Device and method for focusing a light beam

    公开(公告)号:US11906811B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-20

    申请号:US17262941

    申请日:2018-07-27

    Abstract: A device for focusing a light beam comprises a optical assembly comprising at least one focusing lens and/or mirror, a support structure which supports the optical assembly, a magnetic actuator configured to move the optical assembly with respect to the support structure along a moving direction substantially parallel to an optical axis (X) of the optical assembly and at least one position sensor configured to provide an indication of the position of the optical assembly with respect to the support structure. The magnetic actuator comprises at least one permanent magnet integrally associated with the optical assembly and at least one first electrical winding integrally associated with the support structure and configured to cause flowing of an electric current within it, wherein the electrical current interacts with said at least one permanent magnet and causes the movement of the optical assembly along said moving direction until the optical assembly is brought to a desired focusing position. The focusing device comprises at least one second electrical winding integrally associated with the support structure and configured to be short-circuited so as to generate, due to the electromagnetic induction generated by the relative motion between said at least one permanent magnet and said at least one second electrical winding, a braking force that opposes the movement of the optical assembly along said moving direction.

    Variable orientation scan engine
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10380392B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-13

    申请号:US15182336

    申请日:2016-06-14

    Abstract: A machine readable symbol reader can include a variable orientation scan engine and features to vary the orientation of the scan engine with respect to a housing of the reader to maintain an orientation of the scan engine in a global sense while an orientation of the rest of the reader including the housing changes. Such a machine readable symbol reader can be used in machine-readable symbol readers such as laser scanning machine readable symbol readers, smartphones with barcode readers attached, barcode scanners, optical imaging scanners, cameras, mobile computers, or for machine vision generally.

    DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FOCUSING A LIGHT BEAM

    公开(公告)号:US20210311284A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:US17262941

    申请日:2018-07-27

    Abstract: A device for focusing a light beam comprises a optical assembly comprising at least one focusing lens and/or mirror, a support structure which supports the optical assembly, a magnetic actuator configured to move the optical assembly with respect to the support structure along a moving direction substantially parallel to an optical axis (X) of the optical assembly and at least one position sensor configured to provide an indication of the position of the optical assembly with respect to the support structure. The magnetic actuator comprises at least one permanent magnet integrally associated with the optical assembly and at least one first electrical winding integrally associated with the support structure and configured to cause flowing of an electric current within it, wherein the electrical current interacts with said at least one permanent magnet and causes the movement of the optical assembly along said moving direction until the optical assembly is brought to a desired focusing position. The focusing device comprises at least one second electrical winding integrally associated with the support structure and configured to be short-circuited so as to generate, due to the electromagnetic induction generated by the relative motion between said at least one permanent magnet and said at least one second electrical winding, a braking force that opposes the movement of the optical assembly along said moving direction.

    VARIABLE ORIENTATION SCAN ENGINE
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170357837A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-14

    申请号:US15182336

    申请日:2016-06-14

    CPC classification number: G06K7/10732 G06K7/10831 G06K7/10881

    Abstract: A machine readable symbol reader can include a variable orientation scan engine and features to vary the orientation of the scan engine with respect to a housing of the reader to maintain an orientation of the scan engine in a global sense while an orientation of the rest of the reader including the housing changes. Such a machine readable symbol reader can be used in machine-readable symbol readers such as laser scanning machine readable symbol readers, smartphones with barcode readers attached, barcode scanners, optical imaging scanners, cameras, mobile computers, or for machine vision generally.

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