Patent · US Expired

Imaging module for optical reader comprising refractive diffuser

US6601768B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 8, 2001
Grant dateAug 5, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 8, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K7/10881
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is an imaging module including various optical components and a circuit board, which, in one embodiment, carries essentially an entirety of illumination and aiming LEDs of the module. The module includes a combination of features which result in the size of the module being reduced. The module may comprise a refractive optic diffuser plate manufactured using a textured surface mold.

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