LABEL PRINTER AND LABEL PRINTING METHOD

To provide a label printer capable of performing printing on both a continuous label mount and an individual-piece label mount as a single unit.SOLUTION: When a mount with a label to be printed temporarily fixed thereon is referred to as a label mount, a label mount with a plurality of labels temporarily fixed onto the mount is referred to a continuous label mount, and a label mount having at least one label which is an individual-piece by being cut off is referred to as an individual-piece label mount 25, a label pinter includes: a common printing unit 35 for performing printing on both the continuous label mount and the individual-piece label mount; an individual-piece label mount supply mechanism for supplying the individual-piece label mount to the common printing unit; and a continuous label mount supply mechanism for supplying the continuous label mount to the common printing unit.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】単体で連続ラベル台紙と個片ラベル台紙の双方に印字可能なラベルプリンターを提供する。【解決手段】印字が施されるラベルが仮止めされている台紙をラベル台紙と称し、台紙上に複数のラベルが仮止めされているラベル台紙を連続ラベル台紙と称し、切断されて個片になり、少なくとも一つのラベルを有するラベル台紙を個片ラベル台紙２５と称するとき、連続ラベル台紙と個片ラベル台紙の双方に印字を行う共通印字部３５と、個片ラベル台紙を共通印字部へ供給する個片ラベル台紙供給機構と、連続ラベル台紙を共通印字部へ供給する連続ラベル台紙供給機構とを備える。【選択図】図１