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- Exemplary aspects of the present disclosure relate to an image reading apparatus and an image forming system incorporating the image reading apparatus.
- image reading apparatuses some are designed to read a detection target image imprinted on a sheet.
- reading apparatuses designed to maintain a constant sheet conveyance speed employ an arrangement in which an upstream conveyance roller pair and a downstream conveyance roller pair for conveying a sheet to an image reader are respectively provided upstream and downstream of the image reader.
- the sheet is conveyed by the upstream conveyance roller pair in a state in which the pair of downstream conveyance rollers is separated, and an image on the sheet is read by the image reader.
- the upstream conveyance roller pair is separated and the sheet is conveyed by the downstream conveyance roller pair to maintain a constant sheet conveyance speed.
- an improved image reading apparatus that includes a reader, an upstream reading conveyance rotator pair, at least one upstream conveyance rotator pair, and an upstream separator.
- the reader reads a detection target image on a sheet.
- the upstream reading conveyance rotator pair is disposed upstream from the reader in a sheet conveyance direction to convey the sheet.
- the upstream conveyance rotator pair is disposed upstream from the upstream reading conveyance rotator pair in the sheet conveyance direction to convey the sheet toward the upstream reading conveyance rotator pair.
- the upstream separator causes one rotator of the upstream conveyance rotator pair to be contacted against and separated from another rotator of the upstream conveyance rotator pair.
- an improved image reading apparatus that includes a reader, a downstream reading conveyance rotator pair, at least one downstream conveyance rotator pair, and a downstream separator.
- the reader reads a detection target image formed on a sheet.
- the downstream reading conveyance rotator pair is disposed downstream from the reader in a sheet conveyance direction to convey the sheet.
- the downstream conveyance rotator pair is disposed downstream from the downstream reading conveyance rotator pair in the sheet conveyance direction.
- the downstream conveyance rotator pair receives the sheet conveyed from the downstream reading conveyance rotator pair to convey the sheet downstream.
- the downstream separator causes one rotator of the downstream conveyance rotator pair to be contacted against and separated from another rotator of the downstream conveyance rotator pair.
- an image forming system including the image reading apparatus according to any of the above-described embodiments and an image forming apparatus that forms an image on the sheet.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image reading apparatus according to a first embodiment
- FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C are schematic diagrams illustrating a reading operation according to the embodiment
- FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C are schematic diagrams illustrating the reading operation according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image reading apparatus according to a second embodiment
- FIGS. 5A and 5B are schematic diagrams illustrating a reading operation according to the second embodiment
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image reading apparatus according to a third embodiment
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image reading apparatus according to a fourth embodiment
- FIGS. 8A and 8B are schematic diagrams illustrating a reading operation according to the fourth embodiment
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image reading apparatus according to a fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating one example of an image forming system
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating arrangement of a reading device and a position reference member in a detection device
- FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating one example of a pattern as a detection mark that is formed on a sheet for image position adjustment
- FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating types of image correction
- FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating one example of an upstream separator of an upstream conveyance rotator pair (a conveyance roller pair) of the image reading apparatus.
- FIG. 1 schematically illustrates an image reading apparatus 2 according to a first embodiment.
- the image reading apparatus 2 includes a reader 21 that reads a detection mark M (e.g., a detection mark M 1 on a leading end of a sheet in FIG. 1 ) as a detection target image on a sheet P.
- a detection mark M e.g., a detection mark M 1 on a leading end of a sheet in FIG. 1
- the image reading apparatus 2 also includes an upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 ( 22 A, 22 B) as an upstream reading conveyance rotator pair for conveying the sheet P, and a downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 ( 23 A, 23 B) as a downstream reading conveyance rotator pair for conveying the sheet P.
- the upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 is disposed upstream from the reader 21 in a sheet conveyance direction
- the downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 is disposed downstream from the reader 21 in the sheet conveyance direction.
- the image reading apparatus 2 includes an upstream conveyance roller pair 24 ( 24 A, 24 B) as an upstream conveyance rotator pair.
- the upstream conveyance roller pair 24 is disposed upstream from the upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 in the sheet conveyance direction to convey the sheet P toward the upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 .
- the image reading apparatus 2 includes at least one upstream conveyance roller pair 24 .
- a plurality of upstream conveyance roller pairs 24 may be disposed along the sheet conveyance direction.
- the upstream conveyance roller pair 24 ( 24 A, 24 B) is disposed such that one conveyance roller (a driven roller) 24 B can be contacted against and separated from the other conveyance roller (a drive roller) 24 A.
- the image reading apparatus 2 includes an upstream separator 26 that causes the driven roller 24 B of the upstream conveyance roller pair 24 to be contacted against and separated from the drive roller 24 A.
- the image reading apparatus 2 includes a downstream conveyance roller pair 25 ( 25 A, 25 B) as a downstream conveyance rotator pair.
- the downstream conveyance roller pair 25 is disposed downstream from the downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 in the sheet conveyance direction.
- the downstream conveyance roller pair 25 receives the sheet P conveyed from the downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 to convey the received sheet P downstream.
- the image reading apparatus 2 includes at least one downstream conveyance roller pair 25 . However, a plurality of downstream conveyance roller pair 25 may be disposed along the sheet conveyance direction.
- the downstream conveyance roller pair 25 ( 25 A, 25 B) is disposed such that one conveyance roller (a driven roller) 25 B can be contacted against and separated from the other conveyance roller (a drive roller) 25 A.
- the image reading apparatus 2 includes a downstream separator 27 that causes the driven roller 25 B of the downstream conveyance roller pair 25 to be contacted against and separated from the drive roller 25 A.
- the upstream conveyance roller pair 24 conveys the sheet P toward the upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 at a conveyance speed V.
- the upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 conveys the sheet P to a reading position S at which reading is performed by the reader 21 .
- the driven roller 24 B of the upstream conveyance roller pair 24 is separated from the drive roller 24 A by the upstream separator 26 before a leading end of the sheet P reaches the reading position S at which reading is performed by the reader 21 .
- the image reading apparatus 2 is configured so that:
- T 1 is a duration of time from when the sheet P reaches the upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 to separation of the driven roller 24 B begins
- T 2 is a duration of time (separation time) from the beginning to the end of the separation of the driven roller 24 B
- V is a conveyance speed of the sheet P
- L 1 is a distance between the upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 and the reading position S.
- the distance L 1 is preferably set in consideration of a margin to reduce fluctuations in the speed due to shock generated at the time of separation of the driven roller 24 B.
