Patent ID: 8693908

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: a developing unit including a liquid developer storage that stores a liquid developer containing toner and carrier liquid, a developer carrier that carries the liquid developer, a toner charging unit that charges the liquid developer receiving a toner charge current and carried on the developer carrier, and a cleaning member that collects the liquid developer by cleaning the developer carrier; a first transporting mechanism including a first transporting path through which the liquid developer collected by the cleaning member is moved and an oscillating member that is disposed in the first transporting path and applies vibration to the liquid developer to be transported to the first transporting path, in order to transport the liquid developer; a developer supply unit storing the liquid developer transported from the first transporting mechanism; a second transporting mechanism including a second transporting path that transports the liquid developer stored in the developer supply unit to the developer storage of the developing unit; and a control unit adjusting the toner charge current that is applied to the toner charging unit and controlling vibration of the oscillating member on the basis of the adjusted toner charge current.