This application claims priority to Taiwanese Application Serial Number 111126752 filed Jul. 15, 2022, which is herein incorporated by reference.
The point of sales (POS) of the present disclosure is a kind of computers, which can be placed on a table and can be used as a computer for sales checkout in shops. For a known POS 10 as shown in
With regard to the structure of the POS as mentioned above, when it is required to be maintained or repaired in a shop, the front casing has to be detached first and placed in a proper area before the operation can begin, which causes troubles. If a hinge(s) is added between the front casing and the rear casing, after the lock between the front and the rear casings is relieved, the front casing can be opened and hung on the rear casing, avoiding the problem of finding an area to place the front casing detached.
However, the action of opening the front casing is required for such structure. If two known hinges 103, respectively having only one pivotally rotary shaft core, are installed inside only one border frame at the left and right sides, as shown in
A technical aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a casing opening device for point of sales, which can allow a front casing of the point of sales to be opened while the border frame of the front casing is avoided from the border frame of the rear casing at the same side, such that there is no collision between the border frames of the front casing and the rear casing when the front casing is opened or closed.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a casing opening device for point of sales is provided. The point of sales has a casing. The casing has a front casing and a rear casing. Four border frames of the front casing cover around four border frames of the rear casing. The casing opening device includes two hinges. The two hinges are respectively disposed inside one of the four border frames of the front casing and inside a corresponding one of the four border frames of the rear casing at a same side. Each of the two hinges includes a rotary arm, a rotary arm spring, a base, a front casing pivoting shaft, a sliding plate, a positioning rod, a positioning rod spring and a position releasing mechanism. The rotary arm has a rotary end and a driving end opposite to the rotary end. The rotary arm spring is disposed at the rotary arm and is configured to drive the rotary arm to rotate from inwardly lying down to outwardly standing up. The base is of a strip shape and is fixed at the rear casing. A front end of the base points to the corresponding one of the four border frames of the rear casing and is pivotally connected to the rotary end of the rotary arm. A rear end of the base is opposite to the front end of the base and is disposed with a sliding path. A middle portion of the base is disposed with a positioning hole. The front casing pivoting shaft is pivotally connected to the front casing. A front end of the sliding plate points to the corresponding one of the four border frames of the rear casing and is disposed with the front casing pivoting shaft. A rear end of the sliding plate is opposite to the front end of the sliding plate and slides at the sliding path of the base. A middle portion of the sliding plate is pivotally connected to the driving end of the rotary arm. A front end of the positioning rod points to the corresponding one of the four border frames of the rear casing and is pivotally connected to the driving end of the rotary arm. The positioning rod follows the sliding plate to slide. A rear end of the positioning rod is opposite to the front end of the positioning rod and is disposed with a positioning hook. The positioning rod spring bounces the positioning hook into the positioning hole of the base after the front end of the sliding plate is lifted up and pushed outwards by the rotary arm. The position releasing mechanism includes a position releasing rod linked to the positioning rod. When the front casing is pressed down to cover the rear casing, the front casing presses the position releasing rod and then moves the positioning rod to remove the positioning hook from the positioning hole, such that each of the two hinges is stored as a flatten shape as compressed by the front casing.
In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the position releasing mechanism further includes a pry plate, a position releasing rod spring and a position releasing rod storage accommodating opening disposed on a corresponding one of the sliding plates. The position releasing rod is pivotally connected to the pry plate. The pry plate is pivotally connected to the positioning rod. The position releasing rod spring is installed at a pivotally connecting point of the position releasing rod and the pry plate. The position releasing rod spring is configured to pry up the positioning hook, such that the position releasing rod is stored in the position releasing rod storage accommodating opening.
In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the position releasing mechanism further includes a position releasing rod storage accommodating opening disposed on a corresponding one of the sliding plates. The position releasing rod is disposed with a bending point configured to pry up the positioning hook, such that the position releasing rod is stored in the position releasing rod storage accommodating opening formed from a remaining space of the front casing and the rear casing.
In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the base is of a “U” shape.
In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the sliding plate is of a strip of “n” shape.
In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the rotary arm is of a strip of “n” shape.
In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, each of the two hinges includes a rotary shaft core. The rotary shaft core is disposed at the base and pivotally connected to the rotary arm.
