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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1996
Hideyuki Kagawa, Sendai, JP;
Tohoku Ricoh Co., Ltd., Miyagi-ken, JP;
Abstract
In a stencil printer, a device for writing an image in a stencil has a master holding unit movable between an operative position and an inoperative position while being guided by guiding means. In the inoperative position, the stencil holding unit allows the operator to pull out the leading edge of a stencil from a roll, lay it on stencil guiding means included in the unit, cause stencil conveying means, also included in the unit, and the stencil guiding means to nip the leading edge of the stencil, and then move the unit toward the operative position. Only if the operator performs such a simple operation, stencil drive means drives the stencil conveying means and causes it to convey the leading edge of the stencil. This insures the easy understanding of the roll replacement procedure and allows the roll to be loaded and unloaded and the stencil to be set with ease.