Cutting apparatus

A cutting apparatus comprising:

• a lower die to which a work-piece is mounted and an upper die movable toward the lower die;
• a first blade including a plurality of first divided blades;
• a second blade including a plurality of second divided blades;
• a common blade disposed where the first blade and the second blade intersect with each other in a plan view, the common blade being configured to punch the work-piece and being disposed adjacent to the first divided blades and the second divided blades;
• and
• a switching unit adapted to conduct a switching between a first mode in which the plurality of first divided blades are positioned in a cutting position in which it is possible to cut the work-piece and the plurality of second divided blades are positioned in a non-cutting position in which it is impossible to cut the work-piece and a second mode in which the plurality of second divided blades are positioned in the cutting position in which it is possible to cut the work-piece and the plurality of first divided blades are positioned in the non-cutting position in which it is impossible to cut the work-piece,
• wherein the first blade is a first lower blade provided on the lower die and a first upper blade provided on the upper die in a position corresponding to the first lower blade, the second blade is a second lower blade provided on the lower die and a second upper blade provided on the upper die in a position corresponding to the second lower blade, and the common blade is a common lower blade provided on the lower die and a common upper blade provided on the upper die in a position corresponding to the common lower blade.