Module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12056677-B2
Application number	US-202117372499-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2021
Priority date	Jul 17, 2020
Publication date	Aug 6, 2024
Grant date	Aug 6, 2024

Abstract

A module provided in a predetermined space of an operation panel of a transaction terminal device to input and output digital information, includes: a wireless unit, a scanner unit, and a housing. The housing has a first front surface member and a second front surface member, a lower side of the first front surface member projects toward an operator with respect to an upper side of the first front surface member, an upper side of the second front surface member projects toward the operator with respect to a lower side of the second front surface member, an antenna of the wireless unit is provided on a back side of the first front surface member, a lower side of the antenna projects toward the operator with respect to an upper side of the antenna, and the scanner unit reads a code through an opening of the second front surface member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A module provided in a predetermined space of an operation panel of a transaction terminal device to input and output a digital information, the module comprising:
a wireless unit, configured to perform a data communication using at least a near field communication;
a scanner unit, configured to image and read an external optically readable code for processing image data obtained by imaging; and
a housing, configured for incorporating the wireless unit and the scanner unit,
wherein the housing comprises:
a first front surface member, disposed obliquely with respect to a vertical direction; and
a second front surface member, provided below the first front surface member and disposed obliquely with respect to the vertical direction,

wherein a lower side of the first front surface member projects toward an operator with respect to an upper side of the first front surface member, and the first front surface member is inclined with respect to the vertical direction so that the upper side of the first front surface member is further away from the operator relative to the lower side of the first front surface member,
an upper side of the second front surface member projects toward the operator with respect to a lower side of the second front surface member, and the second front surface member is inclined with respect to the vertical direction so that the lower side of the second front surface member is further away from the operator relative to the upper side of the second front surface member,
an antenna of the wireless unit is provided on a back side of the first front surface member,
a lower side of the antenna projects toward the operator with respect to an upper side of the antenna, and
an inclination angle of the second front surface member with respect to the vertical direction is set to be larger than an inclination angle of the first front surface member with respect to the vertical direction, such that the scanner unit is configured to irradiate an object to be read with an irradiation light so that an irradiation direction of the irradiation light is obliquely downward and, in a case that the external optically readable code is to be read through an opening of the second front surface member, the irradiation light is prevented from directly irradiating eyes of the operator.

2. The module according to claim 1 , wherein
the antenna of the wireless unit is disposed in parallel with the first front surface member.

3. The module according to claim 2 , wherein
at least one part of the scanner unit is disposed at such a position as to overlap a lower side of the wireless unit in a horizontal direction.

4. The module according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a line concentrator, configured to concentrate respective wires of the wireless unit and the scanner unit and perform connection to a control device of the transaction terminal device.

5. The module according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a line concentrator, configured to concentrate respective wires of the wireless unit and the scanner unit and perform connection to a control device of the transaction terminal device.

6. The module according to claim 1 , wherein
at least one part of the scanner unit is disposed at such a position as to overlap a lower side of the wireless unit in a horizontal direction.

7. The module according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a line concentrator, configured to concentrate respective wires of the wireless unit and the scanner unit and perform connection to a control device of the transaction terminal device.

8. The module according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a line concentrator, configured to concentrate respective wires of the wireless unit and the scanner unit and perform connection to a control device of the transaction terminal device.

Assignees

• Nidec Sankyo Corp

Inventors

• Takahashi Kazunori
• Higashi Katsuhisa
• Oguchi Yosuke
• Takeuchi Junro

Classifications

• G07F19/201

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• G07F7/0893

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• G07F7/0873

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• G06Q20/204

  comprising interface for record bearing medium or carrier for electronic funds transfer or payment credit · CPC title

• G06Q20/352

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