Patent ID: 6073852
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A data symbol reader for reading a data symbol formed on a reading surface, comprising:a head portion which is positionable on the reading surface to cover said data symbol when reading said data symbol;an image pick-up device on which an image of said data symbol is to be formed; andan image-forming optical system that directs light reflected from said data symbol to said image pick-up device to form said image of said data symbol on said image pick-up device;wherein said head portion comprises an enclosing portion that encloses said data symbol while an open end of said enclosing portion contacts said reading surface, said enclosing portion comprising a light transmissive member through which an inside of said enclosing portion is visible from an outside of said enclosing portion, said enclosing portion comprising a member fixed to and extending along said open end of said enclosing portion for visually emphasizing an outline of a reading area determined by said open end on said reading surface, andwherein said light transmissive member is inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to an optical axis of said image forming optical system.