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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 15, 1993
Tsuneo Kurotori, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Mochizuki, Yokohama, JP;
Kenzo Ariyama, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Kojima, Tokyo, JP;
Ichiro Tsuruoka, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuhiro Echigo, Yokohama, JP;
Mayumi Miyao, Tokyo, JP;
Itsuo Ikeda, Sagamihara, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A wet-type image formation apparatus comprising a latent electrostatic image formation unit capable of forming on a latent-electrostatic-image-bearable photoconductive member a latent electrostatic image corresponding to an original image; and a wet-type development unit capable of developing the latent electrostatic image into a visible toner image with a liquid developer composed of (i) a carrier liquid comprising a petroleum aliphatic hydrocarbon and a silicone oil with a siloxane structure, and (ii) toner particles comprising a coloring agent and a binder resin, which are dispersed in the above-mentioned carrier liquid.