DATA READER HAVING COMPACT ARRANGEMENT
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1. An optical code reader for capturing an image of an object in a view volume, comprisinga housing having an outer opening at a front face thereof;
- a window disposed in the housing proximate to the outer opening;
a planar printed circuit board disposed toward a rear of the housing and oriented at a first acute angle to the window;
a primary minor mounted in the housing at a second acute angle to the window for directing a first perspective of the object in the view volume along a first view segment path;
an imager mounted on the printed circuit board proximate the primary mirror;
a secondary mirror disposed in the first view segment path to direct the first perspective of the object toward the imager, the imager being operative for capturing a two-dimensional image of the object from the first perspective;
an illumination system mounted on the printed circuit board for directing illumination into the view volume,wherein the illumination system and the imager are disposed on a common side of the printed circuit board.
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Abstract
A data reader including one or more imagers or imager assemblies that capture two-dimensional images of an object disposed in a view volume, the data reader having fold minors and other component arrangement that enable compact and efficient component configuration.
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1. An optical code reader for capturing an image of an object in a view volume, comprising
a housing having an outer opening at a front face thereof; -
a window disposed in the housing proximate to the outer opening; a planar printed circuit board disposed toward a rear of the housing and oriented at a first acute angle to the window; a primary minor mounted in the housing at a second acute angle to the window for directing a first perspective of the object in the view volume along a first view segment path; an imager mounted on the printed circuit board proximate the primary mirror; a secondary mirror disposed in the first view segment path to direct the first perspective of the object toward the imager, the imager being operative for capturing a two-dimensional image of the object from the first perspective; an illumination system mounted on the printed circuit board for directing illumination into the view volume, wherein the illumination system and the imager are disposed on a common side of the printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for reading an optical code on an object in a view volume, comprising the steps of:
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positioning a first imager, a primary minor, and an illumination system within a reader housing and such that the first imager, the primary minor, and the illumination system are supported on a common circuit board; positioning a window proximate and parallel to an opening at one end the reader housing, wherein the circuit board is oriented at an acute angle to the window; directing a first field of view of the first imager via a first minor set from a position of the first imager into the view volume from a first perspective; forming a first image at the first imager of the first field of view into the view volume from the first perspective; capturing the first image with the first imager; processing the optical code based on one or more images captured by the first imager. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. An optical code reader for capturing an image of an object in a view volume, comprising
a housing having an outer opening at a front face thereof; -
a 2D imager disposed in a lower portion of the housing; a window disposed in the housing proximate to the outer opening and parallel thereto; a primary minor mounted at first angle to the window for directing a first 2D perspective of the object in the view volume downwardly and forwardly along a first view path segment; a secondary mirror mounted in the first view path at a second angle to the window for directing the first 2D perspective of the object from the primary minor rearwardly along a second view segment path; a tertiary minor mounted in the second view path for directing the first 2D perspective of the object from the secondary mirror downwardly to the imager.
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11. An optical code reader for capturing an image of an object in a view volume, comprising
a housing having an outer opening; -
an imager disposed in the housing; a window disposed in the housing proximate to the outer opening; a mirror disposed in the housing for directing a perspective of the object in the view volume along a view path segment toward the imager, wherein the mirror is mounted behind an inner opening in the housing, the minor having a visible area defined by the inner opening. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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