Patent ID: 8005382

Claim:
A liquid developer collecting system, comprising: a developing unit that develops an electrostatic latent image by liquid developer and including: a developing roller that develops the electrostatic latent image, a storage section that stores the liquid developer and supplies the liquid developer to the developing roller, a developing roller cleaning unit that collects the liquid developer on the developing roller, a collection section into which the liquid developer collected by the developing roller cleaning unit flows and that stores the liquid developer collected by the developing roller cleaning unit, and a partition wall that partitions the storage section and the collection section and that is overflowed by the liquid developer from the storage section into the collection section; a developer storage unit that stores the liquid developer fed from the collection section of the developing unit; a concentration control unit that controls the concentration of the liquid developer fed from the developer storage unit; a liquid disposal tank that stores waste liquid developer; and a distribution unit that distributes the liquid developer in the developer storage unit between the concentration control unit and the liquid disposal tank.