Laser scanning device, image forming apparatus and reflection surface identification method for identifying reflection surface of rotary polygon mirror

    公开(公告)号:US10108007B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-23

    申请号:US15687215

    申请日:2017-08-25

    Inventor: Jun Nakai

    Abstract: A laser scanning device includes a rotary polygon mirror, a drive motor, a light detecting portion, a measurement processing portion, and an identification processing portion. The rotary polygon mirror has reflection surfaces and rotates such that light is scanned by the reflection surfaces in sequence. The light detecting portion detects the light scanned by the rotary polygon mirror. The measurement processing portion, in each of light detection cycles, measures an interval between a light detection timing and an output timing at which a drive signal that is to be input to a drive motor first after the detection timing, is output. The identification processing portion identifies a reflection surface corresponding to a standard interval, based on the standard interval and the measured interval, the standard interval being one of intervals acquired in the detection cycles that correspond to the reflection surfaces.

    Static eliminating device and image forming apparatus
    12.
    发明授权
    Static eliminating device and image forming apparatus 有权
    静电消除装置和成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US09052681B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-09

    申请号:US13898279

    申请日:2013-05-20

    CPC classification number: G03G21/08 G03G21/06

    Abstract: A static eliminating device includes: a housing; a substrate mounted to the housing; a light-emitting part mounted on a mounting surface of the substrate; a partition member connected to the housing to cover the substrate and the light-emitting part and face a portion of the housing to which the substrate and the light-emitting part are mounted so that an opening facing the surface of the image carrier is formed in a light-emitting region across which light is delivered from the light-emitting part to the surface of the image carrier; and a restricting protrusion abutting at a distal end thereof against the partition member to support the partition member and restricting the position of the partition member to ensure the formation of the opening. A distal side portion of the restricting protrusion located within the light-emitting region has a tapered shape narrowing with approach toward the partition member.

    Abstract translation: 一种静电消除装置,包括:壳体; 安装到壳体的基板; 安装在所述基板的安装面上的发光部; 连接到所述壳体以覆盖所述基板和所述发光部分并且面向所述壳体的所述基板和所述发光部分安装到所述壳体的部分的分隔构件,使得与所述图像载体的表面相对的开口形成在 光从发光部分输送到图像载体的表面的发光区域; 以及限制突起,其远端抵靠在分隔构件上,以支撑分隔构件并限制分隔构件的位置,以确保形成开口。 位于发光区域内的限制突起的远侧部分具有朝向分隔构件的方式变窄的锥形形状。

    Neutralization device and image forming apparatus
    13.
    发明授权
    Neutralization device and image forming apparatus 有权
    中和装置和图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US09042782B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-26

    申请号:US13711330

    申请日:2012-12-11

    CPC classification number: G03G21/08

    Abstract: The light emitting portions 140 are mounted on the substrate 120, and emit neutralization light. The first end engagement portion 115 is engaged with the first end portion 121 of the substrate 120 opposite to the image carrier 2. The partitioning member 130 is connected to the housing 110, so as to form an opened portion that is opened to face the surface of the image carrier 2. The plurality of restriction protrusions 150 are arranged along an axial direction of the image carrier 2. The first end engagement portion 115 is disposed in the central portion of the plurality of restriction protrusions 150 in the arrangement direction. The arrangement direction of the plurality of restriction protrusions 150 curves, such that a central portion of the restriction protrusions in the axial direction is closer to the image carrier than end portions of the restriction protrusions in the axial direction.

