Patent ID: 6595127
Filing Date: 2003-07-22
Classification: B41L

Abstract:
A stencil printing machine, comprising:a rotary cylindrical drum rotatable about its own axis, the rotary cylindrical drum having a retaining member which retains, at an outer peripheral surface of the rotary cylindrical drum, a leading end of a stencil sheet which has been subjected to a stencil making process, wherein the stencil sheet is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the rotary cylindrical drum in accordance with a rotation thereof; a pair of upper and lower guide plates which guide conveyance of the stencil sheet to the rotary cylindrical drum; a swinging member having a swinging end portion which is vertically swingable while the swinging member is downwardly urged so that the swinging end portion is oriented toward the rotary cylindrical drum and located adjacent to an end portion of the upper guide plate oriented toward the rotary cylindrical drum; and a supporting member attached to an underside of the swinging member, the supporting member supporting the stencil sheet being conveyed, while nipping the stencil sheet in cooperation with the lower guide plate.