Developing replenisher material for use in image forming device

Claim 2

An electrostatic copying machine, equipped with a developer tank for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to said developer tank, said replenisher material comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon, and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; wherein said dispersing means comprises a pump disposed in said developer tank and having inlet and outlet ports opening in said developer tank, said liquid developer supply means comprising said pump disposed in said developer tank and a liquid developer supply pipe connecting an outlet port of said pipe to said liquid developer supply, said inlet port of said pump communicating through a pipe with a replenisher tank for containing the developing replenisher material; wherein said outlet port of said pump and said pipe are interconnected with a mesh screen disposed therebetween across a passage extending between said outlet port of said pump and said pipe.

Claim 3

An electrostatic copying machine, equipped with a developer tank for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to said developer tank, said replenisher material comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon, and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; wherein said dispersing means comprises a pump disposed in said developer tank and having inlet and outlet ports opening in said developer tank, said liquid developer supply means comprising said pump disposed in said developer tank and a liquid developer supply pipe connecting an outlet port of said pipe to said liquid developer supply, said inlet port of said pump communicating through a pipe with a replenisher tank for containing the developing replenisher material; wherein said developer tank has a separate chamber defined by a partition therein, further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said separate chamber, a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said separate chamber, dispersing means for dispersing the developing replenisher material in the liquid developer, and discharge means for delivering the liquid developer from said separate chamber into said developer tank.

Claim 4

An electrostatic copying machine, equipped with a developer tank for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to said developer tank, said replenisher material comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon, and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; wherein said dispersing means comprises a pump disposed in said developer tank and having inlet and outlet ports opening in said developer tank, said liquid developer supply means comprising said pump disposed in said developer tank and a liquid developer supply pipe connecting an outlet port of said pipe to said liquid developer supply, said inlet port of said pump communicating through a pipe with a replenisher tank for containing the developing replenisher material; wherein said developer tank has a separate chamber defined by a partition therein, further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said separate chamber, a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said separate chamber, dispersing means for dispersing the developing replenisher material in the liquid developer, and discharge means for delivering the liquid developer from said separate chamber into said developer tank.

Claim 5

An electrostatic copying machine according to claim 2, wherein said dispersing means comprises a pump having an inlet port opening in said separate chamber and an outlet port, and a pipe connected to said outlet port of the pump and opening in said separate chamber.

Claim 6

An electrostatic copying machine according to claim 2, wherein said pipe communicating said first container with said separate chamber has an outlet port connected to the inlet port of said pump, said outlet port of said pump opening in said separate chamber.

Claim 7

An electrostatic copying machine according to claim 2, wherein said dispersing means comprises a cylindrical member of a mesh structure connected to an outlet of said pipe of said first replenisher tank, and a bristle brush rotatable in said cylindrical member.

Claim 8

An electrostatic copying machine according to claim 2, wherein said dispersing means comprises a pair of spongerollers disposed at an outlet port of the pipe of said second replenisher tank and pressed against each other, said sponge rollers being rotatable about their own axes such that pressed surfaces thereof will move downwardly.

Claim 9

An electrostatic copying machine according to claim 6, wherein said dispensing means further includes a pair of smaller-diameter squeeze rollers pressed respectively against said sponge rollers, said squeeze rollers being rotatable about their own axes such that surfaces pressed against the sponge rollers will move in directions opposite to the directions in which confronting surfaces of the sponge rollers move.

Claim 10

An electrostatic copying machine according to claim 6, wherein said outlet of said pipe comprises a plurality of branched nozzles spaced along the pressed surfaces of said sponge rollers.

Claim 11

An electrostatic copying machine according to claim 2, wherein said dispersing means comprises a pair of rotatable rollers disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank and spaced from each other, a mesh belt trained around said rollers, and a plate disposed within said belt and near a run of said belt and having flocked fibers held against said run of the belt, said outlet of the pipe being positioned adjacent to another run of said belt between said rollers, a fixed blade disposed downstream of said outlet of the pipe in a direction of travel of said belt and spaced slightly from said belt, and a bristle brush roller rotatable by contact with the roller which is close to said blade.

