Optical writing device, image forming apparatus, method of controlling optical writing device, and computer program product
    21.
    发明授权
    Optical writing device, image forming apparatus, method of controlling optical writing device, and computer program product 有权
    光学写入装置,图像形成装置,光学写入装置的控制方法以及计算机程序产品

    公开(公告)号:US08294744B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-23

    申请号:US12862144

    申请日:2010-08-24

    CPC分类号: G06K15/1247

    摘要: An optical writing device includes: a light source including arrays arranged in a main scanning direction, each array including light-emitting elements arranged in the main scanning direction; a correction-value holding unit to hold, correspondingly with a light-emitting element, a correction value for changing timing to read out pixel data stored in an image storage unit; and a light-source drive unit to drive the light source by reading out the stored pixel data stored, according to the correction value. The correction-value holding unit includes a first area for holding a first correction value corresponding to a first light-emitting element located at an end of an array and a second area for holding a second correction value corresponding to a second light-emitting element other than the first light-emitting element, the first holding area being larger than the second holding area.

    摘要翻译: 光写入装置包括:包括沿主扫描方向布置的阵列的光源,每个阵列包括沿主扫描方向布置的发光元件; 校正值保持单元,与发光元件对应地保持用于改变定时的校正值,以读出存储在图像存储单元中的像素数据; 以及光源驱动单元,通过根据校正值读出存储的所存储的像素数据来驱动光源。 校正值保持单元包括用于保持对应于位于阵列末端的第一发光元件的第一校正值的第一区域和用于保持对应于第二发光元件的第二校正值的第二区域的其他 第一保持区域大于第二保持区域。

    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING IMAGE
    22.
    发明申请
    IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING IMAGE 失效
    图像形成装置和调整图像的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120262750A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-18

    申请号:US13444018

    申请日:2012-04-11

    IPC分类号: G06K15/00

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes plural image forming units of plural colors, each including a print head including plural LED chips aligned in a main scanning direction; a screen angle selecting unit that selects screen angles for the plural colors respectively based on the amounts of skew of the plural image forming units; an image processing unit that performs image processing on input data to be expressed by pixels of the plural colors such that the pixels of the colors have the corresponding screen angles selected by the screen angle selecting unit; a correction amount determining unit that determines a total amount of skew correction based on the amount of skew detected by the skew detection unit, and determines the amounts of skew correction in the sub-scanning direction for predetermined groups of the pixels, based on the total amount of skew correction, for each of the colors.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括多个颜色的图像形成单元,每个图像形成单元包括在主扫描方向上排列的多个LED芯片的打印头; 屏幕角度选择单元,分别基于多个图像形成单元的偏斜量来选择多种颜色的屏幕角度; 图像处理单元,对由多个颜色的像素表示的输入数据执行图像处理,使得颜色的像素具有由屏幕角度选择单元选择的相应屏幕角度; 校正量确定单元,其基于由所述歪斜检测单元检测到的歪斜量来确定歪斜校正的总量,并且基于总计来确定预定组像素的副扫描方向上的歪斜校正量 每种颜色的偏斜校正量。

    Image forming apparatus and image density detecting method
    23.
    发明授权
    Image forming apparatus and image density detecting method 有权
    图像形成装置和图像浓度检测方法

    公开(公告)号:US08654419B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-18

    申请号:US13415082

    申请日:2012-03-08

    IPC分类号: H04N1/46

    摘要: An image forming apparatus performs pseudo gradation processing using dithering, and includes an image carrier; a plurality of light-emitting element arrays arranged in a main-scanning direction and including a plurality of light-emitting elements; an image forming unit performing lighting control of the arrays and forming a pattern image on the image carrier; a detecting unit detecting a density of the pattern image; a position detecting unit detecting a position in the main-scanning direction of the detecting unit with respect to the light-emitting element arrays; a determining unit that, based on the detected position, determines whether the detecting unit is positioned at a proper detection position with respect to the pattern image on which noise has no effect; and an operation control unit that, when the detecting unit is positioned at the proper detection position, performs an image density detection operation on the pattern image using the detecting unit.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置使用抖动进行伪灰度处理,并且包括图像载体; 沿主扫描方向排列并包括多个发光元件的多个发光元件阵列; 图像形成单元,对所述阵列执行点亮控制,并在所述图像载体上形成图案图像; 检测单元,检测图案图像的浓度; 位置检测单元,相对于所述发光元件阵列检测所述检测单元的主扫描方向的位置; 确定单元,其基于所检测的位置,确定所述检测单元是否位于相对于其上没有影响的图案图像的适当检测位置; 以及操作控制单元,当所述检测单元位于适当的检测位置时,使用所述检测单元对所述图案图像执行图像浓度检测操作。

