Driving method and apparatus for optical printer with liquid-crystal switching element
US4591886A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 1984 |
| Grant date | May 27, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K15/1252
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A driving method for an optical printer and an optical printer having a liquid-crystal light switching element including a ferroelectric liquid crystal sandwiched between a pair of plates provided with electrodes on adjacent surfaces thereof. The liquid-crystal light switching element is disposed between a light source and a movable photosensitive surface and controlled so as to at least one of transmit and block light from the light source to the photosensitive surface for enabling a printing operation. Voltages v.sub.1 and v.sub.2 are applied to the liquid-crystal switching element substantially in accordance with the equation ##EQU1## and the intensity of light from the light source incident on the liquid-crystal switching element is controlled so that incident light intensity during a period T.sub.2 is weaker than the incident light intensity during a period T.sub.1, where t.sub.0, t.sub.1, t.sub.2 and t.sub.3 represents times, T.sub.1 (=t.sub.1 -t.sub.0) is the period during which a printing operation is effected, T.sub.2 (=t.sub.3 -t.sub.2) is the period during which the photosensitive surface moves, v.sub.1 is the voltage which is applied to the liquid-crystal switching elem…
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