- all of the driven rollers 2413 of the upstream conveyance roller pairs 24 positioned upstream from the upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 by a maximum length of the sheet P or greater are preferably separated.
- the sheet P is conveyed to the reader 21 by only the upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 , and thus the upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 and the upstream conveyance roller pair 24 can be prevented from pulling against each other via the sheet P.
- the sheet P can be conveyed with high accuracy, and coordinates of a detection mark in the conveyance direction can be detected with high accuracy.
- all of the driven rollers 25 B of the downstream conveyance roller pairs 25 positioned downstream from the reading position S by a maximum length of the sheet P or greater are preferably separated.
- the sheet P is conveyed to the reader 21 by only the downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 , and thus the downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 and the downstream conveyance roller pair 25 can be prevented from pulling against each other via the sheet P.
- the sheet P can be conveyed with high accuracy, and coordinates of the detection mark in the conveyance direction can be detected with high accuracy.
- the driven roller 25 B and the drive roller 25 A need to be pressed against each other before the trailing end of the sheet P passes through the downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 .
- the image reading apparatus 2 is configured so that:
- T 3 is a duration of time from when a trailing end of the sheet P reaches the reading position S to when contact between the rollers 25 A and 25 B of the downstream conveyance roller pair 25 is started
- T 4 is time that is needed for the rollers 25 A and 25 B to contact (press against) each other
- V is a sheet conveyance speed.
- the sheet P can be conveyed by the downstream conveyance roller pair 25 before the trailing end of the sheet P passes through the downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 , and high reading accuracy can be obtained.
- the image reading apparatus 2 has the following relation:
- T 3 is a negative value of T 3 that is a duration of time from when contact between the rollers 25 A and 25 B is started to when the trailing end of the sheet P reaches the reading position S.
- the time 13 can be a negative value
- the relation is set to T 3 +T 4 >0 such that a sheet conveyance speed does not fluctuate due to contact between the rollers while the trailing end of the sheet P is being read.
- a detection target image on the sheet can be read with high accuracy.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image reading apparatus 2 according to a second embodiment.
- a downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 ( 23 A, 23 B) is disposed such that one reading conveyance roller (a driven roller) 23 B can be contacted against and separated from the other reading conveyance roller (a drive roller) 23 A.
- the image reading apparatus 2 includes a downstream reading conveyance separator 28 that causes the driven roller 23 B of the downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 to be contacted against and separated from the drive roller 23 A.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B A reading operation according to the present embodiment is described with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5B .
- the image reading apparatus 2 of the present embodiment can handle a case where a distance Lm 1 from a leading end of a sheet P to an upstream end of a detection mark M 1 in a sheet conveyance direction is greater than a distance L 2 between a reader 21 and the downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 (i.e., Lm 1 >L 2 ).
- the driven roller 23 B of the downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 is separated before the leading end of the sheet P reaches the downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 .
- the sheet P can be conveyed by only the upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 , and reading can be performed by the reader 21 with high accuracy.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image reading apparatus 2 according to a third embodiment.
- the image reading apparatus 2 is configured to have a relation of Lmin>(Lm 1 +L 1 ), where L 1 is a distance between an upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 and a reading position S at which reading is performed by a reader 21 , Lm 1 is a distance between a leading end of a sheet P and an upstream end of a detection mark M 1 in a sheet conveyance direction, and Lmin is a minimum sheet length passable inside the image reading apparatus 2 .
- the upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 and a downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 are arranged such that a length of (Lm 1 +L 1 ) is greater than the minimum sheet length Lmin passable inside the image reading apparatus 2 .
- the downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 contacts the sheet P before a trailing end of the sheet P passes through the upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 .
- Such arrangement enables the sheet P having undergone the mark detection to be reliably conveyed toward a downstream side.
- a detection mark M 1 on any sheet having a length Lmin or greater can be reliably detected.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image reading apparatus 2 according to a fourth embodiment.
- an upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 ( 22 A, 22 B) is disposed such that one reading conveyance roller (a driven roller) 22 B can be contacted against and separated from the other reading conveyance roller (a drive roller) 22 A.
- the image reading apparatus 2 includes an upstream reading conveyance separator 29 that causes the driven roller 22 B of the upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 to be contacted against and separated from the drive roller 22 A.
- FIGS. 8A and 8B A reading operation according to the present embodiment is described with reference to FIGS. 8A and 8B .
- the image reading apparatus 2 can handle a case where a distance Lm 2 from a trailing end of a sheet P to a downstream end of a detection mark M 2 in a sheet conveyance direction is greater than a distance L 1 between a reader 21 and the upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 (i.e., Lm 2 >L 1 ).
- the detection mark M 2 passes a reading position S at which reading is performed by the reader 21 before a trailing end of the sheet P passes through the upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 . Consequently, the sheet P cannot be conveyed by only a downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 .
- the driven roller 22 B of the upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 is separated before the detection mark M 2 pass the reading position S at which reading is performed by the reader 21 .
- the sheet P can be conveyed by only the downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 , and reading is performed by the reader 21 with high accuracy.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image reading apparatus 2 . according to a fifth embodiment.
- the image reading apparatus 2 is configured to have a relation of Lmin>(Lm 2 +L 2 ), where L 2 is a distance between a reading position S at which reading is performed by a reader 21 and a downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 , Lm 2 is a distance from a trailing end of a sheet P to a downstream end of a detection mark M 2 in a sheet conveyance direction, and Lmin is a minimum sheet length passable inside the image reading apparatus 2 .
- an upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 and the downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 are arranged such that a length of (Lm 2 +L 2 ) is greater than the minimum sheet length Lmin passable inside the image reading apparatus 2 .
- the detection mark M 2 can be detected while the downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 is conveying the sheet P toward a downstream side. Accordingly, a detection mark M 2 on any sheet P having a length Lmin or greater can be reliably detected.
- the present embodiment has been described using a conveyance rotator pair or a reading conveyance rotator pair as a roller pair.
- one or both of the rotators may be an endless belt.
- one conveyance rotator or one reading conveyance rotator is disposed to be contactably separatable from the other conveyance rotator or the other reading conveyance rotator.
- both of the conveyance rotators or the reading conveyance rotators may be moved to contact and separate from each other
- An example of an image forming system 1 according to the present embodiment is described is described with reference to FIG. 10 .
- the image forming system 1 includes a sheet ejection device 102 , a cooling device 103 , a drying device 104 , an image forming device 105 as an image forming apparatus, a registration device 106 , a pre-coating device 107 , a sheet feeding device 108 , and a detection device 200 .
