CA1279401C - Optical information reading apparatus - Google Patents
Optical information reading apparatusInfo
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
Apparatus for reading optical information such as a bar code and including a handheld reader containing a reading sensor. An image of the optical information is imaged by light reflected from the optical information, via a reflecting mirror, a lens and a diaphram member, onto the reading sensor so that the image is converted into an electric signal. A pair of LEDs are disposed on both sides of the image sensor so that the images thereof are imaged near the optical information by light from the LEDs through the diaphram member, the lens and the reflecting mirror. The LEDs and reading sensor are controlled so that the LEDs are disabled from emitting light while the reading sensor performs the reading operation of the optical information. Instead of LEDs, optical fibers can be used.
Apparatus for reading optical information such as a bar code and including a handheld reader containing a reading sensor. An image of the optical information is imaged by light reflected from the optical information, via a reflecting mirror, a lens and a diaphram member, onto the reading sensor so that the image is converted into an electric signal. A pair of LEDs are disposed on both sides of the image sensor so that the images thereof are imaged near the optical information by light from the LEDs through the diaphram member, the lens and the reflecting mirror. The LEDs and reading sensor are controlled so that the LEDs are disabled from emitting light while the reading sensor performs the reading operation of the optical information. Instead of LEDs, optical fibers can be used.
Description
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TITLE OF THE INVENTION
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OPTICAL INFORMATION READING APPARATUS
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to optical information reading apparatus for reading optical information such as a bar code or characters printed on a record medium such as a label or the like.
As general background art, reference may be made to U.S. Patents 4,408,120, 4,488,678, 4,516,017, 4,528,444 and 4,538,060.
Conventional apparatus of this type is disclosed in a Japanese patent application having a laid-open patent number 60-171581 published September 5, 1985. That patent application discloses optical information reading apparatus in which illuminating means illuminates a label on which optical information such as a bar code or characters is printed so that an image of the optical information in light reflected therefrom is imaged onto a reading sensor for converting the image into an electric signal by an electronic scanning operation.
In this kind of conventional apparatus, however, it is difficult to determine what part of the label is scanned or whether the apparatus is operating in focus. This results in not being able to read the optical information correctly. For example, in a case where a line to be scanned on the label is not illuminated enough by illuminating means when an opening of a handheld reader faces the label, or where optical means and the reading sensor '~
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for imaging the optical information are out of focus, the optical information can not be read correctly.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, light emitting means is positioned on substantially the same plane as a light receiving plane of the reading sensor and emits light to image an image thereof near the optical information. Therefore, it is easy to determine whether the apparatus operates in focus or not by the focus condition of the image of light emitting means.
`~ Further, the light emitting means includes a pair of light emitting parts positioned on both sides of a reading portion of the reading sensor.
Therefore, it is easy to determine what part of a record medium containing the optical information is scanned.
Still further, disable means prevents the light emitting means from emitting light while the reading sensor performs the reading operation of the optical information. Therefore, the reading sensor can work correctly since there is no effect by light from the light emitting means while performing the reading operation.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other objects and advantages of this invention will become more apparent and more readily appreciated from the following detailed description of the presently preferred exemplary embodiments of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, of which:
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FIGURE 1 is a side sectional view showing the first embodiment of an optical reading apparatus according to the presen-t invention;
FIGURE 2 is a schematic diagram of the : apparat~ls shown in FIGURE l;
FIGURE 3 is a schematic diagram showing a second embodiment according to the present invention;
FIGURE 4 is a schematic diagram showing a third embodiment according to the present invention;
FIGURE 5 is a schematical diagram showing a fourth embodiment according to the present invention;
FIGURE 6 is a circuit diagram showing the whole circuit for the apparatus shown in FIGURE 5;
FIGURE 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of a microcomputer of FIGURE 6; and FIGURES 8(a) through 8(c) are timing charts useful for understanding the operation of the fourth embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The present invention will.now be described hereunder with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof.
