公开(公告)号：US20160246213A1

公开(公告)日：2016-08-25

申请号：US15049707

申请日：2016-02-22

申请人： Takashi OIDA ,  Shoh TSURITANI ,  Tomohiro OHSHIMA ,  Akinori YAMAGUCHI ,  Mizuho OHMURA

发明人： Takashi OIDA ,  Shoh TSURITANI ,  Tomohiro OHSHIMA ,  Akinori YAMAGUCHI ,  Mizuho OHMURA

IPC分类号： G03G15/08

CPC分类号： G03G15/0856 ,  G03G15/0848 ,  G03G15/0862 ,  G03G2215/0132 ,  G03G2215/0888 ,  G03G2215/0891

摘要： A developing device includes a development unit, a developer amount detector, an accuracy requirement determiner, and a detection count setting unit. The development unit includes a developer container configured to store a developer. The development unit is configured to supply the developer from the developer container to a latent image bearer, on which an electrostatic latent image is to be formed according to image data, to form a developer image. The developer amount detector is configured to detect a developer amount in the toner container of the development unit in every detection period. The accuracy requirement determiner is configured to a determine accuracy requirement required as a detection accuracy of the developer amount by the developer amount detector. The detection count setting unit is configured to set a number of times of detection of the developer amount by the developer amount detector based on the accuracy requirement.

摘要翻译： 显影装置包括显影单元，显影剂量检测器，精度要求确定器和检测计数设置单元。 显影单元包括构造成存储显影剂的显影剂容器。 显影单元被配置为根据图像数据将显影剂从显影剂容器供应到潜像承载体上，根据图像数据形成静电潜像，以形成显影剂图像。 显影剂量检测器被配置为在每个检测周期中检测显影单元的调色剂容器中的显影剂量。 精度要求确定器被配置成由显影剂量检测器确定作为显影剂量的检测精度所需的精度要求。 检测计数设定单元被配置为基于精度要求来设定显影剂量检测器的显影剂量的检测次数。

公开(公告)号：US20130343775A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-26

申请号：US13917874

申请日：2013-06-14

申请人： Akinori YAMAGUCHI ,  Hiroaki IKEDA ,  Tomohiro OHSHIMA ,  Masayuki HAYASHI ,  Tatsuya MIYADERA ,  Motohiro KAWANABE ,  Yoshinori SHIRASAKI

发明人： Akinori YAMAGUCHI ,  Hiroaki IKEDA ,  Tomohiro OHSHIMA ,  Masayuki HAYASHI ,  Tatsuya MIYADERA ,  Motohiro KAWANABE ,  Yoshinori SHIRASAKI

IPC分类号： G03G15/00 ,  G03G15/01

CPC分类号： G03G15/01 ,  G03G15/5008 ,  G03G15/505 ,  G03G15/5054 ,  G03G2215/00569 ,  G03G2215/00599 ,  G03G2215/00949

摘要： An image forming apparatus comprises: an image forming unit configured to form an image quality adjustment pattern image on an image carrier to be driven at a predetermined speed; a detector configured to detect the image quality adjustment pattern image; an image quality adjustment controller configured to control image quality adjustment processing in accordance with a detection result by the detector; a speed change unit configured to change an image formation speed indicating a speed at which an image is formed, and an interval change unit configured to change an interval at which the detector acquires a detection result in accordance with a change amount between the image formation speed before changed by the speed change unit and the image formation speed after changed.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：图像形成单元，被配置为在要以预定速度驱动的图像载体上形成图像质量调整图案图像; 检测器，被配置为检测图像质量调整图案图像; 图像质量调整控制器，被配置为根据检测器的检测结果来控制图像质量调整处理; 速度改变单元，被配置为改变指示形成图像的速度的图像形成速度;以及间隔改变单元，被配置为根据图像形成速度之间的变化量来改变检测器获取检测结果的间隔 之前由变速单元改变后的图像形成速度改变。

公开(公告)号：US20140049591A1

公开(公告)日：2014-02-20

申请号：US13960165

申请日：2013-08-06

申请人： Yoshinori SHIRASAKI ,  Tatsuya MIYADERA ,  Masayuki HAYASHI ,  Motohiro KAWANABE ,  Hiroaki IKEDA ,  Tomohiro OHSHIMA ,  Akinori YAMAGUCHI

