Patent ID: 7270420

Claim:
An optical scanner suitable for scanning a generally vertical object, comprising: a scanning body, comprising a transparent window on a top surface thereof; a focusing device, including: an arm, with one end coupled to the scanning body, a reflective mirror, disposed on the arm, and a lens, disposed on the arm and located at a reflecting path of the reflective mirror, and wherein the lens is capable of horizontally focusing an image of a generally vertical object through the transparent window, the generally vertical object being disposed at a location remote from the transparent window; and a scanning module, disposed within the scanning body and capable of reciprocally moving underneath the transparent window, and wherein the scanning module is capable of obtaining an image of the generally vertical object focused by said focusing device, the scanning module comprising: a shell, comprising a light cone opening capable of receiving an imaging light of the generally vertical object, a first lens, disposed within the shell, and an optical sensor, disposed within the shell and located on an optical length following the first lens of the scanning module.