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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2002
Tamihiko Tanaka, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Hayashi, Zama, JP;
Mitsuhiko Iida, Setagaya-ku, JP;
Junji Tsunekawa, Zama, JP;
Yoshihiko Butsusaka, Zama, JP;
Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A driving means is placed below a photoconductor drum . The driving means includes first to fourth developing rollers A- D and toner storage chambers A- D. The developing means can be shifted by a developing-device moving motor to bring one of the developing rollers A- D which corresponds to one of liquid toners A- D to be developed in close to the photoconductor drum , followed by developing a latent image formed by an exposure. At this time, the distance between one of the developing rollers A- D and the photoconductor drum can be appropriately adjusted. In addition, before the development, meniscus of the liquid toner is quickly formed between the developing rollers A- D and the photoconductor drum by rotating the development rollers A- at the rotation speed higher than the rotation speed thereof at the development.