摘要 |
This invention relates to an improvement in a copying process wherein a latent image produced on a chargeable imaging surface by electrostatic charging and exposure is developed by means of an aqueous ink and transferred onto a receiving material and the imaging surface is then cleaned, the improvement being that the imaging surface has a completely smooth, hydrophobic surface which preferably is not wetted by the aqueous ink applied by means of a known structured applicator element, and the cleaning liquid used to detach residual ink still present after transfer can be easily wiped off and forms a wetting angle of more than 90 DEG with the imaging surface. The invention also relates to the developer liquid and the cleaning liquid used in the process. |