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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2008
Keitaro Mori, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryosaku Igarashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuaki Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Toyko, JP;
Abstract
An image forming device contains: a latent image holding member; a latent image forming unit; a developer storage unit that stores a liquid developer including a toner and an aqueous medium; a developer supply member that supplies the liquid developer to a latent image holding member; and a transfer unit that transfers a toner image to a recording medium. The developer supply member has a surface formed of a liquid absorbent member and is disposed such that a part of the liquid absorbent member is immersed in the liquid developer stored in the liquid developer storage unit and that another part of the liquid absorbent member is in contact with and compressed by the latent image holding member. The water repellency of the surface of the latent image holding member is higher than the water repellency of the surface of the developer supply member.