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JPH0255766B2
JPH0255766B2 JP14529680A JP14529680A JPH0255766B2 JP H0255766 B2 JPH0255766 B2 JP H0255766B2 JP 14529680 A JP14529680 A JP 14529680A JP 14529680 A JP14529680 A JP 14529680A JP H0255766 B2 JPH0255766 B2 JP H0255766B2
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fluorescent lamp
image
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photoreceptor
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Haruhisa Honda
Shinji Murata
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Canon Inc
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G03PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03GELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/04Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern for exposing, i.e. imagewise exposure by optically projecting the original image on a photoconductive recording material

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  • Control Of Exposure In Printing And Copying (AREA)

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 本発明は放射光量が時間的に変化しうる光源に
より被複写原稿を照明するようにした複写装置に
関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a copying apparatus in which an original to be copied is illuminated by a light source whose emitted light amount can change over time.

感光体に対する入射光量の時間的変動を防止す
べく光源の光出力、換言すれば放射光を光検知素
子で受けこの素子の出力信号が一定になるように
光源への電気的入力を制御して上記光源の光出力
を一定化する装置が知られている。(例えば米国
特許第4124294号明細書参照) しかしながら、螢光灯のように光源への電気的
入力が一定であつても管壁温度、換言すれば封印
ガス、温度により光出力が変化するような光源に
於て、光源の長手方向の温度分布が均一でない場
合には長手方向の原稿への照明光量が時間的に変
化する。その為に、上記のような光出力が一定化
する装置に於て光検知手段の位置が不適当である
と、時間の経過と共に複写画像も変化してしま
う。例えば1枚目では均一な良好な画像が得られ
ても、多数枚後には文字がとんだりあるいは不均
一な画像になつてしまうなど複写画像が劣化し、
画像の安定性が保てないことが起きる。第1図を
参照して上記の現象を説明する。第1図は原稿走
査方向に垂直な面(螢光灯の長手方向と平行な
面)への光路展開図を示す。第1図に於て1は原
稿台であり、2は螢光灯、8は投影レンズ、11
は感光体である。5a,5b,5c,5dは夫々
光源の光出力検知のための受光素子であり、螢光
灯2の近傍に取付けられている。又、24a,2
4bは夫々感光体の近傍に取付けられた、感光体
に投射される光量を測定するための受光素子であ
る。第1図に於て原稿の螢光灯長手方向の長さは
約260mmであり又螢光灯2の管長は430mmである。
紙面内で螢光灯の中央と原稿の中央は光軸Aに一
致している。又、5a,5b,5c,5dの受光
素子は光軸Aからの距離が0mm、65mm、130mm、
170mmの位置に配置したものである。一方の感光
体側の受光素子24a,24bは夫々光軸Aより
0mm及び130mmに配置したものである。このよう
な配置に於て受光素子を5a,5c,5dの夫々
の位置に配置した時の夫々の場合の24a,24
bの光出力の時間変化を示したのが夫々第2図、
第3図、第4図である。各図に於て横軸は点灯後
の経過時間であり縦軸は24a及び24bの受け
る光量の相対値である。実線は24aの、破線は
24bの受光光量を示す。例えば螢光灯の光出力
検知の受光素子を5aの位置に置いた場合には、
第2図のように24aの受ける光量は時間的に全
く変化しないが、24bの受ける光量即ち画像端
部での光量は若干変化する。又5cの位置にある
ときは第3図のようにこの逆になる。又、5dの
位置にある時は第4図のように24a,24bの
両者の受ける光量は大きく変化してしまう。
In order to prevent temporal fluctuations in the amount of light incident on the photoreceptor, the electrical input to the light source is controlled so that the light output of the light source, in other words, the emitted light is received by a photodetector element and the output signal of this element is constant. Devices that stabilize the light output of the light source are known. (For example, see US Pat. No. 4,124,294.) However, even if the electrical input to the light source is constant, such as in a fluorescent lamp, the light output changes depending on the tube wall temperature, in other words, the temperature of the sealing gas. If the temperature distribution in the longitudinal direction of the light source is not uniform, the amount of illumination light applied to the document in the longitudinal direction changes over time. Therefore, if the light detecting means is inappropriately positioned in the above-mentioned apparatus in which the light output is constant, the copied image will also change over time. For example, even if a good, uniform image is obtained on the first copy, after a number of copies are made, the copied image may deteriorate, such as text being cut off or the image becoming uneven.
Image stability may not be maintained. The above phenomenon will be explained with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 shows a developed view of the optical path in a plane perpendicular to the document scanning direction (a plane parallel to the longitudinal direction of the fluorescent lamp). In Fig. 1, 1 is a manuscript table, 2 is a fluorescent lamp, 8 is a projection lens, 11
is a photoreceptor. Reference numerals 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d are light receiving elements for detecting the light output of the light source, and are installed near the fluorescent lamp 2. Also, 24a, 2
Reference numeral 4b denotes a light-receiving element mounted near each photoreceptor for measuring the amount of light projected onto the photoreceptor. In FIG. 1, the length of the document in the longitudinal direction of the fluorescent lamp is approximately 260 mm, and the tube length of the fluorescent lamp 2 is 430 mm.
The center of the fluorescent lamp and the center of the document coincide with the optical axis A within the plane of the paper. In addition, the distances of the light receiving elements 5a, 5b, 5c, and 5d from the optical axis A are 0 mm, 65 mm, 130 mm,
It is placed at a position of 170mm. The light receiving elements 24a and 24b on one photoconductor side are arranged at 0 mm and 130 mm from the optical axis A, respectively. 24a and 24 in each case when the light-receiving elements are arranged at positions 5a, 5c, and 5d in such an arrangement.
Figures 2 and 2 show the temporal changes in the light output of b.
FIGS. 3 and 4. In each figure, the horizontal axis is the elapsed time after lighting, and the vertical axis is the relative value of the amount of light received by 24a and 24b. The solid line indicates the amount of light received by 24a, and the broken line indicates the amount of light received by 24b. For example, if the light receiving element for detecting the light output of a fluorescent lamp is placed at position 5a,
As shown in FIG. 2, the amount of light received by 24a does not change at all over time, but the amount of light received by 24b, that is, the amount of light at the edge of the image changes slightly. Also, when it is at position 5c, the situation is reversed as shown in FIG. Further, when the lens is at position 5d, the amount of light received by both 24a and 24b changes greatly as shown in FIG.

