Patent ID: 8180237

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprises: a latent image carrier on which a latent image is formed; a charging unit that charges the latent image carrier; an exposing unit that exposes the latent image carrier charged by the charging unit and forms the latent image; a developing unit including a developer carrier that carries liquid developer containing toner and carrier liquid, a developer feeding member that feeds the liquid developer to the developer carrier, a bias applying member that applies a bias to the liquid developer on the developer carrier, a developer carrier cleaning member that collects the liquid developer on the developer carrier, a collected developer storing portion that stores the collected liquid developer collected by the developer carrier cleaning member, wherein the collected liquid developer is conveyed to a liquid developer storing unit, a feeding unit that feeds the liquid developer to the collected developer storing portion and the developer feeding member, a conveying member that stirs the collected liquid developer collected by the collected developer storing portion, and a stirring amount adjusting member that adjusts a stirring amount of the conveying member to improve a property of the collected liquid developer conveyed to the liquid developer storing unit; and a transfer member that transfers an image on the latent image carrier.