摘要:
An image forming apparatus is provided with a modulator producing a modulated signal of a pulse width decided on given image data and a driver driving an optical generator such as laser to generate a light beam. The image forming apparatus is further provided with a scanner periodically scanning the light beam generated by the optical generator and a power detector detecting information indicative of a power of the light beam scanned by the scanner. A pulse width adjustor uses the information detected by the power detector, in order to adjust the pulse width of the light beam.
摘要:
In the optical beams scanning apparatus and an image forming apparatus having this optical beam scanning apparatus according to this invention, a light emitting unit emits plural laser beams set at a predetermined output in advance, and a scanning unit deflects the emitted plural laser beams and scans with them. A laser beam output setting unit arranges the light emitting unit so that scanning positions of the plural laser beams are arrayed in time series in a main scanning direction on the same line, and sets the output of laser beams cast onto a photoconductor by using the plural laser beams. A writing unit writes an image to the photoconductor with the preset output of the laser beams cast onto the photoconductor, using the plural laser beams used for scanning. With the optical beam scanning apparatus and the image forming apparatus having this optical beam scanning apparatus according to this invention, the output of laser beams cast onto a photoconductive drum can be controlled at a high speed.
摘要:
A laser beam scanning apparatus according to the invention includes: a laser oscillating unit that outputs a laser beam; a laser beam scanning unit that performs scanning in a main scanning direction with a laser beam and irradiates the laser beam on a photosensitive member via an optical lens; an error signal generating unit that monitors, in a predetermined period, intensity of a laser beam outputted from the laser oscillating unit and generates an error signal of an error between output intensity of the laser oscillating unit and a predetermined output reference value; a correction signal generating unit that generates a correction signal for correcting output intensity of a laser beam according to a change in optical efficiency in the main scanning direction such that intensity of the laser beam in the main scanning direction on the photosensitive member is constant; and a laser control signal generating unit that holds, during the image formation period, a reference signal generated on the basis of the error signal and applies the correction signal to the reference signal to generate a laser control signal for determining intensity of a laser beam outputted from the laser oscillating unit. The correction signal generated by the correction signal generating unit is a correction signal for correcting sensitivity of the photosensitive member including a change in the sensitivity with time and is a correction signal for further applying correction corresponding to a change in optical efficiency in the main scanning direction to output intensity of a laser beam with the change in the sensitivity with time corrected.
摘要:
A laser beam scanning apparatus includes: a laser oscillating unit that outputs a laser beam; a laser beam scanning unit that scans and irradiates the laser beam in a main scanning direction on a photosensitive member; an error signal generating unit that monitors intensity of a laser beam and generates an error signal between output intensity of the laser oscillating unit and a reference value; a correction signal generating unit that generates a correction signal for correcting intensity of a laser beam along the main scanning direction to be constant; a correction signal converting unit that converts a correction signal into an adapted correction signal by attenuating the correction signal; and a laser control signal generating unit that holds, during the image formation period, a reference signal generated on the basis of the error signal and applies the adapted correction signal to the reference signal to generate a laser control signal for determining intensity of a laser beam outputted from the laser oscillating unit.
摘要:
A light beam scanning apparatus according to an embodiment of this invention includes a reflection unit for reflecting a light beam, a rotation unit for rotating the reflection unit, a rotation control unit for controlling rotation of the rotation unit, a rotational speed detection unit for detecting a rotational speed of the rotation unit, a light amount control unit for, before the rotational speed detection unit detects that the rotational speed has reached a predetermined rotational speed, controlling light emission of the light beam and controlling the light amount of the light beam to a predetermined value, and a light emission control unit for, after the rotational speed detection unit detects that the rotational speed has reached the predetermined rotational speed, controlling a light emission timing of the light beam.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for scanning a common scan line in a main scanning direction with a light emitting device is provided. The method and apparatus preferably generates at least a first control signal and a second control signal for driving the light emitting device, the first control signal and the second control signal being generated from image data for the common scan line in the main scanning direction, drives the light emitting device with the first control signal to scan the common scan line in the main scanning direction, and drives the light emitting device with the second control signal to scan the common scan line in the main scanning direction.
摘要:
A main control section controls a movable beam a such that a passage position thereof may come to a center of a gap between a sensor SK and a sensor SJ, and measures an output difference between a sensor SP and a sensor SO. In this case, the main control section successively measures an output difference between the sensors SP and SO while moving the movable beam a to the center of the gap between the sensors SK and SJ. Similarly, the main control section controls the movable beam a such that the passage position thereof may come to a center of a gap between the sensor SJ and a sensor SI.
摘要:
A synchronizing circuit and a timing adjusting circuit set a position of an exposure area by beam scanning as an additional value of a first setting value set in dot unit corresponding to the scanning of a pixel clock period and a second setting value set in tap unit corresponding to the scanning of a period smaller than the pixel clock period. A CPU controls the synchronizing circuit and the timing adjusting circuit so that the exposed position becomes an objective position. The CPU changes the second setting value to a first predetermined value by increasing the first setting value by one dot, in the case that the additional value is increased to reach a first threshold. Further, the CPU changes the second setting value to a second predetermined value by decreasing the first setting value by one dot, in the case that the additional value of the synchronizing circuit and the timing adjusting circuit in which the first setting value is increased by one dot is decreased to reach a second threshold smaller than the first threshold.
摘要:
When a CPU begins to monitor whether delay variation characteristics of a pulse width variation circuit have varied, it selects a basic delay setting value in a basic delay value setting block from a smallest one. The CPU sets a division number in a phase select block from a given minimum desired division number for pulse width modulation. The CPU senses the level of a phase comparison result signal (PHASE) from the pulse width modulation circuit. If the phase comparison result signal is stable at “1”, the CPU 1 fixes the division number. If the phase comparison result signal is “0” and the division number is not maximum, the CPU increases the division number and goes back to the setting of the division number. If the division number is maximum, the CPU increases the basic delay and goes back to the basic delay setting.
摘要:
An apparatus for printing an image which is stored on an optical disk is read by a scanner. A plurality of images read out from the optical disk are edited to form an abstract image on the basis of a predetermined unit (e.g., one page), and code data (i.e., retrieval data) is added to the abstract image. The resultant image, including both the abstract image and the code data, is printed on a sheet. The code data is extracted from the printed image, and desired images are retrieved from the optical disk on the basis of the code data.