USPatent applicationPatented

Image forming apparatus

Granted 28 Jan 2025 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Canon Inc.

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Inventors: Daisuke Akagi · Examiner: Jessica L Eley · AU 2852 · TC 2800

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Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, light-emitting chips, and a controller integrated circuit (IC). Provided in each of the light-emitting chips are a plurality of light-emitting units that emit light for exposing the photosensitive member, a circuit unit that turns on and off the plurality of light-emitting units based on image data, and a storage unit that stores control data indicating a target amount of light of the plurality of light-emitting units. The light-emitting chips are arranged along a rotational axis direction of the photosensitive member. Each of the light-emitting chips is connected to the controller IC by a different one of a plurality of signal lines. In a case where the output control data is transmitted from the controller IC to each of the light-emitting chips via the different one of the plurality of signal lines, the transmitted control data is stored in the storage unit.

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Classifications

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IPC · International Patent Classification
Section G — Physics
  • G03G21/14
  • G03G15/043
  • G03G15/04

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art unit 2852 · TC 2800
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