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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2001
Yasuhiro Yokota, Yokohama, JP;
Kenichi Takahara, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
An image formation apparatus includes a latent image carrier which is rotatable, a developing unit which supplies a liquid developer to the latent image carrier and develops a latent image formed on the latent image carrier, the liquid developer containing solvent and toner particles, a collecting unit which collects solvent vapor of the liquid developer, a separating unit which separates the solvent vapor from air collected by the collecting unit, a sensor which measures a density of solvent vapor in the separating unit, and a control unit which controls a rotational speed of the latent image carrier in accordance with the density of solvent vapor measured by the sensor or number of pages to be printed per unit time. A further embodiment includes two separating units and selecting between them in accordance with the density of solvent vapor or number of pages to be printed per unit time.