Patent ID: 7509078

Claim:
A wet image forming device, comprising: a plurality of developer support members being configured to support a developer having a toner and a carrier functioning as a toner transfer agent; a plurality of image support members, the outer peripheral surfaces being configured to contact the plurality of developer support members respectively, and to support an electrostatic latent image developed with the toner in the developer supported by the plurality of developer support members; an intermediate transfer member, an image developed on each of the plurality of image support members being transferred to the intermediate transfer member; a plurality of transfer rollers being pressed into contact with each of the plurality of image support members through the intermediate transfer member respectively; one or more carrier removing members arranged between a first image support member being one of the plurality of image support members and a second image support member being located adjacent to the first image support member, and configured to remove the carrier; and a separation mechanism being configured to separate, from the intermediate transfer member, one or more of the group consisting of image support members corresponding to colors not used for image formation, the transfer rollers pressed into contact with the image support members, the one or more carrier removing members, and the support rollers having the intermediate transfer member interposed between the support rollers and the one or more carrier removing members.