Patent ID: 9010674
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus capable of supporting a roll sheet which is wound in a roll shape on an outer circumferential surface of a core tube having a hollow portion, the apparatus comprising: a pair of rotation shafts which are respectively fitted into end portions of the hollow portion of the core tube and configured to support the roll sheet rotatably and capable of being drawn out; an engaging member moveable between a projecting position and a retracting position, wherein the engaging member projects from an outer circumferential surface of each rotation shaft abutting on the core tube to engage with the core tube at the projecting position and retracts inward from the outer circumferential surface of the each rotation shaft at the retracting position; and an engaging member moving unit configured to move the engaging member between the projecting position and the retracting position in accordance with an operation to the operation portion; and a locking unit configured to lock a movement of the engaging member by the engaging member moving unit; wherein the locking unit locks the movement of the engaging member when the engaging member is at the retracting position.