Patent ID: 6807888
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: B26D,B41J,Y10T

Abstract:
A recording material cutting device including a cutter blade having a substantially straight edge for cutting a recording material by traveling the cutter blade in a direction substantially perpendicular to a recording material transferring direction, the recording material being transferred on a recording material placing part of an image-forming apparatus, said recording material cutting device comprising:cutter blade fixing means fixedly mounted with said cutter blade; urging means for resiliently urging said cutter blade fixing means in the direction toward said recording material placing part; cutter blade traveling means for traveling, upon the cutting motion, said cutter blade fixing means together with said urging means in the direction substantially perpendicular to said recording material transferring direction and in parallel to said recording material placing part; a cammed surface having an upward and downward variation in height above said recording material placing part, and being formed at that portion of said recording material placing part, which is along the traveling path of said cutter blade; and recording material seizing means provided integrally with said cutter blade fixing means, so as to resiliently receive the urging force of said urging means in a state of clamping the recording material between said recording material seizing means and said cammed surface upon the cutting motion, to thereby seize the recording material; wherein said recording material seizing means is moved in a state where said recording material seizing means is urged toward said cammed surface with the recording material therebetween upon traveling of said cutter blade fixing means, so that said cutter blade is moved upward and downward to thereby cut the recording material.