Optical scanning head
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1. A device for scanning and decoding information encoded in an optical code, said device comprising:
- a printed circuit board having a front, a center, and a rear with a longitudinal centerline bisecting said printed circuit board into a left side and a right side;
a plurality of LEDs disposed on said printed circuit board near said front for projecting light outward from said front, a first portion of said plurality of LEDs disposed on said left side, each LED of said first portion being directed to emit light at a non-zero angle .[.so that its light intersects.]. .Iadd.with respect to .Iaddend.said longitudinal centerline .[.at an angle different from other LEDs of said first portion.]., and a second portion disposed on said right side, each LED of said second portion being directed to emit light at a non-zero angle.[., so that its light intersects.]. .Iadd.with respect to .Iaddend.said centerline .[.at an angle different from other LEDs of said second portion.]. so that a fan of light is emitted which becomes increasingly broader at greater distances from said plurality of LEDs;
an optic module disposed at said center of said printed circuit board for filtering reflected light which is reflected from the optical code and for focusing said reflected light at a focal plane;
a CCD detector disposed at said rear of said printed circuit board substantially at said focal plane, for receiving said reflected light and generating an electrical signal in response thereto;
a conversion means for converting said electrical signal into a digital signal corresponding to said .[.bar.]. .Iadd.optical .Iaddend.code; and
a voltage source for providing a driving voltage to said plurality of LEDs, said CCD detector and said conversion means.
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Abstract
The .[.ornamental.]. design for a bar code Scanner using the Light Emitting Diode (LED), Optical Scanner assembly and Charge-Coupled Devices (CCD) capable of reading the barcode symbols at the variable distance, as shown and described. The optical passive elements for increasing the depth of field and method of fabricating the scanning head by mass-production techniques are also disclosed.
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1. A device for scanning and decoding information encoded in an optical code, said device comprising:
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a printed circuit board having a front, a center, and a rear with a longitudinal centerline bisecting said printed circuit board into a left side and a right side; a plurality of LEDs disposed on said printed circuit board near said front for projecting light outward from said front, a first portion of said plurality of LEDs disposed on said left side, each LED of said first portion being directed to emit light at a non-zero angle .[.so that its light intersects.]. .Iadd.with respect to .Iaddend.said longitudinal centerline .[.at an angle different from other LEDs of said first portion.]., and a second portion disposed on said right side, each LED of said second portion being directed to emit light at a non-zero angle.[., so that its light intersects.]. .Iadd.with respect to .Iaddend.said centerline .[.at an angle different from other LEDs of said second portion.]. so that a fan of light is emitted which becomes increasingly broader at greater distances from said plurality of LEDs; an optic module disposed at said center of said printed circuit board for filtering reflected light which is reflected from the optical code and for focusing said reflected light at a focal plane; a CCD detector disposed at said rear of said printed circuit board substantially at said focal plane, for receiving said reflected light and generating an electrical signal in response thereto; a conversion means for converting said electrical signal into a digital signal corresponding to said .[.bar.]. .Iadd.optical .Iaddend.code; and a voltage source for providing a driving voltage to said plurality of LEDs, said CCD detector and said conversion means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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11. said CCD detector and said conversion means. .Iaddend..Iadd.15. The device claimed in claim 14 wherein said each LED emits light having a wavelength of 660 nm. .Iaddend..Iadd.16. The device claimed in claim 14 further comprising a light-transmissive window disposed adjacent said front of said at least one printed circuit board in front of said plurality of LEDs. .Iaddend..Iadd.17. A device for scanning and decoding information encoded in an optical code having a first width, said device comprising:
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a housing having a second width at a front end at which an incident beam of light for illuminating said optical code exits said housing, said second width being smaller than said first width; at least one printed circuit board retained within said housing and having a front corresponding to said front end of said housing, a center, a rear and a longitudinal centerline bisecting said printed circuit board into a left side and a right side; a plurality of LEDs disposed near said front of said at least one printed circuit board for projecting light outward from said front, a first portion of said plurality of LEDs being disposed on said left side and a second portion of said plurality of LEDs being disposed on said right side, each LED of said first portion of LEDs and said second portion of LEDs being directed to emit light at a non-zero angle with respect to said centerline so that said plurality of LEDs emits a diverging incident beam of light beyond said front end of said housing; an optic module disposed at said center of said housing for focusing reflected light which is reflected from the optical code at a focal plane; a CCD detector disposed substantially at said focal plane on said at least one printed circuit board for receiving said reflected light and generating an electrical signal in response thereto; a conversion means for converting said electrical signal into a digital signal corresponding to said optical code; and a voltage source for providing voltage to said plurality of LEDs, said CCD detector and said conversion means; wherein said device is held at a distance from said bar code symbol and said diverging incident beam of light has a width at least as wide as said first width at a point at which said diverging incident beam of light
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- 12. contacts said optical code. .Iaddend..Iadd.18. The device claimed in claim 17 wherein said each LED emits light having a wavelength of 660 nm. .Iaddend..Iadd.19. The device claimed in claim 17 further comprising a light-transmissive window retained within said front end of said housing in front of said plurality of LEDs. .Iaddend..Iadd.20. The device claimed in claim 17 further comprising an indicator lamp disposed on said housing for providing visual indication of a successful decode by said optical scanner. .Iaddend..Iadd.21. The device claimed in claim 17 further comprising a dark room disposed on said at least one printed circuit board so that said dark room surrounds said optic module and said CCD detector. .Iaddend..Iadd.22. The device claimed in claim 12 further comprising a dark room disposed on said at least one printed circuit board, said dark room surrounding said optic module and said CCD detector. .Iaddend.
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