FIGURES 1 and 2 refer to a handheld reader which forms part of an optical information réading apparatus. In FIGURES 1 and 2, a bar code label 1 contains a conventional bar code la having black bars and white bars which are all parallel to each other. The handheld reader has a casing 2 having an opening 2a at one ena thereof to face bar code la.
The reader includes within casing 2 a light source 3 having four LEDs 3a through 3d for illuminating bar code label 1, and a semicylindrical lens 4 for ~. .
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condensing light from light source 3 so that the light is incident on bar code label 1 after being condensed. Reflecting mirror 5 reflects light reflected from bar code la in a predetermined direction, i.e., -toward a reading sensor 8. The light reflected from reflecting mirror 5 is transmitted through lens 6 and diaphram member 7 which has an elongate slit arranged so that its longitudinal direction is perpendicular to a scanning line of reading sensor 8. From diaphram member 7 the light goes on to reading sensor 8 where an image of bar code 2 to be scanned is imaged thereon. The reading sensor 8 uses a one-directional image sensor, having a reading portion to which light is incident, which converts the image on the scanning line where photoelements thereof are in line into an electric signal by an electronic scanning operation. This reading sensor 8 is disposed on a circuit board 9 which is fixed to casing 2. At both ends of image sensor 8, LEDs 10 and 11 are disposed on circuit board 9. LEDs 10 and 11 are positioned on the scanning line of reading sensor 8 so that the images of LEDs 10 and 11 are imaged on both ends of bar code la in cooperation with diaphram member 7, lens 6 and reflecting mirror 5. Reading sensor 8, LEDs 10 and 11 are electrically controlled by a control circuit 12.
Operation of the above-described embodiment is described next.
LEDs 10 and 11 emit-light. The light is transmitted through diaphram member 7, lens 6 and reflecting mirror 5 to bar code label 1, whereby the images of LEDs 10 and 11 are imaged on bar code label 1. Since LEDs 10 and 11 are positioned on the scanning line of reading sensor 8, a line connecting . . :, .. .
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Accordingly, the handheld reader is positioned so that bar code la is between the images of LEDs 10 and 11 as shown in EIGURE 2.
Bar code label 1 is illuminated by liyht from light source 3 through lens ~. From the relationship between the area illuminated by light source 3 and bar code la positioned between the images of LEDs 10 and 11, it can be determined that light source 3 and lens 4 are correctly positioned so that the area to be scanned is properly illuminated because the line connecting the images of LEDs 10 and 11 corresponds to the scanning line of reading sensor 8. If bar code la is properly positioned between the images of LEDs 10 and 11, then the handheld reader is correctly disposed for reading purposes.
On the other hand, the images of LEDs 10 and 11 suggest the focus condition of the image of bar code la imaged on reading sensor 8, because LEDs 10 and 11 are located substantially on the same plane as a light receiving plane of reading sensor 8. If the focus of the images of LEDs 10 and 11 looks correct to the operator, then the focus of the image of the bar code la on the reading sensor 8 will be correct. It is not necessary for the nose of the radar to touch the label 1 but can be from 0 to 3 cm. or so therefrom. The LED images on the label are in focus when they are clear, and if not clear the reader may be moved toward or away from the label to make them more clear. Of course, focus - .
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could be determined also or al-ternatively by judging the dia~e-ter of the LED images on the label, and if desired pre-printed circles could be put on the labels for such a purpose.
Bar code la reflects the light from light sources 3. Since bar code la is printed in white and black bars which are contrasting colors in light reflectivity, the reflected light therefrom has corresponding light densities. The reflected ligh-t, passing via reflecting mirror 5, lens 6 and diaphram member 7 is received by reading sensor 8 on the scanning line thereof, whereby an image of bar code la is imaged on the scanning line where photoelements of reading sensor 8 are in line.
Reading sensor 8 which is activated by control circuit 12 converts the image into an electric signal by the electronic scanning operation thereof.
