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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 1994
Filed:
Oct. 30, 1992
Katsuhiro Echigo, Yokohama, JP;
Ichiro Tsuruoka, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Mochizuki, Yokohama, JP;
Tsuneo Kurotori, Tokyo, JP;
Kenzo Ariyama, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Kojima, Tokyo, JP;
Mayumi Miyao, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Tanabe, Kawasaki, JP;
Minoru Iwamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus which uses a liquid developer to produce a visible image from an image carrier is provided with a movable cleaning unit. This movable cleaning unit is moved in and out of contact with the image carrier. A tank stores the liquid developer which is fed to both the developing unit and to the cleaning unit and is provided with a mechanism for feeding the developing unit and the cleaning unit with the liquid developer which is so stored.