In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, each of the two hinges includes a sliding shaft core. The sliding shaft core is disposed at the sliding plate and configured to slide along the sliding path.
In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, each of the two hinges includes a driving shaft core. The driving shaft core is disposed at the rotary arm and pivotally connected to the sliding plate.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a casing opening device for point of sales is provided. The point of sales has a casing. The casing has a front casing and a rear casing. Four border frames of the front casing cover around four border frames of the rear casing. The casing opening device includes two hinges. The two hinges are separated from each other and disposed inside one of the four border frames of the front casing and inside a corresponding one of the four border frames of the rear casing at a same side. Each of the two hinges includes a sectionally n-shaped rotary arm, a rotary arm spring, a sectionally U-shaped base, a front casing pivoting shaft, a sectionally n-shaped sliding plate, a positioning rod, a positioning rod spring and a position releasing mechanism. The sectionally n-shaped rotary arm has a rotary end and a driving end opposite to the rotary end. The rotary arm spring is disposed at the sectionally n-shaped rotary arm and is configured to drive the sectionally n-shaped rotary arm to rotate from inwardly lying down to outwardly standing up. The sectionally U-shaped base is fixed at the rear casing. A front end of the sectionally U-shaped base points to the corresponding one of the four border frames of the rear casing and is pivotally connected to the rotary end of the sectionally n-shaped rotary arm. A rear end of the sectionally U-shaped base is opposite to the front end of the sectionally U-shaped base and is disposed with a sliding path. A middle portion of the sectionally U-shaped base is disposed with a positioning hole. The front casing pivoting shaft is pivotally connected to the front casing. A front end of the sectionally n-shaped sliding plate points to the corresponding one of the four border frames of the rear casing and is disposed with the front casing pivoting shaft. A rear end of the sectionally n-shaped sliding plate is opposite to the front end of the sectionally n-shaped sliding plate and slides at the sliding path of the sectionally U-shaped base. A middle portion of the sectionally n-shaped sliding plate is pivotally connected to the driving end of the sectionally n-shaped rotary arm. A front end of the positioning rod points to the corresponding one of the four border frames of the rear casing and is pivotally connected to the driving end of the sectionally n-shaped rotary arm. The positioning rod follows the sectionally n-shaped sliding plate to slide. A rear end of the positioning rod is opposite to the front end of the positioning rod and is disposed with a positioning hook. The positioning rod spring bounces the positioning hook into the positioning hole of the sectionally U-shaped base after the front end of the sectionally n-shaped sliding plate is lifted up and pushed outwards by the sectionally n-shaped rotary arm. The position releasing mechanism includes a position releasing rod linked to the positioning rod. When the front casing is pressed down to cover the rear casing, the front casing presses the position releasing rod and then moves the positioning rod to remove the positioning hook from the positioning hole, such that each of the two hinges is stored as a flatten shape as compressed by the front casing.
In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the position releasing mechanism further includes a pry plate, a position releasing rod spring and a position releasing rod storage accommodating opening disposed on a corresponding one of the sectionally n-shaped sliding plates. The position releasing rod is pivotally connected to the pry plate. The pry plate is pivotally connected to the positioning rod. The position releasing rod spring is installed at a pivotally connecting point of the position releasing rod and the pry plate. The position releasing rod spring is configured to pry up the positioning hook, such that the position releasing rod is stored in the position releasing rod storage accommodating opening.
In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the position releasing mechanism further includes a position releasing rod storage accommodating opening disposed on a corresponding one of the sectionally n-shaped sliding plates. The position releasing rod is disposed with a bending point configured to pry up the positioning hook, such that the position releasing rod is stored in the position releasing rod storage accommodating opening formed from a remaining space of the front casing and the rear casing.
In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, each of the two hinges includes a rotary shaft core. The rotary shaft core is disposed at the sectionally U-shaped base and pivotally connected to the sectionally n-shaped rotary arm.
In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, each of the two hinges includes a sliding shaft core. The sliding shaft core is disposed at the sectionally n-shaped sliding plate and configured to slide along the sliding path.
In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, each of the two hinges includes a driving shaft core. The driving shaft core is disposed at the sectionally n-shaped rotary arm and pivotally connected to the sectionally n-shaped sliding plate.
