Patent ID: 8342439

Claim:
A media storing and feeding device comprising: a first reel that winds up a first tape; a first reel shaft that rotates said first reel; a drum that winds up the first tape and a medium together; and a drum shaft that rotates said drum, whereby between said first reel and said drum the first tape is wound up or rewound to thereby store or feed the medium, respectively, said device further comprising: a first transmission that transmits a first rotation between said drum shaft and said first reel shaft in a first direction of winding the tape; and a second transmission that transmits a second rotation between said drum shaft and said first reel shaft in a second direction of rewinding the first tape, said first transmission preventing, when said second transmission transmits the second rotation, the first rotation from being transmitted, said second transmission preventing, when said first transmission transmits the first rotation, the second rotation from being transmitted, said device further comprising: a second reel that winds up a second tape; and a second reel shaft that rotates said second reel, said drum winding up the second tape together with the first tape and the medium with the medium in between, wherein said second transmission transmits the second rotation between said first reel shaft and said second reel shaft, and said first transmission transmits the first rotation from said drum shaft to said first and second reel shafts.