JP5375743B2 - Portable information reader - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable information reader with a construction that has a good water-proof property and is capable of effectively reducing the number of components. <P>SOLUTION: A portable information reader 1 has a case 50 of which an external wall part 53 is provided with an insertion hole 54 formed in it where a charging terminal 70 is inserted. The charging terminal 70 is provided with: an exposure part 71 that is constructed in a plate-like shape and disposed in such a manner that at least a part of it is exposed to the outside of the case 50; extension parts 73, 74 that are connected to the exposure part 71 and are disposed so as to extend into the case 50. The exposure part 71 is supported by the external wall part 53 of the case 50, and is disposed in such a manner that its plate surface is disposed along the wall surface of the external wall part 53. The extension parts 73, 74 are bent against the exposure part 71, and are extending into the case 50 through the insertion hole 54. A closing member 80 is disposed outside the case 50 and closes the insertion hole 54. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable information reader.

  Since portable information readers such as portable barcode readers are assumed to be carried and used in various places, a configuration in which a rechargeable battery is accommodated in a case is common. Since this type of portable information reader needs to be repeatedly charged, it is desirable that the charging can be easily performed in consideration of user convenience. At present, for example, the charging terminal is exposed at the end of the case, and when the portable information reader is placed on the charger (table), the charging terminal comes into contact with the terminal of the charger, Thereby, the structure that the electric power from a charger is supplied to the battery in a case via the said charge terminal is employ | adopted.

  As such a technique relating to charging of a portable terminal such as a portable information reader, for example, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 below is known. In the portable communication terminal of Patent Document 1, a printed circuit board (23) and a battery (39) are housed in a cover member configured by fitting an upper cover (22) into a lower cover (21). The lower cover (21) and the upper cover (22) are provided with terminal mounting recesses (41), (42), (44), (45) for exposing the charging terminal (30) to the outside. The upper cover (22) has upper cover fastening holes (22a) and (22b), the printed board (23) has board fastening holes (23a), and the lower cover (21) has A boss (27) in which a screw hole (27a) is formed is formed. Then, the fastening screw (29) is inserted into the upper cover joint fastening holes (22a) and (22b), and the terminal joint fastening hole (35) of the charging terminal (30) and the board joint fastening hole (23a of the printed circuit board (23)). ) And screwed into the boss (27) of the lower cover (21), the charging terminal (30) is fixed to the lower cover (21), the upper cover (22), and the printed circuit board (23). .

JP 2007-273375 A

  By the way, in the configuration in which the charging terminal is exposed at the end of the case, the case terminal is perforated (terminal mounting recesses (41), (42), (44) as described in Patent Document 1 to expose the charging terminal. , (45)) must be provided. Because of its convenience, the portable information reading device may be used outdoors or in a place with a lot of water, such as a factory. However, in Patent Document 1, no measures are taken against use in a place with a lot of moisture, and there is a possibility that moisture may enter the case through the gap between the charging terminal and the perforation.

