Heat-sensitive stencil master making apparatus

摘要

A heat-sensitive stencil master making apparatus for making a stencil master by imagewise perforating thermoplastic film of heat-sensitive stencil master material according to an image on an original includes a thermal head which has an array of a plurality of heater elements and is brought into thermal contact with the thermoplastic film. Heater elements selected from the array of the heater elements according to the image on the original are applied with an electric voltage so that perforations are formed in the parts of the thermoplastic film of the heat-sensitive stencil master material in contact with the selected heater elements. A continuous electric voltage is applied to each of the selected heater elements to heat the heater element to a predetermined temperature in a predetermined temperature range adequate to thermally perforate the thermoplastic film and then an intermittent electric voltage is applied to the heater element so that the temperature of the heater element is held in the predetermined temperature range for a predetermined time interval adequate to thermally perforate the thermoplastic film.