Patent ID: 6302605
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: B26D,B26F,B41J,Y10T

Abstract:
A cutter apparatus, comprising:a rotary cutter supported rotatably and having a cutting edge formed on the circumference thereof;an opposite cutter disposed opposed to said rotary cutter for holding a sheet member in association with said rotary cutter;a carriage mechanism which moves said rotary cutter reciprocatingly along a cutting line; andswitching means for switching a cutting mode between a full cutting mode in which said rotary cutter fully cuts the sheet member and a partial cutting mode in which said rotary cutter partially cuts the sheet member, wherein said cutting edge of said rotary cutter has a notch portion formed in a part thereof, and said switching means comprises a rotary cutter moving mechanism for changing the cutting depth of said rotary cutter with respect to said sheet member.