Sheet cutter
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroyuki Kohda, Shigeki Morisawa, Masayuki Ohyane, Tokihiko Kobayashi
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Abstract
A sheet cutter for cutting a sheet by shearing. The sheet cutter has a fixed blade, a movable blade which is movable along the fixed blade, and a receiving element which receives a sheet piece which is cut off from the sheet. The receiving element is structured so as to be movable together with the movable blade as the movable blade moves. The receiving element may be structured such that it is translationally movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the moving direction of the movable blade.
Claims18
A sheet cutter for cutting a sheet piece from a sheet by shearing, the sheet cutter comprising:
- a fixed blade;
- a movable blade which is movable along the fixed blade;
- and
- a receiving element which receives the sheet piece that is cut off from the sheet, the receiving element being structured so as to be movable together with the movable blade,
- wherein the receiving element comprises a roller which is rotatably supported.
A sheet cutter for cutting a sheet piece from a sheet by shearing, the sheet cutter comprising:
- a fixed blade;
- a movable blade which is movable along the fixed blade;
- and
- a receiving element which receives the sheet piece that is cut off from the sheet, the receiving element being structured such that the entire receiving element is translationally movable along a direction substantially perpendicular to a moving direction of the movable blade.
An image-forming apparatus comprising:
- a recording unit for recording an image onto a photosensitive material;
- a sheet cutter for cutting a piece of sheet from an elongated sheet;
- and
- a transfer unit for transferring the image recorded on the photosensitive material onto the piece of sheet,
- wherein the sheet cutter includes a fixed blade, a movable blade which is movable along the fixed blade, and a receiving element that receives the piece of sheet which is cut off from the sheet, the receiving element being structured so as to be movable together with the movable blade,
- wherein the receiving element is structured so as to be translationally movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to a moving direction of the mobable blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.