Adhesive label manufacturing device and adhesive label manufacturing method

A heat-sensitive adhesive label manufacturing device for manufacturing a heat-sensitive adhesive label from a heat-sensitive adhesive sheet having a heat-sensitive adhesive layer, the heat-sensitive adhesive label manufacturing device comprising:

• a thermal head for heating and thermally activating the heat-sensitive adhesive layer of the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet;
• a platen roller rotationally driven to convey the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet between the platen roller and the thermal head to transport the heat -sensitive adhesive sheet in a transport direction;
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• a plurality of discharge rollers disposed on a downstream side of the thermal head and the platen roller for conveying the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet in the transport direction, a discharge roller closest to the thermal head and the platen roller among the plurality of discharge rollers is a drive discharge roller that is rotationally driven and configured to rotate at a peripheral speed different from a peripheral speed of the platen roller to convey the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet in the transport direction so that when the drive discharge roller comes into contact with one portion of the heat-sensitive adhesive layer of the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet, the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet is caused to slip with respect to the drive discharge roller to cause the drive discharge roller to come into contact with another portion of the heat-sensitive adhesive layer different from the one portion thereof so that a period of time during which any one portion of the heat-sensitive adhesive layer is maintained in a contact state with the drive discharge roller is minimized to thereby prevent the heat-sensitive adhesive from adhering to the drive discharge roller;
• wherein when a rear end portion of the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet reaches the drive discharge roller, rotation of the drive discharge roller stops and the heat sensitive adhesive sheet is held in a state in which a forward end portion of the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet sticks out of a discharge port of the label discharge section toward an exterior thereof.