OUTPUT CONTROL DEVICE, OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD, LASER OUTPUT DEVICE WITH USE OF OUTPUT CONTROL, AND IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE WITH USE OF LASER OUTPUT DEVICE

• Main Authors: UEHIRA MASATAKA, TACHIBANA HIROTO, NIHEI YASUHIRO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 20.02.2020
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION; ELECTRICITY; i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; LINING MACHINES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRINTING; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS; STAMPS; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS

To suppress variation in energy amount, in which electric currents supplied to a laser emission element 41 are integrated, due to ripple of electric current supplied to the laser emission element 41 connected to an output part 454.SOLUTION: An output control device 460, which controls electric current supplied to a laser emission element 41 connected to an output part 454, comprises an emission control part 455 which controls start and stop of electric current supplied to the laser emission element 41, and a control part 46 which controls the emission control part 455. The control part 46 stops electric current supply to the laser emission element 41 by the emission control part 455 on the basis of an energy amount in which electric currents, which have flown to the laser emission element 41 from start of electric current supply to the laser emission element 41 by the emission control part 455, are integrated.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10 【課題】出力部４５４に接続されたレーザー発光素子４１に供給する電流のリップルに起因するレーザー発光素子４１に供給する電流を積算したエネルギー量のばらつきを抑制することを目的とする。【解決手段】出力部４５４に接続されたレーザー発光素子４１へ供給する電流を制御する出力制御装置４６０であって、レーザー発光素子４１への電流供給の開始と停止とを制御する発光制御部４５５と、発光制御部４５５を制御する制御部４６と、を備え、制御部４６は、発光制御部４５５によりレーザー発光素子４１への電流供給を開始してからレーザー発光素子４１へ流れた電流を積算したエネルギー量に基づいて、発光制御部４５５によるレーザー発光素子４１への電流供給を停止する。【選択図】図１０