Layer transfer film cartridge, and layer transfer device
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNao Itabashi, Yukiko Nakanishi, Tomoya Ichikawa
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Abstract
Provided is a layer transfer film cartridge, such that even if the layer transfer film cartridge is heavy in weight, the installation and removal of the layer transfer film cartridge can be performed with ease. The layer transfer film cartridge includes a supply reel on which a multilayer film having a transfer layer and a supporting layer supporting the transfer layer is wound, a supply case that houses the supply reel, and a take-up reel on which to take up the multilayer film, and a first handle supported by the supply case or the supply reel.
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A layer transfer film cartridge, comprising:
- a supply reel on which a multilayer film including a transfer layer and a supporting layer supporting the transfer layer is wound;
- a supply case that houses the supply reel;
- a take-up reel on which to take up the multilayer film;
- and
- a first handle supported by the supply case or the supply reel,
- wherein the first handle is supported at one of ends of the supply reel located apart from each other in a first axial direction along rotation axis of the supply reel and at one of ends of the take-up reel located apart from each other in a second axial direction along a rotation axis of the take up reel,
- wherein the supply case has a flat surface extending in the first axial direction,
- wherein the first handle comprises:
- a first base portion extending in an inter-axial direction along a straight line connecting the rotation axis of the supply reef and the rotation axis of the take up reel;
- a first supply-side leg extending from one of ends of the first base portion located apart from each other in the inter-axial direction and supported at the one of ends of the supply reel located apart from each other in the first axial direction, and
- a first take-up-side leg extending from another of the ends of the first base portion located apart from each other in the inter-axial direction and supported at the one of ends of the take-up reel located apart from each other in the second axial direction, and
- wherein the supply reel is located between the flat surface and the first base portion in a direction perpendicular to the first axial direction and to the inter-axial direction.
A layer transfer film cartridge, comprising:
- a supply reel on which a multilayer film including a transfer layer and a supporting layer supporting the transfer layer is wound;
- a supply case that houses the supply reel;
- a take-up reel on which to take up the multilayer film;
- a first handle supported by the supply case or the supply reel;
- and
- a sheet guide having a first guide surface provided on the supply case, and a second guide surface opposed to the first guide surface, the second guide surface being located in such a position that the supply reel is positioned behind the first guide surface as viewed from the second guide surface.
A layer transfer film cartridge installable into and removable from a housing of a layer transfer device for transferring a transfer layer on a sheet, the layer transfer film cartridge comprising:
- a supply reel on which a multilayer film including the transfer layer and a supporting layer porting the transfer layer is wound;
- a supply case that houses the supply reel,
- a take-up reel on which to take up the multilayer film;
- a first handle supported by the supply case of the supply reel;
- and
- a memory comprising a contact surface,
- wherein at least part of the supply reel is located between the memory and the first handle, and
- wherein the contact surface faces downward and comes in contact with an electrical contact located in the housing in a state where the layer transfer film cartridge is installed and positioned in an installation position in the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.