Manual shipment scanning device

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of scanning devices, and in particular, to a manual delivery scanning device, comprising a scanner, the scanner being provided with a button for controlling the on / off of the scanner, and also comprising a fixing mechanism for fixing the scanner; the fixing mechanism comprising a base for mounting on a workbench, a docking piece fixedly mounted on the scanner, and a plurality of locking components provided on the base for locking the docking piece; the locking component comprising a support arm hinged on the base; the upper end of the support arm extending toward the center side of the base to form a hook portion for clamping the docking piece, and an elastic member for keeping the hook portion flipping toward the outside of the base being provided between the support arm and the base. In this solution, by providing a fixing mechanism, when a handheld scanner is required for scanning and delivery, the scanner can be removed from the fixing mechanism for use; when the hand is tired, the scanner can be fixed on the fixing mechanism for use.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of scanning devices, and in particular to a manual shipment scanning device. Background Art

[0002] In logistics warehouses, there are two main ways of shipping. The first is to ship directly through machine scanning, and the second is to ship manually by scanning.

[0003] The second shipping method mainly relies on manpower, that is, the staff uses a handheld scanner, also known as a scanning gun, to scan the barcode labels on the goods for shipment. However, this handheld scanner requires people to hold the scanner all the time to scan the code, and long-term use will make the arms tired; and if this scanner is directly fixed on the workbench, it is difficult to move some large goods to the workbench, making it difficult to complete the scanning work. Therefore, this manual scanning device needs to be improved. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of this, an object of the present invention is to provide a manual shipment scanning device.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution of the present invention is:

[0006] A manual shipment scanning device comprises a scanner, on which a button for controlling the on / off of the scanner is provided, and a fixing mechanism for fixing the scanner; the fixing mechanism comprises a base for being mounted on a workbench, a docking piece fixedly mounted on the scanner, and a plurality of locking components provided on the base for locking the docking piece; the locking component comprises a support arm hinged on the base; the upper end of the support arm extends toward the center side of the base to form a hook portion for clamping the docking piece, and an elastic member is provided between the support arm and the base to keep the hook portion from flipping toward the outside of the base; the fixing mechanism also comprises a pushing component for pushing the support arm to flip so that the hook portion clamps the docking piece.

[0007] The advantages of adopting this solution are:

[0008] First, in this solution, a fixing mechanism is provided, so that when a handheld scanner is needed to scan and ship goods, the scanner can be removed from the fixing mechanism for use; when the hand is tired, the scanner can be fixed on the fixing mechanism for use.

[0009] Secondly, in this solution, the support arm is hinged on the base, and an elastic member is provided between the support arm and the base. In this way, when unlocking is required, that is, when the scanner is released, it is only necessary to move the push assembly to the unlocking position. At this time, the support arm can automatically flip to the side away from the base under the action of the elastic member, so that the hook part on the support arm is separated from the docking part, thereby achieving unlocking.

[0010] Furthermore, the push assembly includes a sliding sleeve movably mounted on the base and slidable along the height direction of the base, and a first spring fixedly mounted on the base, one end of the first spring abuts against the bottom of the sliding sleeve, and the other end abuts against the bottom of the base.

[0011] Furthermore, the side wall of the lower part of the support arm close to the base is an inclined surface arranged obliquely; the outer wall of the upper end of the sliding sleeve is a conical surface structure arranged along the circumference of the sliding sleeve.

[0012] Furthermore, the base is cylindrical, and a protrusion is provided on the inner wall of the sleeve; a slideway for the protrusion to slide is provided on the outer wall of the base; the slideway includes a vertical groove arranged on the outer wall of the base along the axial direction of the base, and a horizontal groove arranged on the outer wall of the base along the circumference of the base; the vertical groove is connected to the horizontal groove.

[0013] Furthermore, the slideway also includes a locking groove which is arranged on the upper wall of the transverse groove and is connected with the transverse groove and for the protrusion to be inserted into.

[0014] Furthermore, a vertically arranged positioning column is fixedly connected to the upper end wall of the base; and a positioning channel for vertically inserting the positioning column is provided on the bottom wall of the docking piece at a position corresponding to the positioning column.

[0015] Furthermore, it also includes a switch component arranged on the scanner to control the on / off of the scanner, wherein the switch component and the button are connected to the scanner in parallel, and when the positioning column is inserted into the positioning channel, the switch component is triggered, and the switch component turns on the scanner.

[0016] Furthermore, the switch component includes two conductive sheets respectively arranged in the positioning channel and electrically connected to the power supply circuit of the scanner, wherein the two conductive sheets are arranged at intervals; the positioning column is a conductive metal component, and when the positioning column is inserted into the positioning channel, the two conductive sheets are in contact with the outer wall of the positioning column to conduct the power supply circuit of the scanner.

