Safely retracting paper-cutting apparatus for a roll paper printer
US4907014A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 18, 1989 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/8822
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus which records an image, such as text, onto printable media, such as paper, has a removably closable lid, a paper cutting blade mounted on an pivoting arm having an equilibrium position in which the blade is withdrawn in a safe position, and a rod actuator cooperative with the lid for rotating the pivoting arm whenever the lid is closed so as to move the blade from the safe position to an operative position adjacent a cutting block suitable for severing the media. The pivoting arm is rotatable about a pivot pin, the blade being attached at one end of the arm and the other end of the arm being lighter, so that the blade tends to fall toward the safe position under a front cover of the apparatus whenever the lid is opened.
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