To provide a wet image forming apparatus capable of preventing the deterioration of image quality even when recycled carrier liquid is used, and restraining the usage of new carrier liquid to be as small as possible.
The carrier liquid collected and extracted by collecting devices 15M, 15C, 15Y and 15BK from respective photoreceptor drums 10M, 10C, 10Y and 10BK is imparted to respective collected carrier liquid tanks 25M, 25C, 25Y and 25BK. The carrier liquid is supplied not only to an adjusting tank for yellow 22Y but also to the collected carrier liquid tank for magenta 25M from the collected carrier liquid tank for yellow 25Y. A waste liquid tank 38 is connected only to the collected carrier liquid tank for black 25BK, and is not connected to the collected carrier liquid tanks for other colors 25M to 25BK.
MURASE KOJI
UEDA HIROYUKI
HOBO JUNPEI
TAKENAKA SHUSUKE
ODA TOMOYUKI
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