これは螢光灯2を点灯する直前と点灯後時間が
経過した後の管壁温度長手方向の分布がフイラメ
ントの熱等で変化し、そのために螢光灯の夫々の
場所での光出力や、分光分布が時間的に変化する
ためである。
This is because the temperature distribution in the longitudinal direction of the tube wall immediately before lighting the fluorescent lamp 2 and after time has passed after lighting changes due to the heat of the filament, etc., and as a result, the light output at each location of the fluorescent lamp, This is because the spectral distribution changes over time.

このような場合に於て複写画像を連続してとつ
た場合、複写画像のある部分(例えば中央)は時
間的に全く変化しない安定した画像が得られる
が、他の部分(例えば端部)が時間的に変化して
しまつたり(第2,3図の場合)、又は全体に画
像が変化してしまう。(第4図の場合)。
In such a case, if duplicated images are taken continuously, a certain part of the duplicated image (for example, the center) will be a stable image that does not change at all over time, but other parts (for example, the edges) will be The image may change over time (as in the case of FIGS. 2 and 3), or the entire image may change. (In the case of Figure 4).

本発明の目的は、このような長手方向の光出力
の変化があつても複写画像を極力安定にする複写
装置を提供することである。
An object of the present invention is to provide a copying apparatus that makes copied images as stable as possible even when there is such a change in light output in the longitudinal direction.

上記目的を達成するため本願発明は、原稿を照
明する螢光灯と、この螢光灯からの光を検知する
検知素子と、を有し、この検知素子からの出力信
号に応じて螢光灯の光量を制御する複写装置にお
いて、上記検知素子は螢光灯の長手方向で原稿配
置領域の中央部と端部の中間位置付近に設けられ
ることを特徴とするものである。
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a fluorescent lamp that illuminates a document, and a detection element that detects light from the fluorescent lamp, and the fluorescent lamp In the copying apparatus that controls the amount of light, the detection element is provided near a midpoint between the center and the end of the document placement area in the longitudinal direction of the fluorescent lamp.

