Patent ID: 6529700
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
An liquid carrier removing system for removing at least a part of liquid carrier from a liquid developed image formed with toner particles dispersed in said liquid carrier and adhered by electrophoresis to an electrostatic latent image on an image forming surface movable in a predetermined direction, said system comprising:an absorbing cylinder being pressed by a portion of said image forming surface on which said liquid developed image is formed, and absorbing at least a part of said liquid carrier on said portion when said portion is released from the pressed condition as said image forming surface moves, wherein said absorbing cylinder has a porous core and an elastic porous layer formed on said porous core; a vacuum system coupled to said absorbing cylinder, which collects said liquid carrier absorbed in said elastic porous layer into an inner side of said absorbing cylinder with generation of a negative pressure; and a shield arranged at the inner side of said absorbing cylinder and fixed at least a region corresponding to said pressed portion for preventing an air flow caused by the negative pressure from flowing into said cylinder.