Patent ID: 9327931
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: B41J,B65H

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a first flange which includes a first shaft portion and a first fixing portion, wherein the first shaft portion is configured to be locked to a core of a continuous roll sheet and to be rotated with the continuous roll sheet relative to the first fixing portion; a second flange which includes a second shaft portion and a second fixing portion, wherein the second shaft portion is configured to be locked to the core of the continuous roll sheet and to be rotated with the continuous roll sheet relative to the second fixing portion; and a supporting unit configured to support the continuous roll sheet, wherein the supporting unit abuts on the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion, when the first shaft portion and the second shaft portion are inserted into both ends of the core of the continuous roll sheet and locked to the core, and then the continuous roll sheet is dropped on the supporting unit with the first flange and the second flange, wherein the first flange further includes a driven portion configured to receive a drive, and wherein, in a case where the driven portion receives the drive in a state in which the first shaft portion and the second shaft portion are locked to the core and the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion abut on the supporting unit, the first shaft portion and the second shaft portion are rotated relative to the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion, and the continuous roll sheet is rotated with the first shaft portion and the second shaft portion and is pulled out by the rotation.