The second embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGURE 3. In this embodiment, instead of LEDs lO and ll as in the first embodiment, optical fibers 13 and 14 are provided for leading light from light source 3 and emitting the led light from its ends 10' and 11' at opposite sides of reading sensor 8. ~gain the light providing ends lO' and ll' are on the scanning line of reading sensor 8.
The third embodiment of the prese~t invention is shown in FIGURE 4. In this embodiment, only one LED lO is disposed on circuit board 9, i.e., at only one end thereof, to determine whether the handheld reader operates in focus or not. Of course, one of the optical fibers of FIGURE 3 could replace the LED lO in FIGU~E 4.
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The fourth embodiment of this invention is shown in FIGURE 5. In this embodiment, a manual switch 15 is provided for timing the start of the reading operation of bar code la by reading sensor 8. The control circuit 12 upon receiving a signal from switch 15, turns reading sensor 8 on and LEDs 10 and 11 off so that reading sensor 8 can work correc-tly with no effect by ligh-t from LEDs 10 and 11 while performing the reading operation. During the focusing operation, LEDs 10 and 11 are turned and sensor 8 is turned off by control circuit 12.
A circuit diagram showing the main part of an electric circuit of the optical information apparatus is shown in FIGURE 6. In FIGURE 6, a microcomputer 16 produces a signal for turning on LEDs 10 and 11 via an LED driving circuit 17 at the initial operation thereof when switch 15 is off.
Provided that switch 15 in FIGURE 6 is turned on to start the reading operation of bar code la, microcomputer 16 receives a signal from switch 15 and starts to perform interrupt operations in accordance with the flowchart of FIGURE 7. Firstly, at step 100, a signal for turning off LEDs 10 and 11 is produced for LED driving circuit 17, which then turns off LEDs 10 and 11. At the next step 101, a scanning instruction signal to allow reading sensor 8 to perform the electronic scanning operation is produced to a sensor driving circuit 19. The sensor driving circuit 19 gates clock pulses necessary for driving reading sensor 8 based on clock pulses received from a clock generator 18 while receiving the scanning instruction signal from microcomputer 16.
Amplifier 20 amplifies the electric signal obtained from reading sensor 8 by scanning in a conventional manner. The wave~orm of the output signal from amplifier 20 is shaped by waveform shaping circuit 21 which includes a sample-and-hold circuit for sample-holding a peak value of the outpu-t signal from amplifier 20 and convertiny the output signal into a continuous signal. A signal converting circuit 22 converts the waveform shap~d signal from waveform shaping circuit 21 into a binary signal having high and low levels respectively corresponding to the black and white bars. The binary signal is applied to microcomputer 16.
In step 102 of FIGURE 71 the binary signal from signal converting circuit 22 is input and then decoded to read the content of bar code la. After the decoding operation is finished, the scanning instruction signal to sensor driving circuit 19 is stopped~ At the next step 103, a signal for turning on LEDs lO and ll is produced to LED driving circuit 17, whiah then turns on LEDs 10 and 11.
According to the above-mentioned operation, when switch 15 is turned on as shown in FIGURE 8(a), LEDs 10 and 11 are turned off as shown in FIGURE
8(b) and reading sensor 8 performs the reading operation as shown in FIGURE 8(c). After the reading operation is finished, LEDs 10 and 11 are turned on again.
The amount of time LEDs lO and 11 are turned off may be constant and long enough tO finish the reading operation by reading sensor 8. Instead of proYiding switch 15, LEDs lO and 11 may be controlled to turn on and off periodically so that the reading operation by reading sensor 8 is performed while LEDs I0 and ll are turned off.
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LEDs 10 and 11 need to be positioned on substantially the same plane as a light receiving plane of reading sensor 8. Therefore, LEDs 10 and 11 may be positioned on reading sensor 8 and outside of the reading portion -thereof, or fixed to casing 2 as long as being posi-tioned on the above-mentioned plane. The LEDs 10 and 11 may be positioned at other places which are not on the scanning line of reading sensor 8 in order to suggest only the focus condition of this handheld reader. The light from that plane may be emitted through mirrors disposed on circuit board 9 instead of being directly emitted from LEDs 10 and 11. Further, LEDs 10 and 11 may be made in the form of a line instead of a dot, respectively.
