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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2000
Kazuyoshi Suzuki, Numazu, JP;
Toshihiko Ohtsubo, Numazu, JP;
Michio Kawase, Mishima, JP;
Takahiro Watanabe, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Jun Yamaguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuro Fukusaka, Susono, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image formation apparatus which records an image on a recording medium is provided. The apparatus has a recording element array head on which plural recording chips are arranged, plural recording elements being arrayed on the recording chip, a reference clock generation unit for generating a reference clock, a main scan sync signal generation unit for generating a main scan sync signal by dividing the reference clock into 2,(n1: positive number) parts, an input unit for raster inputting image data for one line in synchronism with the main scan sync signal, a drive clock generation unit for generating a drive clock by dividing the reference clock into 2,(n2: positive number) parts and a drive unit for driving the recording chips in synchronism with the drive clock.