Image recording apparatus with improved SOS detection
US4888647A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 1989 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/04744
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image recording apparatus comprises a laser light source for generating a primary beam for scanning and a secondary beam for monitoring the light amount thereof which has a photodiode for detecting the light amount of the secondary beam. The output signal of the photodiode obtained when only the secondary beam is incident on the photodiode is distinguished from the output signal of the photodiode obtained when the secondary beam and the primary beam having been reflected from a deflecting surface are incident at the same time on the photodiode in order to output a start of scan signal for every one scan line at a moment when the primary beam and the secondary beam are incident at the same time on the photodiode.
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