Patent ID: 7979005
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: G03G,H05K

Abstract:
1. An electrically conductive pattern forming apparatus comprising: a photoreceptor provided with a dielectric thin film body on its surface; a developing device which forms an electrostatic latent image pattern on the photoreceptor and develops the electrostatic latent image pattern by a conductive particle dispersed solution; a solvent removing means which removes a liquid film from an electrically conductive pattern precursor developed on the photoreceptor; a transfer liquid applying means which forms a transfer liquid film on the electrically conductive pattern precursor from which the liquid film has been removed; and a transfer means which transfers the electrically conductive pattern precursor to which the transfer liquid film is applied onto a target substrate; wherein the developing device is disposed on a lower side from a center of the photoreceptor, and the transfer liquid applying means and the transfer means are disposed on an upper side from the center of the photoreceptor and in a region in which the photoreceptor rotates downward; the solvent removing means and a blower means are provided in an intermediate portion between the developing device and the transfer means, and a gas flow blowing direction thereof is in a direction from one end side to the other end side in a width direction of the photoreceptor, or in directions from the center in the width direction of the photoreceptor to both end sides; and the solvent removing means is provided with a collection means in a photoreceptor end portion for collecting a liquid film by negative pressure.