  Thus, in the portable information reader in which the charging terminal is exposed at the end of the case, when trying to improve waterproofness, for example, a resin is injected around the charging terminal other than the part exposed at the end of the case, A method of assembling the insert molded product in a sealed state by any method is conceivable. However, with this configuration, there are concerns that the number of parts near the end of the case increases and the assembly process becomes complicated.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a portable information reader that is excellent in waterproofness and can effectively reduce the number of components.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 includes a rechargeable battery, a case that houses the battery, and a charging terminal that forms a path for supplying power from the outside of the case to the battery. In the portable information reading device, an insertion hole through which the charging terminal is inserted is formed in the outer wall portion of the case, and the charging terminal is configured in a plate shape and at least a part of the charging terminal. An exposed portion that is exposed to the outside of the case, and an extending portion that is connected to the exposed portion and extends to the inside of the case, and the exposed portion of the case A plate surface is arranged so as to be supported by the outer wall portion and along the wall surface of the outer wall portion, and the extension portion is bent with respect to the exposed portion, and extends into the case through the insertion hole. On the outside of the case. Wherein the closing member for closing the hole is located.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the portable information reading device according to the first aspect, the exposed portion extends in a predetermined direction along the wall surface of the outer wall portion from the insertion hole, It is arrange | positioned by the structure which covers the insertion hole and the outer periphery of the said exposed part continuously.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the portable information reading device according to the first or second aspect, an optical communication element for transmitting / receiving an optical signal to / from an external device is provided in the case. A passage hole for allowing the optical signal to pass therethrough is formed in the outer wall portion, and the blocking member is made of a light transmissive member capable of transmitting the optical signal, and is arranged in a configuration for closing the passage hole. The optical signal can be led in and out of the case through the passage hole and the blocking member.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the portable information reading device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the blocking member is configured to be connected to the outer wall portion via an adhesive member that surrounds at least the periphery of the insertion hole. It is characterized by being in close contact with.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the portable information reading device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the outer wall portion of the case includes an adhesive surface to which the blocking member is bonded. An adhesive portion and a concave portion recessed from the adhesive surface, wherein the insertion hole is formed in the concave portion, and a support surface that supports the exposed portion at a position recessed in a step shape from the adhesive surface The position of the plate surface opposite to the support surface side in the exposed portion is aligned with the position of the adhesive surface, and straddles the plate surface on the opposite side of the exposed portion and the adhesive surface. As described above, the closing member is bonded.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the portable information reading device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the case is located inside the case relative to a support portion that supports the exposed portion of the outer wall portion. And an opposing wall portion disposed to face the support portion, wherein the extension portion of the charging terminal is connected to the first extension portion connected to the exposed portion and the first extension portion. A second extending portion, and the second extending portion is bent with respect to the first extending portion so as to face the exposed portion, and is supported on a surface of the opposing wall portion on the exposed portion side. It is arrange | positioned so that it may be performed.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, an insertion hole through which the charging terminal is inserted is formed in the outer wall portion of the case, and the charging terminal is configured in a plate shape and at least partly exposed to the outside of the case. An exposed portion that is connected to the exposed portion, and an extending portion that is arranged to extend inside the case. The exposed portion is supported by the outer wall portion of the case, and a plate surface is disposed along the wall surface of the outer wall portion, and the extending portion is bent with respect to the exposed portion, and the case portion is inserted through the insertion hole. A closing member that extends inside and closes the insertion hole is disposed outside the case.
According to such a configuration, the charging terminal can be arranged inside and outside the case through the insertion hole, and power from the charging device is supplied into the case while realizing a configuration that is easy to contact with the external charging device. become able to. Further, if the insertion hole is formed in this way, there is a concern about deterioration of waterproofness. However, on the exposed part side of the insertion hole, the plate surface of a part of the charging terminal (exposed part) is used as the wall surface of the case outer wall part. It can arrange | position so that the adhesiveness of an exposed part and a case outer wall part can be improved, and it can suppress that liquids, such as water, enter into a case through between an exposed part and a case outer wall part. In addition, the area other than the exposed portion side in the insertion hole is blocked by the blocking member, and it is difficult for liquid such as water to enter from this area, so that the waterproofness in the vicinity of the insertion hole is effectively increased without increasing the number of parts. Can be increased.

  In the invention of claim 2, the exposed portion extends from the insertion hole in a predetermined direction along the wall surface of the outer wall portion, and the blocking member is arranged to continuously cover the insertion hole and the outer peripheral edge of the exposed portion. ing. According to this configuration, since the closing member can be arranged so as to integrally cover the insertion hole and the exposed portion, a highly waterproof closing structure can be realized without complicating the closing member. In particular, on the exposed portion side in the insertion hole, since the adhesion between the exposed portion and the outer wall portion of the case is improved, the intrusion of liquid from the vicinity of the outer peripheral edge of the exposed portion can be more reliably blocked, so that the exposed portion The nearby waterproof property can be further enhanced.

  In the invention of claim 3, an optical communication element that transmits and receives an optical signal to and from an external device is provided in the case, and a passage hole through which the optical signal passes is formed in the outer wall portion of the case. The blocking member is made of a transparent member that can transmit an optical signal, and is arranged to block the passage hole. The optical signal can be led into and out of the case through the passage hole and the blocking member. Yes. According to this configuration, optical signals can be transmitted and received inside and outside the case on the side where the charging terminal is provided. Furthermore, since the closing member is configured as a light-transmitting member and is also used as a member for closing a passage hole through which an optical signal passes, a configuration capable of optical communication on the charging terminal side and sufficiently ensuring waterproofness Can be realized with a reduced number of parts.

  In the invention of claim 4, the closing member is in close contact with the outer wall portion via an adhesive member surrounding at least the periphery of the insertion hole. In this case, a region with high adhesion can be provided so as to surround the periphery of the insertion hole while closing the insertion hole with the blocking member, so that the gap between the blocking member and the outer wall portion around the insertion hole. Therefore, it is possible to reliably block the intrusion of liquid such as water, and the waterproofness can be further improved.

