply, wherein the data from the electronic unit (15) via the first interface (22) to the expansion modules (1, 6) via this second interface (27) are transmitted as described above, which at the expansion modules (1, 6 ) is equipped with electrical spring contacts.

FIG. 19 b shows the main module (25) with its main housing (3), which contains the basic module (4) with its basic module housing (12) in the embodiment as described in FIG. 19 a.

FIG. 19 c shows the basic module (4) with its basic module housing (12) in the embodiment as described in FIG. 19 a. FIG. 19d and FIG. 19e show the expansion modules (1, 6) as described in the embodiment as in FIG. 19a.

FIG. 20 a shows the mobile data acquisition device (100) according to the invention in an embodiment in which the data acquisition device (100) comprises a main module (25) with its main housing (3) and to which a first and second

Extension modules (1, 6) is adapted.

The main module (25) with its main housing (3) contains the electronic unit (15), which with a microprocessor system (17), a data scanner (33) and exemplarily with a rechargeable battery (28) and a bidirectional interface (27) for data transmission and is equipped for power supply, which data and electrical energy from the electronic unit (15) to the expansion modules (1, 6) via the interfaces (27) transmits, which on

Main housing (3) with electrical contact surfaces (8) are equipped.

The first expansion module (1) includes a data scanner (33) and optionally a rechargeable battery (28). The expansion modules (1, 6) each contain a bidirectional interface (27) for transmitting data to and from the

Electronic unit (15) and to the power supply, wherein the interface (27) on the expansion modules (1, 6) is equipped with electrical spring contacts.

Figure 21 shows the shape of a keyhole. This defines the wording "key hole shape" and the description "keyhole shape profile geometry". FIG. 22 and FIG. 23 show the plug-in principle of the invention

Insertion slide mechanism (10, 1 1) on the example of the main housing (3), a first expansion module (1) and a second expansion module (6), which is formed in Figure 23 as a keyboard. The figures show the first

685 sliding mechanism (1 1) and the second push-in mechanism (10) and the associated locking mechanisms (2) both on the main body and on the expansion modules.

The locking mechanism (2) on the main housing (3) is in each case with one or more resilient thrust pieces with balls, so-called ball springs (41) and 690 positively fit the locking mechanism (2) of the expansion modules (1, 6) with indentations (42) ,

The indentation (42) and the ball springs (41) are arranged so fit that the ball springs (41) engage in the positive indentations (42) for locking as soon as the respective expansion module (1, 6) is completely plugged 695 and the ball springs (41) for unlocking from the indentations (42) solve when the respective expansion module (1, 6) taken away or

is pulled away.

700 list of reference numerals:

1 first expansion module

2 locking mechanism of the first or second expansion module including counterpart

3 main housing

705 4 basic module

5 side scanner buttons

6 second expansion module

7 Scanner window

8 electrical contact surfaces on the slide-in mechanism of the main housing 710 9 tether

10 second slip-in mechanism below including counterpart

1 1 first slide-in mechanism above including counterpart

12 basic module housing

13 loudspeaker breakthroughs 14 second interface unit

15 electronics unit

16 first interface unit

17 microprocessor system

18 guide slide rail

19 screws of the main body

21 electrical spring contacts on the sliding-in mechanism of the expansion modules

22 interface from the basic module (4) to the interface unit (14, 16)

23 display

24 guide sliding recess

25 main module

26 electrical interface connection from the first interface unit to the second interface unit

27 Interfaces from main housing (3) to expansion modules (1, 6)

28 rechargeable battery

30 extension electronics unit

31 first expansion module housing

32 second expansion module housing

33 data scanners

34 charging contacts

35 left side

36 right side

37 bottom

38 top

39 front

40 back side

41 ball pen

42 indentation: the indentation (42) is fitted to the ball spring

100 mobile data acquisition device

Claims

Claims:

Mobile data acquisition device (100) for collection, provisioning and

Transmission of industrial, commercial, production, logistics, pharmaceutical, tourism, public transport and health data comprehensive

an electronics unit (15) in a base module (4) enclosed by a first closed housing, the base module housing (12), the electronics unit (15) comprising a microprocessor system (17),

at least one expansion module (1, 6) of a closed

Expansion module housing (31, 32) enclosed, with the /

Extension modules (1, 6) comprise an expansion electronics unit (30) and / or are formed as dummies,

at least one interface unit (14, 16) wherein the interface unit comprises at least one rechargeable battery (28) and associated ones

