Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Ichirio Tsuruoka

Tsuneo Kurotori

Kenji Kojima

Katsuhiro Echigo

Manabu Mochizuki

Kenzo Ariyama

Mayumi Miyao

A wet-type image formation apparatus comprising (i) a belt-shaped photoconductor prepared by depositing a photoconductive material on the outer surface of a belt-shaped substrate; (ii) a plurality of pulleys which support and drive the belt-shaped photoconductor; (iii) a charging unit; (iv) an exposure unit; (v) a development unit; (vi) an image transfer unit; (vii) a squeeze roller unit, comprising a pair of roller-supporting members and a co-axial roller; (viii) a cleaning means; (ix) a liquid developer removing unit which is provided inside the belt-shaped photoconductor, capable of removing the liquid developer dropping onto the inner surface of the belt-shaped photoconductor and recovering it in a liquid developer reservoir or a development unit.

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Ichirio Tsuruoka