  In the invention of claim 5, the outer wall portion of the case includes a bonded portion having a bonding surface to which the closing member is bonded, and a concave portion recessed from the bonding surface, and an insertion hole is formed in the concave portion. In addition, a support surface for supporting the exposed portion is formed at a position recessed in a step shape from the adhesive surface. The position of the plate surface opposite to the support surface side in the exposed portion is aligned with the position of the adhesive surface, and the blocking member adheres so as to straddle the plate surface opposite to the exposed portion and the adhesive surface. ing. According to this configuration, the outer surface (the plate surface opposite to the support surface side) of the exposed portion disposed in the concave portion and the outer adhesive surface are arranged without any step so as to straddle them. When the closing member is bonded, a gap is hardly generated between the closing portion and the case outer wall portion or between the closing portion and the exposed portion. Therefore, the closing member can be reliably bonded without any gap in the vicinity of the outer peripheral edge 71a of the exposed portion and the case outer wall portion outside the exposed portion, and the drip-proof performance can be further stabilized.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the case, an opposing wall portion is provided so as to face the support portion on the inner side of the case relative to the support portion that supports the exposed portion of the outer wall portion. The extending portion of the charging terminal has a first extending portion connected to the exposed portion and a second extending portion connected to the first extending portion, and the second extending portion is exposed. It is bent with respect to the first extension part so as to face the part, and is arranged so as to be supported by the surface of the opposing wall part on the exposed part side.
According to this configuration, since the charging terminal can be supported not only by the outer wall portion of the case but also by the opposing wall portion in the case, the charging terminal can be easily disposed at an appropriate position inside and outside the case, and It becomes easy to fix more stably.

FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically illustrating a portable information reading apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. FIG. 3A is a block diagram schematically illustrating an electrical configuration of the portable information reading apparatus of FIG. FIG. 3B is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information code reading unit. 4 is an enlarged sectional view showing the vicinity of the charging terminal in FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view illustrating the configuration in the vicinity of the charging terminal with the upper case and the substrate removed from FIG. 6 (A) is a front view of the charging terminal, FIG. 6 (B) is a right side view of the charging terminal of FIG. 6 (A), and FIG. 6 (C) is a diagram of FIG. 6 (A). It is a perspective view of a charging terminal. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating the configuration near the charging terminal, FIG. 7A is a diagram of a state before the charging terminal is arranged, and FIG. 7B is a diagram of FIG. FIG. 7C is a diagram in which the charging terminal is inserted through the insertion hole from the state of (A), and FIG. 7C is a diagram in which the adhesive member is adhered to the adhesive surface from the state of FIG. (D) is the figure by which the closure member was adhere | attached on the adhesive member from the state of FIG.7 (C).

[First embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a portable information reader according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(overall structure)
First, the overall configuration of the portable information reading apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically illustrating the portable information reading apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. FIG. 3A is a block diagram schematically illustrating the electrical configuration of the portable information reading device in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3B is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the information code reading unit. .

  A portable information reader 1 shown in FIG. 1 is carried by a user and used in various places, and has a function as an information code reader that reads an information code such as a barcode or a two-dimensional code. .

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the portable information reading apparatus 1 is generally formed in a longitudinal shape, and an outer case is constituted by a longitudinal case 50, and various parts (various types) are formed inside the case 50. Electrical components etc. are housed. The case 50 is mainly composed of an upper case 51 and a lower case 52, has a box shape, and is made of, for example, a resin material. In addition, the lower case 52 is provided with a detachable battery lid 60 for opening and closing a battery housing part for housing the battery 17.
In the present embodiment, the longitudinal direction of the case 50 is the front-rear direction, the side on which the reading port 5 is formed is the front side, and the opposite side is the rear side. The thickness direction of the case 50 is the vertical direction, and the side on which the operation buttons 14a and the display device 11 are provided is the upper side, and the opposite side is the lower side. Moreover, the direction orthogonal to these front-back direction and up-down direction is made into the width direction (lateral direction). In FIG. 1, FIG. 2, etc., the front-rear direction is shown as the X-axis direction, and the up-down direction is shown as the Y-axis direction. Further, the width direction (lateral direction) is shown as the Z-axis direction.

  A reading port 5 for taking in reflected light from the information code is formed on the front side of the case 50. The reading port 5 has an opening shape capable of taking light into the case 50, and the opening is closed by a transparent member (for example, a transparent resin member). Further, the portable information reader 1 is provided with various components in a form exposed from the case 50. For example, a display device 11 and a key operation unit 14 having a plurality of operation buttons 14a (numeric keys, function keys, etc.) are provided on the upper surface side, and a trigger switch 13 for reading instructions is provided on the side surface side. Etc. are provided.

  Next, an electrical configuration will be described. As shown in FIG. 3A, a control unit 10 that controls the entire portable information reading device 1 is provided inside the case 50 of the portable information reading device 1. The control unit 10 is composed mainly of a microcomputer, has a CPU, a system bus, an input / output interface, and the like, and functions as information processing means in cooperation with the memory 16. The control unit 10 is also connected with a display device 11, a speaker 12, a trigger switch 13, a key operation unit 14, an external interface 15, and the like.