Claim 12

An electrostatic copying machine according to claim 2, wherein said dispersing means comprises a substantially cylindrical fixed base disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank, a rotatable disk slidably rotatable in contact with an upper surface of said fixed base, and means for rotating said rotatable disk, said rotatable disk having a central hole defined axially therethrough and connected to an outlet of the pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 13

An electrostatic copying machine according to claim 2, wherein said rotatable disk has a plurality of substantially sectorial grooves defined in a surface thereof facing said fixed base and extending spirally from a central portion of the disk toward an outer peripheral edge thereof.

Claim 14

An electrostatic copying machine according to claim 2, wherein said fixed base has an outer peripheral wall having a plurality of circumferentially space recesses.

Claim 15

An electrostatic copying machine according to claim 2, wherein said dispersing means comprises a bristle brush roller rotatably disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank, and a nozzle and a pipe disposed adjacent to and opening above said bristle brush roller, said nozzle being connected to an outlet port of a pump for drawing and discharging the liquid developer in said developer tank, said last-mentioned pipe being coupled to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 16

An electrostatic copying machine according to claim 2, wherein said dispersing means comprises a rotatable toner transfer roller partly disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank, a toner dispersing plate extending along an axis of said toner transfer roller, a blade having one end fixed to an upper portion of said toner dispersing plate and an opposite free end pressed against said toner transfer roller, and a bristle brush roller disposed beneath and pressed against said toner transfer roller in said liquid developer, said bristle brush roller being rotatable by contact with said toner transfer roller, said pipe of said first replenisher tank having an outlet port opening above an area in which said blade and said toner transfer roller are held against each other.

Claim 17

An electrostatic copying machine according to claim 2 wherein said dispersing means comprises a bottle-shaped discharge member fixedly disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank and having a plurality of small outlet ports defined in a peripheral wall thereof, and a spiral roller rotatably disposed in said discharge member, said discharge member being connected to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 18

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a cylindrical member of a mesh structure connected to the outlet port of the pipe of said first replenisher tank, and a bristle brush rotatable in said cylindrical member, said cylindrical member being disposed in said developer tank.

Claim 19

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a cylindrical member of a mesh structure connected to the outlet port of the pipe of said first replenisher tank, and a bristle brush rotatable in said cylindrical member, said cylindrical member being disposed in said developer tank.

Claim 20

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of tone particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a pair of sponge rollers disposed at an outlet port of the pipe of said second replenisher tank and pressed against each other, said sponge rollers being rotatable about their own axes such that pressed surfaces thereof will move downwardly.

Claim 21

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of tone particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a pair of sponge rollers disposed at an outlet port of the pipe of said second replenisher tank and pressed against each other, said sponge rollers being rotatable about their own axes such that pressed surfaces thereof will move downwardly.

Claim 22

An electrostatic copying machine according to claim 17, wherein said dispersing means further includes a pair of smaller-diameter squeeze rollers pressed respectively against said sponge rollers, said squeeze rollers being rotatable about their own axes such that surfaces pressed against the sponge rollers will move in directions opposite to the directions in which confronting surfaces of the sponge rollers move.

Claim 23

An electrostatic copying machine according to claim 17, wherein said outlet of said pipe comprises a plurality of branched nozzles spaced along the pressed surfaces of said sponge rollers.

Claim 24

An electrostatic copying machine according to claim 17, wherein said dispersing means comprises a pair of rotatable rollers disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank and spaced from each other, a mesh belt trained around said rollers, and a plate disposed within said belt and near a run of said belt and having flocked fibers held against said run of the belt, said outlet of the pipe being positioned adjacent to another run of said belt between said rollers.

Claim 25

An electrostatic copying machine according to claim 20, wherein said dispensing means further includes a fixed blade disposed downstream of said outlet of the pipe in a direction of travel of said belt and spaced slightly from said belt, and a bristle brush roller rotatable by contact with the roller which is close to said blade.

