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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2008
Manabu Numata, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Mohri, Kanagawa, JP;
Kunichi Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Masatoshi Araki, Kanagawa, JP;
Masashi Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Manabu Numata, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Ikeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Mohri, Kanagawa, JP;
Kunichi Yamashita, Kanagawa, JP;
Masatoshi Araki, Kanagawa, JP;
Masashi Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming method including: forming a liquid receiving particle layer on an intermediate transfer member using a liquid receiving particle that is capable of receiving a recording liquid including a recording material; forming an image of the recording material on a surface of the liquid receiving particle layer by applying a liquid droplet of the recording liquid to the liquid receiving particle layer on the basis of image data and holding the recording material on the surface of the liquid receiving particle layer on the intermediate transfer member; applying a transfer auxiliary liquid in at least a portion of a formation range of the image; and transferring the liquid receiving particle layer to which the recording liquid is applied to a transfer receiving member from the intermediate transfer member, such that the image is interposed between the transfer receiving member and the liquid receiving particle layer is provided.