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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Michihiro Yoshida, Chiba, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An exposure apparatus for exposing a photosensitive member includes: a first chip that includes a plurality of first light-emitting portions arranged along an axial direction of the photosensitive member; a second chip, arranged at a different position from the first chip in the axial direction, that includes a plurality of second light-emitting portions arranged along the axial direction; and a control unit configured to output image data that is a set of binary bits each indicating a first or second value. A first part and a second part of the image data are output to the first and second chips, respectively. The control unit is configured to control a driving current supplied in each of the first and second chips based on a counted number of bits indicating the first value in the corresponding part of the image data.