Cutting and closure mechanism for ticket or voucher dispenser and method

A fastener provided with a cutting blade for a roller printer, comprising:

• an electric motor (1) provided with a connection to a check and an on/off card;
• a shaft (2) connected to an eccentric cam (3) provided with a pin (4);
• a shutter (6) provided with a hole (5) for receiving said pin, said shutter (6) being provided with a movable blade (7) having an upper portion provided with a cutting edge along a direction way from the direction movement of the shutter movement, and an immovable blade (8) in a counterposed position relative to said movable blade (7);
• said shutter (6) being fixed onto the frame (10) of the roller printer such that said blades (7, 8) have counterposed cutting edges positioned on staggered planes and are positioned proximate to a slot or exit opening (9) for removal of a printed ticket or voucher;
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• said motor (1) driving the shutter (6) with said movable blade (7) forming an anti-breaking support structure while said shutter (6) and said movable blade (7) are maintained inside a sliding seat by means of a spring (11) placed between an inside part of said shutter (6) and a part of said printer frame or body (10).

A method for preventing unwanted access to a printed ticket or voucher dispensing apparatus which is provided with a cutting and closure mechanism for cutting tickets or vouchers after printing of the tickets or vouchers which prevent any entry to the exit portion for the tickets or vouchers for a roller printer for printing of the tickets or vouchers and for dispensing the tickets or vouchers through the exit opening, comprising the steps of:

• providing a body (10) containing a paper roll (13) for printing of the tickets or vouchers thereon, said body (10) including an exit opening (9) downstream from said paper roll (13) and closing the exit opening (9) to prevent entry thereinto when a ticket or voucher is not being dispensed and a ticket or voucher is not being cut;
• controlling the cutting and exit entry portion for cutting the printed ticket or voucher and for opening the exit opening for dispensing of the printed ticket or voucher for preventing any unwanted entry into the exit opening (9) when a ticket or voucher is not to be dispensed by coupling a movable blade to a shutter (6) which form a combined unit and are movable relative to a stationary blade (8) with the movable blade (7) and the stationery blade (8) cooperating with each other to cut the ticket or voucher and with the shutter (6) of the combined shutter (6) and movable blade (7) closing the exit opening after cutting of the ticket or voucher.