以下、図面を参照して、本発明の実施例を説明
する。
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

第6図Aで、被複写原稿1は透明ガラス台0に
載置される。この原稿1はガラス台0の下に配置
された光源2の放射光により照明される。即ち、
光源2の放射光の一部は原稿に直接入射し、別の
一部は反射板3に反射された後原稿に入射する。
そして原稿1を反射した光はミラー6,7に順に
反射されてレンズ8に入射し、そしてレンズ8を
出射後ミラー9,10、に順に反射され、露光位
置11′に於いて電子写真感光体に入射する。レ
ンズ8は台0上の原稿1の光像を位置11′に於
ける感光体上にフオーカスできる位置に配置され
ている。上記感光体11は矢印方向に回転する
が、この回転に同期して台0は矢印方向に移動す
る。台0のこの移動によつて原稿1が走査され、
それにより上記原稿像が感光体11にスリツト露
光される。ミラー6,7を図で原稿台0と平行に
右方に1:1/2の速度比で感光体11の回転に同
期して移動させて原稿を走査させてもよい。ミラ
ー6,7をこのように移動させる装置では、光源
2、反射板3もミラー6と一体的に移動させる。
In FIG. 6A, the original to be copied 1 is placed on a transparent glass stand 0. In FIG. This original 1 is illuminated by radiation from a light source 2 placed under a glass table 0 . That is,
A portion of the emitted light from the light source 2 is directly incident on the document, and another portion is reflected by the reflector 3 and then incident on the document.
The light reflected from the original 1 is sequentially reflected by mirrors 6 and 7 and enters a lens 8. After exiting the lens 8, the light is sequentially reflected by mirrors 9 and 10, and reaches an electrophotographic photoreceptor at an exposure position 11'. incident on . The lens 8 is arranged at a position where it can focus the optical image of the original 1 on the table 0 onto the photoreceptor at a position 11'. The photoreceptor 11 rotates in the direction of the arrow, and the table 0 moves in the direction of the arrow in synchronization with this rotation. Due to this movement of table 0, document 1 is scanned,
As a result, the original image is slit-exposed onto the photoreceptor 11. The original may be scanned by moving the mirrors 6 and 7 to the right in parallel with the original platen 0 in the figure at a speed ratio of 1:1/2 in synchronization with the rotation of the photoreceptor 11. In a device that moves the mirrors 6 and 7 in this manner, the light source 2 and the reflecting plate 3 are also moved integrally with the mirror 6.

感光体11の回転順路に関して上記露光位置1
1′の前には帯電器12があり、感光体11はこ
の帯電器12の作用により一様に電荷を持たせら
れる。この後感光体11は位置11′で前記原稿
の光像の露光を受け、これによつて感光体11に
は静電潜像が形成される。この静電潜像は現像器
13で現像される。この現像によつて得られたト
ナー像は転写器14によつて紙等の像支持材に転
写される。
The above exposure position 1 regarding the rotational path of the photoreceptor 11
There is a charger 12 in front of the photoreceptor 1', and the photoreceptor 11 is uniformly charged by the action of the charger 12. Thereafter, the photoreceptor 11 is exposed to a light image of the document at a position 11', whereby an electrostatic latent image is formed on the photoreceptor 11. This electrostatic latent image is developed by a developing device 13. The toner image obtained by this development is transferred to an image support material such as paper by a transfer device 14.

そして像支持材に転写されたトナー像は定着器
によつて定着される。以上のトナー像形成プロセ
スを繰り返して所望枚数の複写物が得られる。
The toner image transferred to the image support material is then fixed by a fixing device. By repeating the above toner image forming process, a desired number of copies can be obtained.

さて、光源2と反射板3は保持部材4に保持さ
れているが、この保持部材4には光学開口4aが
設けられている。そしてこの光学開口4aに近接
又は密接して受光素子5が配置されている。光源
2の放射光の一部は開口4aを通過して受光素子
5に入射する。而して素子5は感応光量に対応し
た電気信号を出力する。
Now, the light source 2 and the reflection plate 3 are held by a holding member 4, and this holding member 4 is provided with an optical aperture 4a. A light receiving element 5 is arranged close to or in close contact with this optical aperture 4a. A part of the emitted light from the light source 2 passes through the aperture 4a and enters the light receiving element 5. The element 5 then outputs an electrical signal corresponding to the amount of sensitive light.

第6図Aでは光源2と受光素子5間にはレンズ
ヤミラーがない。しかし第6図Bのように、保持
部材4の開口4aを通過して、光をミラー22で
反射してレンズ23に指向させ、そしてこのレン
ズ23で受光素子5に集光するようにしてもよ
い。
In FIG. 6A, there is no lens mirror between the light source 2 and the light receiving element 5. However, as shown in FIG. 6B, even if the light passes through the opening 4a of the holding member 4, is reflected by the mirror 22, directed to the lens 23, and is focused by the lens 23 onto the light receiving element 5. good.

