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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 1994
Filed:
May. 27, 1993
Hiroaki Katoh, Sagamihara, JP;
Yoshitaka Murakawa, Fuchu, JP;
Toshimasa Miyazaki, Yamato, JP;
Nobuyuki Kitamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Shinichi Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
Units having a beam-scanning function, and a light-receiving function and a photoelectric-conversion function are separated from the main-body of a stationary-type bar code reader as a separable unit. The separable unit is detachably mounted on the main-body unit. The separable unit is mounted on the main-body unit for use as a stationary-type reader when a product on which a bar code is printed is relatively small and light. When a product is large or heavy, the separable unit is separated from the main-body unit for use as a hand-held reader. This improves the operability of the bar code reader and eliminates the need to equip a stationary bar code reader and a hand-held bar code reader separately.