Paper cutting device and printer

A printer having a paper cutting device, and comprising:

• a printer chassis;
• a cover unit attached to the printer chassis so as to be movable between an open and a closed position;
• a flat fixed blade affixed on the printer chassis and having a main surface that defines a first plane;
• a flat movable blade disposed on the cover unit and having a main surface that defines a second plane, wherein the flat fixed blade and the flat movable blade are arranged to contact each other at a contact point;
• a blade drive mechanism disposed on the cover unit for moving the flat movable blade such that the contact point moves along a cutting edge of the flat fixed blade and a cutting edge of the flat movable blade while the main surface of the flat movable blade is maintained within the second plane;
• wherein the cover unit is arranged to pivot on a bottom end portion thereof between the closed position and the open position where the cover unit is tilted away from the printer chassis by a predetermined angle;
• the flat movable blade is disposed substantially vertically extending widthwise to the printer at a top portion of the cover unit with the cutting edge of the flat movable blade facing up;
• the flat fixed blade is disposed substantially horizontally extending widthwise to the printer at a top end portion on the printer chassis opposite the top end portion of the cover unit.