Patent ID: 6293190
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: B41L

Abstract:
A stencil printer comprising:a rotatable print drum;an ink roller configured to be rotated in a same direction as said print drum and to feed ink directly to an inner periphery of said print drum during printing;an ink replenishing roller configured to be rotated in a same direction as said print drum and said ink roller and to be moved between a first position where said ink replenishing roller is spaced from the inner periphery of said print drum and said ink roller and a second position where said ink replenishing roller contacts said inner periphery of said print drum and said ink roller; andan ink collecting member located downstream of said ink replenishing roller in a direction of rotation of said print drum and configured to move in inter locked relation to said ink replenishing roller between said first position and said second position.