Patent ID: 6059280
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A roller supporting device for supporting a roller having a shaft portion with two ends and a roller portion on a main body of said device, said device comprising:a pair of supporting members for supporting the roller by each engaging with a respective end of the shaft portion, at least one of said pair of supporting members being a movable supporting member movable axially along the shaft portion so that the roller can be detached by moving said movable supporting member in a separating direction to separate it from the shaft portion; andregulation means for regulating the movement of said movable supporting member in the separating direction by abutting against said movable supporting member in a direction opposite to the separating direction at a regulating position, when said movable supporting member engages with the shaft portion, and said regulation means being movable in a direction non-parallel to the separating direction thereby moving between the regulating position and a non-regulating position in which said movable supporting member can be disengaged from the shaft portion.