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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2008
Applicant:
Toshimitsu Kawasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshimitsu Kawasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A reading unit having a light emitting portion for irradiating a barcode with irradiation light and a light receiving portion for receiving reflected light of the irradiation light from the barcode, a supporting member for turnably supporting the reading unit on a rotating shaft so that the position of the optical axis of the irradiation light is moved in the length direction of bars constituting the barcode, and a roller and a slanting surface for moving the optical axis of the irradiation light in the bar length direction by turning the reading unit.