Patent ID: 8647003

Claim:
A printing device comprising: a roll paper compartment configured to store a roll paper; a supply roller configured to supply the roll paper from the roll paper compartment; and a print head configured to print on the roll paper supplied by the supply roller, the roll paper compartment including a bottom on which the roll paper is configured to rest, a first side plate opposite a first side of the roll paper when present, and a second side plate opposite a second side of the roll paper when present, wherein the bottom being pivotably supported by a support shaft parallel to the axis of rotation of the roll paper, and movable between a first position where the roll paper when present is pulled and supplied by the supply roller, and a second position where the roll paper is loaded, and the first side plate being disposed to move away from the second side plate when the bottom moves from the first position to the second position, and to move toward the second side plate when the bottom moves from the second position to the first position.