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    • 专利摘要:
    In a housing (2) according to the invention for a mobile laser scanning device, in which a smartphone and a scanning device secured in place are operably secured to one another, the possibility is to be created with reduced constructional outlay that the housing (2) is easily and quickly equipped with different smartphone models can be. This is achieved in that the housing (2) has a plurality of separable shells (20, 21), wherein a smartphone cup (21) with a flat smartphone cup wall, on the insertion side of a smartphone frame for mounting the smartphone is arranged with a curved and closed a side open scanning device shell (20) in such a way to a closed housing (2) centered defined by shell fasteners connectable is that a scanner side (S) of the smartphone cup wall closes the open side of the scanner shell (20). The invention also relates to a mobile laser scanning device having a housing (2) according to the invention.
    公开号:CH711128A2
    申请号:CH00762/15
    申请日:2015-05-28
    公开日:2016-11-30
    发明作者:Speerli Felix
    申请人:Dataphone Ag；
    IPC主号:
    专利说明:

    Technical area
    The present invention describes a housing for a mobile laser scanning device, in which a smartphone and a scanning device locally secured together operatively secured storable, and a mobile Laserscanvorrichtung with a housing.
    State of the art
    In the field of store management or warehouse management of retailers, for electronic order entry, for the inventory and generally the warehouse or store management, mobile laser scanning devices have been used in various companies for some time. Part of the surface of products may be scanned by laser beam, the reflected beams being detected by the laser scanning device, thereby detecting information based on existing codes. This is done by a scanning device comprising a scan head and control electronics, typically having different one- or multi-dimensional codes, e.g. Bar codes or bar codes or QR codes, which are read and processed by products using the mobile laser scanning device. As a result, warehouse management has become much faster and more efficient in recent years. By capturing the codes, a user can very quickly capture the products, locations and quantities available in the warehouse or shop and electronically forward them to a central computer unit. Depending on the size of the company, such mobile laser scanning devices are in part impossible to imagine.
    The mobile laser scanning devices used hitherto are largely mobile computers with connected or integrated scanning device, which are mounted in a housing surrounded by a protective cover. For such a mobile computer is sufficiently protected, the housing and the protective cover is designed so that environmental influences such as dirt, dust or liquids are kept away from the mobile computer and the mobile laser scanning is protected against falls from about two meters in height. Scanning software is installed on the mobile computer, which controls the scanning device and can receive and process the emitted laser beam as well as the reflected signals. Such mobile laser scanning devices based on the classic mobile computer requires a special operating system and special scanning software optimized for laser scanning. This software, if any, is only conditionally customizable by the user. Such Laserscanvorrichtungen are robust because of their design designed exclusively for industrial use, but relatively clumsy, sometimes unwieldy with prolonged use and just optimized for scanning.
    The widespread use of smartphones has led to the fact that in recent years mobile laser scanning devices have been produced by combining a smartphone and a scanning device in a housing. Such a combination of the hardware of a smartphone and a scanning device makes it possible to manufacture and market cheaper, smaller, lighter and more flexible mobile laser scanning devices. It uses existing hardware of the smartphone, which meets some known standards. When an electronic connection between the smartphone and the scanning device has been reached, an app can control the control electronics and thus the laser beam, a deflection system and a recording detector of the scan head or also the camera of the smartphone can be used to collect data.
    There are robust one-piece housing for Apple iPod Touch and iPhone known, in each of which a smartphone and the scanning device combined as a unit relative to each other can be stored fixed fixed. The connection between smartphone and scanning device can be achieved via cable or wirelessly, for example through a Bluetooth connection. The smartphone can be inserted into the housing of the mobile laser scanning device and held in it. Suitable scanning equipment comprising a 1D or 2D barcode scanning device is available. The housing is adapted to the shape of the scanning device and the shape of the smartphone tuned such that the scanning device and the screen with touchscreen of the smartphone in spite of housing are easy to operate as usual. Since some apps are available for iOS smartphones and the hardware components, as usual in Apple, matched and not interchangeable, a virtually problem-free function can be guaranteed. Laypersons can also operate such a mobile laser scanning device. For added protection, a flexible plastic cover is available that at least partially encloses the housing so that destruction is ruled out even in the event of an impact from a low height.
