| 摘要 |
Techniques for arrangement of components in a bar code scanner so as to make efficient use of space are described. A scanner includes a single scan window, a laser source for producing a laser beam, a rotating optical spinner to reflect the laser beam to produce a scan beam and a collection of fixed mirrors to reflect the scan beam in order to give it a desired optical length and to direct it out of the scan window. In order to make efficient use of space within the scanner, the spinner comprises a multifaceted hollow reflector, and a collector mirror is placed within a volume bounded by the reflector. The space made available by placement of the collector within the volume bounded by the collector makes it possible to arrange the collection of fixed mirrors such that the scan beam experiences at least three reflections after leaving the spinner.
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