Control apparatus capable of improving a rise time characteristic of a light source
US6313586A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B41/386
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image input apparatus comprises a cold cathode tube light source and a solid imaging device. The image input apparatus reads an image from a document paper by receiving at the solid imaging device a reflected light which is obtained by reflecting a light of the cold cathode tube light source on the document paper. On putting cold cathode tube light source into an on-state, an inverter control circuit controls an inverter to make the inverter supply the cold cathode tube light source with an overcurrent higher than a predetermined tube current which is for use in continuously and stably irradiating a predetermined luminous energy from the cold cathode tube light source. After the overcurrent is applied to the cold cathode tube light source during a predetermined duration, the inverter control circuit controls the inverter to make the inverter reduce the overcurrent to a predetermined current in accordance with an output of the solid imaging device.
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