[0017] Furthermore, an installation cavity is provided on the inner side wall of the positioning channel; the conductive sheet is in a U-shaped spring sheet structure, and one end of the conductive sheet is fixedly installed in the installation cavity.

[0018] Furthermore, a mounting plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the base. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the base;

[0021] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sliding sleeve;

[0022] Figure 4It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure at the positioning hole;

[0023] Figure 5 A circuit diagram of a switch component.

[0024] Figure numerals: 1 scanner; 11, button; 21, base; 211, vertical slot; 212, horizontal slot; 213, locking slot; 22, docking piece; 221, positioning channel; 222, mounting cavity; 23, locking assembly; 231, support arm; 232, hook portion; 233, second spring; 24, push assembly; 241, sliding sleeve; 242, first spring; 3, bump; 4, positioning column; 5, conductive sheet. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The specific implementation modes of the present invention are further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings to make the technical solutions of the present invention easier to understand and grasp.

[0026] Example:

[0027] like Figure 1 As shown, this embodiment provides a manual shipment scanning device, including a scanner 1, which can be an existing scanning gun. The scanner 1 is provided with a button 11 for controlling the scanner 1 to be turned on / off. The scanner 1 can be turned on / off by operating the button 11.

[0028] The scanning device also includes a fixing mechanism for fixing the scanner 1; Figure 2 As shown, the fixing mechanism includes a base 21 for mounting on a workbench, a docking member 22 fixedly mounted on the scanner 1, and a plurality of locking components 23 provided on the base 21 for locking the docking member 22; wherein the docking member 22 can be a disc-shaped member fixed to the bottom of the handle of the scanner 1. A mounting plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the base 21, and the entire fixing mechanism is fixed to the workbench through the mounting plate.

[0029] The locking assembly 23 includes a support arm 231 hinged at the middle part of the outer wall of the base 21; the upper end of the support arm 231 extends toward the center side of the base 21 to form a hook portion 232 for clamping the docking piece 22, and an elastic member is provided between the support arm 231 and the base 21 to keep the hook portion 232 from flipping toward the outside of the base 21; it is worth noting that the elastic member here can be a second spring 233, one end of the second spring 233 is fixed to the outer wall of the base 21, and the other end is fixed to the inner wall of the support arm 231, and under the elastic force of the second spring 233, the upper part of the support arm 231 is pushed to flip toward the side away from the base 21.

[0030] In this embodiment, the fixing mechanism further includes a pushing assembly 24 for pushing the supporting arm 231 to flip so that the hook portion 232 clamps the docking member 22. Specifically:

[0031] The push assembly 24 includes a sleeve 241 movably mounted on the base 21 and slidable along the height direction of the base 21 , and a first spring 242 fixedly mounted on the base 21 , one end of the first spring 242 abuts against the bottom of the sleeve 241 , and the other end abuts against the bottom of the base 21 .

[0032] With the above arrangement, when the scanner 1 needs to be locked, the sleeve 241 can be slid downward until the upper end of the sleeve 241 is separated from the lower end of the arm 231. During this process, the sleeve 241 continuously compresses the first spring 242. At this time, without the obstruction of the sleeve 241, the upper end of the arm 231 is flipped away from the base 21 under the elastic force of the second spring 233, so that the upper end of the base 21 is exposed. Then, the docking piece 22 is directly placed on the upper end of the base 21. Then, the sleeve 241 is gradually released, and the sleeve 241 is pushed upward by the elastic force of the first spring 242, thereby continuously squeezing the lower end of the arm 231, causing the lower end of the arm 231 to flip toward the side away from the base 21 (at this time, the upper end of the arm 231 flips toward the side close to the base 21), so that the hook portion 232 at the upper end of the arm 231 will eventually clamp onto the upper wall of the docking piece 22, completing the clamping of the docking piece 22, and further achieving the fixation of the scanner 1.

[0033] The side wall of the lower part of the support arm 231 close to the base 21 is in the form of an inclined surface; the outer wall of the upper end of the sliding sleeve 241 is in the form of a conical surface structure arranged along the circumference of the sliding sleeve 241, and a space is formed between the inclined surface and the side wall of the base 21 for the conical surface of the sliding sleeve 241 to penetrate. When the sliding sleeve 241 moves upward, the conical surface will continuously squeeze the inclined surface, so that the lower end of the support arm 231 flips toward the side away from the base 21, so as to achieve the purpose of driving the support arm 231 to clamp the docking piece 22.

[0034] It can be seen from the above scheme and description that in this scheme, to complete the locking and unlocking of the scanner 1, it is only necessary to control the lifting and lowering of the sliding sleeve 241. The operation is simple and convenient, and locking and unlocking can be completed without any auxiliary tools.

