Patent ID: 7059374

Claim:
A transfer device used for transferring a transferring material on an object on which the transferring material is to be transferred, and characterized by comprising a transfer head that makes the transferring material contact with the object, a pair of side panels that hold the transfer head and the transferring material, and a head cap that is rotatable between a transfer head covering position where a distal end portion of the transfer head can be covered and a transfer head exposing position where the distal end portion of the transfer head can be exposed, wherein a rotational supporting axis arranged on either a pair of the side panels or the head cap is axially mounted on a bearing portion formed at the other of a pair of the side panels or the head cap and the head cap is tightly held by a pair of the side panels; the transfer device further comprising a refillable cartridge that holds the transferring material, the transfer head, and the head cap between a pair of the side panels, and a case that detachably accommodates the refillable cartridge.