Abstract:
A light-emitting unit 20 has a light-emitting unit board 21 made of resin provided with a lead frame 22. The light-emitting unit board 21 is also provided with an open window 21a for mounting a light-emitting device. The lead frame 22 comprises a lead terminal section 22a, an inner lead section 22c, and a light-emitting device mounting and connecting section 22b which is exposed within the open window 21a. The light-emitting devices 23a, 23b, and 23c are bonded with the light-emitting device mounting and connecting section 22b, and electrodes of the light-emitting devices and the lead frame are connected by a metal wire 24, wherein the open window 21a is sealed by transparent resin. The lead frame 22 is made of iron-containing copper to improve heat radiation performance of the light-emitting unit board. By increasing maximum current to be supplied to the light-emitting diodes, it is possible to increase illumination brightness and to attain speedup of image reading.
Abstract:
To provide an image forming apparatus having a plurality of optical systems each simultaneously scanning two stations by one polygon mirror to minimize conveyance-directional color misregistration of an intermediate transferring belt. An electrophotographic color laser printer connected with a host computer is provided with a scanner unit common to first and second stations, a scanner unit common to third and fourth stations, and a registration-position detector for reading an image pattern formed on an intermediate transferring belt and detecting a registration position of an image of a laser beam. The plane phase of the polygon mirror in the first and second stations is controlled and central positions of image patterns by two laser beams are detected to correct the misregistration between these central positions.
Abstract:
The present invention improves the grade of an output image formed by composition of plural images in a simple and low-cost constitution. Cylindrical mirrors corresponding to the respective colors (K, Y, M, C) are respectively provided with a scanning line inclination and bend correcting mechanism. Further, the side registration, the lead registration and the scaling factor are corrected by controlling the modulation timing of a laser beam corresponding to each color. The color aberration caused by the change in the ambient environment is corrected by detecting a variation in the positional relationship between the respective beams by a main scanning position detecting sensor and a sub-scanning position detecting sensor provided by each color to be reflected in the control for the modulation timing.
Abstract:
A light scanning device deflects a plurality of light beams by a deflecting means performs divided scanning on a single scanning line on a photoconductor with the plurality of deflected light beams. When the scanning line is scanned, a detecting means detects a light beam passing through a predetermined position in front of a position where the light beam first strikes an image forming range on the photoconductor. An oscillating means oscillates a specified number of clocks in a time interval from when the light beam is detected by the detecting means until it is detected thereby again. An adjusting means makes adjustments so as to irradiate a plurality of light beams based on clocks oscillated by the oscillating means. In a time interval after the light beam is detected by the detecting means until it is detected thereby again, a plurality of light beams are irradiated based on the specified number of clocks. Therefore, even if unevenness occurs in the deflecting speed of the deflecting means, dots can be formed at the same intervals in scanning a plurality of scanning lines. Thus, it is possible to prevent discontinuous joints occurring in each of the images formed with a plurality of light beams.
Abstract:
A line sensor apparatus is adapted to read a character or pattern image on a document. In this apparatus, an illumination device for illuminating the document, a optical lens for focusing the light beam reflected by the document, a CCD line reading sensor for photoelectrically converting the light beam focused by the optical lens into an electric signal, and a holding member for holding the CCD line sensor and the optical lens are assembled as one body in such a manner as to constitute a carriage device. A uniformly radiated heat-radiating plate is in contact with the entire botttom surface of a support for the CCD line sensor, so that the heat generated by the CCD line sensor is radiated from the heat-radiating plate. Further, the CCD line sensor is kept in tight contact with the holding member, so that the heat generated by the CCD line sensor is also radiated from the holding member.
Abstract:
A photosensor comprising a photoconductive layer provided on a substrate. The layer contains amorphous silicon. At least a portion of the layer has a refractive index varying continuously through the thickness of the layer. The refractive index of the layer is 3.2 or less at a wavelength of 6,328 .ANG. in the vicinity of the surface of the substrate. A pair of electrodes are provided in electrical contact with the photoconductive layer. A photoreceptor is also provided, part of which is constituted by the spacing between the electrodes of the pair.