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JP2010283670A5
JP2010283670A5 JP2009136372A JP2009136372A JP2010283670A5 JP 2010283670 A5 JP2010283670 A5 JP 2010283670A5 JP 2009136372 A JP2009136372 A JP 2009136372A JP 2009136372 A JP2009136372 A JP 2009136372A JP 2010283670 A5 JP2010283670 A5 JP 2010283670A5
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図1におけるカラー画像形成装置1の各構成は以下のとおりである。2は、記録媒体Pを収納する給紙カセットである。3は、記録媒体Pを収納する給紙トレイである。4は、給紙カセット2から記録媒体Pを給紙する給紙ローラである。4’は、給紙トレイ3から記録媒体Pを給紙する給紙ローラである。5は、給紙された記録媒体Pを搬送する搬送ローラであり、6は搬送ローラ5に対向する搬送対向ローラである。11Y、11M、11C、11Kは、イエロー、マゼンタ、シアン、ブラックの各色の現像剤を担持する各感光ドラムである。12Y、12M、12C、12Kは、感光ドラム11Y、11M、11C、11Kを一様に所定の電位に帯電するための各色用の一次帯電手段としての帯電ローラである。13Y、13M、13C、13Kは、一次帯電手段によって帯電された感光ドラム11Y、11M、11C、11K上に各色の画像データに対応したレーザ光を照射し、静電潜像を形成するための光学ユニットである。 Each configuration of the color image forming apparatus 1 in FIG. 1 is as follows. Reference numeral 2 denotes a paper feed cassette for storing the recording medium P. Reference numeral 3 denotes a paper feed tray for storing the recording medium P. 4 is a paper feed roller for feeding the sheet feeding cassette 2 or et recording medium P. Reference numeral 4 ′ denotes a paper feed roller that feeds the recording medium P from the paper feed tray 3. Reference numeral 5 denotes a conveyance roller that conveys the fed recording medium P, and reference numeral 6 denotes a conveyance counter roller that faces the conveyance roller 5. Reference numerals 11Y, 11M, 11C, and 11K denote photosensitive drums that carry developers of yellow, magenta, cyan, and black, respectively. Reference numerals 12Y, 12M, 12C, and 12K denote charging rollers as primary charging units for the respective colors for uniformly charging the photosensitive drums 11Y, 11M, 11C, and 11K to a predetermined potential. 13Y, 13M, 13C, and 13K irradiate laser beams corresponding to the image data of the respective colors onto the photosensitive drums 11Y, 11M, 11C, and 11K charged by the primary charging unit to form an electrostatic latent image. Is a unit.

シーケンス304では、得られた表面画像に対してシェーディング補正を行う。これは、照射用LED41を光量補正しても、有効画像範囲内を均一に照射することは困難であるからである。そのため、有効画像範囲内で光量差が生まれ、この光量差によって有効画像範囲内の部分ごとの表面画像が変化してしまう。この影響を低減するためにシェーディング補正を行う。シェーディング補正は、上述した照射用LED41のOFF時の暗電流データDBと基準板データDWに基づいて行う。照射用LED41の光量分布は上述した図10(a)の曲線で表した光量分布であり、基準板データDWは図10(a)中の有効画像範囲内の光量分布である。補正後のデータをDj[0]〜Dj[dot_w]とする。ここでは、説明の一例としてjライン目i画素をシェーディング補正する方法について示す。 In sequence 304, shading correction is performed on the obtained surface image. This is because it is difficult to uniformly irradiate the effective image range even if the amount of light of the irradiation LED 41 is corrected. Therefore, a light amount difference is generated in the effective image range, and the surface image for each portion in the effective image range is changed by the light amount difference. Shading correction is performed to reduce this effect. The shading correction is performed based on the dark current data DB and the reference plate data DW when the irradiation LED 41 is turned off. The light amount distribution of the irradiation LED 41 is the light amount distribution represented by the curve of FIG. 10A described above, and the reference plate data DW is the light amount distribution within the effective image range in FIG. 10A . The data after the compensation and Dj [0] ~Dj [dot_w] . Here shows how to shading correction of j-th line i picture element as an example of a description.

図14は、ある光量分布に基づき、先の第1の実施形態によって説明した方法で有効画像範囲を補正した結果を示したものである。有効画像範囲を補正した結果、画素位置10から79が有効画像範囲となった。有効画像範囲を補正して画像抽出を行った結果を図15(a)に示す。画像のサイズは70×118(600dpiで3mm×5mm相当)である。図15(a)より、十分に光が照射されている領域を選択できていることがわかる。よって、光量分布に基づき、センサ方向の必要画素数を変更することで、十分に光が照射されていない領域を省いて表面画像を撮像することができ、記録媒体の判別精度の低下を改善することができる。 FIG. 14 shows a result of correcting the effective image range based on a certain light amount distribution by the method described in the first embodiment. As a result of correcting the effective image range, pixel positions 10 to 79 became the effective image range. FIG. 15A shows the result of image extraction performed by correcting the effective image range. Size of the image is 70 × 118 (3mm × 5mm equivalent at 600 dpi). From FIG. 15A, it can be seen that a region where light is sufficiently irradiated can be selected. Therefore, by changing the required number of pixels in the sensor direction based on the light amount distribution, it is possible to capture a surface image while omitting a region that is not sufficiently irradiated with light, and to improve the deterioration of the discrimination accuracy of the recording medium be able to.

