Winding apparatus

A winding apparatus in which paper fed along a paper feed path is guided by a free roll provided for a swingable arm so as to be passed onto a winding core, the winding core being rotated to wind up the paper into a roll of paper thereon, characterized in that the apparatus comprises:

• a swing support member on which said arm is swingably supported at its base end portion so that its free end portion may move towards and away from said winding core, the swing support member being positioned at one of sides of the winding core which is closer to the paper feed path and so that it may not interfere with the paper roll maximized in diameter;
• a free roll rotatably mounted on said arm and mid between said base and free and portions so as not to contact with the paper roll maximized in diameter;
• a body of rotation mounted at said free end portion of the arm for contacting with said paper roll;
• and
• a turning force imparting means for imparting a turning force to said arm to swing it so as to press said body of rotation against said paper roll.