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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2001
Yutaka Nakashima, Kanazawa, JP;
Akihiko Inamoto, Uchinada-machi, JP;
Shigeki Uesugi, Unoke-machi, JP;
Satoru Moto, Kanazawa, JP;
Masanari Takabatake, Kanazawa, JP;
Motoharu Ichida, Tsubata-machi, JP;
Shigeharu Okano, Hakui, JP;
Seiichi Takeda, Kanazawa, JP;
Tadashi Nishikawa, Tsubata-machi, JP;
Satoshi Miyamoto, Hakui, JP;
Hitoshi Terashima, Kanazawa, JP;
Satoshi Sakai, Kanazawa, JP;
Hironaga Hongawa, Uchinada-machi, JP;
Masanobu Hongo, Unoke-machi, JP;
Hideaki Shibata, Kanazawa, JP;
Yasuhiko Kishimoto, Uchinada-machi, JP;
Tatsuo Nozaki, Kanazawa, JP;
PFU Limited, Ishikawa, JP;
Abstract
Provided are an applicator roller for conveying and applying liquid toner onto a developing roller in the form of a level, thin layer, and a conductive blade which comes into contact with a liquid toner layer on the developing roller. A predetermined amount of liquid toner passes through a gap between the conductive blade and the developer roller; and voltage is applied to the conductive blade so as to establish a state such that toner particles contained in the liquid toner are sparsely scattered in a surface region of a level, thin toner layer on the developing roller. Subsequently, the liquid toner, whose surface region is in a state such that toner particles are sparsely scattered, is brought into contact with an image bearer body for performing development.