Cutter, printer, and method of controlling cutter
AssigneeFujitsu Component Limited
InventorMasafumi Chiba
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Abstract
A cutter includes a fixed blade, a movable blade, a drive motor that moves the movable blade, and a controller that drives the drive motor to move the movable blade toward the fixed blade and to cut a medium. The controller drives the drive motor such that output torque of the drive motor during a process other than a cutting process where the medium is cut becomes lower than the output torque of the drive motor during the cutting process.
Claims9
A cutter, comprising:
- a fixed blade;
- a movable blade;
- a drive motor that moves the movable blade;
- and
- a controller that drives the drive motor to move the movable blade toward the fixed blade and to cut a medium,
- wherein the controller drives the drive motor such that output torque of the drive motor during a process other than a cutting process where the medium is cut becomes lower than the output torque of the drive motor during the cutting process.
A method of controlling a cutter including a fixed blade, a movable blade, and a drive motor, the method comprising:
- driving the drive motor to move the movable blade toward the fixed blade and thereby cut a medium between the movable blade and the fixed blade,
- wherein the drive motor is driven such that output torque of the drive motor during a process other than a cutting process where the medium is cut becomes lower than the output torque of the drive motor during the cutting process.
A method of controlling a cutter including a fixed blade, a movable blade, and a drive motor for driving the movable blade, the method comprising:
- determining a position of the movable blade while driving the drive motor;
- and
- controlling the drive motor in accordance with the determined position of the movable blade, such that output torque of the drive motor during a cutting process where the medium is cut becomes higher than the output torque of the drive motor during a period other than the cutting process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.