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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2008
Nobuhiro Horiuchi, Osaka, JP;
Nobuhiro Horiuchi, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA MITA Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention teaches and claims an image forming apparatus comprising an image forming portion using a liquid developer having a carrier liquid and toner; an intermediate transfer section which has an endless belt and a plurality of rotating bodies; a second transfer roller which is disposed so that it faces one of the plurality of rotating bodies and abuts the endless belt; a first bias applying section which is connected to the second transfer roller and applies a transfer bias to the second-transfer roller when the second transfer is done and applies a reverse transfer bias having an opposite electric polarity as the transfer bias to the second transfer roller when the second transfer is not performed; and a second bias applying section which is connected to the rotating body facing the second transfer roller and applies a bias to the rotating body facing the second transfer roller.