Patent ID: 8366036

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: a recording unit that performs recording on a recording medium wound on a roll, the roll including a first flange that is attached to one end and has a shaft hole and a first receiving portion including a step portion, and a second flange that is attached to the other end and has a shaft hole; a first holder movable along a rotation axis of the roll, the first holder including: a first shaft insertable into the shaft hole in the first flange; and a first flange-support surface that is in contact with an outer periphery of the first flange to support the first flange when the first shaft is not fitted in the shaft hole in the first flange and that has a first engaging portion adapted to engage with the step portion of the first receiving portion of the first flange; a second holder including: a second shaft insertable into the shaft hole in the second flange; a second flange-support surface that is in contact with an outer periphery of the second flange to support the second flange when the second shaft is not fitted in the shaft hole in the second flange; and a flange guide mechanism that guides the second flange to a reference position located on the second holder side, wherein, when the first holder is moved away from the second holder while the first and second shafts are fitted in the shaft holes in the first and second flanges, respectively, the first engaging portion engages with the step portion of the first receiving portion to move the roll along with the first holder away from the second holder.