US 6,792,853 B2Granted

Stencil printer

AssigneeTohoku Ricoh Co., Ltd.

InventorsTomiya Mori, Masanori Takahashi, Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, Kengo Tsubaki

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Abstract

A stencil printer of the present invention includes a print drum for wrapping a master therearound, a master making and conveying section for perforating a stencil paid out from a stencil roll while conveying it to thereby produce the master, a master stocking section for stocking the master being conveyed by the master making and conveying section, and a roller pair for conveying the master out of the master stocking section. A movable master guide selectively guides the stencil paid out from the stencil roll to the master stocking section or the roller pair. A stretching member adjoins the print drum and is movable between a contact position where it contacts the stencil present on the print drum to thereby exert a stretching force on the master and a released position where the former is released from the latter. The stretching member and movable master guide are interlocked to each other.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A stencil printer comprising:

a print drum around which a master is to be wrapped;
master making and conveying means for perforating a stencil paid out from a stencil roll while conveying said stencil to thereby produce the master;
master stocking means for stocking the master being conveyed by said master making and conveying means;
master conveying means for conveying the master out of said master stocking means;
a movable master guide configured to selectively guide the stencil paid out from the stencil roll to said master stocking means or said master conveying means;
and
a stretching member adjoining said print drum and configured to selectively move to a contact position where said stretching member contacts the stencil present on said print drum to thereby exert a stretching force on said master or a released position where said stretching member is released from said master;
wherein said stretching member and said movable master guide are interlocked to each other.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.