# US 2014/0150618 A1 · Cutter cartridge and cutting apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0150618 A1 - Document ID: US20140150618A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/090,459 - Filed: 2013-11-26 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30 - Assignees: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Shinya Fujihara - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140150618A1 ## CPC - B26D 7/26: Means for mounting or adjusting the cutting member; Means for adjusting the stroke of the cutting member - B26D 7/2614: {Means for mounting the cutting member} - B26F 1/3813: {wherein the tool head is moved in a plane parallel to the work in a coordinate system fixed with respect to the work} - B26D 5/007: {Control means comprising cameras, vision or image processing systems} - B26D 2007/2678: {for cutting pens mounting in a cutting plotter} - Y10T 83/647: With means to convey work relative to tool station - B26D: CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING (for growing crops or plants A01D, A01G; for fodder or straw A01F; for bulk butter A01J; for dough A21C; slaughtering A22B; for tobacco, cigars or cigarettes A24; marking-out, perforating or making buttonholes A41H25/00; manufacturing footwear A43D; brushmaking A46D; surgery A61B; disintegrating, mincing or shredding in general B02C; cutting wire, making pins or nails B21F, B21G; of the kind used formetal B23; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; hand-held cutting tools B26B; perforating, cutting-out, stamping-out or punching, or severing by means other than cutting B26F; for wood B27; for stone B28D; working of plastics or substances in a plastic state B29; making boxes, cartons, envelopes or bags, of paper or similarly worked materials, e.g. metal foil, B31B; article or web delivery apparatus incorporating cutting or line-perforating devices B65H35/00; for leather or upholstery B68, C14B; for glass C03B; making matches C06F; for peat C10F; for sugar C13B45/00; for textile materials D06H; civil engineering, building, mining, see Section E; for light guides G02B6/25; cutting processed photographic material G03D15/04) - B26F: PERFORATING; PUNCHING; CUTTING-OUT; STAMPING-OUT; SEVERING BY MEANS OTHER THAN CUTTING (marking-out, perforating or making buttonholes A41H25/00; shoemaking A43D; surgery A61B; punching metal B21D; drilling metal B23B; cutting of metal by applying heat locally, e.g. flame cutting, B23K; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; details common to machines for severing B26D; drilling wood B27C; drilling stone B28D; working of plastics or substances in a plastic state B29; making boxes, cartons, envelopes or bags, of paper or similarly worked materials, e.g. metal foil, B31B; of glass C03B; of leather C14B; of textile materials D06H; for light guides G02B6/25; of tickets G07B) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A cutting apparatus includes a carriage provided with a cartridge holder to which a cutter cartridge is detachably attachable, a moving unit moving an object to be cut and the carriage relative to each other so that the object is cut by a cutter of the cutter cartridge. The cutter has a base and having a distal end side formed with a blade and the cutter cartridge includes an outer casing housing at least the base of the cutter and having an abutting portion. The holder has a receiving against which the abutting portion abuts. At least one of the abutting and receiving portions is tapered so as to be concentric with the cutter base. When the cutter cartridge is attached to the holder, the abutting portion is caused to abut against the receiving portion, so that a central axis of the cutter is positioned at a predetermined position. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cutting apparatus comprising: a carriage provided with a cartridge holder to which a cutter cartridge is detachably attachable; a moving unit which moves an object to be cut and the carriage relative to each other so that the object is cut by a cutter of the cutter cartridge, wherein: the cutter has a base extending in a direction and having a distal end side formed with a blade, and the cutter cartridge includes an outer casing which houses at least the base of the cutter and having an abutting portion; the cartridge holder has a receiving portion against which the abutting portion of the outer casing abuts; at least one of the abutting portion and the receiving portion is tapered so as to be concentric with a central axis of the base of the cutter; and the abutting portion is caused to abut against the receiving portion in attaching the cutter cartridge to the cartridge holder, whereby the central axis of the cutter is positioned at a predetermined position. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cutting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the abutting portion is tapered so as to be concentric with the base of the cutter, and the receiving portion is tapered so as to contact with at least a part of the abutting portion. ### Claim 3 A cutter cartridge which is detachably attached to a cartridge holder of a carriage in a cutting apparatus, the cutter cartridge comprising: a cutter including a base which extends in a direction and has a distal end side formed with a blade; an outer casing which houses at least the base of the cutter and having an abutting portion which is configured to abut against a receiving portion of the cartridge holder and tapered so as to be concentric with the base of the cutter, wherein the abutting portion is caused to abut against the receiving portion in attaching the cutter cartridge to the cartridge holder, whereby the cutter is positioned at a predetermined position. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The cutter cartridge according to claim 3, wherein the outer casing includes a part located near the blade in a direction of the central axis thereof, and the abutting portion is formed at the part of the outer casing. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The cutter cartridge according to claim 3, wherein the outer casing includes a cap surrounding the blade and a support provided in an interior thereof for supporting the base of the cutter so that the base of the cutter is rotatable about a central axis of the cutter and so that the base of the cutter is immovable in a direction of the central axis of the cutter, and wherein the abutting portion is formed over an overall periphery of the cap. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The cutter cartridge according to claim 4, wherein the outer casing includes a cap surrounding the blade and a support provided in an interior thereof for supporting the base of the cutter so that the base of the cutter is rotatable about a central axis of the cutter and so that the base of the cutter is immovable in a direction of the central axis of the cutter, and wherein the abutting portion is formed over an overall periphery of the cap. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The cutter cartridge according to claim 5, wherein the cap is configured so that a position thereof is adjustable relative to the support in the direction of the central axis. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The cutter cartridge according to claim 6, wherein the cap is configured so that a position thereof is adjustable relative to the support in the direction of the central axis. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The cutter cartridge according to claim 5, wherein the case has an end which is located opposite the cap and provided with a knob, which is formed into an arc shape or formed to be inclined so that the cutter cartridge is laid by self-weight when placed on a plane with the cap being directed upward. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The cutter cartridge according to claim 6, wherein the case has an end which is located opposite the cap and provided with a knob, which is formed into an arc shape or formed to be inclined so that the cutter cartridge is laid by self-weight when placed on a plane with the cap being directed upward. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The cutter cartridge according to claim 7, wherein the case has an end which is located opposite the cap and provided with a knob, which is formed into an arc shape or formed to be inclined so that the cutter cartridge is laid by self-weight when placed on a plane with the cap being directed upward. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The cutter cartridge according to claim 8, wherein the case has an end which is located opposite the cap and provided with a knob, which is formed into an arc shape or formed to be inclined so that the cutter cartridge is laid by self-weight when placed on a plane with the cap being directed upward. ### Claim 13 (depends on 3) The cutter cartridge according to claim 3, wherein: a plurality of types of cutter cartridges are prepared according to types of the objects; the outer casing is provided with a discrimination part capable of discriminating a type of the cutter cartridge; and when having been attached to the cartridge holder, a detection unit provided on the cartridge holder is configured to detect the discrimination part, thereby detecting the type of the cutter cartridge. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The cutter cartridge according to claim 13, wherein the discriminator includes a concavo-convex portion provided on the knob.