Scanner with flexible flat cable electrically connected to light emitter
US5811773A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K2207/1016
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To reduce the size and weight of an optical scanner, the present invention provides a mirrorless beam scanning unit. A flexible member, such as a multi-wire, flat, electrical cable is connected to the light emitter. Reciprocation of the light emitter during emission of light by the light emitter causes the light to scan a surface, such as a surface bearing a bar code label. The cable flexes during such reciprocation.
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