Patent ID: 9248672
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: B26D,B41J

Claim Text:
1. A cutting device comprising: a receiving base configured to receive a medium arranged thereon; a first movable portion having a cutting blade, the cutting blade being configured to cut the medium between the cutting blade and the receiving base, the first movable portion being configured to move between a first retracted position and a first cutting position, the first retracted position being a position in which the cutting blade is separated by at least a specific distance from the receiving base, and the first cutting position being a position in which the cutting blade is closer to the receiving base than in the first retracted position; a rotation drive portion configured to rotate in a first rotation direction and a second rotation direction that are mutually opposite directions; a first operating portion that is a movable body configured to move in conjunction with the rotation drive portion, the first operating portion being configured to move in a first movement direction in accordance with rotation of the rotation drive portion in the first rotation direction, and to move in a second movement direction in accordance with rotation of the rotation drive portion in the second rotation direction, the second movement direction being a direction opposite to the first movement direction, the first operating portion also being configured to cause the first movable portion to move toward the first cutting position in accordance with the movement of the first operating portion in the first movement direction, and to cause the first movable portion to move toward the first retracted position in accordance with the movement of the first operating portion in the second movement direction; a drive stopping portion configured to stop the rotation of the rotation drive portion that rotates in the first rotation direction, when the first movable portion reaches the first cutting position; a position holding portion configured to hold a position of the first operating portion that moves in the first movement direction, when the first movable portion reaches the first cutting position; a fixed blade that is provided facing a position at which the medium is arranged; a second movable portion having a movable blade, the movable blade being configured to cut the medium between the movable blade and the fixed blade, the second movable portion being configured to move between a second retracted position and a second cutting position, the second retracted position being a position in which the movable blade is separated from the fixed blade, and the second cutting position being a position in which the movable blade intersects with the fixed blade; and a second operating portion that is a movable body configured to move in conjunction with the rotation drive portion, the second operating portion being configured to move in a third movement direction in accordance with the rotation of the rotation drive portion in the second rotation direction and to move in a fourth movement direction in accordance with the rotation of the rotation drive portion in the first rotation direction, the fourth movement direction being a direction opposite to the third movement direction, the second operating portion also being configured to cause the second movable portion to move toward the second cutting position in accordance with the movement of the second operating portion in the third movement direction and to cause the second movable portion to move toward the second retracted position in accordance with the movement of the second operating portion in the fourth movement direction.