Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11290669-B2
Application number	US-202016835686-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 31, 2020
Priority date	Apr 19, 2019
Publication date	Mar 29, 2022
Grant date	Mar 29, 2022

Abstract

An image reading apparatus includes a light emitter configured to irradiate an original with light, a reading device including a line sensor and an amplifier, a detector configured to detect a temperature of the reading device, a sampling portion configured to sample a value of the analog signal output from the amplifier, a converter configured to convert the value sampled by the sampling portion into a digital value. The sampling portion is configured to sample the analog signal corresponding to a first light-receiving element included in the plurality of light-receiving elements at a first timing in a case where the temperature detected by the detector is a first temperature, and to sample the analog signal corresponding to the first light-receiving element at a second timing, which is later than the first timing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image reading apparatus, comprising:
a light emitting unit configured to irradiate an original with light;
a reading device including a line sensor and an amplifier, the line sensor including a plurality of light-receiving elements arranged in a predetermined direction to receive the light reflected by the original, the amplifier being configured to amplify an analog signal corresponding to results of receiving the light by the plurality of light-receiving elements included in the line sensor;
a detector configured to detect a temperature of the reading device;
a sampling unit configured to sample a value of the analog signal output from the amplifier, wherein the sampling unit is configured to sample the analog signal corresponding to a first light-receiving element included in the plurality of light-receiving elements at a first timing in a case where the temperature detected by the detector is a first temperature, and to sample the analog signal corresponding to the first light-receiving element at a second timing, which is later than the first timing, in a case where the temperature detected by the detector is a second temperature, which is higher than the first temperature;
a converter configured to convert the value sampled by the sampling unit into a digital value; and
a generator configured to generate image data representing an image of the original based on the digital value obtained by the conversion by the converter.

2. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the amplifier is configured to output the analog signal at first periods,
wherein the sampling unit is configured to change, before starting to sample values of an analog signal corresponding to an image corresponding to one page of the original, a timing to sample the value of the analog signal, and
wherein the sampling unit is configured to sample the values of the analog signal at second periods during a period in which the values of the analog signal corresponding to the image corresponding to the one page of the original are sampled.

3. The image reading apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the first periods are the same as the second periods.

4. The image reading apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the first periods are substantially the same as the second periods.

5. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an original conveyor configured to convey an original,
wherein the reading device is configured to read an image of the original that is being conveyed by the original conveyor, and
wherein the sampling unit is configured to change, each time a predetermined number of originals are conveyed by the original conveyor, a timing to sample a value of the analog signal based on the temperature detected by the detector.

6. The image reading apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the sampling unit is configured to change, each time one original is conveyed by the original conveyor, a timing to sample a value of the analog signal based on the temperature detected by the detector.

7. The image reading apparatus according to claim 5 ,
wherein the amplifier is configured to output the analog signal at first periods,
wherein the sampling unit is configured to change, before starting to sample values of an analog signal corresponding to an image corresponding to one page of the original, a timing to sample the value of the analog signal, and
wherein the sampling unit is configured to sample the values of the analog signal at second periods during a period in which the values of the analog signal corresponding to the image corresponding to the one page of the original are sampled.

8. The image reading apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first periods are the same as the second periods.

9. The image reading apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first periods are substantially the same as the second periods.

10. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the detector is mounted on the same substrate as the reading device.

11. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the detector is a detector configured to detect a temperature of the amplifier.

12. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein periods at which the amplifier outputs the analog signal are the same as periods at which the sampling unit samples the analog signal.

13. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein periods at which the amplifier outputs the analog signal are substantially the same as periods at which the sampling unit samples the analog signal.

14. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the line sensor is a CMOS image sensor.

15. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the sampling unit is configured to change a timing to sample a value of the analog signal so as to sample the analog signal during a period in which the analog signal is stable.

16. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
a light emitting unit configured to irradiate an original with light;
a reading device including a line sensor and an amplifier, the line sensor including a plurality of light-receiving elements arranged in a predetermined direction to receive the light reflected by the original, the amplifier being configured to amplify an analog signal corresponding to results of receiving the light by the plurality of light-receiving elements included in the line sensor;
a detector configured to detect a temperature of the reading device;
a sampling unit configured to sample a value of the analog signal output from the amplifier, wherein the sampling unit is configured to sample the analog signal corresponding to a first light-receiving element included in the plurality of light-receiving elements at a first timing in a case where the temperature detected by the detector is a first temperature, and to sample the analog signal corresponding to the first light-receiving element at a second timing, which is later than the first timing, in a case where the temperature detected by the detector is a second temperature, which is higher than the first temperature;
a converter configured to convert the value sampled by the sampling unit into a digital value;
a generator configured to generate image data representing an image of the original based on the digital value obtained by the conversion by the converter; and
an image forming unit configured to form the image on a recording medium based on the image data generated by the generator.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Akagi Daisuke

Classifications

• H04N1/028 Primary

  for picture information pick-up · CPC title

• H04N25/78

  Readout circuits for addressed sensors, e.g. output amplifiers or A/D converters · CPC title

• H04N25/7795

  Circuitry for generating timing or clock signals · CPC title

• H04N1/00018

  Scanning arrangements · CPC title

• H04N1/00814

  according to a detected condition or state of the reading apparatus, e.g. temperature · CPC title