Cutting mechanism for printing apparatus
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorYoshiaki Mochizuki
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Abstract
A cutting mechanism for a printing apparatus, the cutting mechanism includes: a cutter including a cutting blade and a blade receiving member, the cutter being configured to cut at least part of a printing medium with the cutting blade while the blade receiving member is receiving a force from the cutting blade; and a support member provided to suppress deformation of the blade receiving member, wherein the blade receiving member is adjacent to and fixed to the support member.
Claims8
A cutting mechanism for a printing apparatus, the printing apparatus comprising a base chassis to which each component of the printing apparatus is attached, and the cutting mechanism comprising:
- a cutter including a cutting blade and a blade receiving member, the cutter being configured to cut at least part of a printing medium with the cutting blade while the blade receiving member is receiving a force from the cutting blade;
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- a support member provided to suppress deformation of the blade receiving member, the support member comprising a portion of the case chassis of the printing apparatus,
- wherein the blade receiving member is adjacent to and fixed to the support member on an inner side of the support member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.