Claim 26

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a substantially cylindrical fixed base disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank, a rotatable disk slidably rotatable in contact with a upper surface of said fixed base, and means for rotating said rotatable disk, said rotatable disk having a central hole defined axially therethrough and connected to an outlet of the pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 27

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a substantially cylindrical fixed base disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank, a rotatable disk slidably rotatable in contact with a upper surface of said fixed base, and means for rotating said rotatable disk, said rotatable disk having a central hole defined axially therethrough and connected to an outlet of the pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 28

An electrostatic copying machine according to claim 22, wherein said rotatable disk has a plurality of substantially sectorial grooves defined in a surface thereof facing said fixed base and extending spirally from a central portion of the disk toward an outer peripheral edge thereof.

Claim 29

An electrostatic copying machine according to claim 22, wherein said fixed base has an outer peripheral wall having a plurality of circumferentially space recesses.

Claim 30

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a bristle brush roller rotatably disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank, and a nozzle and a pipe disposed adjacent to and opening above said bristle brush roller, said nozzle being connected to an outlet port of a pump for drawing and discharging the liquid developer in said developer tank, said last-mentioned pipe being coupled to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 31

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a bristle brush roller rotatably disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank, and a nozzle and a pipe disposed adjacent to and opening above said bristle brush roller, said nozzle being connected to an outlet port of a pump for drawing and discharging the liquid developer in said developer tank, said last-mentioned pipe being coupled to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 32

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a rotatable toner transfer roller partly disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank, a toner dispersing plate extending along an axis of said toner transfer roller, a blade having one end fixed to an upper portion of said tone dispersing plate and an opposite free end pressed against said toner transfer roller, and a bristle brush roller disposed beneath and pressed against said toner transfer roller in said liquid developer, said bristle roller being rotatable by contact with said toner transfer roller, said pipe of said first replenisher tank having an outlet port opening above an area in which said blade and said toner transfer roller are held against each other.

Claim 33

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a rotatable toner transfer roller partly disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank, a toner dispersing plate extending along an axis of said toner transfer roller, a blade having one end fixed to an upper portion of said tone dispersing plate and an opposite free end pressed against said toner transfer roller, and a bristle brush roller disposed beneath and pressed against said toner transfer roller in said liquid developer, said bristle roller being rotatable by contact with said toner transfer roller, said pipe of said first replenisher tank having an outlet port opening above an area in which said blade and said toner transfer roller are held against each other.

Claim 34

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a bottle-shaped discharge member fixedly disposed in the liquid developer container in said developer tank and having a plurality of small outlet ports defined in a peripheral wall thereof, and a spiral roller rotatably disposed in said discharge member, said discharge member being connected to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 35

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a bottle-shaped discharge member fixedly disposed in the liquid developer container in said developer tank and having a plurality of small outlet ports defined in a peripheral wall thereof, and a spiral roller rotatably disposed in said discharge member, said discharge member being connected to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 36

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a bottle-shaped discharge member fixedly disposed in the liquid developer container in said developer tank and having a plurality of small outlet ports defined in a peripheral wall thereof, said discharge member being connected to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 37

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a bottle-shaped discharge member fixedly disposed in the liquid developer container in said developer tank and having a plurality of small outlet ports defined in a peripheral wall thereof, said discharge member being connected to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 38

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises an outlet port of said pipe of said first replenisher tank, an outlet port of a pipe connected to an outlet port of a pump for discharging the liquid developer in said developer tank, and a mesh body disposed in the liquid developer in said developer tank, said outlet ports being disposed in said mesh body.

Claim 39

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises an outlet port of said pipe of said first replenisher tank, an outlet port of a pipe connected to an outlet port of a pump for discharging the liquid developer in said developer tank, and a mesh body disposed in the liquid developer in said developer tank, said outlet ports being disposed in said mesh body.

Claim 40

An electrostatic copying machine having a developer tank for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; wherein said dispersing means comprises a pump disposed in said developer tank and having inlet and outlet ports opening in said developer tank, said liquid developer supply means comprising said pump disposed in said developer tank and a liquid developer supply pipe connecting an outlet port of said pipe to said liquid developer supply, said inlet port of said pump communicating through a pipe with a replenisher tank for containing the developing replenisher material; wherein said outlet port of said pump and said pipe are interconnected with a mesh screen disposed therebetween across a passage extending between said outlet port of said pump and said pipe.

