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| 2C362 | Laser beam printer | |
| B41J2/47 -2/47,101@Z | ||
| B41J2/47,101@D-2/47,101@Z | AA | AA00 LIGHT SOURCE |
AA01 | AA02 | AA03 | AA04 | AA05 | AA06 | AA07 | AA09 | AA10 | |
| . Kinds of light source | . . Gas lasers | . . Semiconductor lasers | . . . Multi-wavelength oscillation laser | . . . Laser beam with variable spread angle | . . . Laser equipped with deflection function | . . . Multi-beam lasers | . having more than one light emitter | . . Independent light source | ||||
| AA11 | AA12 | AA13 | AA14 | AA15 | AA16 | AA17 | AA19 | AA20 | ||||
| . . . characterised by the arrangements | . . . Drive control | . . Array light source | . . . characterised by the arrangements | . . . characterised by the structures | . . . Drive control | . . Variation compensation | . Light-spot diameter excluding light-amount control | . . Detection of light-spot diameter | ||||
| AA21 | AA22 | AA23 | AA24 | AA26 | AA27 | AA28 | AA29 | |||||
| . . Change of light-spot diameter | . . . in accordance with images | . . . . in accordance with magnification for recording | . . . in accordance with areas | . . Unification of light-spot diameters | . . Change or direction of unification | . . . Main scanning direction | . . . Sub-scanning direction | |||||
| AA31 | AA32 | AA33 | AA34 | AA35 | AA36 | AA37 | AA38 | AA39 | AA40 | |||
| . . Controlled objects | . . . Control of pulse width | . . . Control of intensity | . . . Control of diaphragm | . . . Control of lens | . . Shape of spot | . . . vertically long | . . . horizontally long | . . . oblique | . . Shaping of spot | |||
| AA41 | AA42 | AA43 | AA44 | AA45 | AA46 | AA47 | AA48 | AA49 | ||||
| . Support or adjustment of light sources and optical system elements | . . Supports | . . . Structures | . . . Materials* | . . . Fixing method | . . . Countermeasures against temperature compensation | . . Adjustments | . . . Position adjustments | . . . Adjustment of optical axis | ||||
| AA51 | AA52 | AA53 | AA54 | AA55 | AA56 | AA57 | AA59 | AA60 | ||||
| . Light amount control | . . Setting of light quantity or APC | . . . Light quantity detection sensor | . . . Control of setting light quantity | . . . . Circuit | . . . . Timing for setting light quantity | . . . . Control of step amounts | . . Stabilisation of light quantity | . . . maintaining or controlling the light source temperatures | ||||
| AA61 | AA63 | AA64 | AA65 | AA66 | AA67 | AA68 | AA69 | AA70 | ||||
| . . . Control of drive currents or voltages | . . Factor of light quantity control | . . . based on photoreceptors | . . . . Detection of exposure amounts on photoreceptors | . . . . Detection of sensitivities of photoreceptors | . . . . Detection of temperatures of photoreceptors | . . . based on scanning systems | . . . . per mirror surface | . . . . Incident angles to mirror surfaces | ||||
| AA71 | AA72 | AA73 | AA74 | AA75 | ||||||||
| . Light source protection | . . Limiting applied currents | . . Suspension of laser outputs | . . Indication of abnormalities | . . Life of light sources | ||||||||
| BA | BA00 SCANNING SYSTEM EXCLUDING CORRECTION AND BEAM-POSITION CONTROL |
BA01 | BA02 | BA03 | BA04 | BA05 | BA06 | BA07 | BA08 | BA09 | BA10 | |
| . Mirror type | . . One-direction rotating mirror | . . . Multifaceted mirrors | . . . . in polygonal shape or polygon mirror | . . . . . Structure or shape | . . . . . Materials* | . . . . Non-polygonal shape | . . . . Driving means | . . . . . combined with rotors | . . . . . Structure of bearings | |||
| BA11 | BA12 | BA13 | BA14 | BA15 | BA17 | BA18 | BA20 | |||||
| . . . . . mounting to rotating bodies | . . . . balance in revolution | . . . . Ghost prevention | . . . One-surface mirror | . . . Helical mirror or spiral shaped mirror | . . Vibrating mirrors | . . . Electromagnetic drive | . . Linearly moving mirror | |||||
| BA21 | BA22 | BA23 | BA24 | BA25 | BA26 | BA27 | BA28 | BA29 | ||||
