Patent ID: 8602549

Claim:
A printing apparatus comprising: a transporting roller that includes a cylindrical shaft formed from a material and having a joint formed by two opposing end surfaces of the material bent and brought into abutment with each other, the joint extending between axial ends of the cylindrical shaft; a driven roller that, together with the transporting roller, nips a recording medium and transports the recording medium; a recording unit that records on the recording medium; a high friction layer formed on a surface of the transporting roller and configured to come into contact with the recording medium during its transport; wherein the joint further comprises: a first joint section extending along the axial direction of the cylindrical shaft, and a projection provided at one axial end of the cylindrical shaft, the projection projecting in a direction cross-wise to the direction of the first joint section, wherein a first spacing between opposing end surfaces in the projection is greater than a second spacing between opposing end surfaces in the first joint section; wherein the printing apparatus further comprises: a gear member disposed so that an inner peripheral surface of the gear member is located on the first spacing.