Device and method for forming full-color images
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorMakoto Obu
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Abstract
A device including a plurality of image-formation units stacked one over another, and a photosensitive body, provided in each of the image-formation units, which has an electrostatic image formed thereon. Also included is a development unit, provided in each of the image-formation units, which develops the electrostatic latent image with a liquid development agent to create a development-agent image on the photosensitive body. In addition, a sheet-conveyer/transfer unit is included which transfers the development-agent image formed by the image-formation units onto a sheet conveyed by the sheet-conveyed transfer unit.
Claims9
A device comprising:
- a plurality of image-formation units stacked one over another;
- a photosensitive body, provided in each of said image-formation units, which has an electrostatic latent image formed thereon;
- a development unit, provided in each of said image-formation units, which develops said electrostatic latent image with a liquid development agent to create a development-agent image on said photosensitive body;
- an intermediary-transfer body, provided in each of said image-formation units, which receives said development-agent image transferred from said photosensitive body;
- a sheet-conveyer/transfer unit which transfers each of the development-agent images formed on respective intermediary-transfer bodies of the image-formation units onto a sheet conveyed by the sheet-conveyor/transfer unit.
A method of forming a full-color image, comprising:
- creating electrostatic latent images on respective photosensitive bodies;
- developing said electrostatic latent images by using liquid development agents having respective colors so as to create development-agent images having said respective colors on said respective photosensitive bodies;
- transferring said development-agent images to respective intermediary-transfer bodies
- transferring said development agent images on said respective intermediary-transfer bodies onto a sheet so as to create a full-color image on said sheet;
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- fixing said full-color image on said sheet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.