Patent
1987-04-28
1988-08-16
Miller, Stanley D.
350350S, G02F 1133
Patent
active
047639920
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a light signal generator which comprises an exposure light source and a light-path switching means capable of interrupting the transmission of light rays at arbitrary portions of the cross-sectional area of the path of the light rays emitted from the light source, and an image-bearing member so disposed as to be illuminated with light signals from said light signal generator, wherein the light signal generator comprises: the light-path switching means which in turn comprises scanning lines, data lines and a ferroelectric liquid crystal material having an operational temperature range in which the ferroelectric liquid crystal material behaves as a ferroelectric liquid crystal and driven by selective application of signals to the scanning lines and the data lines so as to assume either one of light-transmitting state and light-interrupting state, and temperature control means for controlling the temperature of the liquid crystal material within the operational temperature range by means of at least one of heating means and cooling means.
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Hosono Nagao
Takada Yoshihiro
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Lewis David
Miller Stanley D.
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