Patent · US Active

Printing apparatus with cutter having a blade including a step portion

US8562229B2 · kind B2 · utility

13Cited by
4References
4Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 24, 2008
Grant dateOct 22, 2013
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 12, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/9447
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A printing apparatus includes a transfer mechanism that transfers a print medium, a printing device that prints on the print medium, a stationary blade that is provided on a downstream side in a transfer direction of the print medium further than the printing device to cut the print medium, a movable blade that is provided on a downstream side in a transfer direction of the print medium further than the printing device and that cut the print medium, and a step portion that is provided on a reverse face of the downstream blade which is located on downstream side in transferring of the print medium, the reverse face being reverse of a slide face of the downstream blade sliding on the upstream blade which is located on upstream side in transferring of the print medium, and that projects along a thickness direction of the downstream blade.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.