Layer transfer device

A layer transfer device for transferring a transfer layer of a multilayer film onto an image formed on a sheet, the layer transfer device comprising:

• a film unit comprising a supply reel on which the multilayer film is wound, and a take-up reel on which to take up the multilayer film;
• a housing main body having an opening that allows the film unit to be installed into and removed from the housing main body therethrough along a direction perpendicular to a rotation axis of the supply reel;
• a cover movable between an open position in which the opening is open and a closed position in which the opening is closed;
• a heating member provided in the housing main body and configured to heat the multilayer film and the sheet;
• a pressure member provided on the cover and configured to nip the multilayer film and the sheet laid on the multilayer film between the heating member and the pressure member;
• and
• a shutter movable between a protecting position in which the heating member is covered with the shutter, and a retreated position in which the shutter is away from the protecting position,
• wherein the shutter is in the protecting position when the cover is in the open position.