Image sensing modules for portable optical scanners
AssigneeSyscan Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Limited
InventorsAlpha Hou, Chengwu Gu
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Abstract
Distinct designs are provided to reduce dimensions of an image sensing module without affecting the sizes of the original individual components in the image sensing module. According to one embodiment, a mirror is mounted before an optical focus system and used to collect and redirect reflected light from a scanning object being illuminated by an illumination source in the image sensing module, wherein the scanning object is parallel to the optical focus system.
Claims4
An image sensing module for scanning a scanning object, the image sensing module comprising:
- a housing having a crossing section having a shape being rectangular, the housing having an elongated opening along one of corners of the housing;
- an image sensor;
- an optical system mounted before the image sensor;
- an illumination source providing illumination to the scanning object through the elongated opening;
- wherein the image sensor, the optical system and the illumination source are collectively packed as an integrated part positioned at an angle in reference to the housing such that dimensions of the housing are minimized without affecting original dimensions of the image sensor, the optical system and the illumination source;
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- wherein, when the image sensing module is integrated at an end of a portable computing device that is hold tilted with respect to the scanning object, the illumination source projects light onto the scanning object through the elongated opening, the optical system collects conveniently reflected light from the scanning object through the elongated opening and subsequently focuses the reflected light onto the image sensor to generate an image signal of the scanning object.
An image sensing module for scanning a scanning object, the image sensing module comprising:
- a sensing part including an image sensor, an optical system and an illumination source;
- an elongated housing having an elongated opening along one of corners of the elongated housing, the sensing part placed in the elongated housing at a tilted position such that dimensions of the housing can be minimized without affecting original dimensions of the image sensor, the optical system and the illumination source, and
- wherein, when the image sensing module is integrated at an end of a portable computing device that is hold tilted with respect to a scanning object, the illumination source projects light onto the scanning object through the elongated opening, the optical system collects conveniently reflected light from the scanning object through the elongated opening and subsequently focuses the reflected light onto the image sensor to generate an image signal of the scanning object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.