US Patent 7415926 Stencil printing machine with stencil clamping portion

A stencil clamping portion which clamps a tip end of a stencil sheet on an outer peripheral wall of a drum is provided, and the stencil sheet clamped by the stencil clamping portion is wound and attached around the outer peripheral wall. The stencil clamping portion includes an insertion slit which is provided along an axial direction of the drum and open to a surface of the outer peripheral wall, and an elastic sheet which pinches the stencil sheet inserted into the insertion slit. The tip end of the stencil sheet is inserted into the insertion slit by an insertion blade, and pinched by the elastic sheet.