Further, although the optical information above-described is in the form of a bar code la, the optical information instead may be in the form of symbols or characters.
In addition, a two-dimensional image sensor may be used instead of the one-dimensional image sensor as reading sensor 8.
Some exemplary embodiments of this invention have been described in detail above, but those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that many modifications are possible in the preferred embodiments without materially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of this invention. Accordingly, all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of this invention as defined by the following claims.
TITLE OF THE INVENTION
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OPTICAL INFORMATION READING APPARATUS
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to optical information reading apparatus for reading optical information such as a bar code or characters printed on a record medium such as a label or the like.
As general background art, reference may be made to U.S. Patents 4,408,120, 4,488,678, 4,516,017, 4,528,444 and 4,538,060.
Conventional apparatus of this type is disclosed in a Japanese patent application having a laid-open patent number 60-171581 published September 5, 1985. That patent application discloses optical information reading apparatus in which illuminating means illuminates a label on which optical information such as a bar code or characters is printed so that an image of the optical information in light reflected therefrom is imaged onto a reading sensor for converting the image into an electric signal by an electronic scanning operation.
In this kind of conventional apparatus, however, it is difficult to determine what part of the label is scanned or whether the apparatus is operating in focus. This results in not being able to read the optical information correctly. For example, in a case where a line to be scanned on the label is not illuminated enough by illuminating means when an opening of a handheld reader faces the label, or where optical means and the reading sensor '~
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for imaging the optical information are out of focus, the optical information can not be read correctly.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, light emitting means is positioned on substantially the same plane as a light receiving plane of the reading sensor and emits light to image an image thereof near the optical information. Therefore, it is easy to determine whether the apparatus operates in focus or not by the focus condition of the image of light emitting means.
`~ Further, the light emitting means includes a pair of light emitting parts positioned on both sides of a reading portion of the reading sensor.
Therefore, it is easy to determine what part of a record medium containing the optical information is scanned.
Still further, disable means prevents the light emitting means from emitting light while the reading sensor performs the reading operation of the optical information. Therefore, the reading sensor can work correctly since there is no effect by light from the light emitting means while performing the reading operation.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other objects and advantages of this invention will become more apparent and more readily appreciated from the following detailed description of the presently preferred exemplary embodiments of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, of which:
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FIGURE 1 is a side sectional view showing the first embodiment of an optical reading apparatus according to the presen-t invention;
FIGURE 2 is a schematic diagram of the : apparat~ls shown in FIGURE l;
FIGURE 3 is a schematic diagram showing a second embodiment according to the present invention;
FIGURE 4 is a schematic diagram showing a third embodiment according to the present invention;
FIGURE 5 is a schematical diagram showing a fourth embodiment according to the present invention;
FIGURE 6 is a circuit diagram showing the whole circuit for the apparatus shown in FIGURE 5;
FIGURE 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of a microcomputer of FIGURE 6; and FIGURES 8(a) through 8(c) are timing charts useful for understanding the operation of the fourth embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The present invention will.now be described hereunder with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof.
FIGURES 1 and 2 refer to a handheld reader which forms part of an optical information réading apparatus. In FIGURES 1 and 2, a bar code label 1 contains a conventional bar code la having black bars and white bars which are all parallel to each other. The handheld reader has a casing 2 having an opening 2a at one ena thereof to face bar code la.
The reader includes within casing 2 a light source 3 having four LEDs 3a through 3d for illuminating bar code label 1, and a semicylindrical lens 4 for ~. .