第7図に於いて、上記受光素子5の出力信号は
増幅器15により増幅される。一方、外部から操
作者によつて操作可能な可変抵抗器16によつて
出力が可変であるような基準電圧発生器17があ
り、この出力と、上記増幅器15の出力が比較回
路18に入力される。比較回路18は上記両出力
を比較し、その大小関係に応じて点灯回路19を
制御することにより、ランプ2への入力電力を制
御する。これによつてランプ2の放射光量が制御
され、受光素子5へ入射する感応光量が一定にな
るように制御される。換言すれば素子5の出力信
号が一定に保持されるよう、ランプ2の放射光量
が制御される。尚、可変抵抗16を調節すること
により、操作者所望の画像濃度が得られる。この
ような例に於いて、前述のように受光素子5の位
置が不適当であると前述の理由により光源の長手
方向に関して画像安定性が保てない。
In FIG. 7, the output signal of the light receiving element 5 is amplified by an amplifier 15. On the other hand, there is a reference voltage generator 17 whose output is variable by a variable resistor 16 that can be operated by an operator from the outside, and this output and the output of the amplifier 15 are input to a comparator circuit 18. Ru. The comparison circuit 18 compares the two outputs, and controls the lighting circuit 19 according to the magnitude relationship, thereby controlling the input power to the lamp 2. As a result, the amount of light emitted from the lamp 2 is controlled, and the amount of sensitive light incident on the light receiving element 5 is controlled to be constant. In other words, the amount of light emitted from the lamp 2 is controlled so that the output signal of the element 5 is held constant. Incidentally, by adjusting the variable resistor 16, the image density desired by the operator can be obtained. In such an example, if the position of the light receiving element 5 is inappropriate as described above, image stability cannot be maintained in the longitudinal direction of the light source for the reasons described above.

即ち本発明に於いては受光素子5は第1図の5
bの所、即ち螢光灯の長手方向に関して原稿配置
領域の中央部と端部の中間位置付近に配置され螢
光灯部分の光を受光するように置かれている。こ
の時の第1図の配置に於ける24a,24bのう
ける光量の時間変化を第5図に示す。第5図の如
くこのような配置にすれば画像の中央24a及び
端部24bでの感光体の受ける光量の時間的変化
は第2図の例よりも少なく複写画像への影響も小
さく実質上は全く問題ない領域になり、画像の安
定性を保つことが出来る。これは、点灯後はフイ
ラメント近傍の温度が上がり、従つて管壁の温度
が中央部を最低部、フイラメントを最高部とする
温度勾配をもつため、その中間部の光出力を検知
することで、光源の光出力の平均値をとつている
ために安定していることになる。この場合、螢光
灯の中央と端部の中間付近にその光検知手段を設
けるのでなく有効画像範囲の中の中央部と端部の
中間付近に配置することで、原稿照明領域の中で
平均化することにより、より安定化がはかれるも
のである。
That is, in the present invention, the light receiving element 5 is 5 in FIG.
b, that is, in the vicinity of the midpoint between the center and the end of the document placement area with respect to the longitudinal direction of the fluorescent lamp, and is placed so as to receive light from the fluorescent lamp portion. FIG. 5 shows the temporal change in the amount of light received by 24a and 24b in the arrangement shown in FIG. 1 at this time. With this arrangement as shown in FIG. 5, the temporal change in the amount of light received by the photoreceptor at the center 24a and end portions 24b of the image is smaller than in the example shown in FIG. This is an area where there is no problem at all, and the stability of the image can be maintained. This is because the temperature near the filament rises after lighting, and the temperature of the tube wall has a temperature gradient with the lowest point at the center and the highest point at the filament, so by detecting the light output in the middle, It is stable because it takes the average value of the light output of the light source. In this case, instead of providing the light detection means near the middle between the center and the edges of the fluorescent lamp, by placing it near the middle between the center and the edges within the effective image range, it is possible to It is possible to achieve further stabilization by changing the

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は光路展開図、第2図、第3図、第4
図、第5図は光量変化の説明図、第6図A,Bは
受光素子の配置説明図、第7図、第8図は制御回
路の説明図である。 1は原稿、2は螢光灯、5a,5b,5c,5
dは受光素子である。
Figure 1 is an optical path development diagram, Figures 2, 3, and 4.
5 are explanatory diagrams of changes in light amount, FIGS. 6A and 6B are explanatory diagrams of the arrangement of light receiving elements, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are explanatory diagrams of the control circuit. 1 is a manuscript, 2 is a fluorescent lamp, 5a, 5b, 5c, 5
d is a light receiving element.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1 原稿を照明する螢光灯と、この螢光灯からの
光を検知する検知素子と、を有し、この検知素子
からの出力信号に応じて螢光灯の光量を制御する
複写装置において、 上記検知素子は螢光灯の長手方向で原稿配置領
域の中央部と端部の中間位置付近に設けられるこ
とを特徴とする複写装置。
[Scope of Claims] 1. It has a fluorescent lamp that illuminates the document, and a detection element that detects the light from the fluorescent lamp, and the amount of light from the fluorescent lamp is adjusted according to an output signal from the detection element. A copying apparatus to be controlled, wherein the detection element is provided near a midpoint between a center and an end of a document placement area in the longitudinal direction of the fluorescent lamp.
JP14529680A 1980-10-17 1980-10-17 Copying device Granted JPS5768876A (en)

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