Printer using double sheets of pressure sensitive paper

A printer using double sheets of pressure sensitive paper, said printer comprising:

• a casing having an opening at its upper portion;
• a paper guide disposed in said opening of said casing for separating the printed double sheets of pressure sensitive paper into a receipt sheet and a journal sheet, said paper guide being operable to introduce said receipt sheet out of said casing through said opening and to guide said journal sheet in a predetermined direction within said casing with a front surface of said journal sheet exposed toward said opening;
• a paper support disposed under said casing for upwardly supporting a rear surface of said journal sheet;
• and
• paper collecting means disposed in said casing for collecting said journal sheet which passed over said paper support;
• wherein said paper guide includes a first guide for guiding said receipt sheet to a front edge of said opening, and a second guide extending through a space between said opening and said paper support to a rear edge of said opening for guiding said journal sheet onto said paper support.