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condensing light from light source 3 so that the light is incident on bar code label 1 after being condensed. Reflecting mirror 5 reflects light reflected from bar code la in a predetermined direction, i.e., -toward a reading sensor 8. The light reflected from reflecting mirror 5 is transmitted through lens 6 and diaphram member 7 which has an elongate slit arranged so that its longitudinal direction is perpendicular to a scanning line of reading sensor 8. From diaphram member 7 the light goes on to reading sensor 8 where an image of bar code 2 to be scanned is imaged thereon. The reading sensor 8 uses a one-directional image sensor, having a reading portion to which light is incident, which converts the image on the scanning line where photoelements thereof are in line into an electric signal by an electronic scanning operation. This reading sensor 8 is disposed on a circuit board 9 which is fixed to casing 2. At both ends of image sensor 8, LEDs 10 and 11 are disposed on circuit board 9. LEDs 10 and 11 are positioned on the scanning line of reading sensor 8 so that the images of LEDs 10 and 11 are imaged on both ends of bar code la in cooperation with diaphram member 7, lens 6 and reflecting mirror 5. Reading sensor 8, LEDs 10 and 11 are electrically controlled by a control circuit 12.
Operation of the above-described embodiment is described next.
LEDs 10 and 11 emit-light. The light is transmitted through diaphram member 7, lens 6 and reflecting mirror 5 to bar code label 1, whereby the images of LEDs 10 and 11 are imaged on bar code label 1. Since LEDs 10 and 11 are positioned on the scanning line of reading sensor 8, a line connecting . . :, .. .
.' - ` ' ' , ~- ' ' ' ' ' between the images of LEDs 10 and 11 corresponds to the scanning line of reading sensor 8. Therefore, placing bar code la between the images of LEDs 10 and 11 means that the image of bar code la is surely imaged on the scanning line of reading sensor 8.
Accordingly, the handheld reader is positioned so that bar code la is between the images of LEDs 10 and 11 as shown in EIGURE 2.
Bar code label 1 is illuminated by liyht from light source 3 through lens ~. From the relationship between the area illuminated by light source 3 and bar code la positioned between the images of LEDs 10 and 11, it can be determined that light source 3 and lens 4 are correctly positioned so that the area to be scanned is properly illuminated because the line connecting the images of LEDs 10 and 11 corresponds to the scanning line of reading sensor 8. If bar code la is properly positioned between the images of LEDs 10 and 11, then the handheld reader is correctly disposed for reading purposes.
On the other hand, the images of LEDs 10 and 11 suggest the focus condition of the image of bar code la imaged on reading sensor 8, because LEDs 10 and 11 are located substantially on the same plane as a light receiving plane of reading sensor 8. If the focus of the images of LEDs 10 and 11 looks correct to the operator, then the focus of the image of the bar code la on the reading sensor 8 will be correct. It is not necessary for the nose of the radar to touch the label 1 but can be from 0 to 3 cm. or so therefrom. The LED images on the label are in focus when they are clear, and if not clear the reader may be moved toward or away from the label to make them more clear. Of course, focus - .
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could be determined also or al-ternatively by judging the dia~e-ter of the LED images on the label, and if desired pre-printed circles could be put on the labels for such a purpose.
Bar code la reflects the light from light sources 3. Since bar code la is printed in white and black bars which are contrasting colors in light reflectivity, the reflected light therefrom has corresponding light densities. The reflected ligh-t, passing via reflecting mirror 5, lens 6 and diaphram member 7 is received by reading sensor 8 on the scanning line thereof, whereby an image of bar code la is imaged on the scanning line where photoelements of reading sensor 8 are in line.
Reading sensor 8 which is activated by control circuit 12 converts the image into an electric signal by the electronic scanning operation thereof.
The second embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGURE 3. In this embodiment, instead of LEDs lO and ll as in the first embodiment, optical fibers 13 and 14 are provided for leading light from light source 3 and emitting the led light from its ends 10' and 11' at opposite sides of reading sensor 8. ~gain the light providing ends lO' and ll' are on the scanning line of reading sensor 8.
The third embodiment of the prese~t invention is shown in FIGURE 4. In this embodiment, only one LED lO is disposed on circuit board 9, i.e., at only one end thereof, to determine whether the handheld reader operates in focus or not. Of course, one of the optical fibers of FIGURE 3 could replace the LED lO in FIGU~E 4.
