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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mitsuo Sato, Shibata-machi, JP;
Hideyuki Kagawa, Shibata-machi, JP;
Assignee:
Tohoku Ricoh Co., Ltd., Miyagi-ken, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1011284 ; 206 53 ; 206409 ; 2423482 ;
Abstract
In an apparatus for making a master by perforating a stencil with a thermal head or similar heating device in accordance with image data, a stencil unit accommodating a stencil in the form of a roll is removably set. The stencil unit has a holder portion holding the roll, and a guide portion retaining the leading edge portion of the stencil paid out from the roll for thereby guiding it.