  The trigger switch 13 and the key operation unit 14 are configured to give an operation signal to the control unit 10, and the control unit 10 receives various operation signals from these to perform various controls according to the contents of the operation signal. . The display device 11 is configured as a liquid crystal display, for example, and receives various commands from the control unit 10 to perform various display operations. The external interface 15 is configured as an interface for performing data communication with the outside (for example, a host device), and is configured to perform communication processing in cooperation with the control unit 10. Further, in the case 50, a battery 17 and a power supply unit 18 serving as a power source are provided. The battery 17 is configured by a rechargeable secondary battery (for example, a lithium ion battery), and the power supply unit 18 is configured by a known power supply circuit or the like, and supplies power to the control unit 10 and various electrical components by these. It has come to be.

  An information code reading unit 30 is connected to the control unit 10. As shown in FIG. 3B, the information code reading unit 30 includes a light receiving sensor 33 such as a CCD area sensor, an imaging lens 37, an illumination unit 31 including a plurality of LEDs and lenses, and the like. It has a configuration and functions to read the information code C (bar code or two-dimensional code) attached to the reading object R in cooperation with the control unit 10. When the information code reading unit 30 performs reading, first, the illumination light Lf is emitted from the illumination unit 31 that has received a command from the control unit 10, and the illumination light Lf passes through the reading port 5 (FIG. 2) to be read. R is irradiated. The reflected light Lr reflected from the illumination light Lf by the information code C (bar code or two-dimensional code) is taken into the apparatus through the reading port 5 and enters the light receiving sensor 33 through the imaging lens 37. To do. The imaging lens 37 disposed between the reading port 5 and the light receiving sensor 33 is configured to form an image of the information code C on the light receiving sensor 33. The light receiving sensor 33 is configured to image the information code C. The light reception signal corresponding to the is output. The light reception signal output from the light reception sensor 33 is stored as image data in the memory 16 (FIG. 3A) and used for decoding processing. The information code reading unit 30 is provided with an amplifier circuit that amplifies the signal from the light receiving sensor 33, an AD converter circuit that converts the amplified signal into a digital signal, and the like. Is omitted.

  Further, an IrDA unit 20 is connected to the control unit 10. The IrDA unit 20 is configured as an interface for performing optical wireless data communication using a standardized well-known IrDA communication method. An optical communication element 41 (IrDA communication module) having a light emitting element and a light receiving element is disposed on the substrate 40. Implemented configuration. The optical communication element 41 transmits / receives an optical signal (for example, an infrared light signal) to / from an external device (not shown) (such as another portable terminal having an IrDA communication unit or a charging device having an IrDA communication function). It has a function and is arranged at a position facing a passage hole 55 (described later) provided in the outer wall 53 of the case 50.

(Characteristic configuration)
Next, the characteristic configuration of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of the charging terminal in FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view illustrating a state where the upper case and the substrate are removed from FIG. 1. 6 (A) is a front view of the charging terminal, FIG. 6 (B) is a right side view of the charging terminal of FIG. 6 (A), and FIG. 6 (C) is a diagram of FIG. 6 (A). It is a perspective view of a charging terminal. FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating the configuration in the vicinity of the charging terminal, and is an explanatory diagram for explaining the process of attaching the charging terminal and the closing member. FIG. 7A is a diagram of a state before the charging terminal is inserted through the insertion hole, and FIG. 7B is a state where the charging terminal is inserted into the insertion hole from the state of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that it has arrange | positioned inside and outside an insertion hole. FIG. 7 (C) is an explanatory view showing a state where the adhesive member is further bonded to the adhesive surface from the state of FIG. 7 (B), and FIG. 7 (D) is from the state of FIG. 7 (C). It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the closure member was adhere | attached on the adhesive member.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the portable information reading apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a battery 17 that can be charged in the case 50 toward one side in the longitudinal direction. In addition, a pair of charging terminals 70 is provided at one end on the side where the battery 17 is disposed in the longitudinal direction of the lower case 52. Then, power is supplied to the battery 17 from the outside of the case 50 via the charging terminal 70. Further, in the case 50, the above-described substrate 40 is disposed at a position between the battery 17 and the key operation unit 14 in the longitudinal direction (front-rear direction) of the case 50. The board 40 is disposed on one side in the longitudinal direction of the case 50 (on the side in which the battery 17 and the charging terminal 70 are provided in the longitudinal direction) so that the plate surface is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the case 50, and the vertical direction is the plate thickness. It becomes the composition which becomes direction. FIG. 4 schematically shows the battery 17.

