摘要:
A light printer with a light shutter having an array of electro-optical elements is disclosed. The light printer provides with a detection circuit for monitoring temperature and/or time dependent variations regarding the electro-optical elements of the light shutter and a driving voltage control circuit for controlling an optimum driving voltage of the light shutter according to results detected by the detection circuit.
摘要:
An image forming apparatus which comprises a light shutter disposed between a source of light and an image carrier, which is electrostatically charged to a predetermined polarity, and capable of exhibiting a light transmissivity which varies according to a voltage applied to the light shutter. A first voltage of a predetermined direction is applied to the light shutter according to image information during a first period in which a first area of the image carrier passes across the light shutter, to form the electrostatic latent image on the image carrier. This electrostatic latent image is subsequently developed into a toner image. In order to substantially recover the light shutter from a light-induced fatigue, i.e., internal polarization of an electro-optical material forming the light shutter, a second voltage of a direction counter to the predetermined direction is applied to the light shutter during a second period in which a second area of the image carrier passes across the light shutter.
摘要:
A light signal generating device having a plurality of electro-optical light shutter elements which are turned on and off individually in accordance with image data. The light shutter elements are connected to individual electrodes each, and also connected to a common electrode. The common electrode and a power source for supplying a voltage to the individual electrodes are connected with a grounding line. Discharge lines are disposed between the common electrode and the grounding line, and switching elements are disposed on the discharge lines so as to prevent discharge currents, which are drawn from the light shutter elements at falls of the driving voltage, from flowing into the grounding line.
摘要:
A method of driving an electro-optical light shutter for use in a recording apparatus. According to the method, an electric field of a predetermined direction is applied to the light shutter during a recording period and a further electric field having a direction opposite to the predetermined direction is applied to the light shutter during a waiting period.
摘要:
An electrooptical light shutter device for use in an optical printer apparatus, comprising a number of shutter elements arrange in the form of at least one linear array, each of the shutter elements having an electrooptical effect, a polarizer disposed on a light-incoming side of the array of the shutter elements, and an analyzer disposed on a light-outgoing side of the array of the shutter elements, wherein the shutter elements have respective shutter windows through which light is to be passed selectively and the shutter windows are arranged to be overlapped by one another in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the shutter elements are arranged.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus which comprises an optical shutter array having a plurality of optical shutters constructed of material possessing electro-optical effects, polarizing member provided on the entering light side of the optical shutter array, analyzing member provided on the exiting light side of the optical shutter array, actuation voltage impression means for applying an actuation voltage to the optical shutter array based on image signals, a photosensitive member on which an electrostatic latent image is formed by exposure to light transmitted through the optical shutter array, detecting means for detecting a decayed surface potential of the photosensitive member induced by light exposure, compensating means, when the detected value by the detecting means is greater than a predetermined reference value, for changing the actuation voltage applied to the optical shutters until said detected value is less than the reference value, control means, upon detection of the detected value to be less than said reference value, for setting the compensated voltage as a compensated actuation voltage to be applied to the optical shutter array, and which applies the compensated actuation voltage to optical shutters in accordance with the type of light generated by the light source and the spectral sensitivity of the photosensitive member.
摘要:
A method and device for driving an electro-optical light shutter array including a plurality of shutter elements each having an electro-optical effect to polarize an incident light by setting up an electric field. The device includes a plurality of individual electrodes provided on the respective shutter elements and a common electrode provided on the respective shutter elements electrically in common. A square pulse is applied to the arbitrary individual electrode while a triangular pulse is applied to the common electrode to set up an electric field of which an intensity continuously varies within one driving period. Moreover, an alternating electric field may be set up in the electro-optical light shutter array in a recovery period. In this case, a first light amount when the positive electric field is set up and a second light amount when the negative electric field is set up are detected. A recovery operation is carried out until the first and second light amounts become substantially equal with each other.
摘要:
A method of and a device for driving a light shutter having an electrooptical effect to polarize an incident light by applying an electric field to the light shutter. When the light shutter is made activate, an excessive electric field in addition to a half-wave electric field which is a specific one to polarize an incident light at 90.degree. in the static characteristics of the light shutter is applied to the light shutter initially, and subsequently, the half-wave electric field only is applied to the light shutter. To discharge the electric charge accumulated in the light shutter, no voltage is applied to electrodes each of which is provided on the wall of the light shutter so as to oppose each other subsequent to the application of the electric field until the next application thereof.
摘要:
A display apparatus comprising a modulator sandwiched between two polarizers. The modulator includes a plurality of light transmitting windows arranged in a matrix on a substrate having an electrooptical effect. Each window is associated with an electrode pair for forming an electric field across the window. One scanning line electrically interconnects first electrodes in the electrode pairs of the windows arranged in a row. One signal line electrically interconnects second electrodes in the electrode pairs of the windows arranged in a column. A scanning circuit sequentially and individually electrifies the scanning lines. A signal circuit is operable in response to a synchronizing signal received from the scanning circuit and display information for electrifying one of the signal lines connected to the electrode pair of a selected window for forming an electric field. An electric field control circuit provides zero potential difference in the electrode pairs of the other windows than the selected window.
摘要:
A method of and a device for driving a light shutter having an electrooptical effect to polarize an incident light by applying an electric field to the light shutter. When the light shutter is made activate, an excessive electric field in addition to a half-wave electric field which is a specific one to polarize an incident light at 90.degree. in the static characteristics of the light shutter is applied to the light shutter initially, and subsequently, the half-wave electric field only is applied to the light shutter. To discharge the electric charge accumulated in the light shutter, no voltage is applied to electrodes each of which is provided on the wall of the light shutter so as to oppose each other subsequent to the application of the electric field until the next application thereof.