Bi-directional cutting modules
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsAlberto Arredondo Rosales, Martin Urrutia Nebreda, Eduard Lores Garcia, Ivan Lopez Avila
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Abstract
According to an example, a cutting module may comprise a carriage and a cutting blade, wherein the carriage may be capable of reciprocating movement along a cutting path. The carriage may be supported by a support structure and the cutting blade may have a fitting pin to engage with the carriage. During a first direction movement along the cutting path, the fitting pin may obtain a first cutting-edge angle. During a second direction movement along the cutting path, the fitting pin may obtain a second cutting-edge angle.
Claims14
A cutting module, comprising:
- a carriage supported by a support structure, the carriage being capable of reciprocating movement along a cutting path, the cutting path being perpendicular to a media path;
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- a cutting blade having a fitting pin to engage the carriage,
- wherein the fitting pin has a first portion movable laterally with respect to the media path so that the position of the fitting pin during movement of the carriage in a first direction along the cutting path provides a first cutting-edge angle and the position of the fitting pin during a movement of the carriage in a second direction along the cutting path provides a second cutting-edge angle different than the first cutting-edge angle, wherein movement of the first portion is constrained by a radial clearance between the first portion and the carriage,
- wherein the fitting pin has a second portion attached to a joining element, wherein the joining element biases the fitting pin towards an alignment position substantially parallel to the media path.
A media handling system comprising:
- a conveyor to move a media along a media path;
- a support structure arranged perpendicular to the media path;
- a carriage to move in a first direction and in a second direction in a cutting path, the carriage being supported by the support structure;
- a support surface that extends parallel to the cutting path so that the media path passes over the support surface;
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- a cutting blade provided on the carriage, the cutting blade having a cutting-edge angle and having a fitting pin to engage the carriage, wherein the fitting pin has a first portion movable with respect to the media path, and wherein movement of the first portion is constrained by a radial clearance between the first portion and the carriage;
- wherein the fitting pin has a second portion attached to a joining element, wherein the joining element biases the fitting pin towards an alignment position substantially parallel to the media path;
- wherein the cutting-edge angle is a yaw rotation angle measured between the cutting path and the cutting blade;
- wherein the cutting-edge angle is dynamically determined by contact between the cutting blade and the media on the media path during movement of the carriage;
- wherein the cutting blade in conjunction with the support surface are to cut the media.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.