Printer

A kiosk terminal, comprising:

• a housing;
• a display screen for displaying information to a user that is facing the kiosk terminal from a first direction, the display screen mounted on or in the housing;
• and
• a printer in the housing and configured to dispense a printed item to the user, the printer including:
• a lower module including a paper feed unit and a printing unit configured to print on paper fed by the paper feed unit;
• an upper module above the lower module, a back side of the upper module being supported by the lower module to permit rotational movement of a front side of the upper module upwards and downwards to come into contact with and move away from the lower module;
• a paper handling part in the upper module configured to hold paper after printing by the printing unit;
• a discharge unit in the upper module configured to move the paper from the paper handling part out of the upper module while maintaining a hold on a rear portion of the paper and to draw the paper back into the upper module after an elapse of a predetermined time;
• and
• a container including a support member, a back side of the support member being supported to permit rotational movement of a front side of the support member upwards and downwards to come into contact with and move away from a lower part of the upper module, the container configured to receive and store the paper drawn back by the discharge unit in a region between the support member and the lower part of the upper module.