Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Takashi Soya

Katsuhiro Ishido

Junichi Kimizuka

Kiyoshi Okamoto

Katsuyuki Yamazaki

Takashi Nakahara

Shinichi Takata

Shigemichi Hamano

Toshiyuki Sekiya

Toshihiko Inuyama

Junichi Noguchi

Tomoichiro Ohta

Takashi Kanno

Hidenobu Suzuki

Kaoru Sato

Tetsuro Fukusaka

Kazunori Togashi

Yuichi Makino

Shinichiro Wakahara

Toshio Yoshimoto

Masafumi Kamei

Yasumasa Nashida

Yasutaka Noguchi

Jiro Futagawa

Akihiro Shibata

Hiroshi Mano

Shunji Nakamura

Hiroshi Sasame

Masaki Ojima

Takashi Kawana

Masaharu Ohkubo

Kaoru Seto

Yasumasa Ohtsuka

Atsuyoshi Abe

Ken Murooka

Tetsuo Saito

Atsushi Kashihara

Daizo Fukuzawa

Seiji Uchiyama

Michio Ito

Masahide Hirai

Akira Hayakawa

Hiromichi Yamada

Manabu Takano

Yasuhiro Nakata

Akihisa Kusano

Yohji Tomoyuki

Kouichi Okuda

Yasumasa Otsuka

Hiroshi Atobe

Toshihiko Otsubo

Shohei Takeda

Takeji Gima

Shouhei Takeda

Hiromichi Yamanaka

Tomoko Nanbu

Hiroshi Takazawa

An original size detecting apparatus is capable of carrying out accurate original size detection without erroneous detection of the size of an original due to the influence of external scattered light. A CCD reads reflected light of light irradiated from a light source onto an original placed on an original platen glass. Optical sensors detect two open states of the original presser plate, and a scanner controller performs predetermined control corresponding to each of the open states of the original presser plate detected by the optical sensors, to determine the size of the original based on the result of the reading by the CCD.

Original size detecting apparatus, original size detecting method, and program for original size detection

An image reading apparatus reads an image from a document being simultaneously fed by the apparatus. A document feeder unit feeds the document on a original plate. A first image reading unit reads an image from the fed document at a first document-read position on the original plate. A second image reading unit reads an image from the fed document at a second document-read position located at a predetermined distance from the first document-read position in a document feeding direction. An abnormal pixel detection unit detects abnormal pixels resulting from rubbish moved between the first document-read position and second document-read position on the original plate together with the document.

Image reading apparatus and method for controlling the same

There is provided an image reading apparatus for acquiring a read signal of an image by receiving and photoelectrically converting a light reflected from a document. The location of an alien substance on an original plate is detected based on a reflected light received by a light receiving unit adapted to receive a light reflected from a document. When an alien substance is detected, an illumination unit selectively illuminates the location in which the alien substance has been detected. Also, a message which prompts cleaning of the alien substance is displayed. A method of displaying the alien substance location are also provided. Thereby, the image reading apparatus of the present invention can assists a user in cleaning the alien substance such as a dust or dirt on the original plate.

Image reading apparatus and method of displaying alien substance location thereof

A technique for reducing downtime that accompanies the execution independently of adjustment processing for maintaining image quality and the execution of finishing processing relating to a printing medium. In order to apply the finishing processing to the printing medium in a finishing processing unit, an image forming apparatus to which this technique is applied sets a time between sheets that extends from end of image formation regarding a first sheet of the printing medium to start of image formation regarding a second sheet of the printing medium transported following the first sheet of the printing medium in the image forming unit, and executes adjustment processing, which is for maintaining image quality in the image forming unit, within the set time between sheets.

Image forming apparatus for executing adjustment processing and finishing processing

Disclosed is an image forming apparatus whereby waiting time (downtime), which is required for forming an image by automatic adjustment relating to image formation density or image formation position, is made shorter than in the prior art. When an image having a size equal to or less than a prescribed size is formed is formed in this apparatus, the image to be formed is placed on an image carrier in such a manner that a vacant area for forming an adjustment pattern can be reserved on the image carrier. As a result, automatic adjustment relating to image formation density or image formation position can be executed while an image is formed.

Image forming apparatus having image placement control and method of controlling same

An image forming apparatus which can improve image formation capability to a satisfactory degree while curbing the rise in running cost. An image forming device forms adjustment images having different densities on an image support member having a higher optical reflectivity than an optical reflectivity of the adjustment images. A reading reads the adjustment images. An output from the reading device is read at a predetermined number of readings or time interval between readings based on the densities of the adjustment images susceptible to the optical reflectivity of the image support member.

