US 2013/0276607 A1 · CUTTING PLOTTER

Abstract

A cutting plotter includes a cutting mechanism, a retaining mechanism and a press mechanism. The cutting mechanism includes a cutter. The cutter has a blade edge on a head of the cutter. The retaining mechanism retains the cutter to allow the cutter to change an orientation of the blade edge. The press mechanism includes a press member. The press member is configured to interlock with the cutter and to press a cutting object near the blade edge. The press mechanism is configured to maintain a positional relationship between the press member and the blade edge when the orientation of the blade edge changes in a relative movement between the cutting, mechanism and the object.

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Dependent claims

A cutting plotter comprising:

a cutting mechanism comprising a cutter, the cutter having a blade edge on a head of the cutter;
a retaining mechanism retaining the cutter to allow the cutter to change an orientation of the blade edge;
a press mechanism comprising a press member, the press member being configured to interlock with the cutter and to press a cutting object near the blade edge, wherein
when the orientation of the blade edge changes in a relative movement between the cutting mechanism and the cutting object, the press mechanism being configured to maintain a positional relationship between the press member and the blade edge.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Cutting plotter

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Cutting plotter

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Abstract

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