TOUCH CONTROL BARCODE SCANNER AND BARCODE SCANNING DEVICE HAVING THE SCANNER

• US 20140061312A1
• Filed: 05/14/2013
• Published: 03/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Riotec Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Riotec Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: TIEN, Kai-Yuan
• Application Number:
  US13/893,822
• Publication Number:
  US 20140061312A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/462.33
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10544 by scanning of the records by radiation in the optical part of the electromagnetic spectrum
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10881 constructional details of hand-held scanners

Abstract

A touch control barcode scanner, used for being externally connected to an electric connector of a mobile electronic device thereby enabling the mobile electronic device to provide with barcode scanning function, includes: a main body and a scan module and a touch control module electrically connected with each other. The scan module is disposed in the main body and electrically connected to an external connector inserted in the electric connector; the touch control module is disposed in the main body and installed with a touch control panel corresponding to one side board of the main body; the scan module can be actuated for processing scanning merely through gently touching the touch control panel and the touch control module.

Claims

1. A touch control barcode scanner, used for being externally connected to a mobile electronic device, the mobile electronic device being installed with an electric connector, the touch control barcode scanner including:

a main body including a first side board;

a scan module disposed in the main body, wherein the scan module is electrically connected to an external connector opposite to the electric connector; and

a first touch control module disposed in the main body and installed with a first touch control panel, wherein the first touch control panel is corresponding to the first side board, and the first touch control module and the scan module are electrically connected and used for actuating the scan module for processing scanning.

2. The touch control barcode scanner according to claim 1, further including a second touch control module, wherein the second touch control module is disposed in the main body and installed with a second touch control panel, the main body further includes a second side board, the second touch control panel of the second touch control module is corresponding to the second side board, and the second touch control module and the scan module are electrically connected and used for actuating the scan module for processing scanning.

3. The touch control barcode scanner according to claim 2, wherein the first side board of the main body is formed with a first opening, the second side board is formed with a second opening, the first touch control panel of the first touch control module is exposed corresponding to the first opening of the first side board, the second touch control panel of the second touch control module is exposed corresponding to the second opening of the second side board, the main body further includes a third side board formed with a scanning hole, and the scan module projects scanning light beams corresponding to the location where the scanning hole being formed on the third side board.

4. The touch control barcode scanner according to claim 3, wherein the first side board and the second side board of the main body are arranged corresponding to each other.

5. The touch control barcode scanner according to claim 3, wherein the periphery of the first touch control panel of the first touch control module is close to the periphery of the first side board of the main body, and the periphery of the second touch control panel of the second touch control module is close to the periphery of the second side board of the main body.

6. The touch control barcode scanner according to claim 3, further including a cover member, wherein the main body further includes a fourth side board, the cover member is covered on the fourth side board of the main body, the external connector is exposed out of the fourth side board of the main body, and the external connector is covered between the fourth side board of the main body and the cover member.

7. A barcode scanning device, used for being externally connected to a mobile electronic device, the mobile electronic device being installed with an electric connector, the barcode scanning device including:

a main body including a first side board;

a scan module disposed in the main body, wherein the scan module is electrically connected to an external connector opposite to the electric connector;

a first touch control module, disposed in the main body and installed with a first touch control panel, wherein the first touch control panel is corresponding to the first side board, and the first touch control module and the scan module are electrically connected and used for actuating the scan module for processing scanning;

a base, installed to the mobile electronic device, wherein the main body is able to be detachably positioned on the base; and

a connecting cable, electrically connected between the scan module and the external connector.

8. The barcode scanning device according to claim 7, wherein the base is installed with a fasten member, and the base is able to be detachably fastened on the mobile electronic device via the fasten member.

9. The barcode scanning device according to claim 8, wherein the fasten member is a binding strip capable of adjusting the binding strength, the base is disposed between two ends of the binding strip, and the base is fastened on the mobile electronic device through the binding strip.

10. The barcode scanning device according to claim 7, wherein the base includes a first board member, a second board member and an accommodation part formed between the first and the second board member, the first board member and the second board member are respectively formed with at least a positioning rib, the main body further includes a fifth side board and a sixth side board corresponding to each other, the fifth side board and the sixth side board are respectively formed with a positioning slot corresponding to the positioning rib, the two positioning ribs of the base are enabled to respectively slide in the two positioning slots of the main body, and the main body is positioned in the accommodation part of the base through the two positioning ribs sliding in the two positioning slots.

11. The barcode scanning device according to claim 7, further including a second touch control module, wherein the second touch control module is disposed in the main body and installed with a second touch control panel, the main body further includes a second side board, the second touch control panel of the second touch control module is corresponding to the second side board, and the second touch control module and the scan module are electrically connected and used for actuating the scan module for processing scanning.

12. The barcode scanning device according to claim 11, wherein the first side board of the main body is formed with a first opening, the second side board is formed with a second opening, the first touch control panel of the first touch control module is exposed corresponding to the first opening of the first side board, the second touch control panel of the second touch control module is exposed corresponding to the second opening of the second side board, the main body further includes a third side board formed with a scanning hole, and the scan module projects scanning light beams corresponding to the location where the scanning hole being formed on the third side board.

13. The barcode scanning device according to claim 12, wherein the first side board and the second side board of the main body are arranged corresponding to each other.

14. The barcode scanning device according to claim 12, wherein the periphery of the first touch control panel of the first touch control module is close to the periphery of the first side board of the main body, and the periphery of the second touch control panel of the second touch control module is close to the periphery of the second side board of the main body.

15. The barcode scanning device according to claim 12, further including a cover member, wherein the main body further includes a fourth side board, the cover member is covered on the fourth side board of the main body, the external connector is exposed out of the fourth side board of the main body, and the external connector is covered between the fourth side board of the main body and the cover member.