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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1993
Tetsuya Kitamura, Gifu, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
The pulse width modulation circuit in the image forming apparatus of the invention comprises a discriminate circuit, an on-time control circuit, and an amplification circuit. The discriminate circuit determines whether an imaging potential or a non-imaging potential is applied to adjoining control electrodes. The on-time control circuit controls an applying time of the imaging potential to the control electrodes according to a result determined by the discriminate circuit, that is, according to the kind of potential applied to adjoining control electrodes. The amplification circuit amplifies the output from the on-time control circuit to a suitable control voltage which is sent to the control electrode. Therefore, it is possible to pass a predetermined amount of the toner particles through the desired aperture, even if the voltage applied by each control electrode is different. Moreover, a shield electrode may further be provided between the aperture electrodes of the present image forming apparatus to prevent an electric field from being generated between each control electrode.