    Method of compensating for errors caused by a print head using skew correction
    24.
    发明授权
    Method of compensating for errors caused by a print head using skew correction 失效
    使用偏斜校正补偿由打印头造成的误差的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08600283B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-03

    申请号:US13444018

    申请日:2012-04-11

    IPC分类号: G03G15/00 G06F3/12

    摘要: An image forming apparatus includes plural image forming units of plural colors, each including a print head including plural LED chips aligned in a main scanning direction; a screen angle selecting unit that selects screen angles for the plural colors respectively based on the amounts of skew of the plural image forming units; an image processing unit that performs image processing on input data to be expressed by pixels of the plural colors such that the pixels of the colors have the corresponding screen angles selected by the screen angle selecting unit; a correction amount determining unit that determines a total amount of skew correction based on the amount of skew detected by the skew detection unit, and determines the amounts of skew correction in the sub-scanning direction for predetermined groups of the pixels, based on the total amount of skew correction, for each of the colors.

    摘要翻译: 图像形成装置包括多个颜色的图像形成单元,每个图像形成单元包括在主扫描方向上排列的多个LED芯片的打印头; 屏幕角度选择单元,分别基于多个图像形成单元的偏斜量来选择多种颜色的屏幕角度; 图像处理单元,对由多个颜色的像素表示的输入数据执行图像处理,使得颜色的像素具有由屏幕角度选择单元选择的相应屏幕角度; 校正量确定单元,其基于由所述歪斜检测单元检测到的歪斜量来确定歪斜校正的总量,并且基于总计来确定预定组像素的副扫描方向上的歪斜校正量 每种颜色的偏斜校正量。

    Imaging forming apparatus
    25.
    发明授权
    Imaging forming apparatus 有权
    成像装置

    公开(公告)号:US08885213B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-11

    申请号:US13157427

    申请日:2011-06-10

    摘要: An image forming apparatus for forming images at a plurality of resolution levels including at least one low resolution level and one high resolution level includes a photoconductor, onto which a beam size is set for the low resolution level; and an adjustment unit to conduct an exposure time-based density adjustment using a plurality of half-tone patterns prepared by changing an exposure time per pixel at a timing when a resolution level shifts from the low resolution level to the high resolution level and before actually shifting to an image forming operation executed at the high resolution level.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于以包括至少一个低分辨率水平和一个高分辨率水平的多个分辨率水平形成图像的图像形成装置包括光电导体,其上设置有用于低分辨率水平的光束尺寸; 以及调整单元,其使用通过在分辨率电平从低分辨率电平转换到高分辨率电平的时刻改变每像素的曝光时间而准备的多个半色调图案,并且在实际之前进行基于曝光时间的浓度调节 转移到以高分辨率水平执行的图像形成操作。

    Reading device, image forming apparatus, and color mixture prevention method

    公开(公告)号:US11457121B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-27

    申请号:US17487278

    申请日:2021-09-28

    摘要: A reading device includes a first light source configured to emit light, a second light source configured to emit light in a wavelength of light different from a wavelength of light of the first light source, circuitry configured to instruct the first light source and the second light source to turn on and turn off, a first light-intensity adjuster configured to adjust light intensity of the first light source based on a first light intensity value, a second light-intensity adjuster configured to adjust light intensity of the second light source based on a second light intensity value, a first image sensor configured to receive the light that is emitted from the first light source and is reflected by an object, and a second image sensor configured to receive the light that is emitted from the first light source and the second light source and is reflected by the object.