Symbology reader illumination system
US5684290A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/10722
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A symbology reader employing an area detector and LEDs mounted at various angular orientations on a printed circuit board for illuminating a target object in an object plane. Each of the LEDs is oriented according to a desired beam vector to illuminate a particular area of the object plane so that the sum of the beams produces a desired illumination pattern. In one embodiment, the illumination pattern is selected to be inversely proportional to the sensitivity of the area detector to provide an even response over an entire image area. The individual LEDs are angularly aligned by an alignment board having an alignment aperture for each LED. The LEDs are mounted onto the printed circuit board with their body portions spaced apart from the board and supported by semi-rigid wire leads soldered to the board. Each of the alignment holes of the alignment board is laterally offset slightly from the mounting position of the LED. The LEDs are angularly aligned by moving the alignment board toward the printed circuit board and engaging sidewalls of the alignment holes with the LED body portions to deflect the LEDs toward a desired angular orientation. When the alignment board reaches a select…
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