Stamp face forming device, method of forming stamp face, and non-transitory storage medium

A method of forming a stamp face, comprising:

• pressing a stamp material held in a stamp material holder using a stamp face forming unit to form the stamp face in the stamp material;
• conveying the stamp material holder to move relative to the stamp face forming unit along a conveyance path when pressing the stamp material;
• and
• supporting the stamp material holder by a support unit in such a way as to cancel out a torque generated by a force applied by the stamp face forming unit to the stamp material holder that would cause the stamp material holder to tilt with respect to the conveyance path for the stamp material holder, at least when the stamp face is being formed,
• wherein the support unit includes a plurality of support members, and
• wherein the plurality of support members are provided along a direction perpendicular to a direction of relative movement of the stamp material holder.

A non-transitory storage medium storing therein a program to be read by a computer processor included in a stamp face forming device, said stamp face forming device including:

• said computer processor;
• a stamp face forming unit configured to press a stamp material held in a stamp material holder to form the stamp face in the stamp material;
• a conveying unit configured to move the stamp material holder relative to the stamp face forming unit along a conveyance path;
• and a support unit configured to support the stamp material holder in such a way as to cancel out a torque generated by a force applied by the stamp face forming unit to the stamp material holder that would cause the stamp material holder to tilt with respect to the conveyance path for the stamp material holder, at least when the stamp face is being formed, the program causing the computer processor to control the stamp face forming device so as to perform the following process:
• pressing the stamp material held in the stamp material holder using the stamp face forming unit to form the stamp face in the stamp material;
• conveying, via the conveying unit, the stamp material holder to move relative to the stamp face forming unit along a conveyance path when pressing the stamp material;
• and
• supporting the stamp material holder by the support unit in such a way as to cancel out the torque generated by the force applied by the stamp face forming unit to the stamp material holder that would cause the stamp material holder to tilt with respect to the conveyance path for the stamp material holder, at least when the stamp face is being formed,
• wherein the support unit includes a plurality of support members, and
• wherein the plurality of support members are provided along a direction perpendicular to a direction of relative movement of stamp material holder.