  The case 50 has a box-like shape in which one of the upper case 51 and the lower case 52 is open, and the case 50 is assembled in such a manner that the open sides of the upper case 51 and the lower case 52 are joined. Yes. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7 (described later), the case 50 has an outer wall 53. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7 (described later), an insertion hole through which the charging terminal 70 is inserted into the outer wall 53 on the lower case 52 side. A pair of 54 is formed on the left and right. As shown in FIG. 7A, both of the insertion holes 54 and 54 are formed to be elongated in the left and right directions so as to penetrate the outer wall portion 53, and both are arranged near one end of a recess 57 described later. . More specifically, each of the insertion holes 54 and 54 is formed in a longitudinal shape along the lower end edge of each of the concave portions 57 and 57 configured in a rectangular shape.

  As shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 7 (B) to (D), the exposed portion 71 of the charging terminal 70 is partly inserted from the insertion hole 54 formed in the outer wall portion 53 of the lower case 52. The exposed portion 71 is in electrical contact with an external terminal (not shown) provided in a charger or the like so that power is supplied to the battery 17 from the outside. It has become. In addition, if the charger which charges the portable information reader 1 which concerns on this embodiment is a structure which can supply a charging current to the said portable information reader 1 via the external terminal which can contact the charging terminal 70, it is. Various known configurations can be used.

  Further, the outer wall portion 53 of the case 50 is formed with a bonded portion 56 having a bonding surface 56a for bonding a closing member 80 that closes the insertion hole 54. The adherend portion 56 is configured as one end portion of the outer wall portion 53 of the lower case 50 (specifically, one end portion on the charging terminal 70 side in the longitudinal direction of the lower case 50). 57 and the passage hole 55 are disposed so as to surround the passage hole 55, and the outer surface (adhesion surface 56a) thereof is configured to be flat. In addition, the closing member 80 is fixed to the adherend portion 56 in a configuration in which it is bonded to the flat bonding surface 56a. In the present embodiment, the bonded portion 56 is formed so that the bonding surface 56a is substantially orthogonal to the front-rear direction.

  Furthermore, a concave portion 57 is formed in the outer wall portion 53 of the lower case 52 with a configuration recessed from the adhesive surface 56a. The concave portion is configured as a hole that is slightly recessed from the adherend portion 56, and a support surface 58 that supports the exposed portion 71 is formed at a bottom position that is recessed stepwise from the adhesion surface 56a. And in the recessed part 57, the insertion hole 54 mentioned above is formed in the one end side (lower end side) of the support surface 58, and the charging terminal 70 is arrange | positioned so that this insertion hole 54 may be passed. The charging terminal 70 has a configuration in which an exposed portion 71 extending in the vertical direction is bent in the vicinity of the insertion hole 54 with respect to the first extending portion 73 extending in the front-rear direction. The surface is arranged along the support surface 58 in a configuration in which the surface abuts on the support surface 58.

  The support surface 58 is configured to be substantially parallel to the bonding surface 56a and is configured to be substantially orthogonal to the front-rear direction of the case 50. When the exposed portion 71 is disposed along the support surface 58 (FIG. 4 and the like). ), The position of the plate surface opposite to the support surface 58 side in the exposed portion 71 is formed at a position aligned with the position of the bonding surface 56a. More specifically, a plate surface opposite to the support surface 58 side of the exposed portion 71 is arranged on substantially the same plane as the virtual plane passing through the bonding surface 56a.

Further, the case 50 is provided with an opposing wall portion 59 in a configuration facing the support surface 58 further inside the case 50 than the support surface 58. As shown in FIG. 4, the opposing wall portion 59 is formed so as to protrude from the lower side of the lower case 52 to the upper side. The upper end portion of the opposing wall portion 59 is adjacent to the lower surface of the substrate 40, and the plate surface of the opposing wall portion 59 is arranged in a configuration substantially orthogonal to the front-rear direction of the case 50. And it is comprised so that the 2nd extension part 74 of the charging terminal 70 may be supported by the plate | board surface of the back side of the opposing wall part 59 comprised in this way. In the charging terminal 70, the second extending portion 74 is bent at a substantially right angle with respect to the first extending portion 73 extending in the front-rear direction, and the second extending portion 74 extends upward from the front end portion of the first extending portion 73. It extends in the up-down direction in a form protruding to the side. The second extending portion 74 configured as described above is supported in a configuration in contact with the plate surface of the opposing wall portion 59.

