Film transfer apparatus

A film apparatus including a lower end-opened apparatus body formed by combining to one body in a separable manner a pair of case members each having an open side with the opened sides of the case members opposed to each other, a feed reel and a take-up reel provided in the apparatus body, a transfer head projecting outward from a lower opening of the apparatus body, and a transfer tape wound around the feed reel, said transfer tape being adapted to be fed from the feed reel, reversed at a tip of the transfer head, to the take up reel for being taken up therearound, said film transfer apparatus further comprising:

• a feed gear and a take-up gear provided coaxially with the feed reel and take-up reel, respectively, and meshing with each other;
• an intermediate connecting member carrying a cylindrical portion, a boss of the take-up gear fitted around the cylindrical portion of the connecting member in a pressure contacting state such that it enables torque to be transmitted between the intermediate connecting member and the take-up gear, while permitting a sliding function with respect to each other under a load of a level not lower than a required level, and a support shaft carrying a locking portion and provided on an inner surface of one of the two case members forming said apparatus body, said intermediate connecting member is supported on said support shaft by rotatably engaging the connecting member with the support shaft by utilizing the locking portion of the latter, and
• a diametrically enlarged Portion, the diameter of which is larger than that of the boss, provided on an outer circumference of the cylindrical portion of the intermediate connecting member so that the take-up reel can be engaged with the cylindrical portion by fitting the take-up reel therearound by utilizing the diametrically enlarged portion.