Arrangement for and method of reducing vertical parallax between an aiming pattern and an imaging field of view in a linear imaging reader
First Claim
1. In a reader for electro-optically reading symbols to be read by image capture, an arrangement for reducing vertical parallax between an imaging linear field of view (FOV) and an aiming light pattern, the arrangement comprising:
- an imaging assembly mounted on a tilted printed circuit board (PCB) within a tilted handle of the reader including a solid-state imager having a linear array of image sensors, and an imaging lens system for capturing return light over the imaging linear FOV from a symbol and for projecting the captured return light onto the linear array, the imaging linear FOV extending predominantly in a horizontal direction, wherein the PCB and the handle are tilted relative to the vertical;
an aiming light assembly spaced vertically away from the imaging assembly on the tilted PCB within the tilted handle of the reader, for generating the aiming light pattern on the symbol prior to reading; and
an optical assembly for intercepting the aiming light pattern and for vertically aligning the aiming light pattern with the imaging linear FOV substantially on a same horizontal plane that is parallel to both the horizontal direction and a principle propagation direction of the aiming light pattern to reduce the vertical parallax.
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Abstract
Vertical parallax between an imaging linear field of view (FOV) and an aiming light pattern is reduced in a reader for electro-optically reading symbols to be read by image capture by an arrangement that includes an imaging assembly having a solid-state imager with a linear array of image sensors, and an imaging lens for capturing return light over the imaging linear FOV from a symbol and for projecting the captured return light onto the linear array, an aiming light assembly spaced vertically away from the imaging assembly for generating the aiming light pattern on the symbol prior to reading, and an optical assembly for intercepting the aiming light pattern and for vertically aligning the aiming light pattern with the imaging linear FOV to reduce the vertical parallax.
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18 Claims
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1. In a reader for electro-optically reading symbols to be read by image capture, an arrangement for reducing vertical parallax between an imaging linear field of view (FOV) and an aiming light pattern, the arrangement comprising:
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an imaging assembly mounted on a tilted printed circuit board (PCB) within a tilted handle of the reader including a solid-state imager having a linear array of image sensors, and an imaging lens system for capturing return light over the imaging linear FOV from a symbol and for projecting the captured return light onto the linear array, the imaging linear FOV extending predominantly in a horizontal direction, wherein the PCB and the handle are tilted relative to the vertical; an aiming light assembly spaced vertically away from the imaging assembly on the tilted PCB within the tilted handle of the reader, for generating the aiming light pattern on the symbol prior to reading; and an optical assembly for intercepting the aiming light pattern and for vertically aligning the aiming light pattern with the imaging linear FOV substantially on a same horizontal plane that is parallel to both the horizontal direction and a principle propagation direction of the aiming light pattern to reduce the vertical parallax. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An imaging reader for electro-optically reading symbols by image capture, comprising:
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a housing with a tilted handle; a tilted printed circuit board (PCB) mounted in the tilted handle of the housing, wherein the PCB and the handle are tilted relative to the vertical; and an imaging module mounted on the tilted PCB within the tilted handle including an imaging assembly having a solid-state imager with a linear array of image sensors mounted on the PCB, and an imaging lens for capturing return light over an imaging linear field of view (FOV) from a symbol and for projecting the captured return light onto the linear array, the imaging linear FOV extending predominantly in a horizontal direction, an aiming light assembly mounted at least in part on the PCB and spaced vertically away from the imaging assembly on the tilted PCB within the tilted handle, for generating an aiming light pattern on the symbol prior to reading, and an optical assembly for intercepting the aiming light pattern and for vertically aligning the aiming light pattern with the imaging linear FOV substantially on a same horizontal plane that is parallel to both the horizontal direction and a principle propagation direction of the aiming light pattern to reduce vertical parallax between the aiming light pattern and the imaging linear FOV.
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11. A method of reducing vertical parallax between an imaging linear field of view (FOV) and an aiming light pattern in a reader for electro-optically reading symbols to be read by image capture, comprising the steps of:
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capturing return light over the imaging linear FOV from a symbol, and projecting the captured return light onto a linear array of image sensors of a solid-state imager mounted on a tilted printed circuit board within a tilted handle of the reader, the imaging linear FOV extending predominantly in a horizontal direction, wherein the PCB and the handle are tilted relative to the vertical; generating the aiming light pattern on the symbol prior to reading with an aiming light assembly spaced vertically away from the imager on the tilted PCB within the tilted handle of the reader; and intercepting the aiming light pattern, and vertically aligning the aiming light pattern with the imaging linear FOV substantially on a same horizontal plane that is parallel to both the horizontal direction and a principle propagation direction of the aiming light pattern to reduce the vertical parallax. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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