Patent ID: 6648227
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A scan module for scanning indicia to be electro-optically read, the module comprising:a) a substrate having a generally planar substrate portion lying in a substrate plane, and a raised substrate portion elevated above the substrate plane; b) a scan element mounted on the raised substrate portion, and including an oscillatable scan mirror lying in a mirror plane inclined relative to the substrate plane; c) a light source integrated with the substrate and the scan element, and operative for emitting a light beam in a direction parallel to the substrate plane to the scan mirror for reflection therefrom away from the substrate as an unfocused scanning beam; and d) a focusing lens integrally connected to the substrate in juxtaposition with the scan mirror, and operative for focusing the unfocused scanning beam to enable the indicia to be scanned with a focused scanning beam.