- the sheet feeding device 108 stores a sheet P as a processing target (an object to be conveyed), and supplies the sheet P to a device such as the image forming device 105 at a later stage.
- An example of the sheet P includes transfer paper.
- the sheet P is not limited to the transfer paper.
- the sheet P can be coated paper, thick paper, an overhead projector (OHP) sheet, a plastic film, and a copper foil as long as an image can be printed.
- the sheet P on which an image is to be formed has been described as a processing target (an object to be conveyed).
- the processing target is not limited to the sheet P.
- a processing target an object to be conveyed
- a sheet P as a processing target (an object to be conveyed) supplied from the sheet feeding device 108 is coated with pre-coating liquid. Accordingly, ink to be ejected by the image forming device 105 can be adapted to even different sheets P.
- the image forming system 1 may be configured without the pre-coating device 107 .
- the registration device 106 adjusts a conveyance time and a position of a sheet P with respect to the image forming device 105 .
- the image forming device 105 is an inkjet printing device.
- the image forming device 105 ejects ink to the sheet P to form an image on the sheet P.
- the image forming device 105 can form an output image based on a print instruction from a user, and detection marks M 1 and M 2 as detection target images on the sheet P.
- the image forming device 105 can be an electrophotographic printing device, instead of the inkjet printing device.
- the drying device 104 dries the ink attached to the sheet P by the image forming device 105 to adapt the ink to the sheet P.
- the cooling device 103 cools the sheet P heated by the drying device 104 .
- the cooling device 103 feeds the sheet P on which an image is formed to the sheet ejection device 102 at a later stage. On the other hand, if duplex printing is performed, the cooling device 103 feeds the sheet P on which an image is formed to a reverser path 109 .
- the fed sheet P is switched back to reverse a front surface and a back surface of the sheet P, and the reversed sheet P is conveyed.
- the sheet P conveyed along the reverser path 109 is conveyed to the image forming device 105 again, so that the image forming device 105 forms an image on a surface of the sheet P different from the surface on which the image is last formed.
- the sheet P is dried and cooled by the drying device 104 and the cooling device 103 , and the resultant sheet P is fed as printed matter to the sheet ejection device 102 at a later stage.
- the sheet ejection device 102 receives ejection of the sheet P on which the image is formed via the image forming device 105 , the drying device 104 , and the cooling device 103 .
- the image forming device 105 includes a detection device 200 including the image reading apparatus of the present disclosure.
- the detection device 200 detects an end portion of a sheet P to be conveyed and a position of an image recorded on the sheet P so that a relative position between a plurality of reading devices and a relative position for each pixel of a single reading device are corrected.
- the detection device 200 can be disposed outside the image forming device 105 .
- the detection device 200 includes a reading device 201 as a reader and a position reference member 202 .
- the reading device 201 can be provided by, for example, a contact image sensor (CIS) in which a plurality of image capturing elements (e.g., complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors) is aligned.
- CIS contact image sensor
- CMOS complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor
- the reading device 201 receives reflected light from a reading target to output an image signal.
- the reading device 201 treats a conveyance position of a sheet P on which an image is formed by the image forming device 105 and an image forming position with respect to the sheet P as reading targets.
- the reading device 201 treats the position reference member 202 as a reading target.
- the CIS to be applied to the reading device 201 generally has a configuration in which a plurality of sensor chips each having a plurality of pixels is arranged in a main scanning direction to obtain a necessary valid reading length in the main scanning direction.
- the position reference member 202 In a case where the position reference member 202 expands and contracts due to the effects of heat generated by a peripheral member, the position reference member 202 does not function as an absolute position reference. Such a case may degrade the position detection accuracy. Accordingly, the position reference member 202 is made of a material not only having a lower linear expansion coefficient than a substrate of the reading device 201 but also having a negligibly small amount of contraction due to the effects of ambient temperature in position detection.
- the position reference member 202 is formed of glass in consideration of a possible temperature variation range and a possible linear expansion coefficient.
- a material of the position reference member 202 is not limited to the glass. If a temperature variation range of the reading device 201 is wide, a material such as quartz glass is more suitable for the position reference member 202 so that a position of a medium is detected with high accuracy.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating arrangement of the reading device 201 and the position reference member 202 in the detection device 200 .
- the position reference member 202 includes position reference members 202 a and 202 b.
- the position reference member 202 ( 202 a, 202 b ) is disposed to a rotation member (a revolver) 203 that is rotated by a motor 204 .
- the position reference member 202 ( 202 a, 202 b ) is moved by the rotation member 203 rotated at a constant speed by the motor 204 .
- the reference members 202 a and 202 b are switched so as to be arranged on a surface opposite the reading device 201 at a predetermined time.
- a reading background 205 is disposed to the rotation member 203 .
- the reading background 205 is used for detection of an end portion of a sheet P to be conveyed and a position of an image recorded on the sheet P. With the rotation of the rotation member 203 by the motor 204 , the position reference member 202 and the reading background 205 are selectively switched so as to be positioned opposite the reading device 201 .
- the position reference member 202 ( 202 a, 202 b ) is rotated to move in the sub-scanning direction at a constant speed so that a scale as a reference pattern including a line that is arranged on the position reference member 202 ( 202 a, 202 b ) and extends in a predetermined direction is read for detection of an attachment inclination of the reading device 201 toward a sub-scanning direction.
- the position reference member 202 ( 202 a, 202 b ) is attached to the rotation member 203 , and the position reference member 202 . ( 202 a, 202 b ) is moved in a sub-scanning direction at a constant speed.
- the arrangement of the position reference member 202 ( 202 a, 202 b ) is not limited to the arrangement illustrated in FIG. 11 .
- the position reference member 202 ( 202 a, 202 b ) may be arranged so as to be linearly movable.
- One example of a pattern as a detection mark of a detection target image to be formed on a sheet P for image position adjustment is described with reference to FIG. 12 .
- the image forming system 1 has an adjustment mode for adjustment of an image position. If the adjustment mode is automatically or manually selected, as illustrated in FIG. 12 , the image forming system 1 forms L-shape patterns a, b, c, and d as detection marks of detection target images near respective four corners on a sheet P by using an inkjet head (a detection mark addition unit) of the image forming device 105 .
- the center positions of the patterns a, b, c, and d are respectively a 0 , b 0 , c 0 , and d 0 .
- the patterns a and b are formed on a leading end side of the sheet P in a sheet conveyance direction, and correspond to a detection mark M 1 .
- the patterns c and d are formed on a trailing end side of the sheet P in the sheet conveyance direction, and correspond to a detection mark M 2 .