| . Non-mirror type | . . Scanning with holograms | . . . Transmissive hologram | . . . Reflection hologram | . . Scanning with optical fibres | . . Scanning with refracting members | . . Scanning by moving light source per se | . . Non-mechanical scanning | . . Scanning by moving carriages | ||||
| BA31 | BA32 | BA33 | BA34 | BA35 | BA36 | BA37 | BA38 | BA39 | BA40 | |||
| . Scanning speed control excluding constant speed correction | . . Speed detection | . . Control of the revolution speed of one-direction rotating mirrors | . . . changing speed | . . . . for changing resolution | . . . . for changing magnification | . . . . for standby | . . . Correlation with the speed of a photoreceptor | . . . Synchronising between scanning means | . . . Detection of rotation abnormalities | |||
| BA42 | BA44 | BA45 | BA46 | BA47 | BA48 | BA49 | BA50 | |||||
| . . Speed control of vibrating mirrors | . Multi-beam scanning | . . Scanning of separated positions | . . . Scanning photoreceptors and other objects | . . . Scanning only photoreceptors | . . . . Scanning the same photoreceptor | . . . . . Dividing of the main scanning | . . . . Scanning plural photoreceptors | |||||
| BA51 | BA52 | BA53 | BA54 | BA56 | BA57 | BA58 | BA59 | BA60 | ||||
| . . . . Colour recording | . . . . . Image quality adjustment between images | . . . . Use of different mirror surfaces | . . . . Use of the same mirror face | . . Parallel scanning | . . . Formation of close beams | . . . . Plural adjacent beam optical system | . . . . by using acoustooptical elements | . . . . Semiconductor laser array | ||||
| BA61 | BA63 | BA64 | BA66 | BA67 | BA68 | BA69 | BA70 | |||||
| . . . Adjustment of spot spacing | . . Scanning with the same dot | . . . One-spot focusing with plural beams | . . Control | . . . Control of spot diameters and intensities | . . . Control of the main scanning direction position of each beam | . . . . Detection of beam positions | . . . . Control of the record start timing for each beam | |||||
| BA71 | BA72 | |||||||||||
| . . . Control of sub-scanning direction | . . . Interpolated scanning | |||||||||||
| BA81 | BA82 | BA83 | BA84 | BA85 | BA86 | BA87 | BA89 | BA90 | ||||
| . Optical system elements or adjustments excluding light sources | . . Light deflection system | . . . related to deflectors | . . . related to lenses | . . Imaging systems | . . . related to lenses | . . . related to reflection mirrors | . . Beam position detectors | . . Mounting layout or assembling on bases | ||||
| BB | BB00 SCANNING SYSTEMS, E.G. CORRECTION OR BEAM POSITION CONTROL |
BB01 | BB02 | BB03 | BB04 | BB05 | BB06 | BB07 | BB08 | BB09 | BB10 | |
| . Scanning correction or surface slanting correction | . . Solely optical correction | . . . Correction by f theta lenses | . . . Correction by using elements other than f theta lenses | . . Correction by electrical control | . . Correction by moving optical elements | . . . moving light sources or lenses | . . . moving mirrors | . . correction of the irradiating position by using slits | . . Measuring method of surface slanting | |||
| BB13 | BB14 | BB15 | BB16 | BB17 | ||||||||
| . Scanning correction or curve correction | . . Solely optical correction | . . Correction by electrical control | . . Correction by moving optical elements | . . distorting image surfaces | ||||||||
| BB21 | BB22 | BB23 | BB24 | BB25 | BB27 | BB28 | BB29 | BB30 | ||||
| . Scanning correction or constant speed correction | . . solely optical correction | . . Correction by controlling a light-emitting timing | . . Correction by controlling a motor revolution | . . Speed detection | . controlling beam position | . . Position control with respect to the main scanning direction | . . . Detection of beam positions | . . . . Structures or arrangements of light-receiving means | ||||
| BB31 | BB32 | BB33 | BB34 | BB35 | BB37 | BB38 | BB39 | BB40 | ||||