发明人： Yoshinori SHIRASAKI ,  Tatsuya MIYADERA ,  Masayuki HAYASHI ,  Motohiro KAWANABE ,  Hiroaki IKEDA ,  Tomohiro OHSHIMA ,  Akinori YAMAGUCHI

IPC分类号： B41J2/385

CPC分类号： G03G15/80 ,  G03G15/5004

摘要： An optical writing device forming an electrical latent image on a photoreceptor includes an optical writing unit configured to apply light to the photoreceptor, a power supply unit configured to supply power to the optical writing unit, a power supply status detector configured to detect a power supply status of the power supplied from the power supply unit to the optical writing unit, and output power supply information or power cutoff information, a power cutoff information retaining unit configured to retain the power cutoff information when the power cutoff information is output from the power supply status detector, and a power sensor configured to sense a power supply status of the power supplied by the power supply unit based on the power cutoff information retained by the power cutoff information retaining unit.

摘要翻译： 在感光体上形成电潜象的光写入装置包括配置成向感光体施加光的光写入单元，配置为向光写入单元供电的电源单元，电源状态检测器，被配置为检测电源 从电源单元向光学写入单元提供的电力的状态以及输出电源信息或电力切断信息;电力切断信息保持单元，被配置为当从电源输出电力切断信息时保持电力切断信息 状态检测器和被配置为基于由电力切断信息保持单元保持的电力切断信息来感测由电源单元提供的电力的电源状态的功率传感器。

公开(公告)号：US20150346626A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-03

申请号：US14721101

申请日：2015-05-26

申请人： Yuusuke KOHRI ,  Masayuki HAYASHI ,  Motohiro KAWANABE ,  Yoshinori SHIRASAKI ,  Masatoshi MURAKAMI ,  Akinori YAMAGUCHI

发明人： Yuusuke KOHRI ,  Masayuki HAYASHI ,  Motohiro KAWANABE ,  Yoshinori SHIRASAKI ,  Masatoshi MURAKAMI ,  Akinori YAMAGUCHI

IPC分类号： B41J2/385

CPC分类号： G03G15/043 ,  B41J2/385 ,  H04N1/00

摘要： An image forming apparatus includes multiple exposure units each including multiple light emitting elements, a reading unit that reads data to be used for exposure by each one of the exposure units, one at a time from the exposure unit by the time the exposure units starts exposure, a storing unit that stores the data read by the reading unit, and a transfer unit that transfers the data stored in the storing unit to the exposure unit by the time the exposure unit starts exposure.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括多个曝光单元，每个曝光单元包括多个发光元件，读取单元，在曝光单元开始曝光时，从曝光单元一次读取要用于每个曝光单元曝光的数据 ，存储由读取单元读取的数据的存储单元，以及在曝光单元开始曝光时将存储在存储单元中的数据传送到曝光单元的传送单元。

公开(公告)号：US20120057889A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-08

申请号：US13219974

申请日：2011-08-29

申请人： Akinori YAMAGUCHI ,  Tatsuya Miyadera ,  Izumi Kinoshita ,  Kunihiro Komai ,  Yoshinori Shirasaki ,  Takuhei Yokoyama ,  Takeshi Shikama

发明人： Akinori YAMAGUCHI ,  Tatsuya Miyadera ,  Izumi Kinoshita ,  Kunihiro Komai ,  Yoshinori Shirasaki ,  Takuhei Yokoyama ,  Takeshi Shikama

IPC分类号： G03G15/043

CPC分类号： G03G15/04054 ,  G03G15/5054 ,  G03G15/5058

摘要： An image processing apparatus for an image forming apparatus including a line head array that forms an image by illuminating one or more illumination elements in correspondence with image data. The image processing apparatus includes a detection part configured to detect a linear image extending in a sub-scanning direction in the image data, and an adjustment part configured to adjust a density of the linear image so that the energy used in illuminating the one or more illumination elements for forming the linear image is reduced compared to the energy used in forming the linear image without adjusting the density of the linear image.