表面画像のサイズが118×118(600dpiで5mm角相当)、70×118(600dpiで3mm×5mm相当)、70×199(600dpiで3mm×8.3mm相当)の3つの場合において、夫々6度測定を行った。そのときの特徴量を算出した結果を図16に示す。図16から搬送方向の必要画素を変更しない画像領域70×118では、出力のばらつきが大きいことがわかる。一方、118×118と70×199では、出力のばらつきが小さく、その度合いもほぼ等しいことがわかる。 6 degrees each in three cases where the size of the surface image is 118 × 118 (equivalent to 5 mm square at 600 dpi), 70 × 118 (equivalent to 3 mm × 5 mm at 600 dpi), and 70 × 199 (equivalent to 3 mm × 8.3 mm at 600 dpi) Measurements were made. FIG. 16 shows the result of calculating the feature amount at that time. It can be seen from FIG. 16 that the output variation is large in the image region 70 × 118 in which the necessary pixels in the transport direction are not changed. On the other hand , in 118 × 118 and 70 × 199, the output variation is small, and the degree is almost equal.

また、スリット構造部材44は、照射用LED41aを光源とする光が、照射用LED41bによって照射される記録媒体Pの表面上の領域を照射してしまうことを防止する。反対に、照射用LED41bを光源とする光が、照射用LED41aによって照射される記録媒体Pの表面上の領域を照射してしまうことも防止する。このように、記録媒体Pの表面に精度良く光を照射するために、照射用LED41a及び41bの照射方向を制限している。スリット構造部材44により照射方向を制限することで、CMOSラインセンサ43の各画素における光の照射方向を一意に特定することができる。本実施形態では、光を導く部材としてスリット構造部材44を用いたが、照射方向を特定する方法として、導光体部材などを用いても良い。また、光照射方向毎に光の照射タイミングをずらして光を照射して、複数の画像を取得することも可能である。 The slit structure member 44 prevents light having the irradiation LED 41a as a light source from irradiating a region on the surface of the recording medium P irradiated by the irradiation LED 41b. On the contrary, it is possible to prevent the light having the irradiation LED 41b as a light source from irradiating the area on the surface of the recording medium P irradiated by the irradiation LED 41a. Thus, in order to irradiate the surface of the recording medium P with high accuracy, the irradiation direction of the irradiation LEDs 41a and 41b is limited. By restricting the irradiation direction by the slit structure member 44, the light irradiation direction in each pixel of the CMOS line sensor 43 can be uniquely specified. In this embodiment, the slit structure member 44 is used as a member for guiding light. However, a light guide member or the like may be used as a method for specifying the irradiation direction. It is also possible to acquire a plurality of images by irradiating light at different light irradiation timings for each light irradiation direction.

シーケンス403では、予め記憶されている搬送方向の必要画素数を取得するまで、シーケンス402を繰り返す。本実施形態では、搬送方向の必要画素数を(118画素)をとし、記憶領域455に記憶している。この必要画素数dot_hは118画素に限定されるものではなく、記録媒体Pの判別が精度良く行われる画素数であればよい。 In a sequence 403, until it acquires the required number of pixels in the conveying direction stored in advance, it repeats the sequence 4 02. In the present embodiment, the required number of pixels in the transport direction is (118 pixels) and is stored in the storage area 455. The necessary number of pixels dot_h is not limited to 118 pixels, and may be any number of pixels with which the recording medium P can be accurately identified.

ここで、上述までのシーケンスにより得られた表面画像を図20(a)、(b)に示す。図20(a)はラフ紙の表面画像であり、図20(b)は普通紙の表面画像である。図20は搬送方向の必要画素数以上に取り込んだ記録媒体Pの表面画像を示している。上述したシーケンス402及びシーケンス403により、記録媒体Pの判別に必要な画素数だけ抽出して取得される画像は図21(a)、(b)に示す。 Here, the surface images obtained by the sequence described above are shown in FIGS. FIG. 20A is a rough paper surface image, and FIG. 20B is a plain paper surface image. FIG. 20 shows a surface image of the recording medium P captured more than the required number of pixels in the transport direction. The sequence 4 02 and sequence 4 03 described above, images obtained by extracting only the pixel number required to determine the recording medium P is shown in FIG. 21 (a), (b) .

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