Claims
- 1. Image processing apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of processing means operable for exposing an original document and processing an image of the exposed original document, at least one of said plural processing means including a load member activated by electric power from a power source;
- a first control means for controlling the duration of a supply of the electric power to the load member in accordance with an input control signal; and
- a second control means storing a program for image processing for controlling the operation of said plurality of processing means in accordance with said program, said second control means including a first timer means operable for time counting in a first time cycle, and a second timer means operable for time counting in a second time cycle shorter than the first time cycle, and said second control means being operable to obtain the time counting cycles of said first and second timer means so as to operate said load member in a predetermined condition, and to produce the control signal to said first control means in accordance with the time counting operations of said first and second timer means.
- 2. Image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said load member is a light source which is variable in the amount of its light emission in accordance with the duration of the supply of electric power.
- 3. Image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for detecting a voltage value of the power source, wherein said second control means determines the time counting cycles of said first and second timer means in accordance with the power source voltage value detected by said detecting means.
- 4. Image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said load member is adapted to be operated by an AC power supply, said first timer means is adapted to start the time measurement from a zero-crossing point of said AC power supply voltage, and said second timer means is adapted to start the time measurement from the expiration of the time measurement of said first timer means.
- 5. Image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said load member is adapted to be operated by an AC power supply, and said second control means produces the control signal to control a duration of the supply of power to said load member in each half cycle of said AC power source.
- 6. Image processing apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of processing means operable for exposing an original document and processing an image of the exposed original document, at least one of said plural processing means including a load member activated by electric power from a power source;
- a first control means for controlling a supply of the electric power to the load member in accordance with an input control signal; and
- a second control mean storing a program for image processing for controlling the operation of said plurality of processing means in accordance with said program, said second control means being operable to produce the control signal to said first control means so as to operate said load member in a predetermined operational condition, and said second control means being adapted to produce the control signal so as to increase stepwise the amount of electric power supplied to said load member during a time period starting from initiation of operation of said load member until it reaches said predetermined operational condition.
- 7. Image processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising means for detecting a voltage value of the power source, wherein said second control means produces the control signal in accordance with the power source voltage value detected by said detecting means.
- 8. Image processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said load member is a light source which is variable in the amount of its light emission in accordance with the amount of supply of electric power.
- 9. Image processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said load member is activated by AC power source, and said second control means produces the control signal to control the amount of the supply of power to said load member in each half cycle of said AC power source.
- 10. Image processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said second control means includes timer means which is time-settable in a stepwise manner for control of the time period for the supply of power to said load member.
- 11. Image processing apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of processing means operable for exposing an original document and processing an image of the exposed original document, at least one of said plural processing means including a load member activated by electric power from an AC power source;
- means for detecting positive and negative voltages of said AC power source, individually;
- a first control means for controlling the supply of the electric power to the load member in accordance with an input control signal; and
- a second control means storing a program for image processing for controlling the operation of said plurality of processing means in accordance with said program, said second control means being operable to produce the input control signal so as to operate said load member in a predetermined condition, wherein said second control means is adapted to produce the input control signal for controlling the application of the positive voltage to said load member in accordance with the positive voltage detected by said detecting means and to produce the input control signal for controlling the application of the negative voltage to said load member in accordance with the negative voltage detected by said detecting means.
- 12. Image processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said second control means produces the control signal to control duration of power supply to said load member in each half cycle of said AC power source.
- 13. Image processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said load member is a light source which is variable in the amount of its light emission in accordance with the amount of supplied electric power.
- 14. Image processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said second control means is adapted to control the duration of the supply of positive voltage in response to a detected positive voltage and to control the duration of the supply of negative voltage in response to a detected negative voltage.
- 15. Image processing apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of processing means operable for exposing an original document and processing an image of the exposed original document, at least one of said plural processing means including a load member activated by electric power from an AC power source;
- means for detecting the zero-cross points of the AC power source for supplying the electric power to said apparatus;
- a first control means for controlling a supply of the electric power to the load member in accordance with an input control signal; and
- a second control means storing a program for image processing for controlling the operation of said plural processing means in accordance with said program, said second control means being operable to produce the control signal to said first control means based on the detection of the zero-cross points by said detecting means so as to operate said load member in a predetermined condition, and said second control means being operable to discriminate the frequency of said AC power source based on the detection of the zero-cross points by said detecting means to control said plural processing means in accordance with the discriminated frequency.
- 16. Image processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said second control means discriminates the frequency of said AC power source based on the number of zero-cross points detected by said detecting means during a predetermined time period.
- 17. Image processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said load member is a light source which is variable in the amount of its light emission in accordance with the amount of supplied electric power.
- 18. Image processing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein said load member is activated by said AC power source, and said second control means produces the control signal to control the amount of power supplied to said load member in each half cycle of said AC power source.
- 19. Image processing apparatus according to claim 15, further comprising means for detecting a voltage value of the power source, wherein said second control means produces the control signal in accordance with the power source voltage value detected by said detecting means.
Priority Claims (4)
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67-16586 |
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67-16587 |
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67-16588 |
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67-126259 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 746,576 filed June 19, 1985 which was a continuation of application Ser. No. 461,166, filed Jan. 23, 1983, both now abandoned.
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Continuations (2)
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