Cutting system for a printing apparatus including a single notched blade
US5676478A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 10, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/023
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cutting system for a printing device comprises a cutting blade (58) which has a cutting surface wherein there is defined a notch (58a). The cutting system also has an anvil (60) on which a printing medium such as heat shrink material is supported during cutting. The cutting surface of the blade (58) cuts through the printing medium leaving an uncut area at the notch (58a).
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