Patent ID: 8308070
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. An illuminating device for a system for automatically acquiring optically encoded information comprising: at least one illuminating element, said at least one illuminating element comprising at least one linear light source extending along a first direction, at least one reflecting optical element associated with said at least one linear light source and suitable for reflecting a light beam emitted by said at least one light source, said reflecting optical element having at least one first focus, said linear light source being arranged within an area surrounding said first focus, said at least one reflecting optical element being rotatably arranged within the at least one illuminating element for rotating around a rotation centre arranged within a further area surrounding said at least one first focus, said at least one reflecting optical element having a second focus, wherein said rotation centre is arranged at a distance from said first focus that is not greater than 1/25 of the distance between said first focus and said second focus.