JP2009216738A - Optical scanner and image forming apparatus using the same - Google Patents

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JP2009216738A
JP2009216738A JP2008057132A JP2008057132A JP2009216738A JP 2009216738 A JP2009216738 A JP 2009216738A JP 2008057132 A JP2008057132 A JP 2008057132A JP 2008057132 A JP2008057132 A JP 2008057132A JP 2009216738 A JP2009216738 A JP 2009216738A
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical scanner in which a skew adjustment is possible without deteriorating other optical characteristics and to provide an image forming apparatus using the same. <P>SOLUTION: The optical scanner has: a rotating polygon mirror which uses a laser as a light source and deflects and scans the light generated by the light source; and an imaging lens which images the light deflected and scanned with the rotating polygon mirror onto a predetermined position on a photoreceptor, wherein an adjustment means is provided on the imaging lens for adjusting the parallelism between a printing paper edge and a printing line. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

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本発明は、例えばレーザビームプリンタ等の電子写真方式による画像形成装置の光走査装置に関するものである。   The present invention relates to an optical scanning device of an image forming apparatus using an electrophotographic method such as a laser beam printer.

従来の光走査装置を図3を用いて説明する。図3において光走査装置は、光源となるレーザ1と、レーザ1より発振されたレーザビームを所定のビーム径に成形するレンズ群2と、感光体3上にレーザビームを走査する回転多面鏡4と、走査された光を、感光体3上の所定の位置に結像させるFθレンズ5と、光走査装置7(以下、光学ユニットと称す)の実装位置、或いは実装スペースに応じて光路を折り曲げる長尺ミラー6により構成されている。   A conventional optical scanning device will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, an optical scanning device includes a laser 1 serving as a light source, a lens group 2 that shapes a laser beam oscillated from the laser 1 into a predetermined beam diameter, and a rotating polygon mirror 4 that scans the photosensitive member 3 with the laser beam. Then, the optical path is bent according to the mounting position or mounting space of the Fθ lens 5 that forms an image of the scanned light at a predetermined position on the photoreceptor 3 and the optical scanning device 7 (hereinafter referred to as an optical unit). The long mirror 6 is used.

このような光学ユニット7は、一般的に感光体3を支持する筐体(図示せず)の周囲に配置されているが、取り付け位置精度により、感光体3上に形成される走査線の傾きが変化してしまうため、この傾きを調整するための手段を有している。調整手段としては、例えば、光学ユニット7の一端を回転中心に他端を回転させる方法や、長尺ミラー6の取り付け位置を調整する方法などが挙げられる。   Such an optical unit 7 is generally disposed around a casing (not shown) that supports the photosensitive member 3, but the inclination of the scanning line formed on the photosensitive member 3 is determined depending on the accuracy of the mounting position. Has a means for adjusting the inclination. Examples of the adjusting means include a method of rotating the other end around one end of the optical unit 7 and a method of adjusting the attachment position of the long mirror 6.

しかしながら、印刷用紙と印刷行との平行度(以下、スキューと称す)調整のために、筐体に対して光学ユニット7などの取り付け位置を、回転或いは上下動させた場合、スキューを目標仕様に合わせ込むことは可能であるが、それに伴い感光体に至る光路長も変化してしまう。そのため、感光体上のレーザビーム径や倍率誤差の変化が発生し、結果、印刷品質を劣化させる要因となってしまう。   However, when the mounting position of the optical unit 7 or the like is rotated or moved up and down with respect to the casing in order to adjust the parallelism (hereinafter referred to as skew) between the printing paper and the printing line, the skew becomes the target specification. However, the optical path length to the photoconductor also changes. For this reason, a change in laser beam diameter or magnification error on the photosensitive member occurs, resulting in a deterioration in print quality.

特開平8−94912号公報JP-A-8-94912

本発明の目的は、他の光学特性を劣化させることなしにスキューの調整が可能な電子写真式印刷装置の光走査装置を提供することにある。   An object of the present invention is to provide an optical scanning device of an electrophotographic printing apparatus capable of adjusting a skew without deteriorating other optical characteristics.

レーザを光源とし、前記光源より発生する光を偏向走査する回転多面鏡と、前記回転多面鏡により偏向走査された光を感光体上の所定の位置に結像させる結像レンズと、を有する光走査装置において、前記結像レンズに、印刷用紙端と印刷行との平行度の調整を行うための調整手段を設けたことを特徴とする。   A light having a laser as a light source, and a rotating polygon mirror that deflects and scans light generated from the light source, and an imaging lens that forms an image of the light deflected and scanned by the rotating polygon mirror at a predetermined position on the photosensitive member In the scanning device, the imaging lens is provided with an adjusting unit for adjusting the parallelism between the printing paper edge and the printing line.

本発明によれば、他の光学特性を劣化させることなしに、スキュー調整が可能な光走査装置およびそれを用いた画像形成装置を提供することができる。   According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an optical scanning device capable of adjusting skew without deteriorating other optical characteristics and an image forming apparatus using the same.