Claim 41

An electrostatic copying machine having a developer tank for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; wherein said dispersing means comprises a pump disposed in said developer tank and having inlet and outlet ports opening in said developer tank, said liquid developer supply means comprising said pump disposed in said developer tank and a liquid developer supply pipe connecting an outlet port of said pipe to said liquid developer supply, said inlet port of said pump communicating through a pipe with a replenisher tank for containing the developing replenisher material; wherein said outlet port of said pump and said pipe are interconnected with a mesh screen disposed therebetween across a passage extending between said outlet port of said pump and said pipe.

Claim 42

An electrostatic copying machine having a developer tank for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has a boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; wherein said dispersing means comprises a pump disposed in said developer tank and having inlet and outlet ports opening in said developer tank, said liquid developer supply means comprising said pump disposed in said developer tank and a liquid developer supply pipe connecting an outlet port of said pipe to said liquid developer supply, said inlet port of said pump communicating through a pipe with a replenisher tank for containing the developing replenisher material; wherein said outlet port of said pump and said pipe are interconnected with a mesh screen disposed therebetween across a passage extending between said outlet port of said pump and said pipe.

Claim 43

An electrostatic copying machine having a developer tank for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has a boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; wherein said dispersing means comprises a pump disposed in said developer tank and having inlet and outlet ports opening in said developer tank, said liquid developer supply means comprising said pump disposed in said developer tank and a liquid developer supply pipe connecting an outlet port of said pipe to said liquid developer supply, said inlet port of said pump communicating through a pipe with a replenisher tank for containing the developing replenisher material; wherein said outlet port of said pump and said pipe are interconnected with a mesh screen disposed therebetween across a passage extending between said outlet port of said pump and said pipe.

Claim 44

An electrostatic copying machine having a developer tank for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; wherein said dispersing means comprises a pump disposed in said developer tank and having inlet and outlet ports opening in said developer tank, said liquid developer supply means comprising said pump disposed in said developer tank and a liquid developer supply pipe connecting an outlet port of said pipe to said liquid developer supply, said inlet port of said pump communicating through a pipe with a replenisher tank for containing the developing replenisher material; wherein said developer tank has a separate chamber defined by a partition therein, further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said separate chamber, a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said separate chamber, dispersing means for dispersing the developing replenishing material in the liquid developer, and discharge means for delivering the liquid developer from said separate chamber into said developer tank.

Claim 45

An electrostatic copying machine having a developer tank for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; wherein said dispersing means comprises a pump disposed in said developer tank and having inlet and outlet ports opening in said developer tank, said liquid developer supply means comprising said pump disposed in said developer tank and a liquid developer supply pipe connecting an outlet port of said pipe to said liquid developer supply, said inlet port of said pump communicating through a pipe with a replenisher tank for containing the developing replenisher material; wherein said developer tank has a separate chamber defined by a partition therein, further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said separate chamber, a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said separate chamber, dispersing means for dispersing the developing replenishing material in the liquid developer, and discharge means for delivering the liquid developer from said separate chamber into said developer tank.

Claim 46

An electrostatic copying machine having a developer tank for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has a boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of tone composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; wherein said dispersing means comprises a pump disposed in said developer tank and having inlet and outlet ports opening in said developer tank, said liquid developer supply means comprising said pump disposed in said developer tank and a liquid developer supply pipe connecting an outlet port of said pipe to said liquid developer supply, said inlet port of said pump communicating through a pipe with a replenisher tank for containing the developing replenisher material; wherein said developer tank has a separate chamber defined by a partition therein, further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said separate chamber, a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said separate chamber, dispersing means for dispersing the developing replenisher material in the liquid developer, and discharge means for delivering the liquid developer from said separate chamber into said developer tank.

