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- Patent Title: Exposure device capable of stabilizing density of image formed by multiple exposure and image forming apparatus equipped with the exposure device
- Patent Title (中): 能够稳定由多次曝光形成的图像的浓度的曝光装置和配备有曝光装置的成像装置
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Application No.: US13174845Application Date: 2011-07-01
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Publication No.: US08421835B2Publication Date: 2013-04-16
- Inventor: Yasutomo Furuta
- Applicant: Yasutomo Furuta
- Applicant Address: JP
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP
- Agency: Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP
- Priority: JP2010-151988 20100702
- Main IPC: B41J2/435
- IPC: B41J2/435

Abstract:
An exposure device configured to perform exposure using a plurality of light beams and capable of stabilizing image density without increasing circuit size. The exposure device has a first light source for emitting a first light beam and a second light source for emitting a second light beam. The exposure device exposes a photosensitive drum such that areas exposed to the respective first and second light beams at least partially overlap each other. A first drive current having a predetermined value and a second drive current are supplied to the respective first and second light sources. A photodiode detects the intensities of the respective first and second light beams or the sum of the intensities. The second drive current is controlled based on a detection result from the photodiode such that the sum of the intensities becomes equal to a target intensity.
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