Patent ID: 7686244

Claim:
A paper roll feed cassette that receives a paper roll including recording paper wound in a cylindrical shape, comprising: a cassette body for receiving the paper roll; supporting means for rotatably supporting the paper roll received in the cassette body; and skew correcting means for pressing a side surface of the paper roll, supported by the supporting means, in the widthwise direction of the paper, wherein the skew correcting means presses outer part of the side surface of the paper roll in a paper unwinding region; the cassette body has at least one opening through which at least one paper feed roller is pressed into contact with the outer surface of the paper roll received in the cassette body, the supporting means has at least one support spring for biasing the outer surface of the paper roll toward the opening and at least one holder groove for guiding the outer surface of the paper roll toward the opening, and the skew correcting means includes an outer-side-surface pressing portion which faces the paper unwinding region and at least one skew correcting spring for urging the outer-side-surface pressing portion against the side surface of the paper roll.