Patent ID: 8235613

Claim:
A label printer having a cutter mechanism that includes an upper blade which is a fixed blade and a lower blade which is a moving blade that advances and retreats relative to the upper blade, and that cuts a printing medium by causing the lower blade to advance and retreat relative to the upper blade, the label printer comprising: a main body frame to which the lower blade is attached; an upper cover to which the upper blade is attached, and that opens and closes an upper portion of the main body frame; an upper frame to which a thermal head is attached and which is provided between the upper cover and the main body frame; an integrating unit that integrates the upper cover and the upper frame; a support shaft that supports the upper cover and the upper frame so as to be rotatable with respect to the main body frame; and a contact preventing member that prevents the upper blade from contacting the upper frame by causing the upper blade to pivot, when the integration of the upper cover and the upper frame by the integrating unit is released and the upper cover and the upper frame are respectively rotated independently.