Printer accommodating two types of printing sheets

Claim 1

A printer which can accommodate at least two kinds of recording sheets including both a first recording sheet as a continuous sheet and a second recording sheet as a cut sheet, comprising: a first recording sheet path for passing therethrough said first recording sheet; a second recording sheet path for passing therethrough said second recording sheet; a recording sheet conveyance mechanism for individually or simultaneously conveying said first and second recording sheets; a printing section provided in common for said first and second recording sheets, said printing section individually or simultaneously holding said first and second recording sheets; a continuous sheet guide plate provided in an upper portion of said printing section, said continuous sheet guide plate being manually slidable between a first, rest position and a second position; spring means for exclusively urging said continuous sheet guide plate to said first position; and a detector for detecting an operational position of said continuous sheet guide plate; wherein said first and second recording sheet paths are open to allow said first and second recording sheets to be covered therethrough when said continuous sheet guide plate is in said first position, said continuous sheet guide plate being slidable to said second position so that only said first recording sheet path is open and said second recording sheet path is closed, and wherein said detector detects the operation of said continuous sheet guide plate.