Patent ID: 11890892
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 17:
18. 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 heater provided in the housing main body and configured to heat the multilayer film and the sheet; and
a shutter movable between a protecting position in which the heater is covered with the shutter, and a retreated position in which the shutter is away from the protecting position,
wherein the shutter is configured to move along the multilayer film while being kept apart from the multilayer film.