Patent ID: 6775500
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
A liquid image forming system comprising:a photosensitive body on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; a developing roller which forms a contact nip with the photosensitive body and develops the electrostatic latent image with a developing agent having a color; a metering member which is closely adhered to the developing roller and regulates the developing agent on the developing roller to a predetermined thickness; an intermediate transfer medium onto which the developed image on the photosensitive body is transferred via a first transfer nip formed therebetween; and a transfer roller, which forms a second transfer nip with the intermediate transfer medium, and transfers the transferred image onto a printing medium passing between the intermediate transfer medium and the second transfer nip; wherein a pressure applied to the contact nip is less than 1.2 times a pressure of the metering member on the developing roller, a pressure applied to the first transfer nip is less than 1.2 times the pressure applied to the contact nip, and a pressure applied to the second transfer nip is less than 1.5 times the pressure applied to the first transfer nip.