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US 8,783,853 B2Granted
Layer forming device, image forming apparatus, and computer readable medium
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroshi Inoue, Hiroshi Ikeda, Toshitake Yui, Kentaro Ageishi
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Abstract
A layer forming device forms a layer of liquid absorbing particles on a surface of a layer of a hardenable solution capable of being hardened in response to a given stimulus so that the liquid absorbing particles absorb liquid drops supplied to the surface of the layer of the hardenable solution.
Claims3
A layer forming device comprising:
- a first forming portion that supplies a hardenable solution capable of being hardened in response to a stimulus to a surface of a to-be-formed body to form a layer of the hardenable solution, the first forming portion being a liquid discharge head which discharges the hardenable liquid solution through nozzles;
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- a second forming portion that forms a layer of liquid absorbing particles by supplying the liquid absorbing particles to a surface of the layer of the hardenable solution formed by the first forming portion so that the liquid absorbing particles absorb liquid drops supplied to the surface of the layer of the hardenable solution,
- wherein the second forming portion brings the liquid absorbing particles into contact with the surface of the layer of the hardenable solution and supplies the liquid absorbing particles to the surface of the layer of the hardenable solution to from the layer of the liquid absorbing particles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.