  Further, as described above, the optical communication element 41 that transmits and receives an optical signal to and from an external device is provided in the case 50, and the outer wall portion 53 of the lower case 52 is connected to the outer wall portion 53. A passage hole 55 is formed so as to allow the optical signal to pass therethrough (see FIG. 7). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, a passage hole 55 is formed at the intermediate position in the width direction of the recesses 57, 57 arranged in a pair on the left and right sides, and optical communication is performed in a configuration adjacent to the front of the passage hole 55. The element 41 is mounted on the substrate 40. A light-transmissive blocking member 80 is arranged so as to block the passage hole 55. With this configuration, the reading device 1 can lead out and enter the optical signal into and out of the case 50 through the passage hole 55 and the closing member 80 (described later).

  The charging terminal 70 is configured by a metal plate material (for example, by sheet metal processing), and as illustrated in FIG. 6, the exposed portion 71, the first extending portion 73, and the second extending portion 74 are integrally formed. Concatenated structure. In FIG. 6, only one charging terminal 70 of the pair is described, and the other charging terminal has a substantially symmetrical shape with the one charging terminal 70, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted. .

  As shown in FIG. 4, the exposed portion 71 is partially exposed to the outside from the insertion hole 54 and extends from the insertion hole 54 along the wall surface of the outer wall portion 53 in a predetermined direction (vertical direction). Is attached. The exposed portion 71 is accommodated in the concave portion 57 of the lower case 52, and a plate surface opposite to the exposed side is in contact with and supported by the support surface 58. As described above, the adhesive surface of the lower case 52 on the extended surface (the virtual plane including the plate surface) of the exposed plate surface of the exposed portion 71 (the plate surface opposite to the support surface 58 side). 56a is arranged.

  The first extending portion 73 is formed by being bent with respect to the exposed portion 71 so that the angle formed with the exposed portion 71 is approximately 90 degrees. In addition, the first extending portion 73 is bent at a predetermined position that is approximately the same length as the exposed portion 71. And it arrange | positions so that it may extend inside the case 50 through the insertion hole 54. FIG.

  The second extending portion 74 is formed to be opposed to the exposed portion 71 and bend with respect to the first extending portion 73 so that the angle formed with the first extending portion 73 is slightly larger than 90 degrees. Yes. Thus, the second extending portion 74 is securely attached to the opposing wall portion 59 by setting the angle formed by the second extending portion 74 and the first extending portion 73 to be slightly larger than 90 degrees. It becomes the structure which is easy to be supported by. In addition, on one side of the upper end portion of the second extending portion 74, an extending portion 75 extending upward is formed integrally with the second extending portion 74 on the side opposite to the exposed portion 71. And when the charging terminal 70 is arrange | positioned in the case 50, this extending | stretching part 75 is comprised so that the board | substrate 40 may be electrically connected.

  The closing member 80 is made of a translucent member (for example, a resin material) that can transmit an optical signal, and is formed to have a size that can be accommodated in the adherend portion 56 formed on the outer wall portion 53 of the case 50. Yes. As shown in FIG. 4, the closing member 80 is bonded to the bonding surface 56 a of the bonded portion 56 via the bonding member 82. As shown in FIG. 7C described later, the adhesive member 82 is disposed so as to surround both the pair of insertion holes 54 and 54, and the closing member 80 includes the pair of insertion holes 54 and 54 and All of these are closed by a configuration that extends over the entire passage hole 55, and is in close contact with the outer wall portion 53 via the adhesive member 82. In the present embodiment, a double-sided tape is used as the adhesive member 82. The double-sided tape is waterproof, and preferably has a thickness that can absorb the step between the charging terminal 70 and the outer wall portion 53, and one formed of urethane foam or the like can be used.

  Next, assembly of the charging terminal 70 and the closing member 80 to the case 50 will be described. First, from a state as shown in FIG. 7A (a state in which the charging terminal 70, the adhesive member 82, and the closing member 80 are not attached), the exposed portion of the charging terminal 70 from the inside of the lower case 52 through the insertion hole 54. 71 side is inserted and it arrange | positions so that the said exposed part 71 may be supported by the support surface 58 (FIG.7 (B)). At the same time, the second extending portion 74 is disposed so as to be supported by the opposing wall portion 59 of the lower case 52. In this state, the entire plate surface opposite to the support surface 58 side in the exposed portion 71 is exposed to the outside of the lower case 52. In FIG. 7, the optical communication element 41 is indicated by a dotted line for convenience of explanation. And as shown in FIG.7 (C), the adhesive member 82 processed beforehand according to the shape of the adhesive surface 56a by the structure which covers the penetration hole 54 and the outer periphery 71a of the exposed part 71 continuously is an adhesive surface. Affixed to 56a. Further, as shown in FIG. 7D, the closing member 80 is bonded to the adhesive member 82 so as to straddle the plate surface opposite to the support surface 58 side in the exposed portion 71 and the adhesive surface 56a, and the outer wall portion 53 is attached. As a result, the entire insertion holes 54 and 54 and the entire passage hole 55 are closed.

