摘要:
The present invention provides an image forming apparatus including first image density signal converter having a first conversion property for converting a multi-valued image density input signal to an image density output signal at a timing synchronizing with an image density signal clock, second image density signal converter having a second conversion property different from the first conversion property for converting a part of the image density input signal corresponding to a low density portion to an image density output signal indicating a value within a range in which an image is not developed, selection signal generator for outputting a selection signal having a period longer than that of the image density signal clock to select the first or second image density signal converter in a predetermined order, a phase of the selection signal being shifted in turn per every one or more main scanning synchronizing signals, pattern signal generator means for generating a pattern signal having a period longer than that of the image density signal clock, controller for shifting the phase of the pattern signal generated by the pattern signal generator means per every one or more main scanning synchronizing signals to form a screen image having a predetermined screen angle, a pulse width modulator for outputting a pulse width modulation signal generated by modulating pulse width of the image density output signal output from the first and second image density signal converter utilizing the pattern signal. An image is formed in accordance with the pulse width modulation signal output from the pulse width modulator.
摘要:
The present invention provides an image forming apparatus having image signal discrimination device for discriminating whether an image density signal belongs to a line image portion or a natural image portion including a halftone image and outputting a discrimination signal, first image density conversion device having a first conversion property for converting the image density signal to a conversion signal and outputting the conversion signal, second image density conversion device having a second conversion property which is different from the first conversion property for converting a range of the image density signal corresponding to a low density portion to a conversion signal indicating a value within a range in which an image is not developed and outputting the conversion signal, selection device for alternately selecting the first and second image density conversion device with a predetermined period, pulse width modulation device for modulating pulse widths of the conversion signals output from the first and second image density signal conversion device and outputting a pulse width modulation signal, pulse width modulation signal period changing device for changing a period of the pulse width modulation signal output from the pulse width modulation device and the period of selection carried out by the selection device in accordance with the discrimination signal output from the image density signal discriminating device, and image formation device for forming an image in accordance with the pulse width modulation signal output from the pulse width modulation device.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus for reproducing an image corresponding to a digitized image signal includes; an imaging member; a halftone image forming device for reproducing a latent image composed of a plurality of pixels on the imaging member, and for developing the latent image so that coloring particles are adhered in each pixel being put together as an island, the halftone image including a relatively low density halftone image; and a transfixing device for simultaneously transferring the halftone image and fixing the halftone image onto a recording sheet. The image forming apparatus may further includes an intermediate transfer medium. The island-like toner image reproduces the halftone image clearly.
摘要:
Disclosed is an image forming apparatus and method for forming a color toner image on a transparent overhead projector film, characterized in that the product of the height of the color toner image construction h and the spatial frequency 1/.lambda. is 0.036 or less. The height of the image construction h can be determined by varying the toner weight per unit area on the transparent film and the spatial frequency 1/.lambda. can be determined by varying the resolution so that h/.lambda. the is 0.036 or less. An image forming apparatus comprises an electrostatic latent image receiving member, an electrostatic latent image forming means for forming an electrostatic latent image corresponding to an image signal having a predetermined number of screen lines on the electrostatic latent image receiving member, a transfer medium detecting means for detecting the transfer medium, and a pulse width modulation means for modulating the pulse width of the image signal based on the detection result from the transfer medium detecting means.
摘要:
In an image forming apparatus including a pulse-width modulating unit for subjecting an image-density signal to pulse-width modulation and an image-forming unit for forming an image in accordance with a pulse-width modulation signal outputted by the pulse-width modulating unit, an arrangement is provided such that the image is formed with a small number of lines when the image density is a low density, while the image is formed with a large number of lines when the image density is a medium/high density. In an example of the arrangement thereof, the pulse-width modulating unit has a unit for effecting modulation on the basis of a plurality of different modulation periods, and is provided with a selecting unit for selecting a modulation period of a pulse-width modulated wave to be outputted, in accordance with the image-density signal.
摘要:
There is provided an image forming mechanism including: an image carrier containing a lubricant in a photosensitive layer that is formed on a surface of the image carrier, and on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; a developing section developing the electrostatic latent image into a visible image by a developer that contains the lubricant; and a cleaning member formed with a first layer that contacts the photosensitive layer, and a second layer that is formed of a material having a lower modulus of repulsion elasticity than the first layer and that is layered with the first layer and that does not contact the surface of the image carrier.
摘要:
There is provided an image forming mechanism including: an image carrier containing a lubricant in a photosensitive layer that is formed on a surface of the image carrier, and on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; a developing section developing the electrostatic latent image into a visible image by a developer that contains the lubricant; and a cleaning member formed with a first layer that contacts the photosensitive layer, and a second layer that is formed of a material having a lower modulus of repulsion elasticity than the first layer and that is layered with the first layer and that does not contact the surface of the image carrier.
摘要:
A cleaning unit includes a cleaner. The cleaner includes: a support member; a toner scraping member; and a toner storing mechanism. The toner storing mechanism includes: a toner catching member provided in a vicinity of a leading end of the toner scraping member so as to catch the toner scraped off; and a swingably supporting mechanism which supports swingably the toner catching member with a middle portion of the toner catching member as a swing fulcrum. A free end portion of the toner catching member protruding from the toner scraping member in the moving direction is a storage moving portion which moves based on an amount of the stored toner, and a portion opposite to the free end portion with respect to the swing fulcrum is a press portion which presses the toner scraping member toward the cleaned member based on a moving amount of the storage moving portion.
摘要:
An end face polishing apparatus with improved polishing precision regardless of the length of ferrules when end faces of the ferrules are polished is provided. In an end face polishing apparatus polishing a rod-shaped member mounted at a polishing fixture by pressing the rod-shaped member against a lapping member on a lapping machine provided on a surface plate that is supported at the main body of the apparatus to rotate and rock, there are a plurality of rod-shaped guide members provided at the polishing fixture radially outwardly projecting and a tubular member capable of supporting the polishing fixture through the guide members on the surface plate. In this way, the guide members at the polishing fixture and the tubular member abut against each other so that the movement of the polishing fixture in the pressing direction is restricted.