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Color image forming apparatus for superposing a plurality of images
Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc
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Filing: 1990-02-02
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Granted: 1991-06-11
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Expires: 2010-02-02
Abstract
Abstract A color image forming apparatus wherein a color image is formed by rotating plural times an image retainer and repeating a latent image formation and a development. The start timing of an image forming cycle is controlled by using one of reference signals corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined positions on the image retainer and the start timing of another image forming cycle is controlled by using another of the reference signal.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Maruyama
- 👤 Tadao Kishimoto
- 👤 Toshifumi Isobe
- 👤 Jun Yokobori
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-29 07:24
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/01; G03G15/0142; G03G15/0147; G03G15/0152; G03G15/0163; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/04; H04N1/047; H04N1/0473; H04N1/46; H04N1/50; H04N1/506; H04N1/508; H04N1/113; H04N1/1135; H04N1/12; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/04; H04N2201/047; H04N2201/04701; H04N2201/0471; H04N2201/04715; H04N2201/04724; H04N2201/04732; H04N2201/04753; H04N2201/04758; H04N2201/04767; H04N2201/04781; H04N2201/04786; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S347/00; Y10S347/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A color image forming apparatus for forming a color image by rotating plural times an image retainer and repeating an image forming cycle comprising at least a latent image formation and a development, said apparatus comprising means for generating reference signals corresponding to a plurality of predetermined positions on said image retainer, timing control means for controlling the start timing of an image forming cycle by using one of said reference signals corresponding to one of said positions, and the start timing of another image forming cycle by using another of said reference signals; reading means for reading an image; and signal processing means for receiving a signal from said reading means and generating a signal for forming a latent image; said timing control means being further operable to control the start of reading based on the said one reference signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
A color image forming apparatus for forming a color image by rotating plural times an image retainer and repeating an image forming cycle comprising at least a latent image formation and a development, said apparatus comprising means for generating reference signals corresponding to a plurality of predetermined positions on said image retainer, timing control means for controlling the start timing of an image forming cycle by using one of said reference signals corresponding to one of said positions, and the start timing of another image forming cycle by using another of said reference signals; reading means for reading an image; and signal processing means for receiving a signal from said reading means and generating a signal for forming a latent image; said timing control means being further operable to control the start of reading based on the said one reference signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
155 words
A color image forming apparatus for forming a color image by superposing a plurality of color toner images on an image retainer corresponding to a plurality of color component signals, comprising; means for forming repeatingly said plurality of color toner image son a same position on said image retainer during a plurality of rotations of said image retainer, means for generating a plurality of index signals in each one rotation of said image retainer synchronous with a rotation of said image retainer, means for using an index signal out of said plurality of index signals corresponding to a start position on said image retainer of an initial toner image formation, means for controlling a start timing of another color component toner image formation to be superposed on said initial toner image in accordance with the index signal used, and wherein said selecting means can select another different index signal for a different color image forming.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
155 words
A color image forming apparatus for forming a color image by superposing a plurality of color toner images on an image retainer corresponding to a plurality of color component signals, comprising; means for forming repeatingly said plurality of color toner image son a same position on said image retainer during a plurality of rotations of said image retainer, means for generating a plurality of index signals in each one rotation of said image retainer synchronous with a rotation of said image retainer, means for using an index signal out of said plurality of index signals corresponding to a start position on said image retainer of an initial toner image formation, means for controlling a start timing of another color component toner image formation to be superposed on said initial toner image in accordance with the index signal used, and wherein said selecting means can select another different index signal for a different color image forming.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
A color image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a reading means for reading an image of a document and signal processing means for providing a plurality of kind of color component images extracted from said image of the document, wherein said reading means starts its scanning corresponding to the index signal used.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A color image forming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image forming means includes a light projection means, which starts its projection corresponding to the index signal used.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
A color image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an encoder means for generating a plurality of clock pulses to be reference of sequential controlling a plurality of processing means, which generates said clock pulses associated with the index signal used.
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