As described above, in the portable information reading apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment, the insertion hole 54 through which the charging terminal 70 is inserted is formed in the outer wall portion 53 of the case 50. An exposed portion 71 that is configured in a plate shape and is disposed so that at least a portion is exposed to the outside of the case 50, and an extended portion that is connected to the exposed portion 71 and extends to the inside of the case 50. , Is provided. The exposed portion 71 is supported by the outer wall portion 53 of the case 50, and a plate surface is disposed along the wall surface of the outer wall portion 53. The extending portion is bent with respect to the exposed portion 71, and the insertion hole A closing member 80 that closes the insertion hole 54 is disposed outside the case 50.
According to such a configuration, the charging terminal 70 can be disposed inside and outside the case 50 through the insertion hole 54, and the power from the charging device is supplied to the case while realizing a configuration that is easy to contact with the external charging device. 50 can be supplied. Further, when the insertion hole 54 is formed in this way, there is a concern that the waterproof property is lowered. It arrange | positions along the wall surface of the outer wall part 53, improves the adhesiveness of the exposed part 71 and the case outer wall part 53, and liquids, such as water, enter between the exposed part 71 and the case outer wall part 53 in the case 50. That can be suppressed. Further, the region other than the exposed portion 71 side in the insertion hole 54 is blocked by the blocking member 80, and it is difficult for liquid such as water to enter from this region, so that the waterproof property in the vicinity of the insertion hole 54 is not increased without increasing the number of parts. Can be effectively increased.

  Further, the exposed portion 71 extends from the insertion hole 54 in a predetermined direction along the wall surface of the outer wall portion 53, and the closing member 80 is configured to continuously cover the insertion hole 54 and the outer peripheral edge 71 a of the exposed portion 71. Is arranged. According to this configuration, since the closing member 80 can be disposed so as to integrally cover the insertion hole 54 and the exposed portion 71, a highly waterproof closing structure can be realized without complicating the closing member 80. . In particular, on the exposed portion 71 side in the insertion hole 54, the adhesion between the exposed portion 71 and the case outer wall portion 53 is improved, and further, the penetration of liquid from the vicinity of the outer peripheral edge 71 a of the exposed portion 71 is more reliably blocked. Therefore, the waterproof property in the vicinity of the exposed portion 71 can be further enhanced.

  Further, an optical communication element 41 that transmits and receives an optical signal to and from an external device is provided in the case 50, and a passage hole 55 that allows the optical signal to pass is formed in the outer wall portion 53 of the case 50. The closing member 80 is made of a transparent member that can transmit an optical signal and is arranged to close the passage hole 55, and the optical signal is led out into and out of the case 50 through the passage hole 55 and the closing member 80. It is possible to enter. According to this configuration, optical signals can be transmitted and received inside and outside the case 50 on the side where the charging terminal 70 is provided. Further, since the closing member 80 is configured as a light transmitting member and is also used as a member for closing the passage hole 55 through which the optical signal passes, optical communication is possible on the charging terminal 70 side and sufficient waterproofness is ensured. This can be realized with a reduced number of parts.

  Further, the closing member 80 is in close contact with the outer wall portion 53 via an adhesive member 82 that surrounds at least the periphery of the insertion hole 54. In this case, since the region having high adhesion can be provided so as to surround the periphery of the insertion hole 54 while the insertion hole 54 is closed by the blocking member 80, the closure member 80 and the outer wall portion around the insertion hole 54. The liquid 53 such as water can be surely blocked from entering the gap between the gap 53 and the waterproofing can be further improved.

  Further, the outer wall portion 53 of the case 50 includes a bonded portion 56 having a bonding surface 56a to which the closing member 80 is bonded, and a concave portion 57 that is recessed from the bonding surface 56a. A hole 54 is formed, and a support surface 58 that supports the exposed portion 71 is formed at a position recessed from the bonding surface 56 a in a stepped manner. And the position of the board surface on the opposite side to the support surface 58 side in the exposed part 71 is aligned with the position of the adhesive surface 56a, and straddles the board surface on the opposite side of the exposed part 71 and the adhesive surface 56a. The blocking member 80 is adhered. According to this configuration, the outer surface (the plate surface opposite to the support surface 58 side) of the exposed portion 71 disposed in the recess 57 and the outer adhesive surface 56a are arranged without any step, and these When the closing member 80 is bonded so as to straddle the gap, a gap is less likely to occur between the closing portion and the case outer wall portion 53 or between the closing portion and the exposed portion 71. Accordingly, the closing member 80 can be reliably bonded without any gap in the vicinity of the outer peripheral edge 71a of the exposed portion 71 and the case outer wall portion 53 outside the exposed portion 71, and the drip-proof performance can be further stabilized.