本発明における実施例を、以下図面を用いて説明する。図1は、本発明の光走査装置の構成例を示す上面図と側面図であり、光源となるレーザ1と、レーザ1より発振されたレーザビームを所定のビーム径に成形するレンズ群2と、感光体3上にレーザビームを走査する回転多面鏡4と、走査された光を、感光体3上の所定の位置に結像させるFθレンズ5と、長尺ミラー6により構成されており、例えば、光学ユニット7は、感光体3を支持する筐体8上に固定されている。   Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1A and 1B are a top view and a side view showing a configuration example of an optical scanning device of the present invention, a laser 1 serving as a light source, and a lens group 2 for shaping a laser beam oscillated from the laser 1 into a predetermined beam diameter. The rotating polygon mirror 4 that scans the laser beam on the photosensitive member 3, the Fθ lens 5 that forms an image of the scanned light at a predetermined position on the photosensitive member 3, and the long mirror 6. For example, the optical unit 7 is fixed on a housing 8 that supports the photoreceptor 3.

図1では、Fθレンズ5が4枚組構成とした例について以下説明する。なお、Fθレンズ5は、回転多面境4に近い順に、Fθレンズ51、52、53、54と便宜的に定義する。ここで、例えばスキュー特性に対して、Fθレンズ53とFθレンズ54が調整感度を有す場合、Fθレンズ53とFθレンズ54が、Fθレンズサブホルダ9に固定され、更にFθレンズサブホルダ9は、Fθレンズ51とFθレンズ52が固定されたFθレンズホルダ10上に取り付けられる。Fθレンズ5の固定手段は、レンズの組付強度が確保されれば、その方法は問わない。Fθレンズホルダ10は、光学ユニット7上に取り付けられ、光軸方向に対して移動可能な構成となっている。Fθレンズホルダ10は、目標とするレーザビーム径や画幅を調整した後に、光学ユニット7に固定される。   In FIG. 1, an example in which the Fθ lens 5 has a four-sheet configuration will be described. The Fθ lens 5 is defined as Fθ lenses 51, 52, 53, and 54 for the sake of convenience, in the order from the rotation polyhedral boundary 4. Here, for example, when the Fθ lens 53 and the Fθ lens 54 have adjustment sensitivity with respect to the skew characteristic, the Fθ lens 53 and the Fθ lens 54 are fixed to the Fθ lens sub-holder 9, and the Fθ lens sub-holder 9 is The Fθ lens 51 and the Fθ lens 52 are mounted on the fixed Fθ lens holder 10. The fixing means of the Fθ lens 5 is not limited as long as the strength of the lens assembly is secured. The Fθ lens holder 10 is mounted on the optical unit 7 and is configured to be movable with respect to the optical axis direction. The Fθ lens holder 10 is fixed to the optical unit 7 after adjusting the target laser beam diameter and image width.

図2は本発明のレンズホルダの概略構成図であり、ここではFθレンズ5を光軸方向より見た側面図を示している。Fθレンズサブホルダ9は、Fθレンズホルダ10に対して、一端は回転ヒンジ11などにより回転以外は拘束された状態となっており、また、他端は回転ヒンジ11を中心に回動可能な調整手段を有している。調整手段は、例えば、アジャストスクリュウ12と圧縮コイルバネ13等により構成され、アジャストスクリュウ12を回転させることにより、Fθレンズサブホルダ9が回動する。スキュー調整後、Fθレンズサブホルダ9は、Fθレンズホルダ10にネジ14により固定されることで位置決めされる。   FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the lens holder of the present invention, and here, a side view of the Fθ lens 5 viewed from the optical axis direction is shown. The Fθ lens sub-holder 9 is in a state where one end of the Fθ lens sub-holder 9 is constrained except for rotation by a rotary hinge 11 or the like, and the other end is rotatable around the rotary hinge 11. Have means. The adjusting means includes, for example, an adjustment screw 12 and a compression coil spring 13, and the Fθ lens sub-holder 9 is rotated by rotating the adjustment screw 12. After the skew adjustment, the Fθ lens sub-holder 9 is positioned by being fixed to the Fθ lens holder 10 with screws 14.

