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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1994
Henry Grosfeld, Great Neck, NY (US);
Robert Doran, East Setauket, NY (US);
Paul Dvorkis, Stony Brook, NY (US);
Hal Charych, East Setauket, NY (US);
Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, NY (US);
Abstract
A scanner module for use in a bar code reader has a scanning mirror which is mounted to a bracket by way of leaf-spring, allowing the mirror to oscillate in one direction. The bracket is hung from a stationary chassis by means of two strips of mylar film, allowing the entire bracket to oscillate in the perpendicular direction, thereby providing two dimensional oscillation of the mirror and raster scanning of a light beam reflected from the mirror. The mylar sheets are protected against mechanical shock by pins which pass through holes in the bracket. The pins are slightly smaller than the holes, allowing sufficient clearance for movement of the bracket during normal operation, but preventing too much stress being placed upon the mylar films if the module is dropped. The pins also provide accurate alignment of the bracket with respect to the chassis.