The above-mentioned embodiments of the present disclosure have at least the following advantages: the casing opening device for point of sales solves the problem of collision between the border frames of the front casing and the rear casing when the front casing is opened or closed.
The term of “lifting up” means the front casing and the rear casing leave from each other in a nearly perpendicular direction.
The term of “pushing outwards” means the border frame of the front casing installed with the hinges leaves and moves out towards the border frame of the rear casing in a nearly horizontal direction.
The term of “pushing to move inwards” means pushing the front casing from the outside to a position nearly perpendicular to the rear casing.
The disclosure can be more fully understood by reading the following detailed description of the embodiments, with reference made to the accompanying drawings as follows:
Drawings will be used below to disclose embodiments of the present disclosure. For the sake of clear illustration, many practical details will be explained together in the description below. However, it is appreciated that the practical details should not be used to limit the claimed scope. In other words, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the practical details are not essential. Moreover, for the sake of drawing simplification, some customary structures and elements in the drawings will be schematically shown in a simplified way. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.
Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and the present disclosure, and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
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The casing opening device 20 includes two hinges 203. The two hinges 203 are respectively disposed inside the border frame 2011a of the front casing 201 and inside the border frame 2021a of the rear casing 202 at the same side. Moreover, one of the two hinges 203 is located at the left and another one of the two hinges 203 is located at the right, as shown in
Each of the two hinges 203 includes a rotary arm 2033, a rotary arm spring 2034 (please see
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The sliding plate 2032 is made to a strip of “n” shape. A front end of the sliding plate 2032 points to the border frame 2021a of the rear casing 202. Another end of the sliding plate 2032 is a rear end. As shown in
The rotary arm 2033 is made to a strip of “n” shape. The rotary arm 2033 has a rotary end and a driving end opposite to the rotary end. The rotary end (i.e., an end of the rotary shaft core 20311) is pivotally connected to the front end of the base 2031. The driving end (i.e., an end of the driving shaft core 20322) is pivotally connected to the middle portion of the sliding plate 2032. As shown in
Through the combination of the inside and outside arrangements of the base 2031, the sliding plate 2032 and the rotary arm 2033 in U-shape and n-shape, the two hinges 203 can be easily stored as flatten shapes after the front casing 201 is closed, as shown in
The front end of the positioning rod 2035 (please see
The position releasing mechanism includes a position releasing rod, and there are two types, namely embodiment one and embodiment two. The position releasing rod 2038a1 of the position releasing mechanism 2038a in embodiment one is shown in
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Although the limiting opening 20314 and the positioning hole 20313 are both disposed at the U-shaped bottom of the base 2031, through the utilization of the width of the bottom, the limiting opening 20314 can be disposed at the central zone (not shown) of the bottom, while the positioning hole 20313 can be disposed at the bottom near its outer edge. The positions of sliding in front of and at the back of the bottom of the base 2031 of the two can be staggered during movements and interference is avoided.
Moreover, a position releasing rod storage accommodating opening 20323 (please see
The position releasing rod storage accommodating opening 2038b2 with the position releasing rod 2038b1 being pressed down in embodiment two can be formed from a remaining space of the front casing 201 and the rear casing 202, while not interfering the storage of the hinge 203 into the flattened shape, as the closing of the front casing 201 in embodiment two shown in
The two hinges 203 are completed below. The bases 2031 of the two hinges 203 are fixed inside the border frame 2021a of the rear casing 202 with one at the left and one at the right, and the front casing pivoting shafts 2037 are pivotally connected to the border frame 2011a of the front casing 201 at the same side. At this point, the casing opening device 20 for point of sales in the disclosure is completed. The casing opening device 20 for point of sales in the disclosure solves the problem of mutual collision between the border frames of the front casing 201 and the rear casing 202, provided that the front casing 201 has a structure for opening. Thus, the front casing 201 can be opened or closed without collision with the rear casing 202.
Although the present disclosure has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain embodiments thereof, other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the embodiments contained herein.
It will be apparent to the person having ordinary skill in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present disclosure without departing from the scope or spirit of the present disclosure. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present disclosure cover modifications and variations of the present disclosure provided they fall within the scope of the following claims.
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111126752 | Jul 2022 | TW | national |