Apparatus for forming and developing latent electrostatic images with liquid developer and release agent
US5155534A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/2025
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a wet-type image formation apparatus, a latent electrostatic image formation unit; a wet-type development unit for developing a latent electrostatic image into a visible toner image with a liquid developer constituted of (a) a carrier liquid constituted of or including a silicone oil with a siloxane structure and (b) toner particles constituted of or including a coloring agent and a binder resin, which are dispersed in the carrier liquid; an image-transfer unit; and an image-fixing unit including a heat-application roller, the surface of which is coated with a release agent constituted of or including silicone oil with a siloxane structure.
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