| . . . . adjusting light-receiving timing | . . . . processing received signals | . . . . Intensity control of detected beams | . . . . Light-receiving means combined with other uses | . . . . Position recognition by using means other than scanning beams | . . . Control of record start timing | . . . . Formation of record start signal | . . . . Responding to mirror speed changes | . . . . Responding to position changes of paper or photoreceptors against the main scanning direction | ||||
| BB42 | BB43 | BB44 | BB46 | BB47 | BB48 | BB49 | BB50 | |||||
| . . . Adjustment of recording finish timing | . . . Alignment of record start positions in the main scanning direction for plural images | . . . Control of vibrating mirrors | . . Position control in the sub-scanning direction | . . . Control by detecting the positions of paper or photoreceptors | . . . Responding to the speed changes e.g. of photoreceptors | . . . . having variation in cycle | . . . Alignment of the beginning ends of the sub-scanning of plural images | |||||
| CA | CA00 RECORDING CONTROL, E.G. TONES OR COLOURS |
CA01 | CA02 | CA03 | CA04 | CA05 | CA06 | CA08 | CA09 | CA10 | ||
| . Gradation recording technique | . . Density tone method | . . Dither method | . . Density pattern method | . . Error diffusion method | . . using plural methods | . Method of tone control | . . controlling pulse width | . . Intensity control | ||||
| CA11 | CA12 | CA13 | CA14 | CA16 | CA17 | CA18 | ||||||
| . . Pulse width control and intensity control | . . by multiple beams | . . by superimposing on the same dot including partial superimposition | . . Combination of the tones and other density adjustments | . Kinds of colour recording | . . Monochromatic | . . Full colour | ||||||
| CA21 | CA22 | CA23 | CA24 | CA25 | CA27 | CA28 | CA29 | CA30 | ||||
| . Purpose in colour recording | . . Prevention of colour shift | . . . Registration marks | . . Concentration adjustment for each colour | . . Colour balance adjustment | . Generation of colour signals | . . colour processing | . . . colour correction excluding tone correction | . . . Gradation correction | ||||
| CA31 | CA32 | CA33 | CA34 | CA36 | CA37 | CA38 | CA39 | CA40 | ||||
| . . Processing of specified colours | . . Colour designation e.g. colour palette | . . Switching of colour modes | . . Processing of background colours and processing of overlapping areas | . Colour recording method | . . One photoreceptor and one revolution | . . One photoreceptor and plural revolutions | . . Plural photoreceptors | . . In the wavelengths different for each colour | ||||
| CB | CB00 RECORDING CONTROL EXCLUDING TONES AND COLOURS |
CB01 | CB02 | CB03 | CB04 | CB05 | CB06 | CB07 | CB08 | |||
| . Controlling resolutions e.g. roughness of picture elements | . . Control method | . . . by diameters of spots | . . . . controlling pulse width | . . . . controlling intensity | . . . . changing components or layouts | . . . controlling frequency of picture elements or changing density | . . . by multiple beams | |||||
| CB11 | CB12 | CB13 | CB14 | CB16 | CB17 | CB18 | CB19 | CB20 | ||||
| . . Direction of density changing | . . . Main scanning and sub-scanning directions | . . . Main scanning direction | . . . Sub-scanning direction | . Smoothing | . . by controlling pulse width | . . by controlling intensity | . . by a combination of pulse width control and intensity control | . . changing dot forming positions | ||||
| CB21 | CB23 | CB24 | CB25 | CB26 | CB27 | CB28 | CB29 | CB30 | ||||
| . . adding dots | . controlling processings of edges characters or lines | . . Detection of edges or the like | . . Emphasis processing | . . Blurring processing | . . Thickening processing | . . Thinning processing | . . Change tone processing | . . Processing specially adapted for colour images | ||||
| CB32 | CB33 | CB34 | CB35 | CB37 | CB39 | |||||||
| . Enlarging or reducing | . . Optical elements or mechanical elements | . . by image processing | . . Magnification adjustment | . Processing matching the neighbouring picture elements e.g. isolation or making solid | . Inversion rotation or mirror images | |||||||