Charging contacts (34) comprises and / or comprises at least one rechargeable battery (28) and is contactless rechargeable, and / or at least with a data scanner (33) is formed,

in which

the basic module (4) and its basic module housing (12) are enclosed by a second closed housing, the main housing (3), which includes at least one positive plug-in sliding mechanism (10, 11) and

the extension module housings (31, 32) of the expansion modules (1, 6) comprise at least one plug-in slide mechanism (10, 11) in a form-fitting complementary fit to the plug-in slide mechanism of the main housing (3),

and the interface unit (14, 16) outside the base module (4) and thus outside of the base module housing (12) in the main housing (3) and contains an interface which is designed such that it serves as a bidirectional interface for data transmission and / or

Power supply from the base module (4) and the base module housing (12) via the interface unit (14, 16) to the main body (3) and as the interface (27) from the main body (3) to the expansion module (1, 6) , Data acquisition device according to claim 1, wherein the basic module (4)

including base module housing (12) is designed as a smartphone, mobile phone, tablet, a personal digital assistant or a computer.

3. Data acquisition device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein

the main housing (3) includes at least one locking mechanism (2) and

the housing of the extension modules (1, 6) at least one each

Locking mechanism (2) form-fitting suitable for

Locking mechanism of the main housing (3) includes.

4. Data acquisition device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein

the interface (22) of the interface unit (14, 16) to the basic module (4) is designed as an electrical interface in such a way that it is connected to the

Basic module housing (12) is pluggable, comprising at least one male or female connector on the base module housing and at least one mating connector male or female on the interface unit (14, 16).

5. Data acquisition device according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein

the interface (22) from the interface unit (14, 16) to the base module (4) or the interfaces from the base module (4) to the expansion modules (1, 6) are designed such that they receive data from the base module (4) to the

Interface unit (14, 16) or from the base module (4) to the

Expansion modules (1, 6) by means of radio components for wireless

Data transmission, as exemplarily via WLAN or Bluetooth sends and receives.

6. Data acquisition device according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein

the interface (22) of the interface unit (14, 16) to the base module (4) is designed such that it receives data from the basic module (4) to the

Interface unit (14, 16) wirelessly transmits and receives via light emitter and light receiver, such as infrared optocouplers, or as an inductive or capacitive interface. Data acquisition device according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the interface (22) of the interface unit (14, 16) to the base module (4) and the interfaces of the base module (4) to the expansion modules (1, 6) is designed such that they is formed as a combination of the mentioned in the claims 4 to 6 interface designs.

8. Mobile data collection device (100) for collection, provisioning and

Transmission of industrial, commercial, production, logistics, pharmaceutical,

Tourism, public transport and health data comprehensive

an electronics unit (15) of a closed housing, the

Main housing (3) enclosed, wherein the electronic unit (15) a

Microprocessor system (17) and at least one rechargeable battery (28) and associated charging contacts comprises and / or at least one

rechargeable battery (28) and is contactlessly rechargeable, and / or at least with a data scanner (33) is formed,

at least one expansion module (1, 6) of a closed

Expansion module housing (31, 32) enclosed, with the /

Extension modules (1, 6) comprise an expansion electronics unit and / or are formed as dummies,

at least one interface (27),

in which

the main housing (3) at least one positive

Plug-in sliding mechanism (10, 1 1) with at least one

Locking mechanism (2) includes and

the housing of the extension modules (1, 6) at least one each

Plug-in sliding mechanism (10, 1 1) complementary complementary in fit to the slide-in mechanism of the main housing (3)

with at least one respective locking mechanism (2) fitting the locking mechanism (2) of the main housing (3), and the interface (s) (27) is designed such that it serves as a bidirectional interface for data transmission and / or power supply from the main housing ( 3) to the expansion module (1, 6).

9. Data acquisition device according to one of the preceding claims wherein

the main housing (3) is made in an approximate shape of a flat cuboid, wherein the cuboid, the side surfaces underside (37), top

850 (38), left side (35) and right side (36) and the cuboid edges a and b, and the expansion modules respectively on the underside (37) and / or on the opposite top (38) and / or on the left side (35) and / or on the opposite right side (36) of the

Main housing (3) are arranged

855 and the guide slide rails or guide sliding recesses of

positive plug-in sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) respectively on the underside (37) and / or on the upper side (38) and / or on the left side (35) and / or on the right side (36) of the main housing (3) respectively are arranged parallel to the cuboid edges a and / or b such that the

860 plug sliding directions of the plug-in sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) are also formed in each case parallel to the cuboid edges a and / or b.

