Patent ID: 8870350

Claim:
An image forming device, comprising: a head comprising a nozzle that discharges an electrically-conductive recording liquid in accordance with a driving signal; an intermediate transfer body on which the recording liquid is applied, wherein at least a surface of the intermediate transfer body is electrically conductive; a voltage apply unit that applies a voltage between the intermediate transfer body and the head, so as to decompose the recording liquid by electrolysis, wherein the recording liquid is in a state in which the recording liquid temporarily bridges between the head and the intermediate transfer body; a transfer unit that transfers an image onto a recording material, wherein the image is formed of the recording liquid and supported on the intermediate transfer body; and a discharging control unit that generates the driving signal causing the recording liquid to be discharged from the nozzle, wherein the discharging control unit generates the driving signal so that a meniscus is placed outside the nozzle during a time interval in which the recording liquid is in the state, said device further comprising: a current measurement unit that measures a current flowing across the recording liquid in the state, wherein the discharging control unit generates the driving signal based on the current measured by the current measurement unit.