Patent ID: 8095027
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming device, comprising: a magnetic latent image holding member; a magnetic latent image forming unit that forms a magnetic latent image on the magnetic latent image holding member; 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 the magnetic latent image holding member to thereby develop the magnetic latent image as a magnetic toner image, the developer supply member having a surface formed of a liquid absorbent member and being 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 magnetic latent image holding member; and a transfer unit that transfers the magnetic toner image to a recording medium, the water repellency of the surface of the magnetic latent image holding member being higher than the water repellency of the surface of the developer supply member.