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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
May. 06, 1991
Nobuhiko Takekoshi, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshihiro Takada, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshimitsu Danzuka, Tokyo, JP;
Yasushi Miura, Kawasaki, JP;
Haruhiko Moriguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image recording apparatus for recording an image by using a plurality of recording elements which are driven an accordance with an image signal includes a first correction unit for correcting driving conditions of the recording element, and a second correction unit for correcting a level of the image signal, wherein a variation in the recording elements is corrected by a combination of the first and second correction units. A driving voltage or a width of drive pulse which is applied to each recording element is controlled as a driving condition, thereby making uniform an uneven image density.