Patent ID: 6721060
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: B26D,B41J,Y10T

Abstract:
A recording medium cutter for use in an image forming device for forming an image on a recording medium moved to an image forming area, said cutter being located downstream of said image forming area in the moving direction of said recording medium, for cutting the recording medium being moved, said recording medium cutter comprising:a rotary blade for cutting, while rotating, a recording medium in the moving direction thereof; a driven blade driven by the rotary blade for cutting, while rotating, the recording medium in the moving direction thereof, in cooperation with said rotary blade; a blade holder rotatable about a center axis of said rotary blade while rotatably holding said rotary blade and said driven blade with a positional relationship between the two blades kept fixed such that the two blades are always in contact with each other; and a rotater for pivotally rotating said blade holder between a cutting position where said recording medium is cut and a non-cutting position where said recording medium is not cut.