Optical information reader
AssigneeDenso Wave Incorporated
InventorsEishun Nakamura, Nobuyuki Fujiwara, Makoto Ito, Natsuki Mizuno
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Abstract
A configuration that enables easy implementation of wiping disinfection for a gripping handle for which an operating means is provided. The gripping handle, which is grasped by an operator, is formed as part of the lower case including part of the housing. The gripping handle is provided with an operating surface portion that the operator touches when initiating the reading process. There is a site on the inner side of the gripping handle, wherein the site is opposed to the operating surface portion. At this site on the inner surface side, a detector is provided to detect the state in which the operating surface portion is touched.
Claims18
An optical information reader comprising:
- a reading device which optically reads optical information and includes a piezoelectric sensor;
- and
- a housing having a plurality of cases and formed by mutually combining the plurality of cases such that the housing forms a housing space therein in which the reading device is housed,
- wherein
- one case of the plurality of cases forms a gripping handle which is manually grippable by an operator when the operator makes the reading device execute predetermined processing for reading the optical information,
- the gripping handle includes a predetermined operating surface portion, an outside surface of the predetermined operating surface portion being touchable by the operator when the operator grips the gripping handle,
- the piezoelectric sensor of the reading device (i) is inside the gripping handle at a site on the predetermined operating surface portion and (ii) is configured to sense distortion caused on the predetermined operating surface portion,
- a thickness of the predetermined operating surface portion is thinner than other portions of the gripping handle such that a pressing operation by the operator on the outside surface of the predetermined operating surface portion causes the distortion, and
- a part of the housing at which the gripping handle is formed has no joint provided between cases of the plurality of cases.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.