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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2020
Keyence Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Hiroomi Ohori, Osaka, JP;
Tomomi Izaki, Osaka, JP;
KEYENCE CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An optical information reading deviceincludes an aiming moduleconfigured to irradiate aiming light for instructing an imaging area of image data generated by an imaging module, a trigger switchfor starting imaging processing by the imaging module, an aiming switchB for causing the aiming moduleto irradiate the aiming light, and a reading unitconfigured to read information of the symbol. The reading unitis configured to, in an aiming state in which irradiation processing for the aiming light by the aiming moduleis executed by operation of the aiming switchB, detect that the trigger switchis operated and read, based on the image data generated by the imaging processing of the imaging module, information of the symbol included in a predetermined partial area PA corresponding to an irradiation position of the aiming light.