Patent ID: 7228092

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a photosensitive member including a photosensitive surface containing an image area and non-image areas; an image forming unit which forms an electrostatic latent image on the image area of the photosensitive surface of the photosensitive member; a developing unit to develop the electrostatic latent image to form a visible image on the image area of the photosensitive surface of the photosensitive member by supplying the photosensitive surface of the photosensitive member with a carrier liquid and a liquid developer having toner particles; and an absorbing roller, being pressed to the image area and the non-image areas of the photosensitive surface of the photosensitive member, to absorb a part of the carrier liquid left on the photosensitive surface of the photosensitive member, wherein the image area of the photosensitive surface of the photosensitive member is pressed with a first pressure by the absorbing roller, while the non-image areas of the photosensitive surface of the photosensitive member are pressed with a second pressure higher than the first pressure by the absorbing roller.