Variable phase clock generator for an electrophotographic printe

Details Variable phase clock generator for an electrophotographic printe Variable phase clock generator for an electrophotographic printe

1996-02-06

1998-06-02

Reinhart, Mark J.

Incremental printing of symbolic information

Light or beam marking apparatus or processes

Scan of light

347237, B41J 247

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057608164

ABSTRACT:
An electrophotographic printer includes a photoreceptor on a drum or belt, a laser beam that is reciprocally scanned thereacross, a beam detect signal circuit for generating a beam detect signal and an asynchronous clock oscillator for generating clock pulses. The printer also includes circuitry for generating a plurality of clock signals that are phase synchronized with the beam detect signal. The circuitry includes a tapped delay line for receiving the asynchronous clock pulses, each tap outputting a delayed clock pulse train. A register/selector circuit is coupled to the taps and is responsive to a transition of the beam detect signal for determining a tap which outputs a 0.degree. phase clock transition that is closely proximate to the beam detect signal. Phase delay logic provides signals indicative of which taps of the delay line circuit manifest clock pulse trains that are closest in time to leading and lagging edges of a 0.degree. phase clock pulse, respectively. The phase delay logic circuit further determines taps of the delay line circuit that are intermediate the aforesaid taps and which of those taps should be utilized to provide delayed clock signals of a fractional phase. Signals from the selected taps are thereafter switched to output circuits.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5331342 (1994-07-01), Shimatani et al.
patent: 5438353 (1995-08-01), Morrison

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