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LED array exposure device, controlling method thereof, and image forming apparatus using the same

US7034858B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 24, 2003
Grant dateApr 25, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 11, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/295
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Corrected driving currents for a low gray level and a high gray levels are obtained respectively from a standard driving current by incorporating a beam spot area correction coefficient for variations of a beam spot area formed by a light beam emitted from a light-emitting element and transmitted through a lens array; an influence for a low gray level and a high gray level caused by one of a screen angle of pixel, a sensitivity of photoconductor, a surface temperature of photoconductor, and a developing bias voltage; and a light quantity correction coefficient. A driving current for driving the light-emitting element is obtained by using linear interpolation from the two corrected driving currents.

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