Patent ID: 7959367

Claim:
An image generating apparatus comprising: a take-up member for taking up an ink sheet, including a spring mount portion; a shaft onto which said take-up member is rotatably mounted, said shaft being fixed not to rotate; a spring member for regulating said take-up member to rotate only in a take-up direction, mounted on said spring mount portion of said take-up member; and a spring engaging portion engaged with a first end of said spring member; wherein said spring mount portion of said take-up member is integrally provided with a stop portion for inhibiting said spring member from falling; wherein said take-up member further includes: a gear member rotated by driving force of a motor; a rotating member for taking up said ink sheet by rotation following rotation of said gear member; a first intervening member arranged between said gear member and said rotating member in order to interrupt transmission of rotation of said gear member to said rotating member in a case where a prescribed load torque or more is applied to said rotating member; and a second intervening member arranged at a position between said gear member and said spring mount portion in order to interrupt transmission of rotation of said gear member to said spring mount portion integrally rotated with said rotating member when a load torque at or above a prescribed load torque is applied to said rotating member; and wherein said gear member, said rotating member and said first intervening member constitute a torque limiter, and said spring mount portion is so formed as to integrally rotate with said gear member.