    Due to the monolithic design of the robust housing has no customization options, for example, if the scanning device or smartphone to be replaced by a new model. In the event of a malfunction of the scanning device or of the smartphone, the smartphone and the scanning device must be removed from the housing before an exchanged scanning device together with the smartphone can be reinstalled. The replacement of the smartphone used with another model is not provided and due to the design of the housing only partially possible. The housing is adapted to a special smartphone model and the scanning device to be used. Thus, on the one hand operating system and usable apps are limited and due to the specified shape of the usable hardware components are limited.
    In order to use different smartphones, the skilled person is forced to adapt the housing of the mobile laser scanning devices on the different smartphones and thus to make a compatible mobile laser scanning device for each smartphone. This is associated with high costs incurred again with each change in the dimensions of the smartphone to be used.
    Presentation of the invention
    The present invention has for its object to provide a mobile laser scanning device or a housing of a mobile Laserscanvorrichtung, which can be equipped with reduced structural complexity, easy and fast with different smartphone models.
    A limitation on smartphones certain brands or certain models of certain brands can be avoided by using the inventive housing or the mobile laser scanning device. Even if the mass of the smartphones used are changed by the manufacturer, the laser scanning device does not have to be completely adapted.
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    Further features, details and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of preferred embodiments of the invention and the drawings. They are shown in<Tb> FIG. FIG. 1a shows a plan view of a mobile laser scanning device in the interior of the smartphone shell with the smartphone removed, while FIG<Tb> FIG. 1b shows a view of the mobile laser scanning device from the underside of the scanner shell or the back wall of the smartphone shell.<Tb> FIG. 2a <SEP> shows a schematic view into the interior of the scanning device shell,<Tb> FIG. 2b shows a schematic view of the scanner side of the smartphone cup wall which is connectable to the scanner shell during<Tb> FIG. 2c <SEP> shows a schematic view of the interior of the smartphone shell without a smartphone, wherein a circumferential protective cover is arranged.<Tb> FIG. 3a <SEP> shows a side view of a mobile laser scanning device,<Tb> FIG. FIG. 3b shows a scanner-side view of the mobile laser scanning device, from the side of the scanner shell, while FIG<Tb> FIG. Figure 3c shows a perspective view of the mobile laser scanning device with smartphone mounted in the smartphone cup.<Tb> FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of a mobile laser scanning device which is equipped on the top of the smartphone cup and thus on the touch screen of a smartphone with an additional keyboard.
    description
    Here, a housing 2 for a mobile laser scanning device is shown, wherein the laser scanning device is designated by the reference numeral 0 when the laser scanning device is equipped with the electronic devices, namely with a smartphone and a scanning device, which in Figs. 2 and 3 are shown.
    The housing 2 comprises a plurality of separable individual shells 20, 21, which are connectable to each other by means of different attachment options.
    In Fig. 1a, a smartphone cup 21 is shown in detail, wherein the smartphone itself has been omitted for the sake of simplicity. The smartphone cup 21 has a smartphone cup wall, which is designed such that on a side insertion E a smartphone is releasably attachable. The back of the smartphone can be stored on the essentially flat insertion side E of the smartphone cup wall, so that the smartphone can be arranged in such a way that the touch screen of the smartphone points away from the insertion side E. So that the smartphone does not slip on the insertion side E, a smartphone recess 210 is provided in or on the smartphone cup wall, which is at least partially bounded or encompassed by a smartphone frame 211. The smartphone can be correspondingly inserted into the smartphone frame 211 and the smartphone recess 210 and fixed releasably therein. In order to enable the operation of the back camera of the smartphone, a camera opening 212 is recessed in the smartphone cup wall. At the, the camera opening 212 opposite, side of the smartphone cup wall communication contacts 213, for example in the form of a USB port or a power supply attached. Of these communication contacts 213 lines are arranged up to charging station recesses 214. In later operation, the housing 2 can be inserted into a charging station, wherein a connection between the charging station, the charging station recesses 214 and the communication contacts 213 can be formed accordingly.
    Depending on the desired smartphone to be used, suitable smartphone cases 21 are provided whose smartphone cut-out 210 or smartphone frames 211 are adapted to the respective smartphone.
