Image forming method and image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a latent image forming device which forms an electrostatic latent image on a surface of an electrostatic latent image carrying body;
• a developing device which supplies a liquid developer on the electrostatic latent image formed by the latent image forming device, and develops the electrostatic latent image into a developer image;
• a condensing device which condenses the developer image;
• and
• a transfer device which transfers the developer image condensed by the condensing device to a recording medium, while applying a shearing stress to the developer image.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a latent image forming device which forms an electrostatic latent image on a surface of an electrostatic latent image carrying body;
• a developing device which supplies a liquid developer on the electrostatic latent image formed by the latent image forming device, and develops the electrostatic latent image into a developer image;
• a transfer device which transfers the developer image developed by the developing device from the electrostatic latent image carrying body to an intermediate transfer medium, and then transfers the developer image from the intermediate transfer medium to a recording medium;
• and
• a condensing device which condenses the developer image transferred on the intermediate transfer medium,
• wherein a shearing stress is applied to the developer image during at least one of a time of transferring the developer image from the electrostatic latent image carrying body to the intermediate transfer medium and a time of transferring the developer image from the intermediate transfer medium to the recording medium.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a latent image forming device which forms an electrostatic latent image on a surface of an electrostatic latent image carrying body;
• a developing device which supplies a liquid developer on the electrostatic latent image formed by the latent image forming device, and develops the electrostatic latent image into a developer image;
• and
• a transfer device which transfers the developer image developed by the developing device from the electrostatic latent image carrying body to an intermediate transfer medium, and then transfers the developer image from the intermediate transfer medium to a recording medium,
• wherein the electrostatic latent image carrying body and the intermediate transfer medium, while rotating, transfer the developer image, and there is a difference in surface velocity between the electrostatic latent image carrying body and the intermediate transfer medium.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• a latent image forming device which forms an electrostatic latent image on a surface of an electrostatic latent image carrying body;
• a developing device which supplies a liquid developer on the electrostatic latent image formed by the latent image forming device, and develops the electrostatic latent image into a developer image;
• and
• a transfer device which transfers the developer image developed by the developing device from the electrostatic latent image carrying body to an intermediate transfer medium, and then transfers the developer image from the intermediate transfer medium to a recording medium,
• wherein the intermediate transfer medium, while rotating, transfers the developer image to the recording medium, and there is a difference in surface velocity between the intermediate transfer medium and the recording medium.