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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Nakahata, Abiko, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Abstract
An optical scanning apparatus that is capable of increasing use life of a semiconductor laser by decreasing the emission time for sensors that are independently provided for synchronous control, light control, and focus control. A laser beam emitted from a light source is deflected by a deflector, and scans a photoconductor. A beam splitter arranged between the light source and the deflector separates the laser beam, which is detected by a first detection unit. A second detection unit arranged in a non-image forming area detects the deflected laser beam to detect defocus amount. A focusing unit focuses the scanning laser beam based on a detection result of the second detection unit. A control unit controls the light amount of the laser beam applied to an image forming area based on a detection result of the first detection unit at the timing when the second detection unit detects the laser beam.