Abstract:
A laser beam reflected off a polygon mirror travels below a beam portion and is reflected off a reflection mirror. The laser beam reflected off the reflection mirror is emitted through an opening formed directly below the beam portion. The beam portion is provided above the opening through leg portions. With the structure, the rigidity on the periphery of the opening can be ensured. Supporting portions for supporting the reflection mirror are reinforced by reinforcing portions, so that the reflection mirror is prevented from being vibrated. In addition, the reflection mirror is supported such that the reflection mirror does not contact the beam portion. Even when the beam portion is vibrated, the vibration is not conveyed from the beam portion to the reflection mirror.
Abstract:
A lamp protection device of an optical image scanner is disclosed. The lamp protection device comprises a chassis having a lamp holder and a lamp therein and buffer means for absorbing shock on lamp. The chassis moves under a transparent sheet of the optical image scanner and scan a document places on the transparent sheet. The buffer means for absorbing shock on lamp contact and provides the lamp with damping when said chassis end scanning and is locked.
Abstract:
A rotating shaft coupling has a plurality of rotating-shaft-coupling-members. One of the rotating-shaft-coupling-members is multi-layered by a coupler connecting a shaft thereto, an elastic body and an inertia body which has a mass activating a torsion load in a rotating direction when the elastic body is rotating. A plurality of the rotating-shaft-coupling-members are assembled into the rotating shaft coupling. By this construction, transmission of the vibration from a motor side to a driven side can be effectively suppressed.
Abstract:
The improved image recording apparatus comprises a main scanning section; an auxiliary scanning section; and an upstream transport section; wherein a light-sensitive material, as it is transported in an auxiliary scanning direction after its position in a main scanning direction was regulated by the upstream transport section, is illuminated with recording light beams, whereby the light-sensitive material is scanned two-dimensionally with the recording light beams to record an image on the light-sensitive material. The apparatus further includes vibration damping members by which the main scanning section, the auxiliary scanning section and the upstream transport section are coupled to other components of the image recording apparatus in such a way as to insulate vibrations. During image recording on sheets of light-sensitive material with light beams, any adverse effects of internal and external vibrations are sufficiently prevented, insulated or damped to prevent the occurrence of offsets in the position of the light-sensitive material, unevenness in its transport in the auxiliary scanning direction and other problems that would otherwise cause unevenness in image.
Abstract:
A motor control apparatus is arranged to drive and control a motor for transmitting the rotating force of the motor through a gear train. In reversing the rotation of the motor, the motor is caused to rotate at a speed higher than a normal rotation speed for a period of time which is about the same as a period of time required for absorbing a clearance or play existing between the gears. In this instance, since the motor is under no load, the motor is rotated at the higher speed with a small current and a small torque. The arrangement effectively lessens a noise generated in reversing the rotation of the motor due to the clearance or play existing in the motor driving force transmitting part.
Abstract:
An image reading apparatus includes a spring (15) provided at one end of a reading unit (11) and adapted to bias the reading unit (11) toward an original glass table (10), and a sensor holder (12) provided on a guide rail (14) to be pivotal about it and adapted to hold the reading unit (11) through the spring (15).
Abstract:
A carrier mounting structure which can smoothly mount a film carrier to a carrier stand and alleviate the effects on vibration isolating rubber. The carrier mounting structure, which includes an image reading device mounted to a main body of an image reading apparatus via vibration isolating rubber which alleviates the effects of vibration from the outside, and a carrier mounting portion which is formed at a reading position of the image reading device and to which a carrier having an image information carrying member loaded therein is mounted, includes: an upper surface of the main body of the image reading apparatus along which surface a bottom surface of the carrier is slid; a mounting surface of the carrier mounting portion, which is formed at a position higher than the upper surface of the main body of the image reading apparatus and to which the carrier is mounted; and an inclined surface formed at a corner portion of the carrier mounting portion and inclined toward the mounting surface of the carrier mounting portion from a position which is lower than the upper surface of the main body of the image reading apparatus.
Abstract:
The improved image recording apparatus comprises a main scanning section; an auxiliary scanning section; and an upstream transport section; wherein a light-sensitive material, as it is transported in an auxiliary scanning direction after its position in a main scanning direction was regulated by the upstream transport section, is illuminated with recording light beams, whereby the light-sensitive material is scanned two-dimensionally with the recording light beams to record an image on the light-sensitive material. The apparatus further includes vibration damping members by which the main scanning section, the auxiliary scanning section and the upstream transport section are coupled to other components of the image recording apparatus in such a way as to insulate vibrations. During image recording on sheets of light-sensitive material with light beams, any adverse effects of internal and external vibrations are sufficiently prevented, insulated or damped to prevent the occurrence of offsets in the position of the light-sensitive material, unevenness in its transport in the auxiliary scanning direction and other problems that would otherwise cause unevenness in image.
Abstract:
There is provided an optical scanner collecting information from an original by means of sweeping scan. The scanner comprises a memory working as a buffer between the scanner and an external unit receiving data from the scanner. According to the invention and in order to reduce mechanical vibrations from displacement means displacing the original relative to the scanner at a feed rate, the scanner comprises control means for controlling the magnitude of the feed rate. The feed rate is adjusted according to a procedure comprising a first step: if the memory has capacity for a higher data rate and if said feed rate is less than a preferred value, then said feed rate is increased by a value that is a fraction of said preferred value. Further, the scanner may comprise a data processor for maintaining a preferred line resolution while the feed rate is below the predetermined value.
Abstract:
In an image forming apparatus, a photosensitive drum, laser scanning unit, developing unit, and transfer unit are installed in a housing separate from a main body and a buffer between and connected to the housing and the main body for absorbing vibration.