- the sheet P with the patterns a, b, c, and d is conveyed to the detection device 200 within the reverser path 109 through an ink drying process performed by the drying device 104 and a sheet cooling process performed by the cooling device 103 .
- the detection device 200 includes a CIS of a color image sensor disposed in an extending manner in a width direction as the reading device 201 .
- the detection device 200 includes a plurality of roller pairs such as an upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 , a downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 , an upstream conveyance roller pair 24 , and a downstream conveyance roller pair 25 for conveying a sheet P.
- the upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 , the downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 , the upstream conveyance roller pair 24 , and the downstream conveyance roller pair 25 are arranged on an upstream side and a downstream side of the reading device 201 as a reader.
- the detection device 200 includes an upstream separator 26 , a downstream separator 27 , a downstream reading conveyance separator 28 , and an upstream reading conveyance separator 29 as necessary.
- the detection device 200 uses the reading device 201 to optically read an edge of the sheet P and the patterns a, b, c, and d on the sheet P conveyed by the plurality of conveyance rollers in a state in which the reading background 205 is arranged opposite the reading device 201 .
- a central processing unit (CPU) (a mark coordinate calculator) disposed inside the image forming system 1 calculates coordinates of a center position of a pattern (a detection mark center position) on the sheet based on the reading result. For example, x-y coordinates of the center position of the pattern “a” is calculated at coordinates (H 0 , V 0 ).
- a pattern such as a cross, a rectangle, or a straight line may be used instead of the pattern illustrated in FIG. 12 .
- the present embodiment has been described using a head that discharges an output image as the detection mark addition unit.
- a head dedicated for detection mark addition may be disposed in addition to a head for discharging an output image.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram schematically illustrating types of image correction.
- the CPU e.g., a correction amount calculator
- the image forming system 1 performs registration correction (i.e., correction by which an image position is moved parallel in a sheet width direction or a sheet conveyance direction), magnification correction, skew correction, trapezoid correction, or other correction as illustrated in FIG. 13 .
- registration correction i.e., correction by which an image position is moved parallel in a sheet width direction or a sheet conveyance direction
- magnification correction i.e., magnification correction
- skew correction i.e., magnification correction
- trapezoid correction i.e., trapezoid correction, or other correction as illustrated in FIG. 13 .
- the correction to be performed by the image forming system 1 is not limited to the correction illustrated in FIG. 13 .
- a sheet P may expand/contract or deform due to a process such as a printing process and a drying process subsequent to the printing process. In such a case, positions of images formed on a front surface and a back surface of the sheet P may be shifted from each other.
- the image positions on the front surface and the back surface of the sheet P are preferably adjusted by such a correction method.
- the CPU of the image forming system 1 performs pattern printing on a front surface, drying, cooling, reading of the pattern on the front surface, pattern printing on a back surface, drying, cooling, and reading of the pattern on the back surface in this order. Then, the CPU of the image forming system 1 , based on the results of the pattern reading on the front and back surfaces, corrects a discharge time or a discharge position of ink from a print head such that positions of the images on the front and back surfaces match each other. Such correction can prevent image positions on the front surface and the back surface from being shifted from each other.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating one example of the upstream separator 26 for the upstream conveyance rotator pair (an upstream conveyance roller pair) 24 .
- the upstream separator 26 includes an arm 41 and a motor 43 .
- the arm 41 rotatably supports a rotation shaft of the driven roller 24 B of the upstream conveyance roller pair 24 .
- the motor 43 is connected to a rotation fulcrum 42 of the arm 41 to rotate the arm 41 about the rotation fulcrum 42 .
- the motor 43 rotates the arm 41 clockwise, so that driven roller 24 B is separated from the drive roller (the conveyance roller) 24 A. Moreover, the motor 43 rotates the arm 41 counterclockwise, so that the driven roller 24 B contacts the drive roller 24 A.
- the upstream separator 26 has been described.
- each of the downstream separator 27 , the downstream reading conveyance separator 28 , and the upstream reading conveyance separator 29 can be similarly configured.
- the description has been given using an example in which a motor is used as a drive source of a separator.
- a separator using a cam, a solenoid, or a link may be applied.
- the use of the image reading apparatus of each of the embodiments can print an image with high accuracy.
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Description
- This patent application is based on and claims priority pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-221384, filed on Nov. 27, 2018, in the Japan Patent Office, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
- Exemplary aspects of the present disclosure relate to an image reading apparatus and an image forming system incorporating the image reading apparatus.
- Among image reading apparatuses, some are designed to read a detection target image imprinted on a sheet.
- Conventionally, reading apparatuses designed to maintain a constant sheet conveyance speed employ an arrangement in which an upstream conveyance roller pair and a downstream conveyance roller pair for conveying a sheet to an image reader are respectively provided upstream and downstream of the image reader. The sheet is conveyed by the upstream conveyance roller pair in a state in which the pair of downstream conveyance rollers is separated, and an image on the sheet is read by the image reader. When a leading end of the sheet reaches the downstream conveyance roller pair, the upstream conveyance roller pair is separated and the sheet is conveyed by the downstream conveyance roller pair to maintain a constant sheet conveyance speed.
- In an embodiment of this disclosure, there is provided an improved image reading apparatus that includes a reader, an upstream reading conveyance rotator pair, at least one upstream conveyance rotator pair, and an upstream separator. The reader reads a detection target image on a sheet. The upstream reading conveyance rotator pair is disposed upstream from the reader in a sheet conveyance direction to convey the sheet. The upstream conveyance rotator pair is disposed upstream from the upstream reading conveyance rotator pair in the sheet conveyance direction to convey the sheet toward the upstream reading conveyance rotator pair. The upstream separator causes one rotator of the upstream conveyance rotator pair to be contacted against and separated from another rotator of the upstream conveyance rotator pair.
- In another embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an improved image reading apparatus that includes a reader, a downstream reading conveyance rotator pair, at least one downstream conveyance rotator pair, and a downstream separator. The reader reads a detection target image formed on a sheet. The downstream reading conveyance rotator pair is disposed downstream from the reader in a sheet conveyance direction to convey the sheet. The downstream conveyance rotator pair is disposed downstream from the downstream reading conveyance rotator pair in the sheet conveyance direction. The downstream conveyance rotator pair receives the sheet conveyed from the downstream reading conveyance rotator pair to convey the sheet downstream. The downstream separator causes one rotator of the downstream conveyance rotator pair to be contacted against and separated from another rotator of the downstream conveyance rotator pair.
