Patent ID: 8023874

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming portion which is configured to form a toner image on one or a plurality of image bearing members using a liquid developer comprising a carrier liquid and toner which is dispersed in the carrier liquid; an intermediate transfer section comprising an endless belt onto which the toner image is first transferred, and a plurality of rotating bodies for stretching and rotating the endless belt; a second transfer roller which is disposed so that the second transfer roller faces one of the plurality of rotating bodies and abuts the endless belt to form a nip; a first bias applying section which is connected to the second transfer roller, wherein the first bias applying section is configured to apply a transfer bias to the second transfer roller, where-in the first bias applying section applies the transfer bias to the second transfer roller when the toner image on the endless belt is second transferred to a recording medium passing through the nip and applies a reverse transfer bias having an opposite electric polarity as the transfer bias to the second transfer roller when the second transfer is not performed; and a second bias applying section which is connected to the rotating body facing the second transfer roller and is configured to apply a bias to the rotating body facing the second transfer roller.