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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2017
Applicant:
Cognex Corporation, Natick, MA (US);
Inventors:
Kai Flugge, Aachen, DE;
Laurens Nunnink, Simpelveld, NL;
Richard Reuter, Wurselen, DE;
David R. King, Hudson, MA (US);
Assignee:
COGNEX CORPORATION, Natick, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/08 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G03B 17/02 (2006.01); G03B 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/08 (2013.01); G03B 17/02 (2013.01); G03B 17/12 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); G03B 2217/002 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49769 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49863 (2015.01);
Abstract
An electronic device includes an electronic circuit board containing a processing element and a vision sensor. A carrier frame is used to support the electronic circuit board. An optical element is positioned over the sensor and supported by the carrier frame. The electronic circuit board is bent to reduce the length, thickness and/or width of the electronic device, without increasing the others of the length, thickness and/or width of the electronic device.