- In still another embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an image forming system including the image reading apparatus according to any of the above-described embodiments and an image forming apparatus that forms an image on the sheet.
- The aforementioned and other aspects, features, and advantages of the present disclosure are better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image reading apparatus according to a first embodiment; -
FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C are schematic diagrams illustrating a reading operation according to the embodiment; -
FIGS. 3A, 3B, and 3C are schematic diagrams illustrating the reading operation according to the embodiment; -
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image reading apparatus according to a second embodiment; -
FIGS. 5A and 5B are schematic diagrams illustrating a reading operation according to the second embodiment; -
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image reading apparatus according to a third embodiment; -
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image reading apparatus according to a fourth embodiment; -
FIGS. 8A and 8B are schematic diagrams illustrating a reading operation according to the fourth embodiment; -
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating an image reading apparatus according to a fifth embodiment; -
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating one example of an image forming system; -
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating arrangement of a reading device and a position reference member in a detection device; -
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating one example of a pattern as a detection mark that is formed on a sheet for image position adjustment; -
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating types of image correction; and -
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating one example of an upstream separator of an upstream conveyance rotator pair (a conveyance roller pair) of the image reading apparatus. - The accompanying drawings are intended to depict embodiments of the present disclosure and should not be interpreted to limit the scope thereof. The accompanying drawings are not to be considered as drawn to scale unless explicitly noted.
- In describing embodiments illustrated in the drawings, specific terminology is employed for the sake of clarity. However, the disclosure of this patent specification is not intended to be limited to the specific terminology so selected and it is to be understood that each specific element includes all technical equivalents that have the same function, operate in a similar manner and achieve similar results.
- Referring now to the drawings, embodiments of the present disclosure are described below In the drawings for explaining the following embodiments, the same reference codes are allocated to elements (members or components) having the same function or shape and redundant descriptions thereof are omitted below.
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FIG. 1 schematically illustrates animage reading apparatus 2 according to a first embodiment. - The
image reading apparatus 2 includes areader 21 that reads a detection mark M (e.g., a detection mark M1 on a leading end of a sheet inFIG. 1 ) as a detection target image on a sheet P. - The
image reading apparatus 2 also includes an upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 (22A, 22B) as an upstream reading conveyance rotator pair for conveying the sheet P, and a downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 (23A, 23B) as a downstream reading conveyance rotator pair for conveying the sheet P. The upstream readingconveyance roller pair 22 is disposed upstream from thereader 21 in a sheet conveyance direction, whereas the downstream readingconveyance roller pair 23 is disposed downstream from thereader 21 in the sheet conveyance direction. - The
image reading apparatus 2 includes an upstream conveyance roller pair 24 (24A, 24B) as an upstream conveyance rotator pair. The upstreamconveyance roller pair 24 is disposed upstream from the upstream readingconveyance roller pair 22 in the sheet conveyance direction to convey the sheet P toward the upstream readingconveyance roller pair 22. InFIG. 1 , theimage reading apparatus 2 includes at least one upstreamconveyance roller pair 24. However, a plurality of upstreamconveyance roller pairs 24 may be disposed along the sheet conveyance direction. - The upstream conveyance roller pair 24 (24A, 24B) is disposed such that one conveyance roller (a driven roller) 24B can be contacted against and separated from the other conveyance roller (a drive roller) 24A. The
image reading apparatus 2 includes anupstream separator 26 that causes the drivenroller 24B of the upstreamconveyance roller pair 24 to be contacted against and separated from thedrive roller 24A. - Moreover, the
image reading apparatus 2 includes a downstream conveyance roller pair 25 (25A, 25B) as a downstream conveyance rotator pair. The downstreamconveyance roller pair 25 is disposed downstream from the downstream readingconveyance roller pair 23 in the sheet conveyance direction. The downstreamconveyance roller pair 25 receives the sheet P conveyed from the downstream readingconveyance roller pair 23 to convey the received sheet P downstream. InFIG. 1 , theimage reading apparatus 2 includes at least one downstreamconveyance roller pair 25. However, a plurality of downstreamconveyance roller pair 25 may be disposed along the sheet conveyance direction. - The downstream conveyance roller pair 25 (25A, 25B) is disposed such that one conveyance roller (a driven roller) 25B can be contacted against and separated from the other conveyance roller (a drive roller) 25A. The
image reading apparatus 2 includes adownstream separator 27 that causes the drivenroller 25B of the downstreamconveyance roller pair 25 to be contacted against and separated from thedrive roller 25A. - A reading operation according to the present embodiments described with reference to
FIGS. 2A through 3C . - As illustrated in
FIG. 2A , when a detection mark M1 on a sheet P is read, the upstreamconveyance roller pair 24 conveys the sheet P toward the upstream readingconveyance roller pair 22 at a conveyance speed V. As illustrated inFIG. 2B , the upstream readingconveyance roller pair 22 conveys the sheet P to a reading position S at which reading is performed by thereader 21. - Herein, after the sheet P reaches the upstream reading
conveyance roller pair 22, the drivenroller 24B of the upstreamconveyance roller pair 24 is separated from thedrive roller 24A by theupstream separator 26 before a leading end of the sheet P reaches the reading position S at which reading is performed by thereader 21. - Herein, the
image reading apparatus 2 is configured so that: -
L1>V×(T1+T2), - where T1 is a duration of time from when the sheet P reaches the upstream reading
conveyance roller pair 22 to separation of the drivenroller 24B begins, T2 is a duration of time (separation time) from the beginning to the end of the separation of the drivenroller 24B, V is a conveyance speed of the sheet P, and L1 is a distance between the upstream readingconveyance roller pair 22 and the reading position S. - In such a case, the distance L1 is preferably set in consideration of a margin to reduce fluctuations in the speed due to shock generated at the time of separation of the driven
roller 24B. - If a plurality of upstream conveyance roller pairs 24 is disposed, all of the driven rollers 2413 of the upstream conveyance roller pairs 24 positioned upstream from the upstream reading
conveyance roller pair 22 by a maximum length of the sheet P or greater are preferably separated. - Herein, as illustrated in
FIG. 2C , the sheet P is conveyed to thereader 21 by only the upstream readingconveyance roller pair 22, and thus the upstream readingconveyance roller pair 22 and the upstreamconveyance roller pair 24 can be prevented from pulling against each other via the sheet P. - Accordingly, the sheet P can be conveyed with high accuracy, and coordinates of a detection mark in the conveyance direction can be detected with high accuracy.
