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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
May. 08, 1998
Katsuhiko Takeda, Toyonaka, JP;
Kazuko Taniguchi, Takatsuki, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus provided with an image carrying member comprising a conductive substrate, a dielectric layer and a lubricative layer as a surface layer, a developing device comprising an ink carrying member which supports an ink layer, and a transporting device transporting the ink images to a recording medium. The present invention further relates to an image forming method comprising steps of forming electrostatic latent images on a surface of an image carrying member which comprises a conductive substrate, a dielectric layer and a lubricative layer, forming ink images on the image carrying member by means of contacting an ink to the electrostatic latent images on the image carrying member, and transporting the ink images to a recording medium.