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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7274493 | Image reading apparatus and image reading method Where a magnification (enlargement/reduction of image) has been set through operation keys of an operation panel, a main CPU sends information on read magnification to a scanner CPU of a scanner section. In this case, where the magnification is not set in particular... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7263314 | Electrophotographic image printing apparatus An image printing apparatus includes a control unit which controls a rotational speed of an image carrier; a detecting unit which detects data of the rotational speed; a storage unit which stores the rotational speeds up to n past rotation cycle of said image carrie... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7253580 | Method and apparatus for adaptive motor speed control A different adaptive control method is used to control a motor during each of two or more phases of motor operation. Thus, in a first phase of motor operation the motor is controlled using a first adaptive control method, in a second phase of motor operation the mot... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7133165 | Image reading device, method of controlling the same, control program, storage medium and image forming apparatus provided with the image reading device An image reading device includes a memory unit for storing positional information of a sensor for moving by a drive unit to read an image of a document and a control unit for controlling the drive unit to move the sensor based on the positional information stored in... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128183 | Electric power steering apparatus An electric power steering apparatus comprises a speed reduction mechanism for decelerating the rotation of an output shaft in an electric motor for steering assist. The speed reduction mechanism comprises a driving gear connected to the output shaft in the electric... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7065576 | Dynamic multicast grouping for vehicles and other mobile objects An area is divided into regions or cells each having an associated multicast group address. The cells are organized using a quad-tree data structure that is dynamically updated. Mobile entities within a given cell elect one of their members as coordinator for assess... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7002711 | Image reading device and method An image reading device is operable in a manually placed document reading mode offered by a manually placed document reading section and an ADF document reading mode offered by an ADF document reading section. Reading mode detecting section detects in which mode a d... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6965455 | Image reading device The image scanning apparatus capable of reading an image by scanning a carriage equipped with a light source, mirrors and the like in a sub-scanning direction of an original document O, is provided, and in this apparatus, the stepping motor is used to drive the carr... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6963430 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus which enables a reduction of FCOT by omitting a home position search and a shading compensation after an input of a reading instruction for a succeeding original when reading different originals successively. ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6935735 | Method and apparatus for recording images on both sides of a recording sheet Images formed by a liquid are transferred onto both sides of a sheet-like recording medium without the liquid running on or penetrating into the recording medium. A layer of absorbing powder is formed on an intermediate transfer member. The liquid is applied to the ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6927880 | Image reading device and method An image reading device reads an image of an original mounted on an original mounting base by using an optical scanning unit which is subjected to acceleration drive along the original mounting base until a velocity according to a reading magnification is obtained a... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6914702 | Image reading apparatus and image reading method Where a magnification (enlargement/reduction of image) has been set through operation keys of an operation panel, a main CPU sends information on read magnification to a scanner CPU of a scanner section. In this case, where the magnification is not set in particular... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6892043 | Method and device for pacing an image reader at a constant scanning speed Speed fluctuations at a motor supplied with a two-phase current is reduced by changing the current value ratio at each phase in the drive current to feed a drive motor for an image reader to allow a light source lamp to move, free from speed fluctuations, to scan at... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6754463 | Image reading apparatus and method of accelerating drive of reading portion thereof This invention provides an image reading apparatus having high speed, small size and low cost, capable of reducing CPU load and capacity required for a memorizing table. The image forming apparatus including a reading portion for reading an image by scanning an orig... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6510302 | Image forming apparatus and method of controlling the apparatus When a carriage goes forth, a scan motor is first acceleratively operated, then is operated by a constant speed, and finally is operated deceleratively. When the carriage goes back, the scan motor is operated by a constant speed from beginning to end.... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6081682 | Original scanning device with backward scanning control feature and related method An original scanning device can set a brake operation starting timing in a scanner backward movement to a predetermined timing, even if a scanning distance of the device is determined at any distance. To do so, a copy machine starts braking the scanning d... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6041198 | Dual resolution scanner The focused light incident from the light source on the document to be scanned has two different lengths of light path. The shorter light path is incident on the document near the light source. The longer light path is incident on the document away from t... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6009292 | Image reader A drive control mechanism for an image reader having a controller, to control a drive current impressed to a connected stepping motor such that the impression of the drive current is carried out in a prescribed number of steps, and a changer, to change a ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5970288 | Image reading device The image reading device providing a scanning unit provided with a slider pulled by a wire driven by a motor, the image reading device being provided with bilateral direct movement guides which bilaterally support the bilateral ends of the slider so as to... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5959745 | Transmission mechanism for an image information reading apparatus A simplified transmission mechanism is provided for an image information apparatus. The transmission mechanism mainly includes a first pair of supports for guiding an illuminating unit, a second pair of supports beneath and parallel to the first pair of s... