In the wet picture formation device the carrier liquid steam collection device

摘要

PURPOSE: To excellently reuse a recovered carrier liquid by recovering/liquefying carrier liquid vapor generated in a fixing part, etc., and separating water from the obtained liquid. CONSTITUTION: Air including the carrier liquid vapor from the fixing part, etc., is sucked by a sucking fan 25 through a first duct part 23 and a liquefying part 24 and the carrier liquid vapor and steam are liquefied by the liquefying part 24, to flow down in the liquid receiver 30 of a separating part installed in the lower part with a chain 51 by gravity. A carrier liquid and the water are separated by a difference in specific gravity in the liquid receiver 30, only the carrier liquid in the upper part is made to flow into a carrier liquid storage tank 31 from an overflow port 30a and the water is stored in a water storage tank 32 with a discharge pipe 41. Then, a liquid level in the liquid receiver 30 is kept almost the height of the overflow port 30a.