Cutting means for fabrics and the like utilizing a heated cutting means mounted on a movable carriage

A cutting apparatus for cutting a sheet material such as a fabric or the like, which comprises:

• a work bench;
• a moving mechanism movable in two axial directions on an orthogonal coordinate system along the work bench;
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• a cutting means comprising a heat cutter swingably attached to the moving mechanism for cutting a desired mark out of the material, said heat cutter comprising a heated pointed tip swingable into contact with a surface of the material for heat cutting the material;
• said work bench comprising a glass mount on which the material is directly placed.

A cutting apparatus for cutting a sheet material such as a fabric or the like, which comprises:

• a work bench on which the material is placed;
• a moving mechanism movable in two axial directions on an orthogonal coordinate system along the work bench;
• a cutting means comprising a heat cutter swingably attached to the moving mechanism for cutting a desired mark out of the material, said heat cutter comprising a heated pointed tip swingable into contact with a surface of the material for heat cutting the material;
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• a cleaning means for automatically cleaning the cutting means, said cleaning means comprising an absorbent member, wherein the cutting means is inserted in the absorbent member and displaced in one of said axial directions through the absorbent member by moving the cutting means under operation of the moving mechanism.