US4902111A
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Method and device for driving electro-optical light shutter array
Assignee: Minolta Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-10-26
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Granted: 1990-02-20
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Expires: 2008-10-26
Abstract
Abstract A driving device for a light shutter array having a plurality of serially aligned shutter elements each having an electro-optical effect to polarize an incident light by applying an electric field thereto. The device includes a plurality of individual electrodes each provided on a wall of a shutter element and a common electrode provided on an opposed wall of the shutter element. A driving pulse voltage is applied to the individual electrodes to activate the same according to recording data for turning ON/OFF the respective shutter elements in a first recording period and according to inverted recording data in a subsequent second recording period. The common electrode is grounded in the first recording period. A pulse voltage same as the driving pulse voltage is applied to the common electrode in the second recording period.
Inventors
- 👤 Ken Matsubara
- 👤 Itaru Saito
- 👤 Hirohisa Kitano
- 👤 Kouichi Shingaki
- 👤 Tomohiko Masuda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 18:04
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K15/12; G06K15/1238; G06K15/1242; G06K15/1252; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/34; G09G2310/00; G09G2310/02; G09G2310/0264; G09G2310/0275
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of driving a light shutter array having a plurality of light shutter elements aligned in line, each of the light shutter elements having an electro-optical effect to polarize an incident light by applying an electric field thereto, the light shutter array including a plurality of individual electrodes each of which is provided on the wall of the respective light shutter elements and a common electrode provided on the opposite walls of the light shutter elements electrically in common so as to oppose the individual electrodes, the method comprising: a first step of applying a first pulse voltage to the individual electrodes of the light shutter elements to be activated according to data for turning ON/OFF the respective light shutter elements at a periodical timing; and a second step of applying a second pulse voltage having the same polarity as said first pulse voltage to said common electrode in synchronism with completion of the pulsate application of said first pulse voltage in the first step.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of driving a light shutter array having a plurality of light shutter elements aligned in line, each of the light shutter elements having an electro-optical effect to polarize an incident light by applying an electric field thereto, the light shutter array including a plurality of individual electrodes each of which is provided on the wall of the respective light shutter elements and a common electrode provided on the opposite walls of the light shutter elements electrically in common so as to oppose the individual electrodes, the method comprising: a first step of applying a first pulse voltage to the individual electrodes of the light shutter elements to be activated according to data for turning ON/OFF the respective light shutter elements at a periodical timing; and a second step of applying a second pulse voltage having the same polarity as said first pulse voltage to said common electrode in synchronism with completion of the pulsate application of said first pulse voltage in the first step.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said common electrode is connected with the ground during said first step.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second pulse voltage has a pluse width short in relation to that of said first pulse voltage.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
66 words
A method as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a third step of applying a third pulse voltage, which has a polarity opposite to that of said first pulse voltage and a pulse width short in relation to that of said first pulse voltage, to said common electrode in synchronism with the start of said pulsate application of the first pulse voltage in said first step.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
164 words
A driving device for a light shutter array having a plurality of light shutter elements aligned in line, each of the light shutter elements having an electro-optical effect to polarize an incident light by applying an electric field thereto, the device comprising: a plurality of individual electrodes each of which is provided on the wall of the respective light shutter elements; a common electrode which is provided on the opposite walls of the light shutter elements electrically in common so as to oppose said individual electrodes; a first control circuit to which said individual electrodes are connected individually for applying a first pulse voltage thereto at a periodical timing according to data for turning ON/OFF said respective light shutter elements; and a second control circuit connected to said common electrode for applying a second pulse voltage of the same polarity as that of said first pulse voltage thereto in synchronism with completion of application of said first pulse voltage by said first control circuit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
164 words
A driving device for a light shutter array having a plurality of light shutter elements aligned in line, each of the light shutter elements having an electro-optical effect to polarize an incident light by applying an electric field thereto, the device comprising: a plurality of individual electrodes each of which is provided on the wall of the respective light shutter elements; a common electrode which is provided on the opposite walls of the light shutter elements electrically in common so as to oppose said individual electrodes; a first control circuit to which said individual electrodes are connected individually for applying a first pulse voltage thereto at a periodical timing according to data for turning ON/OFF said respective light shutter elements; and a second control circuit connected to said common electrode for applying a second pulse voltage of the same polarity as that of said first pulse voltage thereto in synchronism with completion of application of said first pulse voltage by said first control circuit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A driving device as claimed in claim 5, wherein said second pulse voltage has a pulse width short in relation to that of said first pulse voltage.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
69 words
A driving device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said second control circuit further applies a third pulse voltage, which has a polarity opposite to that of said first pulse voltage and a pulse width which is short in relation to that of said first pulse voltage, to said common electrode in synchronism with the start of the application of said first pulse voltage by said first control circuit.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
110 words
A method of driving a light shutter array having a plurality of light shutter elements aligned in line, each of the light shutter elements having an electro-optical effect to polarize an incident light by applying an electric field thereto, the light shutter array modulating the incident light according to recording data and transmitting the modulated light to a photosensitive member, the method comprising: recording steps of applying an electric field with a pulse shape to the light shutter elements to be activated according to the recording data for modulating the incident light; and a step of applying an alternating electric field to said light shutter elements between said recording steps.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
110 words
