Patent ID: 7176951

Claim:
A recording material supply device for removably holding a magazine for containing a recording material roll of recording material, and for advancing and supplying said recording material from said magazine to a transporting path where an image forming device is disposed, said recording material supply device comprising: a first loading unit for being loaded with a large-width magazine removably, said large-width magazine being adapted to containing a large-web-width type of said recording material roll; and a second loading unit, disposed beside said first loading unit in a first direction that is perpendicular to a transporting surface of said transporting path, for being loaded with plural small-width magazines removably, said small-width magazines being adapted to containing a small-web-width type of said recording material roll having a smaller width than said large-web-width type of said recording material roll, and being arranged in a second direction that extends along an axis of said recording material roll in said first loading unit.