Moisture detecting apparatus for recording material and image forming apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11035787-B2
Application number	US-202016871298-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 11, 2020
Priority date	Apr 11, 2017
Publication date	Jun 15, 2021
Grant date	Jun 15, 2021

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes first and second light sources configured to emit light on a recording material, with the light from the second light source having a peak wavelength that is longer than the peak wavelength of the light from the first light source. The apparatus also includes a light receiving unit configured to receive the first light and the second light transmitted through the recording material. A control unit is configured to control an image forming condition on which the image is formed on the recording material based on the first light and the second light received by the light receiving unit. Additionally, a detection device includes first, second, and third light sources configured to emit first light on a sheet. The detection device further includes a light receiving unit configured to receive the first light and the second light transmitted through the sheet and receive the third light reflected on the sheet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A detection device comprising:
a first light source configured to emit first light on a sheet, the first light having a peak wavelength that is included in a band from 400 nm to 800 nm;
a second light source configured to emit second light on the sheet, the second light having a peak wavelength that is longer than the peak wavelength of the first light and included in a band from 800 nm to 2500 nm;
a third light source configured to emit third light on the sheet and provided on an opposite side of the first light source and the second light source with respect to a sheet path on which the sheet is conveyed; and
a light receiving unit configured to receive the first light and the second light transmitted through the sheet and receive the third light reflected on the sheet.

2. The detection device according to claim 1 , further comprising a rotation member configured to rotate and press the sheet, on which at least one of the first light and the second light is emitted, against a conveyance guide for guiding the sheet.

3. The detection device according to claim 2 , wherein the rotation member includes a first rotating portion and a second rotating portion, and
wherein the first rotating portion and the second rotating portion are arranged in a direction of a rotational axis of the rotation member, and a diameter of the first rotating portion is shorter than a diameter of the second rotating portion.

4. The detection device according to claim 1 , wherein light receiving sensitivity of the light receiving unit ranges from 400 nm to 1000 nm.

5. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image forming unit configured to form an image on a recording material;
a first light source configured to emit first light on the recording material, the first light having a peak wavelength that is included in a band from 400 nm to 800 nm;
a second light source configured to emit second light on the recording material, the second light having a peak wavelength that is longer than the peak wavelength of the first light and is included in a band from 800 nm to 2500 nm;
a light receiving unit configured to receive the first light and the second light transmitted through the recording material; and
a control unit configured to control an image forming condition on which the image is formed on the recording material by the image forming unit based on the first light and the second light received by the light receiving unit.

6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the peak wavelength of the second light is included in a band from 800 nm to 1000 nm.

7. The image forming apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the peak wavelength of the second light is 850 nm.

8. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the light receiving unit is configured to receive an amount of the first light and an amount of the second light.

9. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising:
a third light source configured to emit third light on the recording material and provided on an opposite side of the first light source and the second light source with respect to a path on which the recording material is conveyed, and
wherein the light receiving unit is configured to receive the third light reflected on the recording material, and the control unit is configured to control the image forming condition based on the first light, the second light, and the third light.

10. The image forming apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the light receiving unit is configured to receive an amount of the third light.

11. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising a rotation member configured to rotate and press the recording material, on which at least one of the first light and the second light is emitted, against a conveyance guide for guiding the recording material.

12. The image forming apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein, when viewed in a direction of a rotational axis of the rotation member, light paths from the first light source and the second light source to the light receiving unit do not pass the rotational axis of the rotation member, the light paths intersecting with the direction of the rotational axis and a conveyance direction in which the recording material is conveyed.

13. The image forming apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein, when viewed in the direction of the rotational axis of the rotation member, the light paths pass a position on a downstream side of the rotational axis of the rotation member in a conveyance direction in which the recording material is conveyed.

14. The image forming apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the rotation member includes a first rotating portion and a second rotating portion, and
wherein the first rotating portion and the second rotating portion are arranged in a direction of a rotational axis of the rotation member, and a diameter of the first rotating portion is shorter than a diameter of the second rotating portion.

15. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein, in a conveyance direction in which the recording material is conveyed, the first light source, the second light source, and the light receiving unit are provided on an upstream side from the image forming unit and a downstream side from a stacking tray on which the recording material is stacked.

16. The image forming apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the image forming unit includes a transferring unit configured to transfer an image to the recording material.

17. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the image forming unit includes a transferring unit configured to transfer an image to the recording material, and
wherein the control unit is configured to control a transfer voltage or a transfer current at which the transferring unit transfers the image to the recording material.

18. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the image forming unit includes a fixing unit configured to fix an image to the recording material, and
wherein the control unit is configured to control a fixing temperature at which the fixing unit fixes the image to the recording material.

19. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein light receiving sensitivity of the light receiving unit ranges from 400 nm to 1000 nm.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Ishimoto Mizuki
• Matsui Norio
• Monde Masafumi

Classifications

• G03G15/0216

  by bringing a charging member into contact with the member to be charged, e.g. roller, brush chargers · CPC title

• G01N2021/3181

  using LEDs · CPC title

• G01N21/3151

  using two sources of radiation of different wavelengths (G01N21/33 - G01N21/39 take precedence) · CPC title

• G01N21/3559 Primary

  in sheets, e.g. in paper · CPC title

• G01N2021/3155

  Measuring in two spectral ranges, e.g. UV and visible · CPC title