Patent ID: 6994256

Claim:
A barcode reader which scans and irradiates a laser beam onto a barcode symbol and reads information written in the barcode symbol from reflected light, and in which a laser beam scanning unit is mounted, the laser beam scanning unit comprising: a scanning mirror comprising a resin material for an optical part, which periodically moves rotationally to scan and reciprocate a laser beam in a predetermined direction; a permanent magnet which forms a magnetic field; a support member comprising a resin material having a higher strength and a higher adhesive property than the resin material for the optical part, the support member supporting the scanning mirror and the permanent magnet; a metallic elastic member which engages the support member rotatable with a fixed support member provided in a main body of the barcode reader; a driving coil which generates an attractive force or a repulsive force between the permanent magnet and the driving coil itself; and a driving circuit which applies a periodic pulse voltage to the driving coil, the laser beam scanning unit generating an attractive force or a repulsive force synchronizing with the pulse voltage from the driving circuit, between the permanent magnet and the driving coil, to periodically move the scanning mirror rotationally by utilizing the elastic force of the elastic member, wherein the metallic elastic member is made to be inserted to the support member by first resin injection molding used for the elastic member, the scanning mirror is made of a material different from that of the support member, to be located on the support member by second resin injection molding, and the support member and metallic elastic member are made as a single integrated unit.