Laser diode device incorporating structure with integral scanning motor
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1. A laser scanning device for projecting a laser beam against a target having information thereon which is to be scanned by said laser beam, said device comprising:
- housing means enabling manual handling of said device; and
a unitary framework structure insertable into said housing means, and operative for modularly mounting operative components of said laser scanning device, including laser generating means, optical means, photodetector means and a scanning motor for said laser scanning device, said unitary framework structure including flexible external shock-absorbing means integrally formed with said structure, and operative for resiliently supportably mounting said scanning motor on said structure against external impacts and shock loads imparted to said device prior to said external impacts and shock loads being transmitted to said scanning motor.
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Abstract
A laser scanning device for projecting a laser beam against a target having information contained thereon which is to be scanned by the laser beam. The device is in particular a compact bar code reader which incorporates internal unitary structure with a resiliently mounted integral scanning motor for compactly supporting various laser and optics components for modular installation in the device, and which protects at least the integral scanning motor from external impacts and shock loads.
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1. A laser scanning device for projecting a laser beam against a target having information thereon which is to be scanned by said laser beam, said device comprising:
- housing means enabling manual handling of said device; and
a unitary framework structure insertable into said housing means, and operative for modularly mounting operative components of said laser scanning device, including laser generating means, optical means, photodetector means and a scanning motor for said laser scanning device, said unitary framework structure including flexible external shock-absorbing means integrally formed with said structure, and operative for resiliently supportably mounting said scanning motor on said structure against external impacts and shock loads imparted to said device prior to said external impacts and shock loads being transmitted to said scanning motor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- housing means enabling manual handling of said device; and
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14. A method of arranging operative components in a laser scanning device utilized for projecting a laser beam against a target having information thereon which is to be scanned by said laser beam, wherein said device includes housing means enabling manual handling of said device, comprising the steps of:
- inserting a unitary framework structure into said housing means for modularly mounting operative components of said laser scanning device, including laser generating means, optical means, photodetector means and a scanning motor for said laser scanning device; and
resiliently mounting said scanning motor on flexible external shock-absorbing means integrally formed with said unitary framework structure for resiliently supportably mounting said scanning motor on said structure against external impacts and shock loads imparted to said laser scanning device prior to said external impacts and shock loads being transmitted to said scanning motor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
- inserting a unitary framework structure into said housing means for modularly mounting operative components of said laser scanning device, including laser generating means, optical means, photodetector means and a scanning motor for said laser scanning device; and
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