摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes: a latent image bearing drum that rotates and on which a latent image is formed; an exposure head having a first light-emitting element that exposes a first region of the latent image bearing drum and a second light-emitting element that exposes a second region of the latent image bearing drum; a storage unit that stores first speed-related information relating to the rotational speed of the first region of the latent image bearing drum and second speed-related information relating to the rotational speed of the second region of the latent image bearing drum; and a light-emission timing adjustment unit that adjusts the timing of the light emission of the first light-emitting element based on the first speed-related information and adjusts the timing of the light emission of the second light-emitting element based on the second speed-related information.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes: a latent image carrier which carries a latent image; an exposure head which exposes the latent image carrier to light emitted from a light emitting element; a driver which rotationally drives the latent image carrier; a light emission controller which controls light emission time of the light emitting element; a rotational angle detector which detects a rotational angle of the latent image carrier; and a memory which stores first light emission time correction information to correct the light emission time in response to an eccentricity of the latent image carrier. The light emission controller permits the light emitting element to emit light at the light emission time corrected on the basis of a detection result of the rotational angle detector and the first light emission time correction information.
摘要:
An apparatus includes: a latent image carrier which is freely rotatable in a predetermined sub scanning direction; a latent image carrier gear which is attached to an end portion of the latent image carrier; a drive motor which applies drive rotation force upon the latent image carrier via the latent image carrier gear and which rotates the latent image carrier; a line head which forms on the latent image carrier a line latent image which extends in a main scanning direction which is approximately orthogonal to the sub scanning direction; an exposure controller which provides an image signal to the line head and controls writing of the line latent image; a phase detector which detects the phase data regarding the latent image carrier gear; and a timing controller which adjusts the write location of the line latent image on the latent image carrier based on the phase data detected by the phase detector.
摘要:
A plurality of photo emitters are arrayed on a transparent substrate in a first direction to form at least one photo emitter array. An electrode is provided on the substrate and electrically connected to the photo emitters in common. A dimension of the electrode in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction is smaller than a dimension of the substrate in the second direction.
摘要:
An exposing device includes a light-emitting element array including plural light-emitting elements disposed in a first direction and a second direction orthogonal to or substantially orthogonal to the first direction, a lens array including plural lenses that focus lights from the light-emitting elements, a supporting member that supports the light-emitting element array and the lens array, and an exposure-position adjusting mechanism including a rotation adjusting unit that rotates the supporting member around or substantially around an axis in the first direction.
摘要:
A line head includes: a first lens array having a plurality of first lenses each having a convex surface as a light incidence surface; a second lens array that is arranged at a light-emitting surface side of the first lens array so as to be opposite to the first lens array and that has a plurality of second lenses, which are arranged at positions corresponding to the plurality of first lenses and each of which has a convex surface as a light incidence surface; and at least a light-emitting element provided for each of the first lenses at a light incidence side of the first lens array.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus includes: a latent image carrier that includes an effective image region which has a predetermined width along a main scanning direction; a latent image forming unit that has a structure in which a deflection mirror surface makes a light beam scan in a second scan region which is wider than a first scan region which corresponds to the effective image region, that modulates the light beam in accordance with an image signal within the range of the first scan region for every scanning cycle, and that guides the modulated light beam onto the effective image region, thereby forming a line latent image which corresponds to the image signal; an optical sensor that detects a scanning light beam, which moves outside the first scan region within the second scan region, to output a signal; and a write timing adjuster that controls the timing of start modulating the light beam and accordingly adjusts a write start position for start writing a latent image along the main scanning direction, based on a time difference between a first detection signal, which the optical sensor outputs as a first light beam scanning away from the effective image region moves passed the optical sensor, and a second detection signal, which the optical sensor outputs after outputting the first detection signal when a second light beam scanning toward the effective image region moves passed the optical sensor.
摘要:
A method for controlling an optical scanning apparatus, includes generating an exposing signal from a pattern data for an optical scanning apparatus, which includes a light source that emits a light beam, a deflector that deflects the light beam emitted from the light source by means of a deflection mirror surface oscillating sinusoidally, and a scanning optical system that has an arcsine characteristics and that images the light beam deflected by the deflector on a surface-to-be-scanned in a spot, and which makes the imaged spot scan the surface-to-be-scanned in the main scanning direction while modulating the light beam emitted from the light source based upon the pattern data indicating a position on the surface-to-be-scanned the light beam exposes so that the light beam exposes a predetermined position on the surface-to-be-scanned, the exposing signal being a train of pulses arranged on a time axis in accordance with an arrangement in the main scanning direction of values, which the pattern data have, indicating exposure or non-exposure of the light beam, a pulse width of each pulse of the pulses being width of time corresponding to a length, indicated by the pattern data, in the main scanning direction of an exposing area of the light beam; correcting the exposing signal to generate a corrected exposing signal by varying pulse width of each pulse of the pulses which compose the exposing signal in accordance with a distance between the exposing area corresponding to the pulse and an optical axis of the scanning optical system; and emitting the light beam from the light the light beam is/are varied in accordance with a distance between the exposing area and an optical axis of the scanning optical system.
摘要:
A lens array includes: a lens array substrate having a light transmissive property; a first lens disposed on the lens array substrate; and a second lens disposed on the lens array substrate in a first direction from the first lens and different from the first lens in peripheral shape.
摘要:
A lens array includes: a light transmissive lens array substrate; a plurality of lenses disposed on the lens array substrate in a first direction; and a line-like mark formed on the lens array substrate in a second direction one of perpendicular and substantially perpendicular to the first direction.