Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited

Shuichi Outsuka

Akinori Kimura

A method of purging an excess of a liquid developer in an electrophotographic apparatus including the steps of pressing an electrophotosensitive film formed with an electrostatic latent image against an opening of a developing chamber to close the opening, supplying the liquid developer into the developing chamber to toner-develop the electrostatic latent image, discharging the liquid developer, and supplying gas under pressure into the developing chamber to purge the liquid developer remaining in the developing chamber as well as excess of the liquid developer attaching to the electrophotosensitive film. In the method, the flow rate of the gas at the surface of the electrophotosensitive film may be changed according to a predetermined time chart so that the excess of the liquid developer remaining after the process of development can be quickly purged without degrading the picture quality.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Shuichi Outsuka