Patent ID: 6831670
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A printer comprising:a line thermal head; a platen roller for holding a paper between the platen roller and the line thermal head and feeding the paper; a cutter, including a movable blade and a fixed blade, for cutting printed paper; and a cutter driving mechanism for driving the movable blade, wherein at least one of the line thermal head and the platen roller is movable from a first position for printing to a second position for removing a paper jam, and one of the movable blade and the fixed blade is directly or indirectly attached to one of the line thermal head and the platen roller so that when the one of the line thermal head and the platen roller moves from the first position to the second position, one of the movable blade and the fixed blade also moves together with the one of the line thermal head and the platen roller, and further comprising one of a housing and a chassis, a side of which where printer paper is discharged being a substantially flat surface, wherein the movable blade is disposed so as to work alone the flat surface.