Printer and issuing apparatus

Abstract

In order to provide a printer and an issuing apparatus for effectively preventing occurrence of jam even when a user picks a leading end of a printed sheet discharged from a discharge port, a leading end of a guide plate ( 15 b ) disposed below the discharge port for discharging the printed sheet is formed to be shorter than that of a guide plate ( 15 a ) disposed thereabove such that a space can be formed in which the sheet is allowed to deflect downward when advancement of the leading end of the printed sheet discharged from the discharge port ( 15 ) is interfered.

1 . A printer comprising:
 an accommodating portion for accommodating a pre-printed sheet;   a printing means for printing on the sheet drawn out of the accommodating portion;   a conveyance means for conveying the sheet toward a discharge port; and   a conveyance guide means for guiding the sheet printed by the printing means to the discharge port,   wherein the conveyance guide means comprises an upper conveyance guide member and a lower conveyance guide member which are disposed with a predetermined gap therebetween, the lower conveyance guide member comprising a leading end which is formed to be shorter than a leading end of the upper conveyance guide member such that a space can be formed in which the sheet is allowed to deflect downward when advancement of the leading end of the sheet discharged from the discharge port is blocked.   
   
   
       2 . A printer according to  claim 1 , wherein the upper conveyance guide member is provided with a cutout at a front end thereof such that the sheet discharged from the discharge port can be picked. 
   
   
       3 . A printer according to  claim 1 , wherein the front end of the upper conveyance guide member is curved or inclined downward. 
   
   
       4 . A printer according to  claim 1 , further comprising a cutting mechanism for cutting the printed sheet to a desired length, which is provided between the printing means and the conveyance guide means. 
   
   
       5 . An issuing apparatus, comprising:
 the printer according to  claim 1 ;   a card reader which are built therein; and   a front surface panel on which an outlet of a discharge port for discharging the sheet printed by the printer and a card insertion/discharge port corresponding to the card reader are provided.