- Subsequently, when a detection mark M2 in a trailing end of the sheet P is to be read, as illustrated in
FIG. 3A , the drivenroller 25B of the downstreamconveyance roller pair 25 is separated from thedrive roller 25A before the detection mark M2 in the trailing end of the sheet P reaches the reading position S at which reading is performed by thereader 21. - Herein, if a plurality of downstream conveyance roller pairs 25 is disposed, all of the driven
rollers 25B of the downstream conveyance roller pairs 25 positioned downstream from the reading position S by a maximum length of the sheet P or greater are preferably separated. - Herein, as illustrated in
FIG. 3B , the sheet P is conveyed to thereader 21 by only the downstream readingconveyance roller pair 23, and thus the downstream readingconveyance roller pair 23 and the downstreamconveyance roller pair 25 can be prevented from pulling against each other via the sheet P. - Accordingly, the sheet P can be conveyed with high accuracy, and coordinates of the detection mark in the conveyance direction can be detected with high accuracy.
- Then, as illustrated in
FIG. 3C , when the reading of the trailing end of the sheet P is finished, the drivenroller 25B of the downstreamconveyance roller pair 25 is pressed against (contacts) thedrive roller 25A. - Herein, the driven
roller 25B and thedrive roller 25A need to be pressed against each other before the trailing end of the sheet P passes through the downstream readingconveyance roller pair 23. - Thus, the
image reading apparatus 2 is configured so that: -
L2>V×(T3+T4), - where L2 is a distance between the downstream reading
conveyance roller pair 23 and the reading position S, T3 is a duration of time from when a trailing end of the sheet P reaches the reading position S to when contact between therollers conveyance roller pair 25 is started, T4 is time that is needed for therollers - Accordingly, the sheet P can be conveyed by the downstream
conveyance roller pair 25 before the trailing end of the sheet P passes through the downstream readingconveyance roller pair 23, and high reading accuracy can be obtained. - Alternatively, contact between the
rollers conveyance roller pair 25 may be started before a trailing end of the sheet P reaches the reading position S. In such a case, theimage reading apparatus 2 has the following relation: -
T3+T4>0, - where T3 is a negative value of T3 that is a duration of time from when contact between the
rollers - That is, although the time 13 can be a negative value, the relation is set to T3+T4>0 such that a sheet conveyance speed does not fluctuate due to contact between the rollers while the trailing end of the sheet P is being read.
- Accordingly, a detection target image on the sheet can be read with high accuracy.
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FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating animage reading apparatus 2 according to a second embodiment. - In the present embodiment, a downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 (23A, 23B) is disposed such that one reading conveyance roller (a driven roller) 23B can be contacted against and separated from the other reading conveyance roller (a drive roller) 23A. The
image reading apparatus 2 includes a downstreamreading conveyance separator 28 that causes the drivenroller 23B of the downstream readingconveyance roller pair 23 to be contacted against and separated from thedrive roller 23A. - A reading operation according to the present embodiment is described with reference to
FIGS. 5A and 5B . - The
image reading apparatus 2 of the present embodiment, as illustrated inFIG. 5A , can handle a case where a distance Lm1 from a leading end of a sheet P to an upstream end of a detection mark M1 in a sheet conveyance direction is greater than a distance L2 between areader 21 and the downstream reading conveyance roller pair 23 (i.e., Lm1>L2). - That is, if Lm1>L2, a leading end of the sheet P reaches the downstream reading
conveyance roller pair 23 before the detection mark M1 passes a reading position S at which reading is performed by thereader 21. Consequently, the sheet P cannot be conveyed by only an upstream readingconveyance roller pair 22. - In such a case, as illustrated in
FIGS. 5A and 5B , the drivenroller 23B of the downstream readingconveyance roller pair 23 is separated before the leading end of the sheet P reaches the downstream readingconveyance roller pair 23. - Accordingly, when the detection mark M1 passes the reading position S, the sheet P can be conveyed by only the upstream reading
conveyance roller pair 22, and reading can be performed by thereader 21 with high accuracy. -
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating animage reading apparatus 2 according to a third embodiment. - In the present embodiment, the
image reading apparatus 2 is configured to have a relation of Lmin>(Lm1+L1), where L1 is a distance between an upstream readingconveyance roller pair 22 and a reading position S at which reading is performed by areader 21, Lm1 is a distance between a leading end of a sheet P and an upstream end of a detection mark M1 in a sheet conveyance direction, and Lmin is a minimum sheet length passable inside theimage reading apparatus 2. - Accordingly, the upstream reading
conveyance roller pair 22 and a downstream readingconveyance roller pair 23 are arranged such that a length of (Lm1+L1) is greater than the minimum sheet length Lmin passable inside theimage reading apparatus 2. - In such a case, after the detection mark M1 is detected, the downstream reading
conveyance roller pair 23 contacts the sheet P before a trailing end of the sheet P passes through the upstream readingconveyance roller pair 22. Such arrangement enables the sheet P having undergone the mark detection to be reliably conveyed toward a downstream side. Thus, a detection mark M1 on any sheet having a length Lmin or greater can be reliably detected. -
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating animage reading apparatus 2 according to a fourth embodiment. - In the present embodiment, an upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 (22A, 22B) is disposed such that one reading conveyance roller (a driven roller) 22B can be contacted against and separated from the other reading conveyance roller (a drive roller) 22A. The
image reading apparatus 2 includes an upstreamreading conveyance separator 29 that causes the drivenroller 22B of the upstream readingconveyance roller pair 22 to be contacted against and separated from thedrive roller 22A. - A reading operation according to the present embodiment is described with reference to
FIGS. 8A and 8B . - In the present embodiment, as illustrated in
FIG. 8A , theimage reading apparatus 2 can handle a case where a distance Lm2 from a trailing end of a sheet P to a downstream end of a detection mark M2 in a sheet conveyance direction is greater than a distance L1 between areader 21 and the upstream reading conveyance roller pair 22 (i.e., Lm2>L1). - That is, if Lm2>L1, the detection mark M2 passes a reading position S at which reading is performed by the
reader 21 before a trailing end of the sheet P passes through the upstream readingconveyance roller pair 22. Consequently, the sheet P cannot be conveyed by only a downstream readingconveyance roller pair 23. - In such a case, as illustrated in
FIGS. 8A and 8B , the drivenroller 22B of the upstream readingconveyance roller pair 22 is separated before the detection mark M2 pass the reading position S at which reading is performed by thereader 21. - Accordingly, when the detection mark M2 passes the reading position 5, the sheet P can be conveyed by only the downstream reading
conveyance roller pair 23, and reading is performed by thereader 21 with high accuracy. -
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating animage reading apparatus 2. according to a fifth embodiment. - In the present embodiment, the
