Patent ID: 6341548
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: B26D,B26F,B41J,Y10T

Abstract:
A cutter comprising:a bed for supporting a work piece to be cut; a cutter holder disposed in confrontation with the bed; a drive mechanism that moves the cutter holder in opposing directions along a first path parallel with a surface of the bed; a cutter shaft supported within the cutter holder movable in opposing directions along a second path that extends perpendicular to the first path, the cutter shaft having two ends, one end being provided with a cutter that selectively protrudes from one end of the cutter holder depending on position of the cutter shaft along the second path with respect to the cutter holder; and a conversion unit disposed at the other end of the cutter shaft, and that converts movement of the cutter holder driven by the drive mechanism along the first path into movement of the cutter shaft along the second path, to select the position of the cutter shaft on the second path with respect to the cutter holder and the surface of the bed.