Master making apparatus and stencil unit forming part thereof
US5640904A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41L13/06
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In an apparatus for making a master by perforating a stencil with a thermal head or similar heating device in accordance with image data, a stencil unit accommodating a stencil in the form of a roll is removably set. The stencil unit has a holder portion holding the roll, and a guide portion retaining the leading edge portion of the stencil paid out from the roll for thereby guiding it.
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