Laminating apparatus, and film cassette and film shaft used therein

A laminating apparatus comprising:

• a sheet feed mechanism unit configured to convey a sheet to be laminated into an apparatus main body;
• a film cassette in which a pair of films for lamination is accommodated, the film cassette being detachable from the apparatus main body;
• and
• a press-bonding mechanism unit configured to perform a laminating process through thermal press bonding while sandwiching the sheet with the pair of films delivered from the cassette in the apparatus main body, wherein
• the apparatus main body includes an upper unit of an openable and closable type, and
• the upper unit is provided with one pressing roller of a pair of pressing rollers for press-bonding in the press-bonding mechanism unit, and an upper member of another mechanism for performing a process in a state where upper and lower sides of the sheet is sandwiched between the pair of films.