Patent ID: 6311613
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: B41L

Abstract:
A stencil printer comprising:a plurality of drums arranged side by side in an intended direction of sheet conveyance at a preselected interval, said plurality of drums each being configured to wrap a respective master around an outer periphery thereof and each including an ink feeding device which is disposed inside, said ink feeding device being configured to feed ink to an inner periphery of a respective one of the plurality of drums;a plurality of pressing devices configured to move into and out of contact with said plurality of drums, respectively;an intermediate transport device configured to transport in the intended direction of sheet conveyance a sheet carrying an image transferred from an upstream one of said plurality of drums at an upstream print position where said upstream one of said plurality of drums and an upstream one of said pressing devices nip the sheet toward a downstream print position where a downstream one of said plurality of drums and a downstream one of said pressing devices will nip the sheet, said intermediate transport device being positioned between said upstream one of said plurality of drums and said downstream one of said plurality of drums; anda comparing device configured to compare a length of the sheet in the intended direction of sheet conveyance with a reference distance between said upstream print position and said downstream print position.