Patent ID: 7731438

Claim:
A sheet bundle printer that peels off an uppermost sheet out of a sheet bundle that is formed by stacking a multiplicity of sheets, each having one end that is peelably adhered to that of another sheet, and that performs printing on the sheet while transporting the sheet toward a sheet ejecting slot, comprising: a print head that performs printing on the sheet; a platen roller that, when located at a print position where the platen roller contacts the print head, cooperates with the print head to feed both the sheet and an ink ribbon, which are pinched between the print head and the platen roller; and a platen moving mechanism that moves the platen roller between the print position and a non-print position where the sheet is passed toward the sheet ejecting slot in a state where the sheet is located away from the print head, wherein the platen moving mechanism includes: a manual operation device used for manually moving the platen roller from the print position to the non-print position; and a press roller that is made to contact or move away from the platen roller by means of the manual operation device and that moves the platen roller from the print position to the non-print position while pressing the platen roller in a state where the press roller is in contact with the platen roller, and wherein at the non-print position, the sheet is allowed to pass between the press roller and the platen roller.