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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2002
Takeshi Watanabe, Ichikawa, JP;
Koichi Ishii, Kawasaki, JP;
Hitoshi Yagi, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsunaga Saito, Ichikawa, JP;
Masahiro Hosoya, Okegawa, JP;
Yasushi Shinjo, Kawasaki, JP;
Haruhi Oooka, Yokohama, JP;
Other;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an optical unit which forms an electrostatic latent image on a surface of a photosensitive body, a developing device which supplies a liquid developer on the electrostatic latent image formed by the optical unit, and develops the electrostatic latent image into a develop image, a condensing device which condenses the developer image, and a transfer device which transfers the developer image condensed by the condensing device to a recording medium, while applying a shearing stress to the developer image.