Patent ID: 7593027

Claim:
An image generating apparatus comprising: a chassis detachably mounted with an ink sheet cartridge storing an ink sheet and integrally provided with a first bearing; a print head rotatably mounted on said chassis; a print head pressing member, including a shaft held by said first bearing, pressing said print head; a cartridge stop member provided on a first side surface of said chassis for engaging with said ink sheet cartridge thereby preventing said ink sheet cartridge from slipping off said chassis; and a side plate, provided on a second side surface of said chassis, integrally including at least a second bearing of a paper feed roller, wherein said cartridge stop member provided on said first side surface of said chassis integrally includes a first shaft stop portion coming into contact with a first end surface of said shaft of said print head pressing member, and said side plate provided on said second side surface of said chassis integrally includes a second shaft stop portion coming into contact with a second end surface of said shaft of said print head pressing member.