[0035] In the above scheme, during the locking process, after the sliding sleeve 241 is pulled down by hand to be separated from the support arm 231, it is necessary to hold the sliding sleeve 241 by hand without letting go. Once the sliding sleeve 241 is let go, it will directly rise up under the elastic force of the first spring 242, so that the hook portion 232 on the support arm 231 falls on the upper end of the base 21, and thus cannot be fixed by the docking member 22. Therefore, in order to overcome this problem, the present embodiment is further improved:

[0036] The base 21 is cylindrical, and the inner wall of the sleeve 241 is adapted to the base 21. The sleeve 241 can rotate along the circumference of the base 21. Figure 3As shown, a protrusion 3 is provided on the inner wall of the sliding sleeve 241; a slideway for the protrusion 3 to slide is provided on the outer wall of the base 21; Figure 2 As shown, the slideway includes a vertical groove 211 arranged on the outer wall of the base 21 along the axial direction of the base 21, and a horizontal groove 212 arranged on the outer wall of the base 21 along the circumferential direction of the base 21; the vertical groove 211 is connected with the horizontal groove 212. In this way, when locking is required, the sliding sleeve 241 can be slid downward, and in this process, the protrusion 3 moves downward along the vertical groove 211. When the protrusion 3 slides down to the bottom of the vertical groove 211, the sliding sleeve 241 is rotated so that the protrusion 3 slides into the horizontal groove 212. At this time, the protrusion 3 cannot move upward under the obstruction of the upper wall of the horizontal groove 212, so the sliding sleeve 241 cannot slide upward, so that the position of the sliding sleeve 241 is maintained. In other words, at this time, if the hand holding the sliding sleeve 241 is released, the sliding sleeve 241 cannot move upward, so there is no need to hold the sliding sleeve 241 with the hand to keep the position of the sliding sleeve 241.

[0037] In order to prevent the protrusion 3 from retreating in the transverse groove 212, in the present embodiment, the slideway also includes a locking groove 213 which is arranged on the upper wall of the transverse groove 212 and is connected to the transverse groove 212 and for the protrusion 3 to be inserted into. In this way, after the protrusion 3 slides into the transverse groove 212, the sleeve 241 can continue to be rotated so that the protrusion 3 is located in the locking groove 213 position. At this time, if you let go, the sleeve 241 will be pushed upward for a distance under the elastic force of the first spring 242, so that the protrusion 3 is inserted into the locking groove 213. At this time, the protrusion 3 is restricted by the locking groove 213, so as to prevent the sleeve 241 from rotating and achieve a non-return effect.

[0038] In order to fix and position the docking member 22, in this embodiment, Figure 4 As shown, a vertically arranged positioning column 4 is fixedly connected to the upper end wall of the base 21; a positioning channel 221 for vertically inserting the positioning column 4 is provided on the bottom wall of the docking piece 22 corresponding to the position of the positioning column 4. When the positioning column 4 is inserted into the positioning channel 221, the radial movement of the docking piece 22 can be restricted under the restriction of the positioning column 4, thereby improving the stability of the fixation.

[0039] In this embodiment, the scanning device also includes a switch component arranged on the scanner 1 for controlling the on / off of the scanner 1, wherein the switch component is connected to the scanner 1 in parallel with the button 11, and when the positioning column 4 is inserted into the positioning channel 221, the switch component is triggered, and the switch component turns on the scanner 1.

[0040] Since the switch element and the button 11 are electrically connected to the scanner 1 in parallel, it is equivalent to that the scanner 1 is controlled by the switch element and the button 11 respectively. In other words, the switch element can independently control the opening and closing of the scanner 1, and the button 11 can also independently control the opening and closing of the scanner 1.

[0041] The button 11 on the scanner 1 can be used when the scanner 1 is handheld; the switch is used when the scanner 1 is fixed, because the button 11 on the existing scanner 1 is generally a reset switch. When the button 11 is pressed, the scanner 1 is turned on. After releasing the button 11, the button 11 pops up and resets, and the scanner 1 is turned off. In this way, when the scanner 1 is fixed on the base 21 and is still controlled by this button 11, it is obviously very troublesome to operate, and the button 11 needs to be pressed continuously by hand, which is inconvenient to operate. Therefore, a switch connected in parallel with the button 11 is also provided in this embodiment. When the scanner 1 is fixed on the base 21 (in this state, the positioning column 4 is inserted into the positioning channel 221), the switch will directly start the scanner 1, so that the scanner 1 remains in a normally open state to avoid the problem of frequently pressing the button 11.

[0042] Specifically, the switch component includes two conductive sheets 5 respectively arranged in the positioning channel 221 and electrically connected to the power supply circuit of the scanner 1, wherein the two conductive sheets 5 are arranged at intervals; the positioning column 4 is a conductive metal component, and when the positioning column 4 is inserted into the positioning channel 221, the two conductive sheets 5 are both in contact with the outer wall of the positioning column 4 to conduct the power supply circuit of the scanner 1.

