Patent ID: 7883283
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: B26D,B41J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A printer, comprising: a holder having an accommodating section adapted to accommodate a rolled sheet, the holder including a sliding face; a cover movable between an open position for opening the accommodating section and a closed position for covering the accommodating section; a first roller operable to feed a part of the rolled sheet fed from the accommodating section when the cover is placed in the closed position; a print head operable to perform printing on the part of the rolled sheet; a cutter movable between an operable position at which the cutter is operable to cut the part of the rolled sheet and a covered position at which the cutter is not operable to cut the part of the rolled sheet, the cutter being moved to the operable position when the cover is moved from the open position to the closed position; a pivotable arm member supporting the cutter; a platen member having a platen face and a boss, the platen member being coupled to the cover and movable between a facing position at which the platen face opposes the print head and a retracted position; and a cutter cover which covers the cutter when the cutter is placed in the covered position, wherein: the platen member is moved to the facing position when the cover is moved from the open position to the closed position, and is moved to the retracted position when the cover is moved from the closed position to the open position, and the boss is positioned relative to the holder and the arm member such that the boss is configured to move along the sliding face of the holder and come in contact with the arm member when the platen member is moved to the facing position, thereby pivoting the arm member to move the cutter toward the operable position.