Image forming apparatus and image forming method
US6314253A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/11
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is image forming apparatus, including a photoconductor, a charger charging the surface of the photoconductor, a light source exposing the charged surface of the photoconductor to light to form a latent image, a developing unit supplying a liquid developing agent containing a liquid component and a solid component onto the photoconductor so as to convert the latent image into a visible image, a liquid component adjusting unit for adjusting the weight of the liquid component of the liquid developing agent on the surface of the photoconductor to meet the relationship of 0.1.ltoreq.Ml/Ms.ltoreq.4.0, where Ms represents the weight of the solid component of the developing agent supplied onto the photoconductor, and Ml represents the weight of the Liquid component of the developing agent, and a transfer unit transferring the visible image onto an image carrier.
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