Image forming apparatus that forms adjustment images having different densities and image forming method of controlling the image forming apparatus

An image heating apparatus capable of compatibly realizing enhancement of durability of a heat rotation member heated by magnetic flux from magnetic flux generation means and early rise up of the image heating apparatus to a heatable temperature includes magnetic flux generation means, heating means, drive means, pressure rotation member, and control means. The control means controls power supply to the magnetic flux generation means and the heating means and rotational drive of the drive means. The control means effects control so that rotational drive of the heat rotation member and the pressure rotation member and power supply to the magnetic flux generation means are stopped until a temperature of the pressure rotation member reaches a predetermined value after power supply to the heating means is effected at the time of startup of the image heating apparatus.

Image heating apparatus with control means for effecting control of power supply

There is provided a communication system which is capable of resetting sub-communication ICs without providing special reset signal lines for transmitting a reset signal and also capable of properly transmitting a communication reset signal to the sub-communication ICs to reset the same when the system is in an abnormal state or when the power supply is turned off, an image forming apparatus provided with this communication system, an initialization method, and a storage medium that contains a program for executing the method. A host CPU controls the whole communication system. A communication controller controls a serial communication. A plurality of sub-communication ICs transmit serial data between themselves and the communication controller. A first reset IC resets the host CPU, and a second reset IC rests the communication controller. The first and second ICs reset the host CPU and the communication controller, respectively, according to different setting conditions. More specifically, the first reset IC resets the host CPU when the power supply voltage of the communication system is lower than a first predetermined value, and the second reset IC resets the communication controller when the power supply voltage is lower than a second predetermined value that is lower than the first predetermined value.

Communication system, image forming apparatus, initialization method, trouble compensation method and storage medium

An image forming apparatus having a pair of sheet transporting members having rotary shafts on the same axis in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction of a sheet, and rotatively driven independently of each other to thereby transport the sheet, a detector provided along a cross direction perpendicular to the transport direction of the sheet for detecting the transported state of the sheet transported by the sheet transporting members, and a controller for drive-controlling the pair of sheet transporting members on the basis of the detection information of the detector, and effecting the correction of a sheet position in the cross direction and the correction of the skew feed posture of the sheet relative to the transport direction.

Sheet transporting apparatus

A data transfer system capable of effectively performing serial communication by dividing communication lines into one or plural systems and using the divided lines, according to the number of communication IC's connected on the communication line and a load condition connected to the communication IC is provided. In this system, plural communication lines and are prepared, and the lines and are time divisionally selected according to the contents of connection information set in a select register , whereby the serial communication between communication IC's to and a communication controller can be effectively performed.

Serial communication apparatus

This specification discloses a heater comprising an electrically conductive substrate, a first electrically insulating layer formed on the electrically conductive substrate, a heat generating resistor formed on the first electrically insulating layer, and a second electrically insulating layer formed on the heat generating resistor, wherein when the glass transition temperature of the first electrically insulating layer is defined as T and the glass transition temperature of the heat generating resistor is defined as T and the glass transition temperature of the second electrically insulating layer is defined as T , T , T and T have the relation that T >T &gE;T or T >T &gE;T . The specification also discloses an image heating apparatus using such heater.

Heater having electronically conductive board and image heating apparatus using heater

A communication control system includes a first communication control apparatus connected to one end portion of each of a clock signal line and a data signal line, and a second communication control apparatus connected to the other end portion of each of the clock signal line and the data signal line. In the communication system, the first communication control apparatus outputs a clock to the clock signal line and simultaneously outputs predetermined data to the data signal line, and then outputs a data string to be transmitted, the second communication control apparatus receives the clock from the clock signal line and simultaneously receives the predetermined data from the data signal line, and accordingly starts to receive the predetermined data string, the first communication control apparatus outputs the clock to the clock signal line independently of whether a communication abnormality is detected, and simultaneously outputs inverted data of the predetermined data to the data signal line to initialize the data reception device, and the second communication control apparatus receives the inverted data together with the clock, thereby canceling erroneous recognition of the start of the data string due to the noise mixture into the clock signal line.

Communication control system and apparatus

A communicating apparatus for performing a serial communication with a plurality of communication control units which are cascade connected, including a communicating unit for performing a serial communication with each of the communication control units, a storing unit for storing position data indicative of the order of the communication control units which are cascade connected, and a diagnosing unit for diagnosing a communication abnormal portion on the basis of the position data stored in the storing unit. The diagnosing unit executes a predetermined communication with the communication control unit existing at a position that is closest to the communicating apparatus on the basis of the position data stored in the storing unit and performs a diagnosis on the basis of a result of the predetermined communication. The communicating unit transmits address data to designate the communication control unit to be communicated. The storing unit stores the position data and the address data in correspondence to each other. The communicating unit executes a communication in accordance with the priorities which are made correspond to the address data.

Communication apparatus for communicating with a plurality of

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Takashi Soya