Method and apparatus for forming color image
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsAkira Mori, Yukio Yamamoto, Kazumi Takahashi, Shogo Matsumoto, Junichi Matsuno, Taisaku Seino, Toshio Ogiso, Yasushi Kinoshita, Keiji Kamio, Kazutaka Sato
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Abstract
An image forming device and method utilizing an electrostatic latent image recording medium, developing units reserving different colors for developing images on the recording medium, a dryer for drying the developed images, and an adhesion reinforcer for enhancing adhesion of toner particles including electrostatically pressing dried toner particles against a front surface of the electrostatic latent image recording medium.
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An image forming device having a latent image recording medium on which latent images are formed, a plurality of developing units for developing the latent images with the use of a liquid developer at least consisting of toner particles and a solvent, images developed by the developing units are formed on a recording medium, characterized by a drying means for drying the developed images, and an adhesion reinforcing means for enhancing adhesion of the toner particles of the developed image as dried by the drying means.
A color image forming device characterized by an electrostatic latent image recording medium for carrying thereon latent images corresponding to image signals, a plurality of developing units for developing the latent image for different colors with the use of liquid developers, a dryer for drying the images for different colors, developed on the electrostatic latent image recording medium by the developing units, and an adhesion enhancing means for enhancing adhesion of the toner particles dried by the dryer on the electrostatic latent image recording medium.
A color image forming method for forming a desired color image on a recording medium with the use of liquid developers, characterized by the steps of forming a latent image on an electrostatic latent image recording medium in accordance with an image signal inputted, developing the latent image formed on the electrostatic latent image recording medium with the use of a liquid developer reserved in the developing unit, drying the image developed on the electrostatic latent image recording medium, and enhancing adhesion of toner particles constituting the dried image.
An image forming device comprising:
- a latent image recording medium on which a latent image is formed;
- a developing unit for developing the latent image with the use of a liquid developer at least consisting of toner particles and a solvent;
- a toner image developed by the developing unit being formed on the recording medium;
- a drying means for drying the developed toner image;
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- an adhesion reinforcing means for generating and applying an electric field to the toner particles in the developed image dried by the drying means, for pressing the toner particles so as to enhance adhesion of the toner particles to the recording medium.
A color image forming device comprising:
- an electrostatic latent image recording medium for carrying thereon latent images corresponding to image signals;
- a plurality of developing units for developing the latent images for different colors with the use of liquid developers, respectively;
- a dryer for drying the images for different colors, developed on the recording medium;
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- an adhesion enhancing means for applying an electric field to the electrostatic latent images so as to enhance adhesion of particles of a toner in the developed images after the developed images are dried by the dryer on the electrostatic latent image recording medium.
A color image forming method for forming a desired color image on a recording medium with the use of a liquid developer consisting of at least toner particles and a liquid solvent, comprising the steps of:
- forming a latent image on a latent image recording medium in accordance with an image signal,
- developing the latent image with the use of a liquid developer, drying the image developed on the recording medium, and
- applying an electric field to the toner particles in the developed image so as to press the toner particles against the recording medium after the developed image is dried by the drying means, in order to enhance adhesion of the toner particles to the recording medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.