Size-adjustable and securable media spindle apparatus

A media spindle apparatus for supporting a media roll having media to be delivered to a printing apparatus, the media spindle apparatus comprising:

• a spindle configured to support the media roll and defining an axial direction about which the media roll is configured to rotate relative to the printing apparatus to deliver the media from the media roll to the printing apparatus;
• a guide member supported by the spindle and configured to guide the media from the media roll to the printing apparatus, the guide member supporting a securing mechanism;
• wherein the guide member is positionable in a first configuration in which the securing mechanism is disengaged and the guide member is translatable substantially in the axial direction relative to the spindle, the guide member is pivotable about the axial direction relative to the spindle to move to a second configuration and thereby engage the securing mechanism to inhibit the guide member from translating in the axial direction relative to the spindle and pivoting from the second configuration to the first configuration and wherein the securing mechanism includes a securing arm that abuts the spindle and elastically deforms when the guide member pivots from the first configuration to the second configuration, and the securing arm abuts the spindle when the guide member is disposed in the second configuration to inhibit the guide member from pivoting to the first configuration without plastically deforming the securing arm.

A media spindle apparatus for supporting a media roll having media to be delivered to a printing apparatus, the media spindle apparatus comprising:

• a spindle configured to support the media roll and defining a longitudinal direction about which the media roll is configured to rotate relative to the printing apparatus to deliver the media from the media roll to the printing apparatus;
• a media guide supported by the spindle and configured to guide the media from the media roll to the printing apparatus, the media guide being pivotable substantially about the longitudinal direction relative to the spindle to move from a first configuration to a second configuration, in the first configuration the media guide being translatable substantially in the longitudinal direction relative to the spindle;
• a securing mechanism connecting the spindle and the media guide, when the media guide is disposed in the second configuration the securing mechanism inhibiting the media guide from translating in the longitudinal direction relative to the spindle and inhibiting the media guide from pivoting from the second configuration to the first configuration and wherein the securing mechanism includes a first engagement feature supported by the spindle and a second engagement feature supported by the media guide, the first and second engagement features being disposed apart when the media guide is disposed in the first configuration, and the first and second engagement features abutting each other to inhibit the media guide from translating in the longitudinal direction relative to the spindle when the media guide is disposed in the second configuration.

A media spindle apparatus for supporting a media roll having media to be delivered to a printing apparatus, the media spindle apparatus comprising:

• a spindle configured to support the media roll and defining a longitudinal direction about which the media roll is configured to rotate relative to the printing apparatus to deliver the media from the media roll to the printing apparatus, the spindle including a first engagement surface having a first shape;
• a media guide supported by the spindle and configured to guide the media from the media roll to the printing apparatus, the media guide including a second engagement surface having a second shape, the second shape being an inverse shape of the first shape, and the media guide including a securing arm;
• wherein the media guide is pivotable substantially about the longitudinal direction relative to the spindle to move from a first configuration to a second configuration, in the first configuration the first engagement surface being disposed apart from the second engagement surface, the media guide being translatable substantially in the longitudinal direction relative to the spindle, and the securing arm being disengaged, and in the second configuration the first engagement surface abutting the second engagement surface to inhibit the media guide from translating in the longitudinal direction relative to the spindle and the securing arm engaging the spindle to inhibit the media guide from pivoting to the first configuration.