METHOD OF DEVELOPING AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE WITH A BIAS FIELD

摘要

A method of developing electrostatic images comprising subjecting a surface containing an electrical image to a liquid developer having two dissimilar components, one of which is a first developer component having a polarity such that it develops the image by attracting the first developer component to the image. A bias field is maintained through the liquid such that as the image is developed by the first developer component the second developer component is moved away from the surface being developed. When the first developer has been differentially developed on the surface the polarity of the bias field is reversed to cause the second developer component to be deposited on the first developer component.