Patent ID: 7035011

Claim:
Device for optically capturing objects, comprising: a support surface ( 1 ) on whose first side an object can be placed, a light source ( 4 ) which is provided for emitting illuminating beams ( 2 , 3 ) in the direction of the support surface ( 1 ) and which, in a first position, is arranged relative to the support surface ( 1 ), and a capturing means ( 5 ) which is provided for capturing the object placed on the support surface ( 2 )- and optionally for converting the image of the captured object into electrical signals—and which, in a second position, is arranged relative to the support surface ( 1 ), wherein the first side of the support surface ( 1 ), on which the object can be placed, faces the illuminating beams ( 2 , 3 ) and the capturing means ( 5 ), characterized in that the first side of the support surface ( 1 ) has a flat region ( 16 ) and—adjacent to this—a section ( 6 ) which is provided with a curvature determined by the two positions and which is arranged in such a way that the illuminating beams ( 3 ) are reflected by the section ( 6 ) in the direction of the capturing means substantially only in a diffuse manner.