Further, the case 50 is provided with an opposing wall portion 59 disposed to face the support portion on the inner side of the case 50 than the support portion that supports the exposed portion 71 in the outer wall portion 53. The extending portion of the charging terminal 70 includes a first extending portion 73 connected to the exposed portion 71 and a second extending portion 74 connected to the first extending portion 73. The protruding portion 74 is bent with respect to the first extending portion 73 so as to face the exposed portion 71, and is disposed so as to be supported by the surface of the facing wall portion 59 on the exposed portion 71 side.
According to this configuration, since the charging terminal 70 can be supported not only by the outer wall portion 53 of the case 50 but also by the opposing wall portion 59 in the case 50, the charging terminal 70 is placed at an appropriate position inside and outside the case 50. It becomes easy to arrange | position and it becomes easy to fix more stably.

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The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  In the above-described embodiment, the exposed portion 71 of the charging terminal 70 is directly supported by the outer wall portion 53 of the case 50. However, a member such as the adhesive member 82 is interposed between the exposed portion 71 and the outer wall portion 53. May be.

  In the above-described embodiment, the example in which the closing member 80 is configured by the light transmitting member has been described. However, the light transmitting member may be provided separately from the closing member 80.

  In the said embodiment, although the structure which sticks to the adhesion surface 56a using the double-sided tape as the adhesion member 82 was illustrated, it is good also as a structure which apply | coats to the contact surface 56a using an adhesive agent as an adhesion member, for example.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Portable information reader 17 ... Battery 41 ... Optical communication element 50 ... Case 51 ... Upper case 52 ... Lower case 53 ... Outer wall part 54 ... Insertion hole 55 ... Passage hole 56 ... Adhered part 56a ... Adhesive surface 57 ... Concave part 58 ... support surface 59 ... opposing wall part 70 ... charging terminal 71 ... exposed part 71a ... outer periphery (outer periphery of exposed part)
73 ... 1st extension part (extension part)
74 ... 2nd extension part (extension part)
80 ... Closure member 82 ... Adhesive member

Claims (6)

Rechargeable battery,
A case for housing the battery;
A charging terminal that forms a path for supplying power from outside the case to the battery;
A portable information reader comprising:
An insertion hole through which the charging terminal is inserted is formed in the outer wall portion of the case,
The charging terminal is formed in a plate shape, and at least a part of the charging terminal is exposed to the outside of the case, and the charging terminal is connected to the exposed part and extends to the inside of the case. And an extending part,
The exposed portion is supported by the outer wall portion of the case, and a plate surface is disposed along the wall surface of the outer wall portion,
The extension portion is bent with respect to the exposed portion, and extends into the case through the insertion hole,
A portable information reading device, wherein a closing member for closing the insertion hole is disposed outside the case. The exposed portion extends in a predetermined direction along the wall surface of the outer wall portion from the insertion hole,
The portable information reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the closing member is disposed so as to continuously cover the insertion hole and an outer peripheral edge of the exposed portion. In the case, an optical communication element that transmits and receives an optical signal to and from an external device is provided,
The outer wall portion of the case is formed with a passage hole through which the optical signal passes,
The blocking member is made of a transparent member that can transmit the optical signal, and is arranged in a configuration that blocks the passage hole,
The portable information reader according to claim 1, wherein the optical signal can be led in and out of the case through the passage hole and the blocking member.   The portable information reader according to claim 1, wherein the closing member is in close contact with the outer wall portion through an adhesive member that surrounds at least the periphery of the insertion hole. The outer wall portion of the case includes a bonded portion having an adhesive surface to which the blocking member is bonded, and a concave portion recessed from the adhesive surface,
In the recess, the insertion hole is formed, and a support surface for supporting the exposed portion is formed at a position recessed in a step shape from the adhesion surface,
The position of the plate surface opposite to the support surface side in the exposed portion is aligned with the position of the adhesive surface,
5. The portable information reader according to claim 1, wherein the closing member is bonded so as to straddle the plate surface on the opposite side of the exposed portion and the bonding surface. . The case includes an opposing wall portion disposed to face the support portion on the inner side of the case than the support portion supporting the exposed portion in the outer wall portion,
The extension part of the charging terminal has a first extension part connected to the exposed part and a second extension part connected to the first extension part,
The second extending portion is bent with respect to the first extending portion so as to face the exposed portion, and is disposed so as to be supported by the surface of the opposing wall portion on the exposed portion side. The portable information reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the portable information reading apparatus is a portable information reading apparatus.

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