CLEANING APPARATUS, CLEANING METHOD, PATTERN FORMING APPARATUS AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD

摘要

A pattern formation apparatus has a drum-like intaglio 1 rolling along a transferred medium. After the intaglio 1 is charged by a charger, a pattern of toner particles is formed by supplying a liquid developer of each color to the intaglio 1 via a developing machine and an electric field is formed between the intaglio 1 and the transferred medium by rolling the intaglio 1 along the transferred medium to transfer charged toner particles to the transferred medium. A cleaning apparatus 8 which cleans the intaglio 1 after the pattern in each color being transferred to the transferred medium has nozzles 102/103 at an angle for blowing a cleaning liquid against recesses and removal rollers 104/105 for removing toner particles liberated from the recesses together with the cleaning liquid.