摘要翻译： 一种用于图像形成装置的图像处理装置，包括：线阵列，其通过与图像数据对应地照射一个或多个照明元件来形成图像。 图像处理装置包括：检测部，被配置为检测在图像数据中沿副扫描方向延伸的线性图像;以及调整部，被配置为调整线性图像的浓度，使得用于照亮所述一个或多个 与用于形成线性图像的能量相比，用于形成线性图像的照明元件减少，而不调节线性图像的密度。

公开(公告)号：US20160274481A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-22

申请号：US15064958

申请日：2016-03-09

申请人： Motohiro KAWANABE ,  Yoshinori SHIRASAKI ,  Masayuki HAYASHI ,  Masatoshi MURAKAMI ,  Yuusuke KOHRI ,  Akinori YAMAGUCHI

发明人： Motohiro KAWANABE ,  Yoshinori SHIRASAKI ,  Masayuki HAYASHI ,  Masatoshi MURAKAMI ,  Yuusuke KOHRI ,  Akinori YAMAGUCHI

IPC分类号： B41J2/385

CPC分类号： G03G15/043 ,  G03G15/04054 ,  G03G21/08

摘要： An optical writing control device controls emission or lighting of a light source onto a photoconductor surface in a latent image forming process and a discharge process, by either setting a light emission time longer in the discharge process or setting a resolution in a sub-scanning direction lower in the discharge process, compared to the latent image forming process.

摘要翻译： 光学写入控制装置通过在放电过程中设定较长的发光时间或者在副扫描方向上设定分辨率来控制潜像形成处理和放电处理中的光源的发光或点亮到感光体表面 与潜像形成过程相比，在放电过程中较低。

公开(公告)号：US20150261121A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-17

申请号：US14637875

申请日：2015-03-04

申请人： Motohiro KAWANABE ,  Masayuki HAYASHI ,  Masatoshi MURAKAMI ,  Yoshinori SHIRASAKI ,  Yuusuke KOHRI ,  Akinori YAMAGUCHI

发明人： Motohiro KAWANABE ,  Masayuki HAYASHI ,  Masatoshi MURAKAMI ,  Yoshinori SHIRASAKI ,  Yuusuke KOHRI ,  Akinori YAMAGUCHI

IPC分类号： B41J2/385

CPC分类号： G03G15/043

摘要： An image forming apparatus comprises: a plurality of exposure units, each of the exposure units including a plurality of light emitting elements that are arranged in a main scanning direction; a calculating unit that, with respect to each of the exposure units, calculates a pre-charge period that is a period during which a pre-charge is performed on at least any of the light emitting elements included in a corresponding exposure unit; and an emission control unit that, with respect to each of the exposure units, causes the light emitting elements included in a corresponding exposure unit to emit light such that a pre-charge period of at least any of the exposure units is shifted with respect to pre-charge periods of remaining ones of the exposure units.

摘要翻译： 图像形成装置包括：多个曝光单元，每个曝光单元包括沿主扫描方向布置的多个发光元件; 计算单元，对于每个曝光单元，计算作为对相应的曝光单元中包括的至少任一个发光元件进行预充电的期间的预充电期间; 以及排放控制单元，相对于每个曝光单元，使包括在相应的曝光单元中的发光元件发光，使得至少任何曝光单元的预充电周期相对于 剩余的曝光单位的预充电期间。

公开(公告)号：US20120154827A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-21

申请号：US13300834

申请日：2011-11-21

申请人： Yoshinori SHIRASAKI ,  Izumi KINOSHITA ,  Kunihiro KOMAI ,  Tatsuya MIYADERA ,  Takeshi SHIKAMA ,  Takuhei YOKOYAMA ,  Akinori YAMAGUCHI

发明人： Yoshinori SHIRASAKI ,  Izumi KINOSHITA ,  Kunihiro KOMAI ,  Tatsuya MIYADERA ,  Takeshi SHIKAMA ,  Takuhei YOKOYAMA ,  Akinori YAMAGUCHI

IPC分类号： G06K15/02 ,  G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06K15/1247 ,  G06K15/1223 ,  G06K15/1868

摘要： A line-head control device that controls a line head includes: a calculation unit that divides image data into a plurality of areas in sub-scanning direction and calculates a printing percentage for each of the areas; an allocation unit that allocates a total correction amount, for correcting magnification of the image data in the sub-scanning direction, to the areas according to the printing percentage for each of the areas calculated by the calculation unit; and a control unit that changes an emission period of the light emitted from the line head so as to satisfy a partial correction amount that is an allocation of the total correction amount to each of the areas, exposes the image carrier to the light emitted from the line head with the changed light emission period, thereby causing a latent image to be formed on the image carrier based on the image data.

