Patent ID: 6684743
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: B41J,F16H,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for cutting a role of paper positioned in a printer comprising the steps of:engaging a first portion of a staggered gear causing the staggered gear to rotate until a second portion of the staggered gear is engaged whereby such rotation causes a cutter blade to move across a paper path; and reversing a rotation of the staggered gear until the first portion is engaged whereby such reverse rotation causes the cutter blade to reverse movement across said paper path, wherein the reversing step further comprises the steps of: reversing a rotation of the drive gear engaged with the second portion of the staggered gear causing a reversal in the rotation of the staggered gear until a clutch gear engages the first portion of the staggered gear such that the clutch gear rotates the staggered gear and the drive gear is no longer in contact with the staggered gear; engaging a cutter blade bracket with the staggered gear such that the cutter blade is moved back to a original position; and decoupling the clutch gear from a clutch when the staggered gear reaches the original position such that no power is transmitted to the clutch gear and the staggered gear remains stationary.