Patent ID: 7260344

Claim:
A liquid developing device comprising an ink cartridge, a developing container connected to the ink cartridge in which ink is circulated between the developing container and the ink cartridge, a photosensitive body on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, a developing roller facing the photosensitive body and rotatable to supply the ink to the electrostatic latent image, and a depositing member being installed to maintain a depositing gap between the depositing member and the developing roller and to attach the ink to the developing roller, wherein the developing container comprises: a first developing container having an outlet to supply the ink to the depositing gap opened in a lengthwise direction and an inlet connected to the ink cartridge at a position lower than the outlet; and a second developing container in which ink overflowing from the first developing container via the outlet is stored and which has a drawing hole connected to the ink cartridge, and the ink supplied from the ink cartridge to the first developing container via the inlet overflows and is supplied to the depositing gap via the outlet, where some of the ink is attached to the developing roller and the remaining ink is stored in the second developing container and is drawn back into the ink cartridge.