Cutter with exit having first and second surfaces offset from transportation path

A printer with a cutter for cutting off a portion of a recording medium, the printer comprising:

• a transportation path extending from a printing position to a recording-medium exit during operation of the printer;
• and
• a transportation mechanism that conveys the recording medium along the transportation path in a substantially horizontal transportation direction;
• the cutter comprising:
• a fixed knife having a cutting edge facing in an upwards direction relative the horizontal transportation path;
• and
• a movable knife having a cutting edge facing in a downwards direction relative the horizontal transportation path and moving between a standby position and a cutting-completed position to cut off the portion in cooperation with the fixed knife, wherein the movable knife pivots on a horizontal axis parallel to the horizontal transportation path
• wherein the recording-medium exit is disposed along the horizontal transportation path and on a downstream side of the knives in the transportation direction and that discharges the cut-off portion, the recording-medium exit comprising
• a first surface offset from the transportation path beyond the cutting edge of the movable knife in the cutting-completed position, and
• a second surface opposite the first surface at a height substantially the same as a height of the cutting edge of the fixed knife
• wherein the second surface is immediately adjacent the movable knife and the first surface extends horizontally directly below the cutting edge of the movable knife in the cutting-complete position so that the cut off portion of the paper is not pushed vertically beyond the first surface during cutting so as to prevent curl and inadvertent springing movement of the paper after cutting.