[0043] Specifically, Figure 5 As shown, the button 11 is arranged on the power supply circuit of the scanner 1, that is, one end of the button 11 is connected to the voltage VCC, and the other end is connected to the scanner 1 to control the opening and closing of the scanner 1. Two conductive sheets 5, one of which is connected to the voltage VCC, and the other is electrically connected to the scanner 1; when the two conductive sheets 5 are in contact with the positioning column 4, the positioning column 4 conducts the two conductive sheets 5, so that the circuit where the conductive sheets 5 are located is connected, and then the scanner 1 is turned on, and the scanner 1 is controlled to be turned on. When the positioning column 4 is pulled out, the two conductive sheets 5 are separated, which is equivalent to disconnecting the circuit where the conductive sheets 5 are located, and the scanner 1 is in a closed state.

[0044] It can be seen that in this embodiment, the positioning column 4 has two functions: one is to be used for positioning to prevent the radial displacement of the docking member 22 after being fixed; the other is to be used to control the opening of the scanner 1.

[0045] In this embodiment, a mounting cavity 222 is provided on the inner side wall of the positioning channel 221; the conductive sheet 5 is a U-shaped spring sheet structure, and one end of the conductive sheet 5 is fixedly mounted in the mounting cavity 222. When the positioning post 4 is inserted into the positioning channel 221, the conductive sheet 5, under its own elastic force, will directly press against the positioning post 4 on the side close to the positioning post 4 to conduct the circuit and turn on the scanner 1. The purpose of setting the mounting cavity 222 is to provide a deformation space for the conductive sheet 5.

[0046] The above are only typical examples of the present invention. In addition, the present invention may have many other specific implementations. Any technical solutions formed by equivalent replacement or equivalent transformation shall fall within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

Claims

1. A manual shipment scanning device, comprising a scanner, wherein the scanner is provided with a button for controlling the scanner on / off, characterized in that: The scanner also includes a fixing mechanism for fixing the scanner; the fixing mechanism includes a base for mounting on a workbench, a docking piece fixedly mounted on the scanner, and a plurality of locking components arranged on the base for locking the docking piece; the locking component includes a support arm hinged on the base; the upper end of the support arm extends toward the center side of the base to form a hook portion for clamping the docking piece, and an elastic member is arranged between the support arm and the base to keep the hook portion flipping toward the outside of the base; the fixing mechanism also includes a pushing component for pushing the support arm to flip so that the hook portion clamps the docking piece; The push assembly includes a sliding sleeve movably mounted on the base and capable of sliding along the height direction of the base, and a first spring fixedly mounted on the base, one end of the first spring abutting against the bottom of the sliding sleeve, and the other end abutting against the bottom of the base; The side wall of the lower part of the support arm close to the base is an inclined surface; the outer wall of the upper end of the sliding sleeve is a conical surface structure arranged along the circumference of the sliding sleeve; The base is cylindrical, and a protrusion is provided on the inner wall of the sliding sleeve; a slideway for the protrusion to slide is provided on the outer wall of the base; the slideway includes a vertical groove provided on the outer wall of the base along the axial direction of the base, and a horizontal groove provided on the outer wall of the base along the circumferential direction of the base; the vertical groove is connected to the horizontal groove; It also includes a switch component arranged on the scanner to control the on / off of the scanner, wherein the switch component and the button are connected to the scanner in parallel, and when the positioning column is inserted into the positioning channel, the switch component is triggered, and the switch component turns on the scanner.

2. A manual shipment scanning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The slideway also includes a locking groove which is arranged on the upper wall of the transverse groove and is communicated with the transverse groove and for the protrusion to be inserted into.

3. A manual shipment scanning device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: A vertically arranged positioning column is fixedly connected to the upper end wall of the base; and a positioning channel for vertically inserting the positioning column is provided on the bottom wall of the docking piece at a position corresponding to the positioning column.

4. A manual shipment scanning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The switch component includes two conductive sheets respectively arranged in the positioning channel and electrically connected to the power supply circuit of the scanner, wherein the two conductive sheets are arranged at an interval; the positioning column is a conductive metal component, and when the positioning column is inserted into the positioning channel, the two conductive sheets are in contact with the outer wall of the positioning column to conduct the power supply circuit of the scanner.

5. A manual shipment scanning device according to claim 4, characterized in that; An installation cavity is provided on the inner side wall of the positioning channel; the conductive sheet is in a U-shaped spring sheet structure, and one end of the conductive sheet is fixedly installed in the installation cavity.

6. A manual shipment scanning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the base is fixedly connected with a mounting plate.

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