Abstract:
A scanning optical apparatus comprises a light source unit scanning means for deflecting a beam from said light source unit and scanning a scanning surface with the beam, means for detecting the beam scanned on said scanning surface and control maens for controlling the beam scanned on said scanning surface in a direction perpendicular to said scanning surface on the basis of a magnitude and a change as a function of time of a signal output from said detecting means.
Abstract:
A scanning optical apparatus comprises a light source unit scanning means for deflecting a beam from said light source unit and scanning a scanning surface with the beam, means for detecting the beam scanned on said scanning surface and control maens for controlling the beam scanned on said scanning surface in a direction perpendicular to said scanning surface on the basis of a magnitude and a change as a function of time of a signal output from said detecting means.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are described for improving the geometric fidelity of images reproduced in a charged particle beam device. The beam is deflected across a sensitive medium to form a test image of predetermined configuration. The test image is compared with a reference image and geometric deviations measured, at a number of points, are used to calculate correction signals required to modify the beam deflection to offset the deviations. Circuit adjustments are then made to provide the calculated correction signals. The correction signal adjustments are accomplished in separate non-interactive circuits for each of a plurality of predetermined corrections which only require a one time adjustment.
Abstract:
This invention provides an image forming apparatus capable of preventing image omission caused by registration error correction, a control method therefor, and a program. Error amount information is acquired which is stored in a storage medium and represents the error amount of the scanning line of exposure light in the exposure scanning direction on an image carrier. The image data is modified on the basis of the acquired error amount information. A masked area for restricting the output position of an image visualized on the printing medium is modified on the basis of the modification amount of the modified image data.
Abstract:
This invention provides an image forming apparatus capable of preventing image omission caused by registration error correction, a control method therefor, and a program. Error amount information is acquired which is stored in a storage medium and represents the error amount of the scanning line of exposure light in the exposure scanning direction on an image carrier. The image data is modified on the basis of the acquired error amount information. A masked area for restricting the output position of an image visualized on the printing medium is modified on the basis of the modification amount of the modified image data.
Abstract:
A multibeam scanning optical apparatus comprises a light source, an incident optical system, an optical deflector, a scanning optical system, a detection optical element, and a photodetector. A plurality of light beams modulated in accordance with information signals are emitted from the light source and lead to the optical deflector, typically a rotary polygon mirror, by way of the incident optical system, typically a collimator lens and a cylindrical lens. The light beams deflected by the optical deflector are then focussed on a surface to be scanned, typically a photosensitive drum, by way of the scanning optical system having an f&thetas; characteristic. Part of the deflected light beams are lead to the photodetector by way of the detection optical system in order to control the timing of the start of scanning so that the centers of the scanning areas of the plurality of light beams agree with each other on the surface to be scanned. In case of a color image forming apparatus comprising a plurality of scanning optical apparatus, the above control scheme can be applied even when the scanning optical apparatus have a single beam light source.
Abstract:
Registration of an image with respect to a recording medium in a film recorder or the like is provided by first roughly positioning the recording medium in a support. A beam is then scanned across an unused portion of the recording medium until it impinges a fixed reference mark such as a sprocket hole edge. The coordinates of the beam are determined at the reference mark, and a registration signal is computed therefrom. The beam is then scanned across the recording medium in response to the registration signal to record information in registered relation to the reference mark. An intensity profile of the beam is calculated as it passes over an edge of the recording medium. The focus of the beam is then adjusted according to the intensity profile. Adjustment of both beam focus and lens focus is provided.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are described for improving the geometric fidelity of images reproduced in a charged particle beam device. The beam is deflected across a sensitive medium to form a test image of predetermined configuration. The test image is compared with a reference image and geometric deviations measured, at a number of points, are used to calculate correction signals required to modify the beam deflection to offset the deviations. Circuit adjustments are then made to provide the calculated correction signals. The correction signal adjustments are accomplished in separate non-interactive circuits for each of a plurality of predetermined corrections which only require a one time adjustment.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image position detecting device capable of accurately detecting a position of an image end, and an image forming apparatus equipped with the image position detecting device.SOLUTION: The position detecting device that detects a position of an end of a pattern image of a correction pattern formed on an intermediate transfer belt comprises: a light emitting part 17D configured to emit light toward the correction pattern; a mirror-reflection light receiving part 17Hs configured to receive mirror-reflection light mirror-reflected by the surface of the pattern image; and a diffuse-reflection light receiving part 17Hr that receives diffuse-reflection light diffuse-reflected by the surface. The position of the end of the pattern image is obtained based on a product obtained by multiplying a mirror-reflection light received signal value of the mirror-reflection light receiving part 17Hs, a diffuse-reflection light received light signal value of the diffuse-reflection light receiving part 17Hr, and a certain coefficient.