Patent ID: 8835825

Claim:
A scan engine for electro-optically imaging a target, comprising: a single printed circuit board (PCB) tilted at an acute angle of inclination relative to the vertical, the PCB having a tilted front surface that faces the target during imaging, and a tilted rear surface that faces away from the target during imaging, the PCB having an aperture that extends through the PCB between the tilted front and rear surfaces; a solid-state image sensor mounted on the tilted rear surface and having a two-dimensional sensor array with a field of view; an optical assembly including a pair of fold mirrors mounted on the tilted rear surface and arranged relative to each other and relative to the image sensor, for receiving return light returning from the target and passing through the aperture along the horizontal, and for directing the return light along a folded path; and an imaging lens assembly mounted in the folded path, for projecting the return light onto the image sensor to enable the image sensor to detect the return light over the field of view, and to generate an electrical signal indicative of the detected return light.