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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignees:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Tohoku Ricoh Co., Ltd., Miyagi-ken, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41L / ; B41L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
101116 ; 1011281 ; 1011284 ;
Abstract
In a printer using a stencil, a drum and a stencil feed and discharge unit are constructed integrally with each other. Hence, a stencil can be fed, cut by a thermal head, wrapped around the drum, and then discharged without being cut off. Even a stencil substantially implemented by a thermoplastic resin film, which is thin and soft, can be transported without being creased or otherwise deformed.