摘要翻译： 控制行头的行头控制装置包括：计算单元，其将图像数据分割成副扫描方向的多个区域，并计算每个区域的打印百分比; 分配单元，其分配用于将副扫描方向上的图像数据的倍率校正到根据由计算单元计算出的每个区域的打印百分比的区域的总校正量; 以及控制单元，其改变从线路头发射的光的发射周期以满足作为对每个区域的总校正量的分配的部分校正量，将图像载体暴露于从 具有改变的发光周期的线头，从而基于图像数据在图像载体上形成潜像。

公开(公告)号：US20160370728A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-22

申请号：US15182745

申请日：2016-06-15

申请人： Akinori YAMAGUCHI ,  Masayuki HAYASHI ,  Motohiro KAWANABE ,  Yoshinori SHIRASAKI ,  Yuusuke KOHRI ,  Masatoshi MURAKAMI

发明人： Akinori YAMAGUCHI ,  Masayuki HAYASHI ,  Motohiro KAWANABE ,  Yoshinori SHIRASAKI ,  Yuusuke KOHRI ,  Masatoshi MURAKAMI

IPC分类号： B41J2/385

CPC分类号： G03G15/043 ,  G03G15/04054 ,  G03G15/04063

摘要： There is provided an image forming apparatus for forming a latent image on a photoconductor by causing a plurality of light emitting bodies to emit light, the image forming apparatus comprising: a storage unit configured to store respective performances of the light emitting bodies; a control unit configured to control the light emitting bodies to emit the light; wherein the control unit adjusts light emitting periods of the light emitting bodies based on the performances of the light emitting bodies so that a capability of one light emitting body of the light emitting bodies for forming the latent image becomes closer to a capability of another light emitting body of the light emitting bodies for forming the latent image.

摘要翻译： 提供一种图像形成装置，用于通过使多个发光体发光来在感光体上形成潜像，所述图像形成装置包括：存储单元，其被配置为存储发光体的各自的性能; 控制单元，被配置为控制发光体发光; 其中所述控制单元基于所述发光体的性能调节所述发光体的发光周期，使得用于形成所述潜像的所述发光体的一个发光体的能力变得更接近于另一发光的能力 用于形成潜像的发光体的主体。

公开(公告)号：US20150261118A1

公开(公告)日：2015-09-17

申请号：US14657444

申请日：2015-03-13

申请人： Masatoshi MURAKAMI ,  Masayuki HAYASHI ,  Motohiro KAWANABE ,  Yoshinori SHIRASAKI ,  Yuusuke KOHRI ,  Akinori YAMAGUCHI

发明人： Masatoshi MURAKAMI ,  Masayuki HAYASHI ,  Motohiro KAWANABE ,  Yoshinori SHIRASAKI ,  Yuusuke KOHRI ,  Akinori YAMAGUCHI

IPC分类号： B41J2/385

CPC分类号： G03G15/043

摘要： An optical writing controller controls emission of a light source device including multiple light emitting element rows each constituted by multiple light emitting elements arranged in a sub-scanning direction to form an electrostatic latent image on a photoconductor. The optical writing controller includes an image information acquisition unit to acquire image information on an image to be formed as the electrostatic latent image; a light source control unit to sequentially control emission of the multiple light emitting elements on the basis of information on pixels generated on the basis of the acquired image information; an error information acquisition unit to acquire information indicating an error of a direction in which the light emitting elements are arranged with respect to the sub-scanning direction; and an adjustment value generation unit to generate an adjustment value for adjusting a light quantity of each light emitting element on the basis of the error.

摘要翻译： 光学写入控制器控制包括多个发光元件行的光源器件的发射，每个发光元件行由沿副扫描方向布置的多个发光元件构成，以在感光体上形成静电潜像。 光写入控制器包括图像信息获取单元，用于获取关于要形成为静电潜像的图像的图像信息; 光源控制单元，根据所获取的图像信息生成的像素的信息依次控制多个发光元件的发光; 误差信息获取单元，用于获取指示相对于副扫描方向布置发光元件的方向的误差的信息; 以及调整值生成单元，其基于该误差生成用于调整各发光元件的光量的调整值。