Abstract:
When an input value is a standard value which is smaller than a maximum value (for example, 230), all pixels of a screen matrix is printed with the same output value (for example, 195), when the input value is within the range not more than the standard value, the output value is limited to not more than 195, and number of the pixels is changed so as to express graduation. In the range where the input value exceeds the standard value, the graduation is expressed by changing the output value of each pixel in the range above 195 while printing all the pixels of the screen.
Abstract:
A rod-shaped light guide includes an end face to which light is incident, a bottom plane on which a scattering pattern to scatter light incident to the end face is formed, and a light emitting portion located to be opposite to the bottom plane and emitting light outside. The light emitting portion is formed as a first plane and a second plane connected to each other. The first plane is formed to be smaller than the second plane so that the cross section thereof perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is asymmetrical.
Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming section to carry out image formation of a linear test pattern; a measurement section to measure a line width of one line of the linear test pattern at a plurality of measurement points; and a detection section to detect density unevenness, wherein the detection section converts the measured line width into density and, eliminates a measurement point where the measured line width thereof is at most a predetermined value to detect density unevenness in an extending direction of the linear test pattern.
Abstract:
An image reading device includes: a document table on which a document G is placed; a line light source configured to illuminate the document G; an erecting equal-magnification lens array plate configured to receive light reflected from the document G and form an erect equal-magnification image on a predetermined image plane; and a line image sensor configured to receive the erect equal-magnification image formed by the erecting equal-magnification lens array plate. The erecting equal-magnification lens array plate includes: first and second lens array plates formed with a plurality of lenses on both sides thereof; a first shielding member provided on the first outer side surface of the first lens array plate; and a light-shielding wall provided upright on the top surface of the first light-shielding member and configured to shield light reflected by the document table.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an image processing apparatus that makes it possible to conduct an operation for correcting density unevenness in a main-scanning direction of an image, while achieving both the accuracy and the efficiency thereof. The image processing apparatus includes: an outputting section to output data representing a test chart including a plurality of patches respectively having different gradation values and extended in the main-scanning direction; an acquiring section to acquire a measured result of measuring a density of each of the patches included in the test chart printed on the basis of the data outputted by the outputting section; and a control section that compares the density unevenness of a pair of patches being adjacent to each other and deriving from the measured result, so as to determine new data representing a next patch to be outputted on a next occasion, based on a comparison result thereof.
Abstract:
A rod-shaped light guide reflects light incident on an end face thereof in the interior of the rod-shaped light guide and emits the light outside from a light emitting surface provided to extend in the longitudinal direction. The rod-shaped light guide includes: a scattering pattern surface provided to be opposite to the light emitting surface and operative to scatter the light incident on the end face; first and second lateral surfaces provided between the light emitting surface and the scattering pattern surface; and first and second projections provided to project from the first and second lateral surfaces, respectively, capture the light reflected by the light emitting surface, reflects the light toward the light emitting surface, and causes the light to be emitted outside from the light emitting surface.