公开(公告)号：US20240176274A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18517032

申请日：2023-11-22

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Jun NAKAI ,  Hideji MIZUTANI ,  Takuto KUNIMASA

IPC: G03G15/00

CPC classification number: G03G15/6567 ,  G03G2215/0158

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, an optical member, a drive device, a motive device, and a control device. On a surface of the image carrier, a scanning line is formed, through a scanning operation with scanning light. The optical member emits the scanning light to the image carrier. The drive device changes a posture of the optical member, to adjust a skew of the scanning line on the image carrier. The motive device drives the drive device. The control device controls the motive device. Further, the control device decides that at least one of the drive device and the motive device are malfunctioning, when a skew amount remains higher than a predetermined permissible value, despite changing the posture of the optical member a predetermined number of times, through control of the drive device by the motive device.

公开(公告)号：US20240310750A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-19

申请号：US18601948

申请日：2024-03-11

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Shingo YOSHIDA ,  Hideji MIZUTANI

IPC: G03G15/043 ,  G02B26/12

CPC classification number: G03G15/0435 ,  G02B26/125 ,  G02B26/122

Abstract: A casing for an optical scanning device is configured to accommodate therein a scanning optical system. The casing includes a main body, a lid, a first positioning mechanism, and a second positioning mechanism. The main body includes an opening formed in an upper face. The lid closes the opening of the main body. The first positioning mechanism positions, when a plurality of the main bodies are stacked in a plurality of stages, the main body on an upper stage in a horizontal direction and a height direction, with respect to the main body on a lower stage. The second positioning mechanism positions, when a plurality of the casings, each having the lid attached thereto, are stacked in a plurality of stages, the casing on the upper stage in the horizontal direction and the height direction, with respect to the casing on the lower stage.

公开(公告)号：US20230120686A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US17905852

申请日：2021-03-03

Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation ,  KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Tatsuya NAGAYA ,  Hiroki OKADA ,  Daisuke TAKAHASHI ,  Hideji MIZUTANI

IPC: G01S7/481

Abstract: Provided is a scanning device including a first irradiation unit, a second irradiation unit, a scanning unit, a waveguide unit, and a detection unit. The first irradiation unit radiates a first electromagnetic wave for scanning an object of interest. The second irradiation unit radiates a second electromagnetic wave. The scanning unit deflects and outputs the first electromagnetic wave radiated by the first irradiation unit and the second electromagnetic wave radiated by the second irradiation unit. The waveguide unit guides at least part of the second electromagnetic wave, output by the scanning unit, in a different direction from the first electromagnetic wave. The detection unit detects the second electromagnetic wave guided in the different direction from the first electromagnetic wave by the waveguide unit.

公开(公告)号：US20180181021A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-28

申请号：US15846623

申请日：2017-12-19

Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

Inventor： Hideji MIZUTANI

IPC: B41J2/385

CPC classification number: G03G15/043 ,  G03G15/5058

Abstract: In an optical scanning device, light emitting start timings of light emitting parts with respect to a reference light emitting part are stored in a storage part. In a correction mode, a light emitting timing correction control part performs first control for allowing positions of beam spots of the light beams emitted from the light emitting parts to be equal to each other, second control for allowing a light emitting part LD4 to emit a light beam at a plurality of different start timings and patch images to be formed on a intermediate transfer belt 281, and third control for correcting light emitting start timings of light emitting parts LD2 to LD4 on the basis of the start timing of the light emitting part LD4 at which the patch images has the highest concentration.