US5583620A
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Image forming apparatus having scanner driven by pulse motor
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1995-01-20
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Granted: 1996-12-10
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Expires: 2015-01-20
Abstract
Abstract 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 the load is moved forward and a two-phase excitation method is used when the load is moved backward. The load is moved at a speed corresponding to an image forming magnification. The number of steps per period of the simulated sine waveform driving signal will be changed depending on the excitation method of the pulse motor or the magnification.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuki Miyamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 04:10
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/04; G03G15/041
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
An image forming apparatus comprising: a load for scanning an original image; a pulse motor for driving said load, said load being moved forward from a home position to scan the original image and being moved backward to the home position; excitation means for exciting said pulse motor, said pulse motor being excited in a one/two-phase excitation method when said load is moved forward and being excited in a two-phase excitation method when said load is moved backward; supplying means for supplying a simulated sine waveform driving signal to said pulse motor, the simulated sine waveform driving signal being formed by stepwisely increasing and then decreasing a magnitude of a driving signal; and switching means for switching the number of steps per period of the simulated sine waveform driving signal for stepwisely increasing and then decreasing the magnitude of the driving signal in accordance with the excitation method of said pulse motor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
An image forming apparatus comprising: a load for scanning an original image; a pulse motor for driving said load, said load being moved forward from a home position to scan the original image and being moved backward to the home position; excitation means for exciting said pulse motor, said pulse motor being excited in a one/two-phase excitation method when said load is moved forward and being excited in a two-phase excitation method when said load is moved backward; supplying means for supplying a simulated sine waveform driving signal to said pulse motor, the simulated sine waveform driving signal being formed by stepwisely increasing and then decreasing a magnitude of a driving signal; and switching means for switching the number of steps per period of the simulated sine waveform driving signal for stepwisely increasing and then decreasing the magnitude of the driving signal in accordance with the excitation method of said pulse motor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising changing means for changing a magnitude of each step of the simulated sine waveform driving signal in accordance with the excitation method of said pulse motor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising forming means for forming a latent image according to the original image scanned by said load.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said supplying means supplies the simulated sine waveform driving signal with a period corresponding to the excitation method of said pulse motor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said supplying means supplies the simulated sine waveform driving signal to said pulse motor at a predetermined interval.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said pulse motor comprises at least one phase, and wherein said supplying means supplies the simulated sine waveform driving signal to each phase of said pulse motor at a predetermined pattern.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
123 words
An image forming apparatus comprising: a load for scanning an original image; a pulse motor for driving said load, said load being moved at a speed corresponding to an image forming magnification; excitation means for exciting said pulse motor, said pulse motor being excited with a period corresponding to the image forming magnification; supplying means for supplying a simulated sine waveform driving signal to said pulse motor, the simulated sine waveform signal being formed by stepwisely increasing and then decreasing a magnitude of a driving signal; and switching means for switching the number of steps per period of the simulated sine waveform driving signal for stepwisely increasing and then decreasing the magnitude of the driving signal in accordance with the image forming magnification.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
123 words
An image forming apparatus comprising: a load for scanning an original image; a pulse motor for driving said load, said load being moved at a speed corresponding to an image forming magnification; excitation means for exciting said pulse motor, said pulse motor being excited with a period corresponding to the image forming magnification; supplying means for supplying a simulated sine waveform driving signal to said pulse motor, the simulated sine waveform signal being formed by stepwisely increasing and then decreasing a magnitude of a driving signal; and switching means for switching the number of steps per period of the simulated sine waveform driving signal for stepwisely increasing and then decreasing the magnitude of the driving signal in accordance with the image forming magnification.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising changing means for changing a magnitude of each step of the simulated sine waveform driving signal in accordance with the image forming magnification.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising forming means for forming a latent image according to the original image scanned by said load.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said supplying means supplies the simulated sine waveform driving signal to said pulse motor at a predetermined interval.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said pulse motor comprises at least one phase, and wherein said supplying means supplies the simulated sine waveform driving signal to each phase of said pulse motor at a predetermined pattern.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
148 words
An image forming method comprising the steps of: scanning an original image using an image forming apparatus having a load for performing said scanning; driving the load using a pulse motor, the load being moved forward from a home position to scan the original image and being moved backward to the home position; exciting the pulse motor in a one/two-phase excitation method when the load is moved forward, and in a two-phase excitation method when the load is moved backward; supplying a simulated sine waveform driving signal to the pulse motor, the simulated sine waveform driving signal being formed by stepwisely increasing and then decreasing a magnitude of a driving signal; and switching the number of steps per period of the simulated sine waveform driving signal for stepwisely increasing and then decreasing the magnitude of the driving signal in accordance with the excitation method of the pulse motor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
148 words
An image forming method comprising the steps of: scanning an original image using an image forming apparatus having a load for performing said scanning; driving the load using a pulse motor, the load being moved forward from a home position to scan the original image and being moved backward to the home position; exciting the pulse motor in a one/two-phase excitation method when the load is moved forward, and in a two-phase excitation method when the load is moved backward; supplying a simulated sine waveform driving signal to the pulse motor, the simulated sine waveform driving signal being formed by stepwisely increasing and then decreasing a magnitude of a driving signal; and switching the number of steps per period of the simulated sine waveform driving signal for stepwisely increasing and then decreasing the magnitude of the driving signal in accordance with the excitation method of the pulse motor.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 12, further comprising a step of changing a magnitude of each step of the simulated sine waveform driving signal in accordance with the excitation method of the pulse motor.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 12, further comprising a step of forming a latent image according to the original image scanned by the load.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein said supplying step supplies the simulated sine waveform driving signal with a period corresponding to the excitation method of the pulse motor.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein said supplying step supplies the simulated sine waveform driving signal to the pulse motor at a predetermined interval.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein said supplying step supplies the simulated sine waveform driving signal to each phase of the pulse motor, which has at least one phase, at a predetermined pattern.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
121 words
An image forming method comprising the steps of: scanning an original image using an image forming apparatus having a load for performing said scanning; driving the load using a pulse motor, the load being moved at a speed corresponding to an image forming magnification; exciting the pulse motor with a period corresponding to the image forming magnification; supplying a simulated sine waveform driving signal to the pulse motor, the simulated sine waveform signal being formed by stepwisely increasing and then decreasing a magnitude of a driving signal; and switching the number of steps per period of the simulated sine waveform driving signal for stepwisely increasing and then decreasing the magnitude of the driving signal in accordance with the image forming magnification.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
121 words
An image forming method comprising the steps of: scanning an original image using an image forming apparatus having a load for performing said scanning; driving the load using a pulse motor, the load being moved at a speed corresponding to an image forming magnification; exciting the pulse motor with a period corresponding to the image forming magnification; supplying a simulated sine waveform driving signal to the pulse motor, the simulated sine waveform signal being formed by stepwisely increasing and then decreasing a magnitude of a driving signal; and switching the number of steps per period of the simulated sine waveform driving signal for stepwisely increasing and then decreasing the magnitude of the driving signal in accordance with the image forming magnification.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 18, further comprising a step of changing a magnitude of each step of the simulated sine waveform driving signal in accordance with the image forming magnification.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 18, further comprising a step of forming a latent image according to the original image scanned by the load.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 18, wherein said supplying step supplies the simulated sine waveform driving signal to the pulse motor at a predetermined interval.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 18, wherein said supplying step supplies the simulated sine waveform driving signal to each phase of said pulse motor, which has at least one phase, at a predetermined pattern.
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