図4は画像形成装置の概略構成図である。図4に示すように、画像形成装置15の感光体3は矢印A方向に回転駆動され、帯電器16により所定電圧に均一に帯電される。上位装置(図示せず)から送信された画像情報に基づいて光学ユニット7からレーザビームが照射され、レーザビームを受けた感光体3には静電潜像が形成される。この静電潜像は現像器17で顕像化され、トナー像となる。感光体3上に形成されたトナー像は、転写器18により連続紙からなる印刷用紙19上に転写される。その後、感光体3の表面は、除電器20により表面の電荷が除去され、清掃機21により感光体3の表面に残留した残留トナーが除去され、再度、帯電、露光、現像と工程が繰り返し行われる。トナー像が転写された印刷用紙19は前方に搬送され、プレヒータ22を経て加熱ローラ23と加圧ローラ24により加熱、加圧作用を受けながら挟時搬送され、トナー像は印刷用紙19に定着される。定着された印刷用紙19はテンションローラ25を通り、印刷用紙受けであるスタッカ26へ順次排出される。   FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of the image forming apparatus. As shown in FIG. 4, the photoreceptor 3 of the image forming apparatus 15 is rotationally driven in the direction of arrow A, and is uniformly charged to a predetermined voltage by the charger 16. A laser beam is irradiated from the optical unit 7 based on image information transmitted from a host device (not shown), and an electrostatic latent image is formed on the photosensitive member 3 that has received the laser beam. The electrostatic latent image is visualized by the developing device 17 and becomes a toner image. The toner image formed on the photoreceptor 3 is transferred onto a printing paper 19 made of continuous paper by a transfer device 18. Thereafter, the charge on the surface of the photoconductor 3 is removed by the static eliminator 20, the residual toner remaining on the surface of the photoconductor 3 is removed by the cleaner 21, and the process of charging, exposing, and developing is repeated again. Is called. The printing paper 19 to which the toner image has been transferred is conveyed forward, and is conveyed while being heated and pressurized by a heating roller 23 and a pressure roller 24 via a pre-heater 22, and the toner image is fixed on the printing paper 19. The The fixed printing paper 19 passes through the tension roller 25 and is sequentially discharged to a stacker 26 which is a printing paper receiver.

本発明の光走査装置の概略構成を示す上面図と側面図である。It is the top view and side view which show schematic structure of the optical scanning device of this invention. 本発明のレンズホルダの概略構成図である。It is a schematic block diagram of the lens holder of this invention. 従来の光走査装置の概略構成図である。It is a schematic block diagram of the conventional optical scanning device. 画像形成装置の概略構成図である。1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an image forming apparatus.

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1は光源、2はレンズ群、3は感光体、4は回転多面境、5,51,52,53,54はFθレンズ、6は長尺ミラー、7は光走査装置(光学ユニット)、8は筐体、9はFθレンズサブホルダ、10はFθレンズホルダ、11は回転ヒンジ、12はアジャストスクリュウ、13は圧縮コイルバネ、14はネジ、15は画像形成装置、16は帯電器、17は現像器、18は転写器、19は印刷用紙(連続紙)、20は除電器、21は清掃機、22はプレヒータ、23は加熱ローラ、24は加圧ローラ、25はテンションローラ、26はスタッカである。   1 is a light source, 2 is a lens group, 3 is a photosensitive member, 4 is a rotating multi-faceted boundary, 5, 51, 52, 53 and 54 are Fθ lenses, 6 is a long mirror, 7 is an optical scanning device (optical unit), 8 Is a housing, 9 is an Fθ lens sub-holder, 10 is an Fθ lens holder, 11 is a rotary hinge, 12 is an adjustment screw, 13 is a compression coil spring, 14 is a screw, 15 is an image forming apparatus, 16 is a charger, and 17 is a developer. , 18 is a transfer device, 19 is printing paper (continuous paper), 20 is a static eliminator, 21 is a cleaner, 22 is a preheater, 23 is a heating roller, 24 is a pressure roller, 25 is a tension roller, and 26 is a stacker. is there.

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レーザを光源とし、
前記光源より発生する光を偏向走査する回転多面鏡と、
前記回転多面鏡により偏向走査された光を感光体上の所定の位置に結像させる結像レンズと、を有する光走査装置において、
前記結像レンズに、印刷用紙端と印刷行との平行度の調整を行うための調整手段を設けたことを特徴とする光走査装置。
Using a laser as a light source,
A rotating polygon mirror that deflects and scans light generated from the light source;
In an optical scanning device having an imaging lens that forms an image of light deflected and scanned by the rotary polygon mirror at a predetermined position on the photosensitive member,
An optical scanning device characterized in that the imaging lens is provided with an adjusting means for adjusting the parallelism between the printing paper edge and the printing line.
前記結像レンズは、光軸方向を中心に回動可能であることを特徴とする請求項1記載の光走査装置。   The optical scanning device according to claim 1, wherein the imaging lens is rotatable about an optical axis direction. 前記結像レンズは、前記平行度に対して調整感度を有するレンズと一体となっており、且つ光軸方向を中心に回動可能であることを特徴とする請求項1記載の光走査装置。   2. The optical scanning device according to claim 1, wherein the imaging lens is integrated with a lens having adjustment sensitivity with respect to the parallelism, and is rotatable about an optical axis direction. 請求項1ないし3記載のいずれか1項に記載の光走査装置を用いた画像形成装置。   An image forming apparatus using the optical scanning device according to claim 1.
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