Patent ID: 6736560
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
A stencil printer comprising:a printing unit configured to print an image on a sheet of paper having undried ink previously printed on one side; a guide path along which the sheet of paper is guided to the printing unit; at least one rotating roller disposed adjacent to the guide path and configured to aid in guiding the sheet of paper along the guide path, the at least one rotating roller including a press roller and a position of the guide path being above the press roller during either double-sided or multi-color printing operations; and at least one removing roller in contact with an outer periphery of the at least one rotating roller and configured to rotate in order to both spread and reduce the undried ink from the previously printed side of the sheet transferred to the at least one rotating roller so that the ink on the outer periphery of the at least one rotating roller can be dried quickly.