Diagnostic aids 3-71Oscillating printhead assemblyThe oscillating printhead scans the photo conductor drum surface with a laser beam. It consists of fourcomponents: laser diode (LD) card assembly, magnetic motor, mirror, and the start of scan card assembly.1. LD card assembly – generates the laser beam. The beam is turned on or off according to a print datasignal coming from the system card.2. Magnetic motor/ mirror – the mirror is mounted to the shaft of the magnetic motor, and is oscillated at ahigh speed by the magnetic motor. The mirror rotation shifts the incidence and reflection angles of a laserbeam to scan the photo conductor (drum) axial in both directions. The laser beam reaches the mirror as itpasses through multiple lenses, mirrors, and windows. The laser beam then arrives at the photo conductor(drum) surface.3. SOS card assembly – when a laser beam hits the SOS sensor on the SOS card assembly, the beam isconverted to an electrical signal (SOS signal), and detects the initial position where a scan starts on eachline.When a laser beam is scanned across the photoconductor (drum) surface from one end to the other whileturning on and off the beam, one line of latent image is created. If the scanning by the laser beam is repeatedwhile rotating the drum, a two-dimensional image is created. The resolution in the scanning direction (fromright to left) is determined by the rotational speed of the printhead motor, depending on how quickly the laser isadjusted. The resolution in the process direction (from top to bottom) is determined by the rotational speed ofthe printhead motor. (The higher the scanning speed becomes, the sooner the scanning of the next row can bestarted.)Oscillating printhead