Claim 47

An electrostatic copying machine having a developer tank for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has a boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of tone composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; wherein said dispersing means comprises a pump disposed in said developer tank and having inlet and outlet ports opening in said developer tank, said liquid developer supply means comprising said pump disposed in said developer tank and a liquid developer supply pipe connecting an outlet port of said pipe to said liquid developer supply, said inlet port of said pump communicating through a pipe with a replenisher tank for containing the developing replenisher material; wherein said developer tank has a separate chamber defined by a partition therein, further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said separate chamber, a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said separate chamber, dispersing means for dispersing the developing replenisher material in the liquid developer, and discharge means for delivering the liquid developer from said separate chamber into said developer tank.

Claim 48

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a cylindrical member of a mesh structure connected to the outlet port of the pipe of said first replenisher tank, and a bristle brush rotatable in said cylindrical member, said cylindrical member being disposed in said developer tank.

Claim 49

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a cylindrical member of a mesh structure connected to the outlet port of the pipe of said first replenisher tank, and a bristle brush rotatable in said cylindrical member, said cylindrical member being disposed in said developer tank.

Claim 50

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has a boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a cylindrical member of a mesh structure connected to the outlet port of the pipe of said first replenisher tank, and a bristle brush rotatable in said cylindrical member, said cylindrical member being disposed in said developer tank.

Claim 51

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has a boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a cylindrical member of a mesh structure connected to the outlet port of the pipe of said first replenisher tank, and a bristle brush rotatable in said cylindrical member, said cylindrical member being disposed in said developer tank.

Claim 52

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a pair of sponge rollers disposed at an outlet port of the pipe of said second replenisher tank and pressed against each other, said sponge rollers being rotatable about their own axes such that pressed surfaces thereof will move downwardly.

Claim 53

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a pair of sponge rollers disposed at an outlet port of the pipe of said second replenisher tank and pressed against each other, said sponge rollers being rotatable about their own axes such that pressed surfaces thereof will move downwardly.

Claim 54

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has a boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a pair of sponge rollers disposed at an outlet port of the pipe of said second replenisher tank and pressed against each other, said sponge rollers being rotatable about their own axes such that pressed surfaces thereof will move downwardly.

Claim 55

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has a boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a pair of sponge rollers disposed at an outlet port of the pipe of said second replenisher tank and pressed against each other, said sponge rollers being rotatable about their own axes such that pressed surfaces thereof will move downwardly.

Claim 56

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a substantially cylindrical fixed base disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank, a rotatable disk slidably rotatable in contact with an upper surface of said fixed base, and means for rotating said rotatable disk, said rotatable disk having a central hole defined axially therethrough and connected to an outlet of the pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 57

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a substantially cylindrical fixed base disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank, a rotatable disk slidably rotatable in contact with an upper surface of said fixed base, and means for rotating said rotatable disk, said rotatable disk having a central hole defined axially therethrough and connected to an outlet of the pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 58

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said delevoper tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a substantially cylindrical fixed base disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank, a rotatable disk slidably rotatable in contact with an upper surface of said fixed base, and means for rotating said rotatable disk, said rotatable disk having a central hole defined axially therethrough and connected to an outlet of the pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 59

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said delevoper tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a substantially cylindrical fixed base disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank, a rotatable disk slidably rotatable in contact with an upper surface of said fixed base, and means for rotating said rotatable disk, said rotatable disk having a central hole defined axially therethrough and connected to an outlet of the pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 60

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispensing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a bristle brush roller rotatably disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank, and a nozzle and a pipe disposed adjacent to and opening above said bristle brush roller, said nozzle being connected to an outlet port of a pump for drawing sand discharging the liquid developer in said developer tank, said last-mentioned pipe being coupled to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 61

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispensing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a bristle brush roller rotatably disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank, and a nozzle and a pipe disposed adjacent to and opening above said bristle brush roller, said nozzle being connected to an outlet port of a pump for drawing sand discharging the liquid developer in said developer tank, said last-mentioned pipe being coupled to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 62

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has a boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a bristle brush roller rotatably disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank, and a nozzle and a pipe disposed adjacent to and opening above said bristle brush roller, said nozzle being connected to an outlet port of a pump for drawing and discharging the liquid developer in said developer tank, said last-mentioned pipe being coupled to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 63