    In the smartphone cup wall recesses A are provided through which shell fastening means 203 are feasible, so that the Scaneinrichtungsschale 20 on the scanner side S of the smartphone cup wall of the smartphone cup 21 can be fastened. The recesses A also facilitate the positioning of the scanner shell 20 relative to the smartphone cup 21 before attachment. In FIG. 1 a, screws are selected as shell fastening means 203, which are screwed from the insertion side E into the scanning device shell 20.
    In the view of the scanner side S of the smartphone cup wall or of the Scaneinrichtungsschale 20 to the mobile laser scanning device according to FIG. 1b can be seen that the Scaneinrichtungsschale 20 is designed shorter in the direction of the longitudinal axis L, as the smartphone cup 21. Accordingly, the camera opening remains 212 in the smartphone cup 21 free. The arched scanner shell wall surrounds a scanner receiving space 200 and a battery receiving space 201, which are indicated by the dashed lines. The scanner shell wall additionally has a scan module cover 202 through which the user gains access to the scanner shell 20.
    As shown in FIGS. 2a and 2b, the scanner shell 20 and the smartphone cup 21 need to be matched with respect to mass, and the location and shape of the cup fasteners 203 for attaching both cups must be designed to be matched.The insight into the arched scanner shell 20 according to FIG. 2a shows the scanner receiving space 200 with built-in scanning device 3. The individual components of the scanning device such as scan head, laser, deflection system, control electronics recording optics or detector are not shown in detail here. The electrical connection between scanning device 3 and smartphone is not shown here, but can be solved in various ways. By means of scanning button 204, the scanning device 3 can be operated conveniently during operation.
    Also formed by the Scaneinrichtungsschalenwand is the battery receiving space 201, in which a battery 31 is located, which can operate the scanning device 3 and / or the smartphone during operation. At the Scaneinrichtungsschale 20 charging contacts 205 are here attached, through which a charge of the battery 31 can be carried out for the scanning device 3. Essentially, the scanner shell 20 is open-ended to one side with the scanner shell wall arched.
    In the edge region, the Scaneinrichtungsschalenwand is flat or flange formed to allow easy connection with the smartphone shell 21.
    FIG. 2b shows a smartphone cup 21 compatible with the scanner dish 20 according to FIG. 2a, with a view of the scanner side S of the smartphone cup wall. The scanner side S of the smartphone cup wall is substantially planar. Above all, in the edge region of the smartphone cup wall a planar design is necessary so that a flange-like connection with the edge region of the Scaneinrichtungsschalenwand can be achieved. The camera openings 212, the shell fastening means 203 and the communication contacts 213 of both shells 20, 21 come to lie one above the other when superposed. In the assembled state, the scanner side S of the smartphone cup wall closes the open side of the scanner shell 20.
    The shell fastening means 203 are respectively arranged in the edge region of the smartphone shell 21 and in the edge region of the scanning device shell 20. Here are selected as shell fastener 203 recesses or eyelets and matching hooks. The hooks on a shell wall are inserted into the corresponding recesses in the edge region of the other shell wall and locked therein. The scanner side S of the smartphone cup wall faces the scanner shell 20, obscuring the interiors of the scanner shell 20, and connects both shells 20, 21 together. The smartphone cup wall closes the interior of the scanner shell 20. Since the camera openings 212 of the scanner shell 20 and the smartphone shell 21 come to lie one above the other, the camera of a built-in smartphone can be used as known.
    An assembled housing 2, which is still provided with a flexible protective cover 1 is shown schematically in Fig. 2c. The housing 2 is rotated so that you can look at the insertion side E of the smartphone cup wall with smartphone frame 211. The completed scanner shell 20 is hidden by the smartphone cup wall. If a smartphone is inserted into the smartphone recess 210, it can be connected to the communication contacts 213.
    While the housing walls are usually made of unbreakable plastic, the protective cover 1 is made of an elastic or flexible plastic, in particular rubber or silicone. The protective cover 1 is thereby, the housing 2 in the transition region between the smartphone shell 21 and scan device shell 20 arranged circumferentially. In order to achieve a desired stability against impacts and cushion falls from up to two meters, the thickness of the protective cover 1 must be sufficiently large. Optionally, a fastening loop 216 made of a flexible plastic is indicated in FIG. 2c, which can run through the smartphone recess 210 or can comprise a smartphone.