| CB41 | CB43 | CB45 | CB47 | CB48 | CB49 | CB50 | ||||||
| . Both sides | . Compression expansion and synthesis | . Prevention of forging | . related to paper sheets | . . Detection or control of paper sizes | . . . Detection by plural sensors | . . . Detection by laser beams | ||||||
| CB51 | CB52 | CB53 | CB54 | CB55 | CB56 | CB57 | CB59 | CB60 | ||||
| . . Detection or control of specified areas on paper | . . . Edges of papers | . . . Sides of paper | . . . Rear end of papers | . . Detection or control of paper positioning errors | . . . Oblique feeding | . . . Sliding-off | . related to photoreceptors | . . Speed detection | ||||
| CB61 | CB62 | CB63 | CB64 | CB66 | CB67 | |||||||
| . Other recordings | . . changing modes | . . . High picture-quality recording and normal recording or low picture-quality recording | . . . High-speed recording and low-speed recording | . . Recording on materials other than plain paper | . . . on articles | |||||||
| CB71 | CB72 | CB73 | CB74 | CB75 | CB76 | CB77 | CB78 | CB79 | CB80 | |||
| . . Recording on photosensitive materials | . . Controls during starting-up or standby | . . Test recording | . . Interfaces or data input terminals | . . Controls relating to memories | . . . Detachable storage device | . . Controls relating to data transfer or storing | . . Data processing and recording timing | . . Using low-sensitivity photoreceptors | . . related to electricity charging transferring or developing | |||
| DA | DA00 ACCESSORIES OR STRUCTURES |
DA01 | DA02 | DA03 | DA04 | DA06 | DA07 | DA08 | DA09 | |||
| . related to exposing units | . . Positioning of a exposing unit and the main body | . . Positioning of components of an exposing unit | . . Positioning between an exposing unit and other members | . downsizing device | . . shortening an optical path | . . downsizing components | . . reducing the number of components | |||||
| DA11 | DA12 | DA13 | DA14 | DA16 | DA17 | DA18 | DA19 | DA20 | ||||
| . preventing entrance of dust | . . sealing exposing units | . . Adapting dust-removing means | . . Structures with preventions of attachment or entrance of dusts | . Antivibration | . . Structures | . . Materials* | . . Layouts | . . Control in accordance with generated vibration cycles | ||||
| DA21 | DA22 | DA23 | DA24 | DA26 | DA27 | DA28 | DA29 | |||||
| . Noise prevention | . . Sealing of noise source | . . Structures for noise reduction | . . Control without scanning | . Stray-light prevention | . . Adapting light-shading means | . . Control of light sources incident light paths or the like | . . Having functions for preventing reflection | |||||
| DA31 | DA32 | DA33 | DA34 | |||||||||
| . Cooling or radiation | . . Adaption of cooling means | . . Adaption of heat insulation and radiation means | . . Arrangement of exposing units | |||||||||
| DA41 | DA43 | DA45 | DA47 | DA49 | ||||||||
| . Handling of control boards | . Indications | . Power sources | . Motor and power transmission mechanism | . recording additional information | ||||||||
| EA | EA00 MAINTENANCE OR SECURITY |
EA01 | EA02 | EA03 | EA04 | EA05 | EA06 | EA07 | ||||
| . Treatments during irregularity | . . Shortage of paper or toner | . . Paper jamming | . . Exposure abnormality | . . . Adaption of shading means at abnormal exposing | . . . Control of scanning position | . . . Controlling irregular output | ||||||
| EA11 | EA12 | EA15 | EA16 | EA17 | EA18 | |||||||
| . Countermeasures for safety | . . during operating or adjusting | . Cleaning | . . adapting cleaning members | . . Structure not requiring cleaning | . . Structures easy to clean | |||||||
| EA21 | EA22 | EA23 | EA24 | EA25 | ||||||||
| . Measures for power saving energy saving or ecology | . . Drive system control without scanning | . . Control of timing of power supply to power consuming sections | . . adapting power saving members or energy saving members | . . Measures for ecology |