Label printer
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsToru Takami, Koji Yamada
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Abstract
A label printer has an on-board peeling mechanism that easily replaces label paper and removing paper jams with limited space for opening and closing the printer. The label printer has a printing mechanism for printing labels while conveying label paper having a plurality of label affixed to a continuous web liner, and a peeling unit for peeling printed labels from the web liner conveyed through a curved transport path by bending the printed label paper acutely from the back side of the web liner. The peeling unit is attached to a printer cover which is mounted openably and closably to the label paper compartment in the printer housing.
Claims8
A label printer comprising:
- a printing mechanism for printing labels while conveying label paper having a plurality of labels affixed to a continuous web liner;
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- a label peeling mechanism for peeling said printed labels from said web liner conveyed through a curved transportation path by bending said printed label paper acutely from the back side of said web liner;
- wherein said label peeling mechanism is attached to a printer cover which is mounted for freely opening and closing with respect to the label paper compartment in the printer housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.