Abstract:
A scanning system (200) for scanning an imaging surface (235) includes a radiation emitter (210) configured to emit a beam of radiation directed towards a deflector (230) for scanning the beam onto the imaging surface. A detector (270) detects any misalignment of the beam with respect to the deflector. A driver (282) moves a correction element (280) substantially perpendicular to the beam axis of the correction element to correct for the detected misalignment during scanning of the imaging surface.
Abstract:
An external drum laser imagesetter providing one or more imaging beams. The drum is rotataed in a fast scan direction and the one or more beams are modulated while the beams are moved in a slow scan direction. In one embodiment, the imaging beams are deflected in a slow scan direction to compensate for the spiral advance.
Abstract:
A raster scanning system (30) is disclosed which utilizes a laser light source (32) with a plurality of diodes (34,36), at least two of which are offset relative to each other. Either one diode or two offset diodes (34,36) will be selected to scan one scan line. If two offset diodes (34,36) are selected, two light beams (38,40) can be generated to scan two partially overlapping paths (spots Sa, Sb) to form a scan line (spot Sr; Fig. 3). By changing the intensity of the two light beams (38,40) or by selecting two different offset diodes (34,36), the scan line (spot Sr; Fig. 3) can be moved up or down in the sagittal plane (50). This concept can be used to correct the wobble of a scan line (spot Sr; Fig. 3) in which case, either one diode or two offset diodes (34,36) will be selected to scan one scan line (spot Sr; Fig. 3) in its correct position. Also, the same concept can be used to correct a bow of a scan line (spot Sr; Fig. 3) in which case, either one diode or two offset diodes (34,36) will be selected for each pixel to correct the bow in accordance with a pre-defined correction data for that pixel which is stored in a memory.
Abstract:
An image sensor has a supporting member for integrally supporting a reading system including illuminating means for illuminating an original document, a photoelectrically converting means and imaging means for imaging light reflected by the surface of the original document onto the photoelectrically converting means, and has a member disposed on the side surface of the supporting member. The image sensor has two or more substantially independent spaces formed in the supporting member. The illuminating means, the imaging means and the photoelectrically converting means are accommodated in one of the spaces.
Abstract:
Correction of image distortion in a reproduction machine due to vibrational or speed distortions in or between a moving photoreceptor (22) and an imaging device (30) projecting raster lines on the photoreceptor as it moves past the imaging device, utilizing an encoder (60) for sensing the speed of the photoreceptor and also the relative vibrational motion between the photoreceptor and the imaging device and providing electrical signals to a signal separator separating the electrical signals into lower and higher frequency signals (74,76); and a servo motor (24) for driving the photoreceptor and compensating for the lower frequency increases or decreases in the speed of the photoreceptor, the servo motor being driven by the separated lower frequency signals; and an optical system (90) for pivoting the projected raster lines to compensate for the image distortions which are of the higher frequencies, the optical system (90) being driven by the higher frequency signals from the signal separator.
Abstract:
An optical element (50), for selective scan line skew correction in a raster output scanner (ROS) of an electrophotographic printer, includes a chamber (54) containing a nematic material having a variable index of refraction as a function of voltage (58) applied thereacross. The chamber has a volume defined by surfaces having progressively decreasing widths in substantially perpendicular planes. The ROS includes a control and feedback system coupled to a variable voltage source for applying a biasing voltage across the optical element to control the variable index of refraction of the nematic material for selectively correcting scan line skew.
Abstract:
There is disclosed an image reading apparatus in which the scanning optical system having a slit (16) is caused to scan in a short-side direction of the slit (16), and light passed through the slit (16) and reflected from or transmitted through an original is guided to a solid-state image pickup element (32) through an optical image forming element (3) so that the image is formed on the solid-state image pickup element (32) and is read. In the apparatus, opening portions for detecting a shift in relative positional relationship between the slit (16) and the solid-state image pickup element (32) are formed in both end portions of the slit (16) in its longitudinal direction corresponding to a portion other than an effective image region of the solid-state image pickup element (32).
Abstract:
Laser scanning apparatus comprising stationary optical laser source (10) apparatus for producing a scanning beam and a reference beam, beam delivery apparatus (12) for delivering the scanning beam onto a surface (43) to be scanned, beam position detector apparatus (50) for measuring the position of the scanning beam by sensing the position of the reference beam and fiber optic apparatus (20b,c) for delivering the scanning beam and the reference beam from the optical laser source apparatus to the beam delivery apparatus.
Abstract:
A photosensor (20a) has a pair of n-type semiconductor layers (21U, 21D) formed on the major surface of a p-type semiconductor substrate (31). A light-shielding pattern (24) comprised of unit light-shielding layers (33) is formed on the major surface of the substrate. When the major surface is scanned by a light beam in the direction (D X ) in which the unit light-shielding layers are aligned, a couple of photo-conversion signals indicating a current position of the light beam on the photosensor are generated in the photosensor. Since the light-shielding pattern is directly provided on the sensor body, no grating glass is required other than the photosensor.
Abstract:
In an image recorder, a recording photobeam (25) and a reference photobeam (26) are periodically deflected by a polygon mirror (28) in the main scanning direction (X). The recording photobeam is supplied to a photosensitive film (600) while the reference beam is supplied to a transparent grating scale (31) on which a transparent area (T p ) and an opaque area (S d ) are formed. The combination boundary of the transparent area and the opaque area has a portion parallel to the main scanning direction. The reference beam transmitted through the transparent area is detected, and the photobeams are deflected in the subscanning direction (Y) by an acoustic-optical deflector (27) in response to the detected optical amount of the reference photobeam.