10. Data acquisition device according to one of the preceding claims wherein the positive insertion sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) on the main housing (3) 865 as a guide slide rails as a bulge in a groove bulge

Profile geometry in keyhole shape and the positive locking

Insert sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) on the housing of the expansion modules (1, 6) fit as a positive counterpart as Führungsgleitvertiefungen and thus as a groove in the groove-bulge profile geometry in keyhole shape 870 are formed

or

the positive plug-in sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) on the main housing (3) are formed as Führungsgleitvertiefungen as a groove in the groove-bulge profile geometry in keyhole shape and the positive locking

875 push-in mechanisms (10, 1 1) on the housing of the expansion modules

(1, 6) are designed as a form-fitting counterpart as a guide slide rails and thus as a bulge in the groove-bulge profile geometry in keyhole shape.

880

1 1. Data acquisition device according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein

the Führungsgleitschienen or Führungsgleitvertiefungen the positive insertion slide mechanisms (10, 1 1) on the main housing (3) and the

associated as a positive counterpart matching

Plug-in sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) on the housing of the expansion modules (1,

6) fitting as a positive counterpart

in another form, exemplified by mushroom shape, round head shape, T shape, U shape, V shape or dovetail shape.

12. Data acquisition device according to one of the preceding claims wherein as

Locking mechanism (2) for locking and unlocking the

Main housing (3) with the extension modules (1, 6) to the

Insertion slide mechanisms (10, 1 1) of the main housing (3) each have a positive recess and to fit in the

Insertion slide mechanisms (10, 1 1) of the expansion modules (1, 6) mounted spring elements are arranged such that

for locking the complete attachment of the extension modules (1, 6) the spring elements engage in the positive indentations and for unlocking when removing the expansion modules (1, 6) the

Spring elements are released by pushing or pulling out of the indentations.

13. Data acquisition device according to one of the preceding claims wherein as

Locking mechanism (2) for locking and unlocking the

Main housing (3) with the extension modules (1, 6) to the

Insert sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) of the main housing (3) respectively

One or more ball spring (41) and in fit to the

Plug-in slide mechanisms (10, 1 1) of the expansion modules (1, 6)

Indentations (42) are arranged such that

for locking the complete attachment of the expansion modules (1, 6) the ball springs (41) engage in the positive recesses (42) for locking and unlocking when removing the expansion modules (1, 6) the ball springs (41) their spring travel in the recesses ( 42) reduce by by removing the extension modules (1, 6) in each case the ball is pressed into the pressure piece and thus the ball springs (41) from the indentations (42).

14. Data acquisition device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein

the interfaces (27) from the main housing (3) to the expansion modules (1, 6) are designed as electrical interfaces with contacts and the contacts of the interfaces from the main housing (3) to the expansion modules (1, 6) on the guide slide rails and guide sliding recesses of the positive locking Plug-in slide mechanisms (10, 11) on the main housing (3) and on the extension modules (1, 6)

arranged in such a way

that when completely plugging the expansion modules (1, 6) to the

Main housing (3), the electrical contacts on the main housing (3), the electrical contacts of the expansion modules (1, 6), which are preferably designed as spring contacts, contact and thus electrically connect and are not visible to the outside.

15. Data acquisition device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the

Interfaces (27) from the main housing (3) to the expansion modules (1, 6) are designed as electrical interfaces with contacts and the contacts of the interfaces (27) from the main housing (3) to the expansion modules (1, 6) on the end faces of the guide slide rails the

Insertion sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) of the main housing (3) as electrical contact surfaces and on the inside end surfaces of the

Guide sliding recesses of the slide-in sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) of

Expansion modules (1, 6) designed as electrical spring contacts are arranged such

that upon complete attachment of the expansion modules (1, 6) to the main housing (3), the electrical contact surfaces (8) on the main housing (3) contact the electrical spring contacts of the expansion modules (1, 6) in such a way that they connect electrically and are not visible to the outside are.

16. Data acquisition device according to one of claims 1 to 13, wherein

the interfaces within the main housing (3) to the

Extension modules (1, 6) are designed such that they transmit and receive data from within the main body (3) to the interface units (14, 16) by means of radio components for wireless data transmission, such as by WLAN or Bluetooth, for example.

17. Data acquisition device according to one of claims 1 to 13, wherein

the interfaces within the main housing (3) to the

Extension modules (1, 6) are designed such that

transmitting data from within the main body (3) to the interface units (14, 16) wirelessly via light emitters and light receivers, as exemplified

Send and receive infrared optocouplers, or as inductive or capacitive interfaces.

