Label peeling unit and label printer

A label peeling unit fitted to a paper sheet conveying device for conveying a continuous label strip in which labels are adhered removably on a mount sheet and for peeling the labels, the label peeling unit comprising:

• a case of the paper sheet conveying device;
• an attachment body attached to the case;
• a movable body configured to be moved in relation to the case while engaging with the attachment body;
• a spring positioned and configured to urge the movable body to move between closed and open states thereof and then stopping the movable body in a closed state or in an open state with respect to the attachment body;
• a label peeling body mounted on and fitted to the movable body and positioned to contact the mount sheet of the continuous label strip conveyed by the paper sheet conveying device so that the mount sheet is bent, so as to thereby peel a portion of a label from the mount sheet;
• a mount sheet conveying roller attached to the movable body freely rotatably and rotating while being in contact with a platen roller of the paper sheet conveying device via the mount sheet, the conveying roller being configured and operative to convey the mount sheet and to discharge the sheet outside,
• wherein the label peeling body is freely rotatably attached to the movable body,
• a torsion spring positioned and configured to urge the label peeling body in an opposite direction to a traveling direction of the mount sheet;
• and
• the mount sheet conveying roller including a shaft positioned and configured as a rotation axis of the label peeling body.