Patent ID: 11884049
Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A foil transfer apparatus configured to superpose a sheet on a foil film including foil and to transfer the foil to the sheet, comprising:
a housing body;
a heating member configured to heat the foil film and the sheet;
a pressurizing member configured to cooperate with the heating member to nip the foil film and the sheet therebetween;
a movable frame supporting one of the heating member and the pressurizing member, the movable frame being movable between (i) a first position at which the one of the heating member and the pressurizing member is located at a contact position at which the one of the heating member and the pressurizing member is in contact with the foil film in a state in which the foil film is mounted on the housing body, and (ii) a second position at which the one of the heating member and the pressurizing member is located at a spaced position at which the one of the heating member and the pressurizing member is spaced apart from the foil film in the state in which the foil film is mounted on the housing body;
a cam configured to move the movable frame between the first position and the second position; and
a sensor configured to detect a position of the movable frame,
wherein the movable frame includes a first frame and a second frame, the first frame being located above the second frame and supporting the one of the heating member and the pressurizing member,
wherein the sensor is configured to detect a position of the second frame,
wherein the first frame includes a first connecting portion in which an elongate hole is formed, and the second frame includes a second connecting portion in which a cutout is formed, and
wherein the foil transfer apparatus further comprises a connecting shaft configured to connect the first frame and the second frame in a state in which the connecting shaft is disposed in the elongate hole of the first frame and disposed in the cutout of the second frame,
wherein the connecting shaft is movable in the elongate hole between (v) a fifth position at which the connecting shaft is in contact with a contacting portion at the lower end of the elongate hole when the movable frame is positioned at the second position, and (vi) a sixth position at which the connecting shaft is spaced apart from the lower end of the elongate hole when the movable frame is positioned at the first position.