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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 26, 1993
Kazuhiko Arai, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyoshi Shigehiro, Kanagawa, JP;
Toru Teshigawara, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuo Terao, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus which comprises a laser light source, a light beam scanning unit which scans an image receiving member with a light beam, and an optical system for forming a spot of the light beam, which has a predetermined diameter. The light beam is modulated by a pulse modulation unit based on the density data of an image. The size of picture elements formed on the image receiving member is a function of parameters of the laser scanning unit and the pulse modulation unit, and the spot size is designed at least 1.7 times as large as the corresponding size of picture elements.