Patent ID: 6571075
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A liquid-development electrophotographic apparatus having a developer bearer body which is in contact with an image bearer body having an electrostatic latent image formed thereon so as to supply a liquid toner serving as a liquid developer onto the image bearer body and which causes toner particles contained in the liquid developer to adhere to the image bearer body according to an electric field established between the same and the image bearer body to thereby form a toner image, comprising:a conveyor to apply the liquid toner onto said developer bearer body; and a conductive member to operatively come into contact with a liquid toner layer on said developer bearer body, wherein said conductive member assumes such flexibility as to allow passage of a predetermined amount of liquid toner without the toner layer being scraped between the same and said developer bearer body, such that voltage is applied to said conductive member so as to bring a surface region of the toner layer on said developer bearer body to a state such that toner particles contained in the liquid toner are sparsely scattered, and the resultant liquid toner is brought into contact with the image bearer body for performing development.