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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2000
Laurentius Wilhelmus Nunnink, Amersfoort, NL;
Cornelis Reinier Johannes Schonenberg, Amersfoort, NL;
Scantech-ID Holding B.V., An Soesterberg, NL;
Abstract
The present invention comprises a device for reading a code on an article, comprising: a housing provided with at least two windows for passage of radiation which are disposed at a relative mutual angle; radiation source means for transmitting radiation to the article, which radiation source means are arranged in the housing and comprise at least two separate radiation sources; a rotatable polygonal mirror for reflecting radiation coming from the radiation source means; a number of fixedly disposed mirrors for reflecting through the respective windows the radiation coming from the polygonal mirror; and detection means for detecting the radiation scattered by the code.