Patent ID: 8649721
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A processing apparatus which processes a surface of a sheet, the processing apparatus comprising: a cartridge which contains a film which is pulled out from a feed shaft and taken up by a take-up shaft so as to be conveyed; a heating device which heats the sheet via the film; a mechanism which movably supports the heating device, the mechanism assuming a first attitude in which the heating device abuts against the film and a second attitude in which the heating device is separated from the film; and a shutter which covers a film abutting surface of the heating device, wherein the cartridge is provided with a first opening into which the heating device is proceedable and a second opening through which the film is brought into contact with the sheet, and wherein the heating device proceeds into the cartridge through the first opening in a state in which the heating device is covered with the shutter, and the shutter retracts from the film abutting surface of the heating device inside the cartridge.