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US 8,078,086 B2Granted
Liquid developer transport device and image forming apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsKazuhiro Nishiyama, Tsutomu Sasaki
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Abstract
A liquid developer transport device includes a channel switching part that dispenses liquid developer to a first channel or a second channel. A filtering part filters liquid developer flowing in the first channel, and a first storage part stores the filter liquid developer. A second storage part stores liquid developer flowing in the second channel. The channel switching part switches channels when a toner particle concentration is more than a predetermined concentration.
Claims15
A liquid developer transport device comprising:
- a channel switching part that dispenses a liquid developer;
- a first channel for flowing the liquid developer dispensed by the channel switching part;
- a filtering part provided in the first channel for filtering the liquid developer flowing in the first channel;
- a first storage part connected to the first channel for storing the liquid developer filtered by the filtering part;
- a second channel for flowing the liquid developer dispensed by the channel switching part;
- and
- a second storage part connected to the second channel for storing the liquid developer flowing in the second channel,
- wherein the channel switching part switches channels when a toner particle concentration is more than a predetermined concentration.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image carrier that carries an image;
- a cleaning part that collects a liquid developer on the image carrier;
- a channel switching part that dispenses the liquid developer collected by the cleaning part;
- a first channel for flowing the liquid developer dispensed by the channel switching part;
- a filtering part provided in the first channel for filtering the liquid developer flowing in the first channel;
- a first storage part connected to the first channel for storing the liquid developer filtered by the filtering part;
- a second channel for flowing the liquid developer dispensed by the channel switching part;
- and
- a second storage part connected to the second channel for storing the liquid developer flowing in the second channel,
- wherein the channel switching part switches channels when a toner particle concentration is more than a predetermined concentration.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image carrier that carries an image;
- a transfer member on which the image on the image carrier is transferred;
- a cleaning part that collects a liquid developer on the transfer member;
- a channel switching part that dispenses the liquid developer collected by the cleaning part;
- a first channel for flowing the liquid developer dispensed by the channel switching part;
- a filtering part provided in the first channel for filtering the liquid developer flowing in the first channel;
- a first storage part connected to the first channel for storing the liquid developer filtered by the filtering part;
- a second channel for flowing the liquid developer dispensed by the channel switching part;
- and
- a second storage part connected to the second channel for storing the liquid developer flowing in the second channel,
- wherein the channel switching part switches channels when a toner particle concentration is more than a predetermined concentration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.