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JP2007171346A5
JP2007171346A5 JP2005366167A JP2005366167A JP2007171346A5 JP 2007171346 A5 JP2007171346 A5 JP 2007171346A5 JP 2005366167 A JP2005366167 A JP 2005366167A JP 2005366167 A JP2005366167 A JP 2005366167A JP 2007171346 A5 JP2007171346 A5 JP 2007171346A5
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Priority to US11/610,369 priority patent/US7630671B2/en
Publication of JP2007171346A publication Critical patent/JP2007171346A/en
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Priority to US12/605,181 priority patent/US7917065B2/en
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第1のトナーとキャリア液とを含む第1の液体現像剤を貯留する第1現像剤貯留部と、
前記第1の液体現像剤を用いて現像する第1現像部と、
前記第1現像部で現像された第1の像を担持する第1像担持体と、
前記第1現像剤貯留部に供給する前記キャリア液を貯留する第1キャリア液貯留部と、
第2のトナーと前記キャリア液とを含む第2の液体現像剤を貯留する第2現像剤貯留部と、
前記第2の液体現像剤を用いて現像する第2現像部と、
前記第2現像部で現像された第2の像を担持する第2像担持体と、
前記第2現像剤貯留部に供給する前記キャリア液を貯留する第2キャリア液貯留部と、
前記第1キャリア液貯留部および前記第2キャリア液貯留部に供給する前記キャリア液を貯留する第3キャリア液貯留部と、
前記第3キャリア液貯留部に貯留された前記キャリア液を前記第1キャリア液貯留部及び前記第2キャリア液貯留部に分配搬送する搬送経路と、
を有することを特徴とする画像形成装置。
A first developer reservoir that stores a first liquid developer containing a first toner and a carrier liquid;
A first developing section that develops using the first liquid developer;
A first image carrier that carries a first image developed by the first developing unit;
A first carrier liquid storage section for storing the carrier liquid supplied to the first developer storage section;
A second developer reservoir for storing a second liquid developer containing a second toner and the carrier liquid;
A second developing section that develops using the second liquid developer;
A second image carrier that carries the second image developed by the second developing unit;
A second carrier liquid reservoir that stores the carrier liquid supplied to the second developer reservoir;
A third carrier liquid storage section for storing the carrier liquid supplied to the first carrier liquid storage section and the second carrier liquid storage section;
A transport path for distributing and transporting the carrier liquid stored in the third carrier liquid storage section to the first carrier liquid storage section and the second carrier liquid storage section;
An image forming apparatus comprising:
前記第1キャリア液貯留部と前記第1現像剤貯留部とを接続し、前記キャリア液を搬送す
る搬送経路を有するとともに、前記第1キャリア液貯留部が前記搬送経路に着脱する請求
項1に記載の画像形成装置。
The first carrier liquid storage section and the first developer storage section are connected to each other and have a transport path for transporting the carrier liquid, and the first carrier liquid storage section is attached to and detached from the transport path. The image forming apparatus described.
前記第1キャリア液貯留部及び前記第2キャリア液貯留部は、
前記第1像担持体をクリーニングする第1像担持体クリーニング部と、
前記第2像担持体をクリーニングする第2像担持体クリーニング部と、
前記第1像担持体クリーニング部で回収された前記キャリア液及び前記第2像担持体クリーニング部で回収された前記キャリア液を貯留する回収キャリア液貯留部と、
を有する請求項1または2に記載の画像形成装置。
The first carrier liquid reservoir and the second carrier liquid reservoir are
A first image carrier cleaning unit for cleaning the first image carrier;
A second image carrier cleaning unit for cleaning the second image carrier;
A recovered carrier liquid storage unit for storing the carrier liquid recovered by the first image carrier cleaning unit and the carrier liquid recovered by the second image carrier cleaning unit;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
前記回収キャリア液貯留部に貯留された前記キャリア液を前記第1キャリア液貯留部及び前記第2キャリア液貯留部に分配搬送する第2搬送経路を有する請求項3に記載の画像形成装置。 The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising: a second transport path that distributes and transports the carrier liquid stored in the recovered carrier liquid storage section to the first carrier liquid storage section and the second carrier liquid storage section. 前記第1像担持体に現像された前記第1の像をスクイーズする第1像担持体スクイーズ部と、
前記第2像担持体に現像された前記第2の像をスクイーズする第2像担持体スクイーズ部と、を有し、
前記第1像担持体スクイーズ部で回収された前記キャリア液、及び前記第2像担持体スクイーズ部で回収された前記キャリア液を前記回収キャリア液貯留部で貯留する請求項4に記載の画像形成装置。
A first image carrier squeeze unit for squeezing the first image developed on the first image carrier;
A second image carrier squeeze part for squeezing the second image developed on the second image carrier,
5. The image formation according to claim 4, wherein the carrier liquid recovered by the first image carrier squeeze part and the carrier liquid recovered by the second image carrier squeeze part are stored in the recovered carrier liquid storage part. apparatus.
前記第1像担持体に現像された前記第1の像、及び前記第2像担持体に現像された前記第2の像が転写される転写体と、
前記転写体に転写された像をスクイーズする転写体スクイーズ部と、を有し、
前記転写体スクイーズ部で回収された前記キャリア液を前記回収キャリア液貯留部で貯留する請求項3乃至5のいずれか1項に記載の画像形成装置。
A transfer body onto which the first image developed on the first image carrier and the second image developed on the second image carrier are transferred;
A transfer body squeeze portion that squeezes the image transferred to the transfer body,
The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the carrier liquid recovered by the transfer body squeeze part is stored in the recovered carrier liquid storage part.
前記転写体に転写された像を記録媒体に転写させる転写部材と、
前記転写部材をクリーニングする転写部材クリーニング部と、を有し、
前記転写部材クリーニング部で回収された前記キャリア液を前記回収キャリア液貯留部で貯留する請求項3乃至6のいずれか1項に記載の画像形成装置。
A transfer member for transferring the image transferred to the transfer body to a recording medium;
A transfer member cleaning section for cleaning the transfer member,
The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the carrier liquid recovered by the transfer member cleaning unit is stored in the recovered carrier liquid storage unit.
前記回収キャリア液貯留部に前記キャリア液を搬送する回収キャリア液搬送経路と、
前記回収キャリア液搬送経路に配設され、前記キャリア液を濾過するフィルタ部と、
を有する請求項3乃至7のいずれか1項に記載の画像形成装置。
A recovered carrier liquid transport path for transporting the carrier liquid to the recovered carrier liquid reservoir;
A filter unit disposed in the recovered carrier liquid transport path and filtering the carrier liquid;
The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, comprising:
前記回収キャリア液貯留部に貯留された前記キャリア液のトナー濃度を検出する検出部を有する請求項3乃至8のいずれか1項に記載の画像形成装置。

The image forming apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a detection unit configured to detect a toner concentration of the carrier liquid stored in the recovered carrier liquid storage unit.

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JP2005366167A JP2007171346A (en) 2005-12-20 2005-12-20 Image forming apparatus
US11/610,369 US7630671B2 (en) 2005-12-20 2006-12-13 Developing system that distributes carrier to developer containers in a manner to achieve stable image formation
US12/605,181 US7917065B2 (en) 2005-12-20 2009-10-23 Image forming apparatus that collects and filters excess liquid developer

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