18. Data acquisition device according to one of claims 1 to 13, wherein

the interfaces within the main housing (3) to the

Extension modules (1, 6) are designed such that they are formed as a combination of the claims 13 to 16 mentioned in the embodiments.

19. Data acquisition device according to one of the preceding claims wherein

the end faces of the guide slide rails are rounded in such a way that during threading and insertion of the guide sliding recesses of the

Plug-in sliding mechanisms (10, 1 1) of the expansion modules (1, 6) in the guide slide rails of the sliding-insert mechanisms (10, 1 1) of the

Main housing (3) the guide slide rails with the

Do not entangle the guide sliding recesses and glide smoothly and with little resistance. 20. Data acquisition device according to one of the preceding claims wherein both the basic module (4) and at least one expansion module (1, 6) with

Components for the collection, provision and / or transmission of data by way of example with wireless components for wireless data transmission, such as for the wireless local area network connection such as WLAN and / or for global networks such as 3G, 4G or 5G

and / or various keyboards, printers, debit and / or

Credit card readers, various displays and / or touchscreens, various components for data entry, as an example

Gesture scanners, touchpads, trackpads, headset components, loudspeakers, microphones or computer mice and / or interfaces for these components and / or interfaces for voice applications and / or for transponders and barcode acquisition with data scanners, such as laser, CCD and / or CMOS scanners and / or RFID components, such as LF-RFID, HF-RFID, UHF-RFID and / or NFC readers and / or camera sensors in the visible and non-visible range and / or

Locating components in space, such as components for position determination using global navigation satellite systems and / or Meßgrössenaufnehmer for detecting electrical quantities, electrophysical variables and electrochemical quantities and / or environmental and device data, such as temperature, pH, amount of heat, moisture , Pressure, sound, brightness, acceleration, and / or speed are equipped.

21. Data acquisition device according to one of the preceding claims wherein

1000 at least one expansion module (1, 6) with a microprocessor system

is formed such that the expansion modules (1, 6) with

Microprocessor system functions such as acquisition, provision and / or transmission of data independently and / or in conjunction with other expansion modules (1, 6) and / or the base module (4) run.

1005

22. Data acquisition device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the basic module (4) and at least one expansion module (1, 6), which is equipped with an identifier according to its functionalities, are designed such that the basic module (4) the identifier to the unique

1010 Identification of the respective expansion module (1, 6) with

read out different functionalities and thus the corresponding functionalities of the respective expansion modules (1, 6) recognizes.

23. Data acquisition device according to one of the preceding claims wherein

1015 at least one expansion module (1, 6) at least one rechargeable

Battery and associated charging contacts includes or at least one includes rechargeable battery and contactless charging, by way of example with inductive or capacitive coupling, with resonance method or with

Laser beams.

1020

24. Data acquisition device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the main housing (3) and / or at least one expansion module (1, 6) comprises at least one display and the associated recess.

25. Data acquisition device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the main housing (3) and / or at least one expansion module (1, 6) has at least one keyboard.

26. Data acquisition device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the main housing (3) and / or at least one expansion module (1, 6) has at least one key for triggering a data scan, for example for the transponder and / or barcode detection.

27. Data acquisition device according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the main housing (3) consists of at least two molded parts and these with screws (19) are screwed.

28. Data collection device according to one of the preceding claims wherein the mobile data collection device (100) for detecting, providing and

1040 transmission of industrial, commercial, production, logistics, pharmaceutical,

Tourism, public transport and health data exemplified a video glasses or 3D glasses example with cameras and / or a

Comprises headphones and is further designed such that with the device, a computer-aided extension of the perception is possible,

1045 by way of additional information and / or virtual objects or additional information and / or superimposed virtual objects generated in the image or in the images of the video glasses or the 3D glasses in addition to the images of the cameras, the video glasses or the 3D glasses and / or additional computer-generated additional information the headphones.

1050

29. Data acquisition device according to one of the preceding claims wherein as

Locking mechanism (2) for locking and unlocking the

Main housing (3) with the extension modules (1, 6) to the

Insertion slide mechanisms (10, 1 1) of the main housing (3) and the 1055 expansion modules (1, 6) each having an electromagnetic locking unit is arranged such that

the electromagnetic locking unit when plugging an expansion module of this electromagnetically locked with the main housing (3) and

1060, by way of example triggering a key, an expansion module (1, 6)

is unlocked electromagnetically and this is removable.