公开(公告)号：WO1992010803A1

公开(公告)日：1992-06-25

申请号：PCT/US1991009421

申请日：1991-12-12

Applicant: NORAND CORPORATION

Inventor： NORAND CORPORATION ,  KOENCK, Steven, E. ,  MILLER, Phillip ,  DANIELSON, Arvin, D. ,  MAHANY, Ronald, L. ,  DURBIN, Dennis, A. ,  CARGIN, Keith, K. ,  HANSON, George, E. ,  SCHULTZ, Darald, R. ,  GEERS, Robert, G. ,  BOATWRIGHT, Darrell, L. ,  GIBBS, William, T. ,  KELLY, Stephen, J.

IPC: G06F15/02

CPC classification number: G07G1/0045 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1632 ,  G06F1/1647 ,  G06F1/1656 ,  G06F1/1671 ,  G06F1/1683 ,  G06F1/1698 ,  G06F15/0216 ,  G06F15/0283 ,  G06K7/10881 ,  G06K17/0022 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  G06Q20/343 ,  G07F7/02

Abstract: A portable, hand-held data collection terminal unit is of modular structure including among other modules a display screen module, a keyboard module and a base module, each of which may be chosen from a plurality of modules available for assembly into the terminal unit. Consequently, a wide combination of terminal units may be assembled from a comparatively limited number of modular choices, such that the cost of assembly of a terminal unit with specific functions may be minimized. A particular selected module is a scanning module including a pivotable scanning head to permit a user to adjust the scanning head to a convenient position for operating the scanning module without sacrifice of visual access to a display screen of the display screen module. The display screen module may be selected from modules of standard width equal to the width of the terminal unit, of extended width extending when assembled to a selected keyboard module beyond either or both lateral edges of the terminal unit. The selected display screen module may include one of different sized screens, function keys and alphabetical keys.

Abstract translation: 便携式手持式数据采集终端单元是模块化结构，其中包括显示屏模块，键盘模块和基本模块，其中每一模块可以从可用于组装到终端单元中的多个模块中选择。 因此，可以从相对有限数量的模块化选择组装终端单元的广泛组合，使得具有特定功能的终端单元的组装成本可以最小化。 特定选择的模块是包括可枢转扫描头的扫描模块，以允许用户将扫描头调节到用于操作扫描模块的方便位置，而不牺牲对显示屏模块的显示屏的可视访问。 显示屏模块可以从等于终端单元的宽度的标准宽度的模块中选择，当组装到选定的键盘模块上延伸的延伸宽度超过终端单元的任一侧或两个侧边缘时。 所选择的显示屏模块可以包括不同尺寸的屏幕之一，功能键和字母键。