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5909066 | Linear motor apparatus employing linear motor as drive source A linear motor includes a rod-like stator having a field magnet, and a movable piece having an armature coil fitted around the field magnet and arranged inside a cylindrical movable piece yoke. The movable piece is provided at its opposite ends with beari... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5691825 | Optical image scanner In a two-carrier type image scanner, a first carrier (10) is moved in parallel to a document surface at a scanning speed and a second carrier (20) is moved at half the scanning speed, the image scanner optically reading out image information such as figur... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5678127 | Sheet supply apparatus with control based on detected sheet length The present invention provides a sheet supply apparatus comprising a sheet supply device for supplying a sheet one by one from a sheet stack, a convey device for conveying the sheet supplied by the sheet supply device, a detection device for detecting a l... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5592308 | Optical image scanner In a two-carrier type image scanner, a first carrier (10) is moved in parallel to a document surface at a scanning speed and a second carrier (20) is moved at half the scanning speed, the image scanner optically reading out image information such as figur... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5583645 | Printing method and apparatus for facsimile The apparatus comprises a light source, generally a laser diode, providing beam that is modulated by an input signal and is controlled for scanning, at a rate fixed by a clock, along a generatrix line of a photosensitive drum which is rotated by a motor; ... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5583620 | Image forming apparatus having scanner driven by pulse motor An image forming apparatus includes a load for scanning an original document, a pulse motor for driving the load and a supplying unit for supplying a simulated sine waveform driving signal to the pulse motor. A one/two-phase excitation method is used when... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5552876 | Apparatus and method for forming superimposed images and copying machine equipped with apparatus Disclosed is an image processing apparatus by which a first image corresponding to first image information and a second image corresponding to second image information are superimposed one on the top of the other, the apparatus comprising a scanning devic... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5467173 | Speed control circuit for an optical scanning system driving motor for an image forming apparatus A speed controlling circuit for controlling an optical scanning system driving motor in use with an image forming apparatus such as a copier and a printer. The speed controlling circuit includes; an encoder for generating pulse signals according to a rota... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5444525 | Image forming apparatus with image recording timing control The image forming apparatus can retain a stable and high image quality for many hours without use of any high precise mechanical parts and without causing any non-uniformity and mal-registration in a color image. In the image forming apparatus, an image r... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5402208 | Image forming apparatus where vibrations of the scanner do not affect the write operation An image forming apparatus includes a reading unit for reading an original image, and a recording unit for recording an image. A control unit is also provided which controls the relative timing between the operations of the reading unit and the recording ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5398101 | Image forming apparatus capable of copying images on various copy items An image forming apparatus includes a toner image forming device for forming a toner image corresponding to an image of an original document at a set operative copying magnification, a transfer device for transferring the toner image onto a copy item, a f... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5386284 | Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus wherein a recording medium stored in a storage device is first detected by a detection device and the recording medium is abutted against a second paper feed roller, the second paper feed roller being driven by a controller for ... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5319419 | Scanning system driving device A scanning system driving device capable of quickly and gently starting a scanning system. This driving device includes an electromagnetic clutch for forward rotation, for transmitting a driving force from a driving source to a moving body for an optical ... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5241345 | Optical system-driving device An optical system driving device has a motor which rotates constantly in one direction for providing rotary driving power. A regular rotation electromagnetic clutch is connected to the rotating motor for transmitting driving power to the optical system fo... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5162851 | Braking system for image formation apparatus A braking system for image forming apparatus returns an optical scan system in the image forming apparatus to a preselected home position after each scan of a document placed on a platen, within a predetermined period of time. Various factors including te... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5146272 | Image forming apparatus having adjustable speed document scanning means which converts printed image information into an electronic image A copying machine which can operate in a mode newly selected by an operator, without the necessity of changing the copying conditions set at the start of the copying process, and which can also operate in the mode initially selected by the operator as soo... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5119136 | Original scanning apparatus A pulse corresponding to the rotation of a motor which moves a scanning system of an original scanning apparatus in a reciprocating motion is counted by a counter each time when the scanning system is operated in the forward and backward movement. By a so... | 06/02/1992 |
| 4996564 | Controllable drive of optics of a copier A method of controllably driving optics of a copier in the form of a scanner which is movable relative to an original document being laid on a glass platen. The optics is usually returned in a high-speed return mode after imagewise exposure so as to enhan... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4897778 | Motor control device There is provided a motor control device comprising a motor; an apparatus for entering the number of revolutions of the motor; a detector that detects the number of revolutions of the motor; and a microcomputer for entering the output from the detector an... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4870448 | Original scanning apparatus An original scanning apparatus includes a reciprocable original scanning optical system, a first driving mechanism having a first motor, a second driving mechanism having a second motor and a clutch for drivingly connecting the first driving mechanism to ... | 09/26/1989 |
