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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 1991
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hiroshi Ishikawa, Furukawa, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250239 ; 250216 ; 350252 ; 235473 ;
Abstract
In an optical reader a lens is mounted in and held in a mounting recess at a portion of the tip of a casing accommodating a light emitting element and a light receiving element, the recess continuing from a tapered bore through which light from the light emitting element passes. The casing is formed by resin molding, and the mounting recess has a flat bottom surface. Therefore, the apparatus can be manufactured at low cost while preventing the lens from becoming damaged during its press fitting into the recess, and also enabling the lens to be securely held therein.