image reading apparatus 2 is configured to have a relation of Lmin>(Lm2+L2), where L2 is a distance between a reading position S at which reading is performed by areader 21 and a downstream readingconveyance roller pair 23, Lm2 is a distance from a trailing end of a sheet P to a downstream end of a detection mark M2 in a sheet conveyance direction, and Lmin is a minimum sheet length passable inside theimage reading apparatus 2. - Accordingly, an upstream reading
conveyance roller pair 22 and the downstream readingconveyance roller pair 23 are arranged such that a length of (Lm2 +L2) is greater than the minimum sheet length Lmin passable inside theimage reading apparatus 2. - In such a case, even if the upstream reading
conveyance roller pair 22 is separated before detection of the detection mark M2, the detection mark M2 can be detected while the downstream readingconveyance roller pair 23 is conveying the sheet P toward a downstream side. Accordingly, a detection mark M2 on any sheet P having a length Lmin or greater can be reliably detected. - The present embodiment has been described using a conveyance rotator pair or a reading conveyance rotator pair as a roller pair. Alternatively, one or both of the rotators may be an endless belt. Moreover, in the present embodiment, one conveyance rotator or one reading conveyance rotator is disposed to be contactably separatable from the other conveyance rotator or the other reading conveyance rotator. However, both of the conveyance rotators or the reading conveyance rotators may be moved to contact and separate from each other
- An example of an
image forming system 1 according to the present embodiment is described is described with reference toFIG. 10 . - The
image forming system 1 includes asheet ejection device 102, acooling device 103, adrying device 104, animage forming device 105 as an image forming apparatus, aregistration device 106, apre-coating device 107, asheet feeding device 108, and adetection device 200. - The
sheet feeding device 108 stores a sheet P as a processing target (an object to be conveyed), and supplies the sheet P to a device such as theimage forming device 105 at a later stage. An example of the sheet P includes transfer paper. However, the sheet P is not limited to the transfer paper. For example, the sheet P can be coated paper, thick paper, an overhead projector (OHP) sheet, a plastic film, and a copper foil as long as an image can be printed. In the present embodiment, the sheet P on which an image is to be formed has been described as a processing target (an object to be conveyed). However, the processing target is not limited to the sheet P. For example, a processing target (an object to be conveyed) may be a sheet such as a pre-preg on which an image is not to be formed. - In the
pre-coating device 107, a sheet P as a processing target (an object to be conveyed) supplied from thesheet feeding device 108 is coated with pre-coating liquid. Accordingly, ink to be ejected by theimage forming device 105 can be adapted to even different sheets P. Theimage forming system 1 may be configured without thepre-coating device 107. - The
registration device 106 adjusts a conveyance time and a position of a sheet P with respect to theimage forming device 105. - The
image forming device 105 is an inkjet printing device. Theimage forming device 105 ejects ink to the sheet P to form an image on the sheet P. Theimage forming device 105 can form an output image based on a print instruction from a user, and detection marks M1 and M2 as detection target images on the sheet P. Theimage forming device 105 can be an electrophotographic printing device, instead of the inkjet printing device. - The
drying device 104 dries the ink attached to the sheet P by theimage forming device 105 to adapt the ink to the sheet P. - The
cooling device 103 cools the sheet P heated by thedrying device 104. - If single-sided printing is performed, the
cooling device 103 feeds the sheet P on which an image is formed to thesheet ejection device 102 at a later stage. On the other hand, if duplex printing is performed, thecooling device 103 feeds the sheet P on which an image is formed to areverser path 109. - In the
reverser path 109, the fed sheet P is switched back to reverse a front surface and a back surface of the sheet P, and the reversed sheet P is conveyed. The sheet P conveyed along thereverser path 109 is conveyed to theimage forming device 105 again, so that theimage forming device 105 forms an image on a surface of the sheet P different from the surface on which the image is last formed. Subsequently, the sheet P is dried and cooled by thedrying device 104 and thecooling device 103, and the resultant sheet P is fed as printed matter to thesheet ejection device 102 at a later stage. - The
sheet ejection device 102 receives ejection of the sheet P on which the image is formed via theimage forming device 105, thedrying device 104, and thecooling device 103. - Moreover, the
image forming device 105 includes adetection device 200 including the image reading apparatus of the present disclosure. Thedetection device 200 detects an end portion of a sheet P to be conveyed and a position of an image recorded on the sheet P so that a relative position between a plurality of reading devices and a relative position for each pixel of a single reading device are corrected. Thedetection device 200 can be disposed outside theimage forming device 105. - The
detection device 200 includes areading device 201 as a reader and aposition reference member 202. - The
reading device 201 can be provided by, for example, a contact image sensor (CIS) in which a plurality of image capturing elements (e.g., complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors) is aligned. Thereading device 201 receives reflected light from a reading target to output an image signal. Particularly, thereading device 201 treats a conveyance position of a sheet P on which an image is formed by theimage forming device 105 and an image forming position with respect to the sheet P as reading targets. Moreover, thereading device 201 treats theposition reference member 202 as a reading target. - The CIS to be applied to the
reading device 201 generally has a configuration in which a plurality of sensor chips each having a plurality of pixels is arranged in a main scanning direction to obtain a necessary valid reading length in the main scanning direction. - In a case where the
position reference member 202 expands and contracts due to the effects of heat generated by a peripheral member, theposition reference member 202 does not function as an absolute position reference. Such a case may degrade the position detection accuracy. Accordingly, theposition reference member 202 is made of a material not only having a lower linear expansion coefficient than a substrate of thereading device 201 but also having a negligibly small amount of contraction due to the effects of ambient temperature in position detection. - In the present embodiment, the
position reference member 202 is formed of glass in consideration of a possible temperature variation range and a possible linear expansion coefficient. A material of theposition reference member 202 is not limited to the glass. If a temperature variation range of thereading device 201 is wide, a material such as quartz glass is more suitable for theposition reference member 202 so that a position of a medium is detected with high accuracy. -
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating arrangement of thereading device 201 and theposition reference member 202 in thedetection device 200. - The
position reference member 202 includesposition reference members motor 204. The position reference member 202 (202 a, 202 b) is moved by therotation member 203 rotated at a constant speed by themotor 204. With the rotation of therotation member 203, thereference members reading device 201 at a predetermined time. - Moreover, a