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has a boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a bristle brush roller rotatably disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank, and a nozzle and a pipe disposed adjacent to and opening above said bristle brush roller, said nozzle being connected to an outlet port of a pump for drawing and discharging the liquid developer in said developer tank, said last-mentioned pipe being coupled to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 64

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a rotatable toner transfer roller partly disposed in the liquid developer containing in said developer tank, a toner dispersing plate extending along an axis of said toner transfer roller, a blade having one end fixed to an upper portion of said toner dispersing plate and an opposite free end pressed against said toner transfer roller, and a bristle brush roller disposed beneath and pressed against said toner transfer roller in said liquid developer, said bristle brush roller being rotatable by contact with said toner transfer roller, said pipe of said first replenisher tank having an outlet port opening above an area in which said blade and said toner transfer roller are held against each other.

Claim 65

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a rotatable toner transfer roller partly disposed in the liquid developer containing in said developer tank, a toner dispersing plate extending along an axis of said toner transfer roller, a blade having one end fixed to an upper portion of said toner dispersing plate and an opposite free end pressed against said toner transfer roller, and a bristle brush roller disposed beneath and pressed against said toner transfer roller in said liquid developer, said bristle brush roller being rotatable by contact with said toner transfer roller, said pipe of said first replenisher tank having an outlet port opening above an area in which said blade and said toner transfer roller are held against each other.

Claim 66

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has a boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a rotatable toner transfer roller partly disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank, a toner dispersing plate extending along an axis of said toner transfer roller, a blade having one end fixed to an upper portion of said toner dispersing plate and an opposite free end pressed against said toner transfer roller, and a bristle brush roller disposed beneath and pressed against said toner transfer roller in said liquid developer, said bristle brush roller being rotatable by contact with said toner transfer roller, said pipe of said first replenisher tank having an outlet port opening above an area in which said blade and said toner transfer roller are held against each other.

Claim 67

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has a boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a rotatable toner transfer roller partly disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank, a toner dispersing plate extending along an axis of said toner transfer roller, a blade having one end fixed to an upper portion of said toner dispersing plate and an opposite free end pressed against said toner transfer roller, and a bristle brush roller disposed beneath and pressed against said toner transfer roller in said liquid developer, said bristle brush roller being rotatable by contact with said toner transfer roller, said pipe of said first replenisher tank having an outlet port opening above an area in which said blade and said toner transfer roller are held against each other.

Claim 68

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a bottle-shaped discharge member fixedly disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank and having a plurality of small outlet ports defined in a peripheral wall thereof, and a spiral roller rotatably disposed in said discharge member, said discharge member being connected to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 69

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a bottle-shaped discharge member fixedly disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank and having a plurality of small outlet ports defined in a peripheral wall thereof, and a spiral roller rotatably disposed in said discharge member, said discharge member being connected to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 70

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has a boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a bottle-shaped discharge member fixedly disposed in the liquid developer container in said developer tank and having a plurality of small outlet ports defined in a peripheral wall thereof, and a spiral roller rotatably disposed in said discharge member, said discharge member being connected to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 71

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has a boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a bottle-shaped discharge member fixedly disposed in the liquid developer container in said developer tank and having a plurality of small outlet ports defined in a peripheral wall thereof, and a spiral roller rotatably disposed in said discharge member, said discharge member being connected to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 72

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a bottle-shaped discharge member fixedly disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank and having a plurality of small outlet ports defined in a peripheral wall thereof, said discharge member being connected to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 73

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a bottle-shaped discharge member fixedly disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank and having a plurality of small outlet ports defined in a peripheral wall thereof, said discharge member being connected to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 74

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has a boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a bottle-shaped discharge member fixedly disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank and having a plurality of small outlet ports defined in a peripheral wall thereof, said discharge member being connected to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 75

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has a boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises a bottle-shaped discharge member fixedly disposed in the liquid developer contained in said developer tank and having a plurality of small outlet ports defined in a peripheral wall thereof, said discharge member being connected to said pipe of said first replenisher tank.

