Image forming apparatus
US7508403B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41J2/45
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus utilizing a light-emitting diode (LED). The image forming apparatus includes: an LED head including an LED array that has a plurality of dots, in which a resolution a (dpi) of the LED array and a resolution b (dpi) in a main scanning direction at an image data exposure satisfy a relation: a>b (a being an integral multiple of b); and a lighting control unit that performs a lighting control for the LED head such that main dots used for an exposure are turned on in every {(a/b)−1} dots.
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