摘要 |
PURPOSE:To prevent separating liquid from being contaminated with toner powder and to reduce the number of parts control points and the number of assembly parts to half by leaving a specific gap between the 1st and the 2nd rollers. CONSTITUTION:The rollers 13 and 14 are supported pivotally while the specific gap is left by a holding member 26. The specific gap is set according to the viscosity of the separating liquid 12, the roughness of each surface roller, etc., so that the liquid 12 applied to the roller 13 is transferred to the roller 14. The liquid 12 applied to the surface of the roller 13 to thickness equal to the specific gap is transferred to the roller 14. Toner powder which is transferred to the roller 14 from a fixing roller 1 and not cleaned up by a scraper 23 is accumulated up to the thickness equal to the specific gap and the roller 14 is replaced at this stage to prevent the liquid 123 in a separating liquid tank 11 from being contaminated. |