Abstract:
A multi-beam scanning unit includes a light source having a plurality of light emitting portions, each light emitting portion emitting a laser beam, and a beam deflector deflecting each of the laser beams emitted from the light emitting portions in a main scanning direction of a photosensitive medium. The light emitting portions are arranged in a line on a light exit surface of the light source, and an angle A between a section on a light exit surface of the light source corresponding to a sub-scanning direction that is a direction in which the photosensitive medium moves and a section connecting the light emitting portions satisfies the following inequalities: 0°
Abstract:
An optical scanning device and method of optical scanning are provided. The optical scanning unit includes a resonant mirror controller scanning light emitted from a laser diode on a photoconductive drum, a first receive light sensor which receives the light scanned by the resonant mirror controller, and outputs a first horizontal synchronization signal which determines a start position of optical scanning according to the received light, and a video signal controller, responding to the first horizontal synchronization signal output from the first receive light sensor, controls the laser diode so that light corresponding to a video signal is emitted. In the optical scanning unit, a video signal controller can receive a plurality of horizontal synchronization signals (SOS; Start of Scan) through only one input pin irrespective of the number of receive light sensors which generate horizontal synchronization signals (SOS; Start Of Scan), which correspond to a start position of optical scanning.
Abstract:
A method for controlling moving time of a sled in consideration of deviation between decks when initializing an optical disk reproducing apparatus. The method includes the steps of: (a) measuring the time required by the sled for traveling a predetermined number of tracks of an optical disk, calculating a one (1) track moving time from the measured time, and comparing the calculated one (1) track moving time with a reference one (1) track moving time; and (b) lowering the voltage applied to a sled motor if the calculated one (1) track moving time is faster than the reference one (1) track moving time, and otherwise increasing the level of the voltage. As a result, the problem of variation in the sled's moving time according to deviation between decks is resolved, and deviation in access time between different decks is reduced, thereby improving the stability and reliability of the system.
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an image carrying body, a driving unit which rotates the image carrying body in a medium supplying direction, a light scanning unit which comprises a light source and a beam deflecting unit to scan a light beam from the light source to and fro in a main scanning direction to form a scanning line having an image section and a non image section, and a controller which stops the driving unit if the light beam from the beam deflecting unit is on the image section, and drives the driving unit if the light beam is on the non image section.
Abstract:
An electrophotographic image forming apparatus including a photosensitive drum, a light generator to generate a light to be scanned on the photosensitive drum according to an image signal, an image signal supplier to supply the image signal to the light generator having a predetermined signal amount unit, a synchronous signal generator to generate a synchronous signal based on the light generated by the light generator, a light intensity signal generator to detect the light generated by the light generator and to generate a light intensity signal that corresponds to intensity of the detected light, a difference value calculator to compare the light intensity signal with a reference signal and to calculate a difference value of a signal level thereof, and a controller to control the image signal supplier to supply the image signal to the light generator if it is determined that a predetermined amount of time that corresponds to the difference value has elapsed since a time when the synchronous signal is generated. Thus, the electrophotographic image forming apparatus and an image forming method improves picture quality by compensating for variations in a supply start point of image signals that result from optical power changes.
Abstract:
A method of controlling a recording speed of an optical disc recording system includes detecting error information with respect to a level of a servo control signal of the optical disc recording system, and adjusting the recording speed of the optical disc recording system with reference to the error information.