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The fourth embodiment of this invention is shown in FIGURE 5. In this embodiment, a manual switch 15 is provided for timing the start of the reading operation of bar code la by reading sensor 8. The control circuit 12 upon receiving a signal from switch 15, turns reading sensor 8 on and LEDs 10 and 11 off so that reading sensor 8 can work correc-tly with no effect by ligh-t from LEDs 10 and 11 while performing the reading operation. During the focusing operation, LEDs 10 and 11 are turned and sensor 8 is turned off by control circuit 12.
A circuit diagram showing the main part of an electric circuit of the optical information apparatus is shown in FIGURE 6. In FIGURE 6, a microcomputer 16 produces a signal for turning on LEDs 10 and 11 via an LED driving circuit 17 at the initial operation thereof when switch 15 is off.
Provided that switch 15 in FIGURE 6 is turned on to start the reading operation of bar code la, microcomputer 16 receives a signal from switch 15 and starts to perform interrupt operations in accordance with the flowchart of FIGURE 7. Firstly, at step 100, a signal for turning off LEDs 10 and 11 is produced for LED driving circuit 17, which then turns off LEDs 10 and 11. At the next step 101, a scanning instruction signal to allow reading sensor 8 to perform the electronic scanning operation is produced to a sensor driving circuit 19. The sensor driving circuit 19 gates clock pulses necessary for driving reading sensor 8 based on clock pulses received from a clock generator 18 while receiving the scanning instruction signal from microcomputer 16.
Amplifier 20 amplifies the electric signal obtained from reading sensor 8 by scanning in a conventional manner. The wave~orm of the output signal from amplifier 20 is shaped by waveform shaping circuit 21 which includes a sample-and-hold circuit for sample-holding a peak value of the outpu-t signal from amplifier 20 and convertiny the output signal into a continuous signal. A signal converting circuit 22 converts the waveform shap~d signal from waveform shaping circuit 21 into a binary signal having high and low levels respectively corresponding to the black and white bars. The binary signal is applied to microcomputer 16.
In step 102 of FIGURE 71 the binary signal from signal converting circuit 22 is input and then decoded to read the content of bar code la. After the decoding operation is finished, the scanning instruction signal to sensor driving circuit 19 is stopped~ At the next step 103, a signal for turning on LEDs lO and ll is produced to LED driving circuit 17, whiah then turns on LEDs 10 and 11.
According to the above-mentioned operation, when switch 15 is turned on as shown in FIGURE 8(a), LEDs 10 and 11 are turned off as shown in FIGURE
8(b) and reading sensor 8 performs the reading operation as shown in FIGURE 8(c). After the reading operation is finished, LEDs 10 and 11 are turned on again.
The amount of time LEDs lO and 11 are turned off may be constant and long enough tO finish the reading operation by reading sensor 8. Instead of proYiding switch 15, LEDs lO and 11 may be controlled to turn on and off periodically so that the reading operation by reading sensor 8 is performed while LEDs I0 and ll are turned off.
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LEDs 10 and 11 need to be positioned on substantially the same plane as a light receiving plane of reading sensor 8. Therefore, LEDs 10 and 11 may be positioned on reading sensor 8 and outside of the reading portion -thereof, or fixed to casing 2 as long as being posi-tioned on the above-mentioned plane. The LEDs 10 and 11 may be positioned at other places which are not on the scanning line of reading sensor 8 in order to suggest only the focus condition of this handheld reader. The light from that plane may be emitted through mirrors disposed on circuit board 9 instead of being directly emitted from LEDs 10 and 11. Further, LEDs 10 and 11 may be made in the form of a line instead of a dot, respectively.
Further, although the optical information above-described is in the form of a bar code la, the optical information instead may be in the form of symbols or characters.
In addition, a two-dimensional image sensor may be used instead of the one-dimensional image sensor as reading sensor 8.
Some exemplary embodiments of this invention have been described in detail above, but those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that many modifications are possible in the preferred embodiments without materially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of this invention. Accordingly, all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of this invention as defined by the following claims.
