Patent ID: 8588655

Claim:
A device to develop potential images of images to be printed, said potential images being generated on an intermediate image carrier using developer fluid having a charged toner and carrier fluid in an electrographic printing or copying device, comprising: an applicator device to develop the potential images adjacent to the intermediate image carrier, said applicator device directing the developer fluid to pass over the intermediate image carrier; a feed device that supplies the developer fluid to the applicator device and that has a spillover arranged such that excess developer fluid that is not transferred to the applicator device is discharged; a return roller adjacent to said intermediate image carrier which takes up carrier fluid from the intermediate image carrier; a cleaning device comprising a cleaning roller adjacent to the applicator device, said cleaning device cleaning residual developer fluid remaining after development of the potential images off of the applicator device and supplies the residual developer fluid to a fluid receiving element; said return roller also being adjacent the cleaning roller such that the carrier fluid taken up from the intermediate image carrier passes onto the cleaning roller which transports the carrier fluid to the fluid receiving element, the carrier fluid taken up from the intermediate image carrier passing onto the cleaning roller before a contact point between the applicator roller and the cleaning roller; and the spillover from the feed device being connected with the fluid receiving element.