OPTICAL COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR IMAGE SENSING OPERATOR INPUT DEVICE

• Main Authors: VON FUCHS, ERIK, G, ADAN, MANOLITO, E, VENKAT, SURESH, CASEBOLT, MARK, W
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 28.09.2000
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; MEASURING; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS; MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEARDIMENSIONS; PHYSICS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; TESTING

An emitter lens (107) is provided between a radiation source (104) and a work surface (116) to be illuminated. The emitter lens (107) collects radiation and reshapes the illumination pattern to increase intensity and uniformity. The radiation source (104) and emitter lens (107) have associated housi...