Handheld Scanner Holding Structure Cable Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing stationary scanning devices require attention to be paid to the cable of the handheld scanner when it is not in use, as it can hinder scanning operations or get caught on shopping baskets or carts, due to its vertical hanging position.
Innovation Solution
A stationary scanning device design where the handheld scanner is held on a side surface of the support column, with the cable falling into a space between the support column guard and the support column, preventing it from hanging over the checkout counter and eliminating the need for attention to the cable.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the handheld scanner is held on the holding portion mounted on the upper side-surface of the support column, then the scanner is easily accessible, but the cable hangs down vertically and obstructs scanning operations or gets caught on shopping baskets and carts
Solution Approach 1:
The holding portion is repositioned from the upper side-surface to the front surface of the support column. This spatial repositioning changes the cable's trajectory from a vertical hanging path (prone to obstruction) to a path that runs along the front surface, directing the cable away from the checkout counter area where shopping baskets and carts operate, thereby eliminating the harmful obstruction and entanglement issues while preserving scanner accessibility
2Object-generated harmful factors
If the cable is drawn out under the checkout counter, then it avoids obstruction, but it requires careful routing and creates complexity in cable management
Solution Approach 1:
The cable routing problem is solved by extracting the cable path from the complex under-counter routing scenario and simplifying it to a direct path along the front surface of the support column. The holding portion is positioned such that the cable naturally follows the front surface contour, eliminating the need for complex under-counter routing while still achieving cable obstruction avoidance
Solution Approach 2:
The front surface of the support column serves as an intermediary surface that guides the cable from the holding portion to the stationary scanner portion. By using the support column's front surface as the cable pathway, the system avoids both the obstruction problems of vertical hanging and the complexity of under-counter routing, providing a simple and effective cable management solution
Data Source
AI summary
A stationary scanning device includes: a fixed scanner portion that is mounted on a front surface of a support column and is configured to optically read item data; a handheld scanner configured to optically read the item data; and a holding portion that is mounted on a side surface of the support column and is configured to hold the handheld scanner, the holding portion being configured to hold the handheld scanner such that a cable extending from an end portion of the handheld scanner falls in a space with a predetermined distance from the front surface and the side surface of the support column.