Patent ID: 7079784
Filing Date: 2006-07-18
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A wet type electrophotographic image forming apparatus, comprising: a photosensitive medium; a light exposure device for scanning a laser bean onto the photosensitive medium; a developing device for attaching a developer solution onto the photosensitive medium; a transfer device for transporting the developer solution from the photosensitive medium onto a recording medium; a fuser device for applying heat to the recording medium where the developer solution is transported; an oxidation catalyst device comprising an oxidation catalyst carrying body to accelerate oxidation decomposition of a vapor from the developer solution, and a heater to applying heat to the oxidation catalyst carrying body; a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of the oxidation catalyst device; a power supply device for supplying power to the heater; and a control device for receiving a data about the detected temperature from the temperature sensor, and variably controlling the temperature of the oxidation catalyst device in accordance with operation modes comprising warm-up mode, standby mode and print mode.