Patent ID: 7601238

Claim:
A printer comprising: a printing device for printing a printing enabled layer of a heat-sensitive sheet that has the printing enabled layer on one face of a sheet base material and a heat-sensitive adhesive layer on the other face; a cutting device, located downstream of the printing device, for cutting the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet to a predetermined length; a thermal activation device, located downstream of the cutting device, for activating the heat-sensitive adhesive layer using heat; and a guide portion, located between the cutting device and the thermal activation device, for deflecting the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet downward in a concave shape, wherein an insertion point of the thermal activation device for the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet is located at a position lower than a delivery point of the cutting device for the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet, wherein a guide roof member is provided for the guide portion that is located above a sheet conveying path, extending from the delivery point of the cutting device to the insertion point of the thermal activation device, and wherein, when the leading edge of the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet, which has been delivered to the cutting device from the delivery point, abuts upon the guide roof member, the heat-sensitive adhesive sheet, while in contact with the guide roof member, is slid down and guided to the entrance of the thermal activation device.