reading background 205 is disposed to therotation member 203. The readingbackground 205 is used for detection of an end portion of a sheet P to be conveyed and a position of an image recorded on the sheet P. With the rotation of therotation member 203 by themotor 204, theposition reference member 202 and thereading background 205 are selectively switched so as to be positioned opposite thereading device 201. - Moreover, the position reference member 202 (202 a, 202 b) is rotated to move in the sub-scanning direction at a constant speed so that a scale as a reference pattern including a line that is arranged on the position reference member 202 (202 a, 202 b) and extends in a predetermined direction is read for detection of an attachment inclination of the
reading device 201 toward a sub-scanning direction. - In
FIG. 11 , the position reference member 202 (202 a, 202 b) is attached to therotation member 203, and theposition reference member 202. (202 a, 202 b) is moved in a sub-scanning direction at a constant speed. However, the arrangement of the position reference member 202 (202 a, 202 b) is not limited to the arrangement illustrated inFIG. 11 . For example, the position reference member 202 (202 a, 202 b) may be arranged so as to be linearly movable. - One example of a pattern as a detection mark of a detection target image to be formed on a sheet P for image position adjustment is described with reference to
FIG. 12 . - The
image forming system 1 has an adjustment mode for adjustment of an image position. If the adjustment mode is automatically or manually selected, as illustrated inFIG. 12 , theimage forming system 1 forms L-shape patterns a, b, c, and d as detection marks of detection target images near respective four corners on a sheet P by using an inkjet head (a detection mark addition unit) of theimage forming device 105. The center positions of the patterns a, b, c, and d are respectively a0, b0, c0, and d0. The patterns a and b are formed on a leading end side of the sheet P in a sheet conveyance direction, and correspond to a detection mark M1. The patterns c and d are formed on a trailing end side of the sheet P in the sheet conveyance direction, and correspond to a detection mark M2. - The sheet P with the patterns a, b, c, and d is conveyed to the
detection device 200 within thereverser path 109 through an ink drying process performed by thedrying device 104 and a sheet cooling process performed by thecooling device 103. - The
detection device 200 includes a CIS of a color image sensor disposed in an extending manner in a width direction as thereading device 201. Thedetection device 200 includes a plurality of roller pairs such as an upstream readingconveyance roller pair 22, a downstream readingconveyance roller pair 23, an upstreamconveyance roller pair 24, and a downstreamconveyance roller pair 25 for conveying a sheet P. As described above, the upstream readingconveyance roller pair 22, the downstream readingconveyance roller pair 23, the upstreamconveyance roller pair 24, and the downstreamconveyance roller pair 25 are arranged on an upstream side and a downstream side of thereading device 201 as a reader. Moreover, as described in the aforementioned first through third embodiments, thedetection device 200 includes anupstream separator 26, adownstream separator 27, a downstreamreading conveyance separator 28, and an upstreamreading conveyance separator 29 as necessary. - The
detection device 200 uses thereading device 201 to optically read an edge of the sheet P and the patterns a, b, c, and d on the sheet P conveyed by the plurality of conveyance rollers in a state in which thereading background 205 is arranged opposite thereading device 201. - Then, a central processing unit (CPU) (a mark coordinate calculator) disposed inside the
image forming system 1 calculates coordinates of a center position of a pattern (a detection mark center position) on the sheet based on the reading result. For example, x-y coordinates of the center position of the pattern “a” is calculated at coordinates (H0, V0). - A pattern such as a cross, a rectangle, or a straight line may be used instead of the pattern illustrated in
FIG. 12 . The present embodiment has been described using a head that discharges an output image as the detection mark addition unit. However, a head dedicated for detection mark addition may be disposed in addition to a head for discharging an output image. -
FIG. 13 is a diagram schematically illustrating types of image correction. - The CPU (e.g., a correction amount calculator) of the
image forming system 1 calculates a displacement amount (a correction amount) that is displaced from a target position for the calculated center position of the pattern, and corrects a discharge time or a discharge position of ink from a print head such that a pattern is formed in the target position. - The
image forming system 1 according to the present embodiment performs registration correction (i.e., correction by which an image position is moved parallel in a sheet width direction or a sheet conveyance direction), magnification correction, skew correction, trapezoid correction, or other correction as illustrated inFIG. 13 . However, the correction to be performed by theimage forming system 1 is not limited to the correction illustrated inFIG. 13 . - In the
image forming system 1, a sheet P may expand/contract or deform due to a process such as a printing process and a drying process subsequent to the printing process. In such a case, positions of images formed on a front surface and a back surface of the sheet P may be shifted from each other. - Accordingly, the image positions on the front surface and the back surface of the sheet P are preferably adjusted by such a correction method.
- If the image positions on the front and back surfaces of the sheet P are to be adjusted, the CPU of the
image forming system 1 performs pattern printing on a front surface, drying, cooling, reading of the pattern on the front surface, pattern printing on a back surface, drying, cooling, and reading of the pattern on the back surface in this order. Then, the CPU of theimage forming system 1, based on the results of the pattern reading on the front and back surfaces, corrects a discharge time or a discharge position of ink from a print head such that positions of the images on the front and back surfaces match each other. Such correction can prevent image positions on the front surface and the back surface from being shifted from each other. -
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating one example of theupstream separator 26 for the upstream conveyance rotator pair (an upstream conveyance roller pair) 24. - The
upstream separator 26 includes anarm 41 and amotor 43. Thearm 41 rotatably supports a rotation shaft of the drivenroller 24B of the upstreamconveyance roller pair 24. Themotor 43 is connected to arotation fulcrum 42 of thearm 41 to rotate thearm 41 about therotation fulcrum 42. - The
motor 43 rotates thearm 41 clockwise, so that drivenroller 24B is separated from the drive roller (the conveyance roller) 24A. Moreover, themotor 43 rotates thearm 41 counterclockwise, so that the drivenroller 24B contacts thedrive roller 24A. - Herein, the
upstream separator 26 has been described. However, each of thedownstream separator 27, the downstreamreading conveyance separator 28, and the upstreamreading conveyance separator 29 can be similarly configured. The description has been given using an example in which a motor is used as a drive source of a separator. However, a separator using a cam, a solenoid, or a link may be applied. - Therefore, the use of the image reading apparatus of each of the embodiments can print an image with high accuracy.
- The present disclosure has been described above with reference to specific embodiments but is not limited thereto. Various modifications and enhancements are possible without departing from scope of the disclosure. It is therefore to be understood that the present disclosure may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described herein. For example, elements and/or features of different illustrative embodiments may he combined with each other and/or substituted for each other within the scope of the present disclosure.
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