    In Fig. 3, a housing 2 of a mobile laser scanning device 0 is shown, wherein the smartphone shell 21 is adapted for a Samsung S5 mini. As explained above, the smartphone 4 is inserted on the insertion side E of the smartphone cup wall and fastened there, the touch screen 40 pointing away from the insertion side E. The communication of the hardware components smartphone 4 and scanning device 3 is achieved by communication contacts 213 and lines, which protrude through the two housing shells 20, 21. Scanning tray 20 has been constructed and manufactured only once, and may be operatively connected to variously shaped smartphone cups 20 forming housing 2. Only the smartphone cup 20 has been adapted to the Samsung smartphone 4, wherein the smartphone recess 210 have been matched to the smartphone 4 and the positions and embodiments of the recess A and the fastening means 203 to each other. The scanner shell 20 thus remains unchanged and a plurality of smartphone shells 20 can be attached.
    In the rear view according to FIG. 3b, it can be seen that the scanning device shell 20 is configured shorter here than the smartphone shell 21, so that the camera opening 212 is exposed in the smartphone shell wall. The scanning device 3 is mounted approximately centrally beneath the smartphone shell 21, wherein the laser beam can be emitted and detected from a window 32 at a distance from the camera opening 212 approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis L. The scanning device 3 can be operated by means of the scanning button 204 on the scanning device shell 20, while the smartphone 4 can be operated via the touchscreen 40 shown in FIG. 3c and the smartphone buttons 215 which are recessed or molded on the housing 2. In the housing 2 a robust locally fixed storage of the smartphone 4 and the scanning device 3 is reached. The smartphone frame 210 holds the smartphone 4 fixed on the insertion side E. Should the mobile laser scanning device 0 fall out of the hand of a user, the hardware is adequately protected, as well as against dust or dirt which can not penetrate as far as the hardware components. If the smartphone 4 and / or the scanning device 3 or the associated batteries must be charged, the mobile laser scanning device 0 is inserted or set in a charging station, not shown. The charging station recess 214 is inserted with the charging contacts 205 in the charging station, so that an electrical connection is formed. In addition to charging the batteries and information from the scanning device 3 and / or the smartphone 4 could be transmitted, which can happen here via cable or wireless, for which the expert knows solutions.
    There are users who want a haptic perception in the device input or users in which an input on touch screens 40 is difficult to impossible, for example, when the mobile laser scanning device 0 is used in cold stores or spaces. In Fig. 4, an additional keyboard 5 is plugged onto the housing 2 to solve. The auxiliary keyboard 5 partially covers the touch screen 40 and has tactile mechanical keys. The auxiliary keyboard 5 can simply be clamped around the smartphone cup 21 and the scanner shell 20 by means of a clamp. Again, no special sizing of the additional keyboard on the size of the smartphone used 4 or the size of the smartphone cup 21 is necessary. The touch screen 40 facing side of the additional keyboard 5 has means so 40 inputs are possible on inductive, capacitive or resistive-working touch screens. Since the position of the smartphone keypad and the size of the digits are controlled by the operating system or the apps used, adaptation can be achieved by adapting the software. The additional keyboard 5 itself can either be easily clipped or removed by the user. To produce as robust as possible additional keyboards 5 are known in the art possibilities.
    Although the housing 2 is designed mehrschalig and the Scaneinrichtungsschale 20 is attached to the smartphone shell 21 by means of screw, a sufficiently stable housing 2 and thus optimum protection of the smartphone 4 and the scanning device 3 is reached. Due to the modular structure with compatibility of the Scaneinrichtungsschale 20 to the smartphone shell 21 can be done if necessary, a simple change of hardware components.
    The charging station recess 214 is usually located in the smartphone cup wall, but may instead be recessed in the scanner shell wall.
    The communication between the scanning device 3 and the smartphone 4 is usually solved via a USB cable connection. However, it is also possible to choose wireless variants, for example via Bluetooth.
    On the outside of the Scaneinrichtungsschale 20 means may be provided by means of which a simple transporting the mobile laser scanning device 0 is possible. For example, a belt may be attached to the outside, so that the mobile laser scanning device O can be worn on a belt or a shoulder belt, and thus is easy to hand.
    LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS
    [0031]<tb> 0 <SEP> Mobile laser scanning device<Tb> L <September> longitudinal axis<Tb> 1 <September> Cases<Tb> 2 <September> Housing<tb> <SEP> 20 Scanning tray / Scanning cup wall<tb> <SEP> <SEP> 200 scanner recording room<tb> <SEP> <SEP> 201 Battery receiving space<tb> <SEP> <SEP> 202 Scan Module Lid<tb> <SEP> <SEP> 203 Cup fastening means<tb> <SEP> <SEP> 204 Scan button<tb> <SEP> <SEP> 205 charging contacts<tb> <SEP> 21 Smartphone cup / smartphone cup wall<tb> <SEP> <SEP> E Insert side of smartphone cup wall<tb> <SEP> <SEP> 210 Smartphone Enablement<tb> <SEP> <SEP> 211 smartphone frame<tb> <SEP> <SEP> 212 Camera opening<tb> <SEP> <SEP> 213 communication contacts (USB / power supply)<tb> <SEP> <SEP> 214 Cradle recess<tb> <SEP> <SEP> 215 smartphone key<tb> <SEP> <SEP> 216 Mounting Strap<tb> <SEP> <SEP> S Scanner side of smartphone cup wall<tb> <SEP> <SEP> A recess<Tb> 3 <September> scanning device<tb> <SEP> 31 battery<Tb> <September> <September><Tb> 4 <September> Smartphone<tb> <SEP> 40 touch screen<Tb> <September> <September><Tb> 5 <September> Additional Keyboard
    权利要求:
    Claims (11)
    [1]
    1. Housing (2) for a mobile laser scanning device (0), in which a smartphone (4) and a scanning device (3) secured in place fixed to each other can be stored operatively connected,characterized in thatthe housing (2) has a plurality of separable shells (20, 21), whereina smartphone cup (21) having a planar smartphone cup wall, on the insert side (E) of which a smartphone frame (211) for attaching the smartphone (4) is arranged,with a curved and open to a side scan device shell (20) in such a way to a closed housing (2) centered by means of shell fastening means (203) is connectable thata scanner side (S) of the smartphone cup wall closes the open side of the scanner shell (20).
    [2]
    2. Housing (2) according to claim 1, wherein a Scaneinrichtungsschalenwand (20) in a smartphone shell (21) facing edge region is designed flange, wherein the shell fastening means (203) in each case in the edge region of the smartphone shell (21) and the Scaneinrichtungsschale (20) are.
    [3]
    3. Housing (2) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein hooks or eyelets are arranged in the edge region of the scanning device shell (20) or the smartphone shell (21) as shell fastening means (203).
    [4]
    4. housing (2) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein screws are selected as shell fastening means (203), wherein the screws in the assembled state, the smartphone cup (21) from the insertion side (E) through the scanner side (S) into the Scaneinrichtungsschale ( 20) are screwed.
    [5]
    5. housing (2) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the claim 1, wherein the Scaneinrichtungsschale (20) in the direction of the longitudinal axis (L) is designed shorter than the smartphone cup (21).
    [6]
    6. Housing (2) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the housing (2) of a protective cover (1) made of an elastic or flexible plastic, in particular rubber or silicone, at least partially in the region of the transition between the smartphone shell (21) and Scaneinrichtungsschale (20) is surrounded.
    [7]
    7. housing (2) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the scanner shell wall has a Scanmoduldeckel (202).
    [8]
    8. Housing (2) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the Scaneinrichtungsschale (20) has a plurality of interiors, at least one scanner receiving space (200) for the scanning device (3) and a battery receiving space (201) for a battery (31).
    [9]
    9. housing (2) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein a communication between the smartphone (4) and scanning device (3) within the housing (2) arranged by communication contacts (213) in the Scaneinrichtungsschale (20) and the smartphone cup (21) is possible.
    [10]
    10. Housing (2) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein an additional keyboard (5) on the housing (2), the smartphone shell (21) and the scannable shell (20) partially surrounding, releasably attachable, wherein a touch screen ( 40) facing side of the additional keyboard (5) has means that allow an input on an inductive, capacitive or resistive-working touch-screen (40).
    [11]
    11. A mobile laser scanning device (0) comprising a housing (2) according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the scanner shell (20) and the smartphone shell (21) are mechanically connected to each other and the integrated hardware components are operatively connected.
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    公开号 | 申请日 | 公开日 | 申请人 | 专利标题
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    2020-10-15| PFA| Name/firm changed|Owner name: DATAPHONE AG, CH Free format text: FORMER OWNER: DATAPHONE AG, CH |
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