    Abstract translation: 发光部140安装在基板120上,发出中和光。 第一端部接合部分115与基板120的与图像载体2相对的第一端部121接合。分隔件130连接到壳体110,以形成敞开的面向表面的开口部分 多个限制突起150沿图像载体2的轴向布置。第一端部接合部115沿排列方向设置在多个限制突起150的中心部分。 多个限制突起150的排列方向弯曲,使得限制突起在轴向方向上的中心部分比轴向方向上的限制突起的端部更靠近图像载体。

    CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
    14.
    发明申请
    CLEANING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS 有权
    清洁装置和图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140356041A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-04

    申请号:US14278863

    申请日:2014-05-15

    Abstract: A drum cleaning device includes a toner supply roller, a toner layer restricting member, and a toner receiving member. The toner layer restricting member includes an inclined portion formed in a lateral region outside of an image forming region to incline gradually away from a surface of a cleaning roller with increasing distance from an inner side of the lateral region. The toner receiving member includes a lower-level upper end portion provided in the lateral region outside of the image forming region, the lower-level upper end portion being located below a second contact region where the cleaning roller and the toner supply roller come into contact with each other. The inclined portion is disposed in a region overlapping the lower-level upper end portion.

    Abstract translation: 鼓清洁装置包括调色剂供给辊,调色剂层限制部件和调色剂接收部件。 调色剂层限制构件包括形成在图像形成区域外部的横向区域中的倾斜部分,其与侧向区域的内侧的距离增加,从而从清洁辊的表面逐渐倾斜。 调色剂接收构件包括设置在图像形成区域外部的横向区域中的下级上端部,下级上端部位于清洁辊和调色剂供给辊接触的第二接触区域下方 与彼此。 倾斜部设置在与下一级上端部重叠的区域。

    CHARGING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME
    15.
    发明申请
    CHARGING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME 有权
    充电装置和包括其的图像形成装置

    公开(公告)号:US20140341608A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-20

    申请号:US14278327

    申请日:2014-05-15

    CPC classification number: G03G15/0258 G03G15/0225

    Abstract: A charging device includes a housing, a charging roller, and a brush roller. The housing is disposed adjacent to an optical path of light emitted an the exposure device to irradiate a photoconductor. Charging roller is rotatably supported in housing, and is configured to charge a circumferential surface of the photoconductor through contact. Brush roller is rotatably supported in housing together with charging roller, has multiple brush hairs flocked on a base shaft thereof extending in a longitudinal direction of the charging roller, and is configured to clean a surface of charging roller when brush hairs are brought in contact with charging roller. Furthermore, a predetermined segment of housing is located in a space within a predetermined distance toward a side of housing from the optical path, and is formed from a material having a charge property equivalent to that of the brush hairs.

    Abstract translation: 充电装置包括壳体,充电辊和刷辊。 外壳设置在与曝光装置发射的光的光路相邻以照射光电导体。 充电辊被可旋转地支撑在壳体中,并且被配置为通过接触对感光体的周向表面充电。 刷辊与充电辊一起被可旋转地支撑在壳体中,具有沿着充电辊的纵向方向延伸的基轴上的多个刷毛,并且构造成当刷毛接触时清洁充电辊的表面 充电辊。 此外,预定的壳体部分位于从光路朝向壳体侧面的预定距离内的空间中,并且由具有与刷毛相同的电荷性质的材料形成。

    Image forming method with calibration processing, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon image forming program of the same

    公开(公告)号:US11330144B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-10

    申请号:US17105693

    申请日:2020-11-27

    Inventor: Jun Nakai

    Abstract: In one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an image region dividing portion which determines, within an image formable width, an image boundary position that matches with one of matrix boundaries corresponding to boundaries between dither matrices, and sets image adjustment regions. The image forming apparatus also includes a correction processing portion which uses common calibration data to determine imaginary adjustment regions positioned closest to the image adjustment regions, respectively, in a main scanning direction, and uses a correction amount for the determined imaginary adjustment region to correct the position in a sub-scanning direction, thereby reducing a color shift. The image region dividing portion determines the image boundary position by applying a rounding function to a value obtained by dividing the number of pixels constituting a width of the image adjustment region by the number of pixels in one cycle of the dither matrix in the main scanning direction.

