Patent ID: 6129013
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: B41L

Abstract:
A stencil printer comprising:at least one ink drum for wrapping a master around an outer periphery thereof;an ink feeding device configured to feed ink to the master wrapped around said ink drum;a belt conveyor including a belt extending between a paper feed section located upstream of a print section in a direction of paper conveyance and a paper discharge section located downstream of said print section in said direction through said print section, said belt conveying a paper fed from said paper feed section while causing said paper to electrostatically adhere to said belt;a paper pressing member disposed between said paper feed section and said print section and being in contact with a portion of said belt; anda pressing device configured to move said belt into and out of contact with said ink drum at a position where said pressing device faces said ink feeding device, wherein an image is printed on the paper fed from said paper feed section at said print section where said ink drum and said pressing device face each other.