Claim 76

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises an outlet port of said pipe of said first replenisher tank, an outlet port of a pipe connected to an outlet port of a pump for discharging the liquid developer in said developer tank, and a mesh body disposed in the liquid developer in said developer tank, said outlet ports being disposed in said mesh body.

Claim 77

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises an outlet port of said pipe of said first replenisher tank, an outlet port of a pipe connected to an outlet port of a pump for discharging the liquid developer in said developer tank, and a mesh body disposed in the liquid developer in said developer tank, said outlet ports being disposed in said mesh body.

Claim 78

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has a boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner composed mainly of a binder rosin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises an outlet port of said pipe of said first replenisher tank, an outlet port of a pipe connected to an outlet port of a pump for discharging the liquid developer in said developer tank, and a mesh body disposed in the liquid developer in said developer tank, said outlet ports being disposed in said mesh body.

Claim 79

An electrostatic copying machine, having a developer tank, for use with a developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an image forming device, comprising 100 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon wherein at least 500 weight % thereof has a boiling point of 190° C. or higher, 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner composed mainly of a binder rosin and a pigment and dispersed in said carrier liquid, said developing replenisher material being used in combination with another carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one of a resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, said latter aliphatic hydrocarbon having a boiling point ranging from 120° C. to 190° C.; wherein said developer tank comprises a container for storing a liquid developer, and has a dispersing means for dispersing said developing replenisher material in said liquid developer, said developer tank being connected to a liquid developer supply through a liquid developer supply means and a liquid developer retrieval means, said liquid developer supply means being disposed around a rotatable latent image carrier for applying the liquid developer to said latent image carrier; further including a first replenisher tank having a first container for containing the developing replenisher material and a pipe communicating said first container with said developer tank, and a second replenisher tank having a second container for containing a replenisher carrier liquid and a pipe communicating said second container with said developer tank; wherein said dispersing means comprises an outlet port of said pipe of said first replenisher tank, an outlet port of a pipe connected to an outlet port of a pump for discharging the liquid developer in said developer tank, and a mesh body disposed in the liquid developer in said developer tank, said outlet ports being disposed in said mesh body.

Claim 80

A developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an electrostatic copying machine, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, and capable of being added to a developer replenisher material comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment.

Claim 81

A developing replenisher material capable of being supplied to a developer tank of an electrostatic copying machine, comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of an aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent, and capable of being added to a developer replenisher material comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment.

Claim 82

A developing device for an electrostatic copying machine comprising: a developer tank storing a liquid developer for developing electrostatic latent images; a concentrated replenisher liquid developer tank storing a developing replenisher material comprising 1000 parts by weight of carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; a means for supplying said concentrated replenisher liquid developer to said developer tank from said concentrated replenisher liquid developer tank when the density of said toner in said liquid developer is lowered; and a means for supplying a developer replenisher material comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent when the carrier particles in said liquid developer becomes short.

Claim 83

A developing device for an electrostatic copying machine comprising: a developer tank storing a liquid developer for developing electrostatic latent images; a concentrated replenisher liquid developer tank storing a developing replenisher material comprising 1000 parts by weight of carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment; a means for supplying said concentrated replenisher liquid developer to said developer tank from said concentrated replenisher liquid developer tank when the density of said toner in said liquid developer is lowered; and a means for supplying a developer replenisher material comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent when the carrier particles in said liquid developer becomes short.

Claim 84

A developing method for an electrostatic copying machine comprising the steps of: providing a liquid developer with a developing replenisher material comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment when the density of said toner in said liquid developer is lowered; and providing said liquid developer with a developing replenisher material comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent when the carrier particles in said liquid developer become short.

Claim 85

A developing method for an electrostatic copying machine comprising the steps of: providing a liquid developer with a developing replenisher material comprising 1000 parts by weight of a carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and 200 to 1200 parts by weight of toner particles composed mainly of a binder resin and a pigment when the density of said toner in said liquid developer is lowered; and providing said liquid developer with a developing replenisher material comprising a carrier liquid composed mainly of aliphatic hydrocarbon and at least one resin dissolvable in the aliphatic hydrocarbon and a charge controlling agent when the carrier particles in said liquid developer become short.