Cutter and printer with cutter

Abstract

A printer with a cutter does not have cutting problems caused by adhesive squeezed from label paper. In a scissor type automatic cutter 20 the contact force between the cutting edge 22a of the movable knife 22 and the cutting edge 21a of the fixed knife 21 weakens at the other side of the paper width, and as the movable knife 22 pivots, adhesive between the web liner 11a and the continuous label 11b medium is squeezed out from the label paper 11 at the distal end side of the movable knife 22 and sticks to the fixed knife 21 or the movable knife 22. Because a notched opening 44 is formed in the upstream edge 50a in the paper discharge direction at the other edge part in the paper width direction of the substantially horizontal stage surface 40 that defines the bottom edge 5a of the paper exit 5, if adhesive sticking to the fixed knife 21 or movable knife 22 moves to the stage surface 40 side, the adhesive can be removed from the notched opening 44 and does not accumulate on the stage surface 40. As a result, cutting problems caused by penetration of accumulated adhesive between the fixed knife 21 and movable knife 22 can be prevented.

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