    Image forming apparatus, method, and computer program product correcting scanning directional positions of image adjustment areas to restrain color registration error

    公开(公告)号:US11134175B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-28

    申请号:US16997643

    申请日:2020-08-19

    Inventor: Jun Nakai

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus performs a halftone process using plural dither matrices. Generated is calibration data to calculate a color registration error amount corresponding to a primary scanning directional position of an image forming available width. An image area dividing unit determines an image boundary position that is identical to any of matrix boundaries of plural dither matrices arranged in an image forming target area, and divides the image forming target area into plural image adjustment areas using the image boundary position. A correction processing unit corrects secondary scanning directional positions of the plural image adjustment areas, using respective correction amounts calculated with the calibration data. Further, the image area dividing unit determines the image boundary position using a remainder left by dividing in the primary scanning direction the number of pixels of the image adjustment area by the number of pixels of the dither matrix.

    Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus including the optical scanning device

    公开(公告)号:US10852658B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-01

    申请号:US16702674

    申请日:2019-12-04

    Inventor: Jun Nakai

    Abstract: An optical scanning device has an optical housing. A coupled Helmholtz resonator having a first resonance space and a second resonance space therein is disposed in the optical housing. A translucent partition wall, a first partition wall, and a second partition wall which extend from a bottom wall to a top wall of the optical housing are arranged in this order from an upstream side toward a downstream side on an optical path between a light source and a rotary polygonal mirror. The first and second resonance spaces are separated from each other by the three partition walls. One of the first and second resonance spaces resonates at a frequency of a rotational speed of a motor, and the other of the first and second resonance spaces resonates at a generated frequency of a wind noise generated by the rotary polygonal mirror.

    LASER SCANNING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, REFLECTION SURFACE IDENTIFICATION METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20190118555A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-25

    申请号:US16090694

    申请日:2017-10-17

    Inventor: Jun Nakai

    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: a speed setting portion configured to set a rotation speed of a drive motor to one of a plurality of predetermined specific speeds; a measurement processing portion configured to, in each of a plurality of detection cycles in which light is detected after scanning by a polygon mirror, measure an interval between a detection timing of the light and an output timing at which a drive signal input to the drive motor of the polygon mirror first after the detection timing, is output; and an identification processing portion configured to identify a reference reflection surface that corresponds to a reference interval, based on the measured interval and the reference interval corresponding to a specific speed at a time when the measured interval was measured, the reference interval being among reference intervals that have been set in advance for each of the specific speeds.

    Image forming apparatus and light guide member
    20.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus and light guide member 有权
    图像形成装置和导光构件

    公开(公告)号:US09471026B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-18

    申请号:US14946650

    申请日:2015-11-19

    CPC classification number: G03G21/08

    Abstract: A light guide member has a transmitting/reflecting portion transmitting and reflecting light that is emitted from a light source, to enter one end of the light guide member in a longitudinal direction, and be guided to the other end of the light guide member so that the light is applied to: a position between the developing roller and the transfer roller on the image carrier on a downstream side in the traveling direction of the transfer target member; and a position between the transfer roller and the cleaning portion on the image carrier on an upstream side in the traveling direction of the transfer target member. Furthermore, the light guide member has a convex portion having an arc-shaped cross section and being formed outward at a position opposing the transmitting/reflecting portion in a part of a predetermined specific region at one end or both ends in the longitudinal direction.

    Abstract translation: 导光部件具有从光源射出的发射和反射光的发射/反射部分,沿纵向进入导光部件的一端,并被引导到导光部件的另一端,使得 该光被施加到:在转印目标构件的行进方向上的下游侧的图像载体上的显影辊和转印辊之间的位置; 以及转印辊和转印对象部件的行进方向上游侧的图像载体上的清洗部之间的位置。 此外,导光部件具有圆弧状截面的凸部,并且在长度方向的一端或两端的预定特定区域的一部分的与透射反射部相对的位置处向外侧形成。

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