Printing device

A printing device configured to perform printing on a label affixed to a release paper, the printing device comprising:

• a body portion provided with a storing portion configured to accommodate the release paper to which the label is affixed;
• a lid portion supported by the body portion, the lid portion being able to open and close the storing portion;
• a first roller rotatably supported by the lid portion;
• a peeling mechanism including a second roller and a projecting portion, the second roller being configured to peel the label off of the release paper by nipping the release paper against the first roller, the projecting portion being provided to project toward an outside, the peeling mechanism being supported by the body portion such that a position of the second roller in relation to the first roller changes as the projecting portion moves;
• and
• a guide portion provided in the lid portion, the guide portion being provided with a moving portion and a first restricting portion, the moving portion being configured to move the projecting portion by coming into contact with the projecting portion in a closing process in which the lid portion changes from an open state to a closed state, and the first restricting portion being configured to restrict the projecting portion from moving when the first restricting portion is in contact with the projecting portion in the closed state,
• wherein
• the peeling mechanism is configured to be set selectively to a first state, a second state, a third state, and a fourth state, the first state being a state in which the second roller is separated from the first roller and the projecting portion is unable to come into contact with the moving portion in the closing process, the second state being a state in which the second roller is separated from the first roller and the projecting portion is able to come into contact with the moving portion in the closing process, the third state being a state in which a distance between the first roller and the second roller is shorter than the distance between the first roller and the second roller in the first state and the second state, and the fourth state being a state in which the distance between the first roller and the second roller is shorter than the distance between the first roller and the second roller in the third state,
• the peeling mechanism further includes an elastic member configured to energize the second roller in a direction to switch the peeling mechanism from the first state to the second state,
• the moving portion is configured to switch the peeling mechanism from the second state to the third state by separating from the projecting portion in the open state and coming into contact with the projecting portion in the closing process, and
• the first restricting portion is configured to restrict the peeling mechanism from switching from the fourth state to the third state, by coming into contact with the projecting portion and restricting the projecting portion from moving when the peeling mechanism is in the fourth state.