A method of driving a light shutter array having a plurality of light shutter elements aligned in line, each of the light shutter elements having an electro-optical effect to polarize an incident light by applying an electric field thereto, the light shutter array modulating the incident light according to recording data and transmitting the modulated light to a photosensitive member, the method comprising: recording steps of applying an electric field with a pulse shape to the light shutter elements to be activated according to the recording data for modulating the incident light; and a step of applying an alternating electric field to said light shutter elements between said recording steps.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
171 words
A driving device for a light shutter array having a plurality of light shutter elements aligned in line, each of the light shutter elements having an electro-optical effect to polarize an incident light by applying an electric field thereto, the light shutter array modulating the incident light according to recording data and transmitting the modulated light to a photosensitive member, the device comprising: a plurality of individual electrodes each of which is provided on the wall of the respective light shutter elements; a common electrode which is provided on the opposite walls of the light shutter elements electrically in common so as to oppose the individual electrodes; recording means for applying a driving pulse voltage to the individual electrode to be activated according to the recording data for turning ON/OFF the respective light shutter element in a recording operation; an alternating voltage source; and switching means for connecting said common electrode with ground in the recording operation of the recording means and with said alternating voltage source after the recording operation.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
171 words
A driving device for a light shutter array having a plurality of light shutter elements aligned in line, each of the light shutter elements having an electro-optical effect to polarize an incident light by applying an electric field thereto, the light shutter array modulating the incident light according to recording data and transmitting the modulated light to a photosensitive member, the device comprising: a plurality of individual electrodes each of which is provided on the wall of the respective light shutter elements; a common electrode which is provided on the opposite walls of the light shutter elements electrically in common so as to oppose the individual electrodes; recording means for applying a driving pulse voltage to the individual electrode to be activated according to the recording data for turning ON/OFF the respective light shutter element in a recording operation; an alternating voltage source; and switching means for connecting said common electrode with ground in the recording operation of the recording means and with said alternating voltage source after the recording operation.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
206 words
A method of driving a light shutter array having a plurality of light shutter elements aligned in line, each of the light shutter elements having an electro-optical effect to polarize an incident light by applying an electric field thereto, the light shutter array modulating the incident light according to recording data and transmitting the modulated light to a photosensitive member and including a plurality of individual electrodes each of which is provided on the wall of the respective light shutter element and a common electrode provided on the opposite walls of the light shutter elements electrically in common so as to oppose the individual electrodes, the method comprising: a first step of applying a driving voltage with a pulse shape to the individual electrodes of the light shutter elements to be activated according to the recording data for turning ON/OFF the respective light shutter elements while grounding the common electrode; and a second step of applying the driving voltage with a pulse shape to the individual electrodes of the light shutter elements to be activated according to the inverted data of the recording data while applying a same voltage as the driving voltage to the common electrode; wherein said first and second steps are alternately repeated.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
206 words
A method of driving a light shutter array having a plurality of light shutter elements aligned in line, each of the light shutter elements having an electro-optical effect to polarize an incident light by applying an electric field thereto, the light shutter array modulating the incident light according to recording data and transmitting the modulated light to a photosensitive member and including a plurality of individual electrodes each of which is provided on the wall of the respective light shutter element and a common electrode provided on the opposite walls of the light shutter elements electrically in common so as to oppose the individual electrodes, the method comprising: a first step of applying a driving voltage with a pulse shape to the individual electrodes of the light shutter elements to be activated according to the recording data for turning ON/OFF the respective light shutter elements while grounding the common electrode; and a second step of applying the driving voltage with a pulse shape to the individual electrodes of the light shutter elements to be activated according to the inverted data of the recording data while applying a same voltage as the driving voltage to the common electrode; wherein said first and second steps are alternately repeated.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said first and second steps are alternately repeated according to recording line by line.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said first and second steps are alternately repeated according to recording page by page.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
178 words
A driving device for a light shutter array having a plurality of light shutter elements aligned in line, each of the light shutter elements having an electro-optical effect to polarize an incident light by applying an electric field thereto, the device comprising: a plurality of individual electrodes each of which is provided on the wall of the respective light shutter element; a common electrode which is provided on the opposite walls of the light shutter elements electrically in common so as to oppose to the individual electrodes; means for applying a driving voltage with a pulse shape to the individual electrodes of the light shutter elements to be activated according to the recording data for turning ON/OFF the respective light shutter elements in a first recording period and according to the inverted data of the recording data in a second recording period following the first recording period; and means for grounding the common electrode in the first recording period and for applying a same voltage as the driving voltage to the common electrode in the second recording period.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
178 words
A driving device for a light shutter array having a plurality of light shutter elements aligned in line, each of the light shutter elements having an electro-optical effect to polarize an incident light by applying an electric field thereto, the device comprising: a plurality of individual electrodes each of which is provided on the wall of the respective light shutter element; a common electrode which is provided on the opposite walls of the light shutter elements electrically in common so as to oppose to the individual electrodes; means for applying a driving voltage with a pulse shape to the individual electrodes of the light shutter elements to be activated according to the recording data for turning ON/OFF the respective light shutter elements in a first recording period and according to the inverted data of the recording data in a second recording period following the first recording period; and means for grounding the common electrode in the first recording period and for applying a same voltage as the driving voltage to the common electrode in the second recording period.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
A driving device as claimed in claim 13, wherein each of said first and second recording periods is a recording period according to one-line recording.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
25 words
A driving device as claimed in claim 13, wherein each of said first and second recording periods is a recording period according to one-page recording.
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