Abstract: In order to reliably and promptly release bite of a fixed blade and a movable blade with a simple manipulation without being influenced by a state of paper jam of a recording sheet, provided is a printer capable of performing printing on a recording sheet and then cutting the same, including: a fixed blade (11); a movable blade (30); a movable blade drive system (31) including a rack (40) attached to the movable blade, and a rack gear (42) which gears with the rack, rotates in accordance with rotation of a drive gear (41) coupled to a forward/reverse rotatable motor, and linearly moves the rack; a manipulatable lever portion (32); a cooperative mechanism (13) including a pushing portion (12) for moving the fixed blade in a direction of moving away from the movable blade in conjunction with manipulation of the lever portion, and for releasing a contacting pressure of both the blades; a first unit mainly incorporating the fixed blade and the cooperative mechanism; and a second unit (4) mainly incorporating the

Abstract: In order to reliably and promptly release bite of a fixed blade and a movable blade with a simple manipulation without being influenced by a state of paper jam of a recording sheet, provided is a printer capable of performing printing on a recording sheet and then cutting the same, including: a fixed blade (11); a movable blade (30); a movable blade drive system (31) including a rack (40) attached to the movable blade, and a rack gear (42) which gears with the rack, rotates in accordance with rotation of a drive gear (41) coupled to a forward/reverse rotatable motor, and linearly moves the rack; a manipulatable lever portion (32); a cooperative mechanism (13) including a pushing portion (12) for moving the fixed blade in a direction of moving away from the movable blade in conjunction with manipulation of the lever portion, and for releasing a contacting pressure of both the blades; a first unit mainly incorporating the fixed blade and the cooperative mechanism; and a second unit (4) mainly incorporating the

Abstract: A motor (7) rotates a platen roller (3) so as to convey a continuous label sheet (1) drawn out from a roll member (2). A thermal head (4) generates heat at an appropriate timing in synchronism with the conveyance, thereby effecting recording on an adhesive label (1). The continuous label sheet (1) that has undergone recording is deflected along the outer periphery of a peeler bar (5), causing an adhesive label (1a) to peel off from a peeling paper (1b). The peeling paper (1b) from which the adhesive label (1a) has been peeled off reaches the outer periphery of a peeling paper conveying roller (6). Torque is transmitted via an accelerating wheel train composed of a platen roller driving gear (3b) and a conveying roller driving gear (6b), whereby the peeling paper conveying roller (6) conveys the peeling paper (1b) at a greater conveying capacity than the platen roller (3).