Claims (14)
1. Apparatus for reading optical information, which reflects light comprising:
a casing having an opening for facing said optical information;
optical means, disposed in said casing, toward said optical information for imaging at a predetermined reading position in said casing an image of said optical information by light reflected from said optical information when said opening faces said optical information for a reading thereof;
reading sensor means, disposed at said predetermined reading position and having a light receiving plane, for converting said image of said optical information into an electrical signal; and light emitting means, positioned in said casing and on substantially the same plane as said light receiving plane of said reading sensor means, for causing said optical information to be in focus relative to said reading sensor means by emitting light through at least part of said optical means to effect focus of an image of said emitted light near said optical information.
a casing having an opening for facing said optical information;
optical means, disposed in said casing, toward said optical information for imaging at a predetermined reading position in said casing an image of said optical information by light reflected from said optical information when said opening faces said optical information for a reading thereof;
reading sensor means, disposed at said predetermined reading position and having a light receiving plane, for converting said image of said optical information into an electrical signal; and light emitting means, positioned in said casing and on substantially the same plane as said light receiving plane of said reading sensor means, for causing said optical information to be in focus relative to said reading sensor means by emitting light through at least part of said optical means to effect focus of an image of said emitted light near said optical information.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said light emitting means includes at least one light emitter positioned adjacent said reading sensor means.
3. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said light emitting means comprises a pair of light emitters positioned on both sides of a reading portion of said reading sensor means.
4. Apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said reading sensor means comprises a one-dimensional image sensor and said pair of light emitters are positioned on a scanning line of said image sensor.
5. Apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said pair of light emitters are LEDs.
6. Apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising means for illuminating said optical information when said opening faces said optical information.
7. Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for illuminating said optical information when said opening faces said optical information.
8. Apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said light emitting means comprises optical fibers for leading light from said illuminating means and for emitting light from both sides of a reading portion of said reading sensor means.
9. Apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said reading sensor comprises a one-dimensional image sensor and said optical fibers emits light from a scanning line of said image sensor.
10. Apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for disabling said light emitting means from emitting light at least while said reading sensor means converts said images of
11 said optical information into said electrical signal.
11. Apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said light emitting means comprises a pair of light emitting parts positioned on both sides of a reading portion of said reading sensor means.
11. Apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said light emitting means comprises a pair of light emitting parts positioned on both sides of a reading portion of said reading sensor means.
12. Apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said reading sensor means comprises a one-dimensional image sensor and said pair of light emitting parts are positioned on a scanning line of said image sensor.
13. Apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a switch manually operated for starting the converting operation of said reading sensor means.
14. Apparatus for reading optical information, which reflects light comprising;
a casing having an opening for facing said optical information;
optical means, disposed in said casing, toward said optical information for imaging at a predetermined reading position in said casing an image of said optical information by light reflected from said optical information when said opening faces said optical information for a reading thereof;
reading sensor means, disposed at said predetermined reading position and having a light receiving plane, for converting said image of said optical information into an electrical signal; and light emitting means, positioned in said casing on opposite ends of a scanning line of said reading sensor means and on substantially the same plane as said light receiving plane for positioning said optical information image within the said scanning line and for causing said optical information to be in focus relative to said scanning line by emitting light through at least part of said optical means to effect focus of an image of said emitted light at opposite ends of said optical information.
a casing having an opening for facing said optical information;
optical means, disposed in said casing, toward said optical information for imaging at a predetermined reading position in said casing an image of said optical information by light reflected from said optical information when said opening faces said optical information for a reading thereof;
reading sensor means, disposed at said predetermined reading position and having a light receiving plane, for converting said image of said optical information into an electrical signal; and light emitting means, positioned in said casing on opposite ends of a scanning line of said reading sensor means and on substantially the same plane as said light receiving plane for positioning said optical information image within the said scanning line and for causing said optical information to be in focus relative to said scanning line by emitting light through at least part of said optical means to effect focus of an image of said emitted light at opposite ends of said optical information.
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