Pinless dithering assembly for data reading
US6230976A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 19, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B26/10
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A scanning system and method of data reading in which the scanning system is provided with a dithering assembly that is compact, easy to assemble, and configured to protect the more delicate scanning components, such as flexures, from damage due to external mechanical shock. In a preferred construction, the dithering assembly includes a dither mount and a mirror mount, each mount having an arm adapted to matingly engage one another. In particular, the dither mount arm may include a socket configured to receive a ball member protruding from the mirror mount arm.
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