Patent ID: 6905545
Filing Date: 2005-06-14
Classification: B65H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A transfer device, provided with a feed shaft formed within a casing for supporting a feed shaft unit around which band-shaped ribbon coated with a coating film is wound and a feed drive gear, and a roll up shaft formed within said casing for supporting a roll up shaft unit around which said band-shaped ribbon after transferring said coating film onto a transfer-receiving object is wound and a roll up drive gear mating with said feed drive gear, characterized by comprising an advance/retreat portion formed in an axially extending portion of said feed shaft unit or said feed drive gear which are rotated while said band-shaped ribbon is being supplied, a movable plate provided coaxially with said advance/retreat portion for advancing and retreating in the axial direction of said feed shaft in accordance with the rotation of said feed shaft, and a spring disposed within a space between said movable plate and a surface of said feed drive gear for providing a spring force to enlarge said space in the axial direction.