Patent ID: 8316749
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: B26D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A finisher for a receiver moving in a feed direction, comprising: a) a cutting device having a cutting blade and a scoring blade disposed on opposite sides of the receiver and oriented perpendicular to the feed direction, and a scoring notch disposed on the opposite side of the receiver from the scoring blade and oriented parallel to the scoring blade; b) an actuator for selectively causing the scoring blade to engage the scoring notch in a first position as the receiver moves between the scoring blade and the scoring notch, so that the receiver is scored, or causing the cutting blade to engage the scoring blade in a second position, so that the receiver is cut; and c) a controller for receiving a job specification including one or more cut location(s) or one or more score location(s) on the receiver and causing the actuator to operate in the second position to cut the receiver at the cut location(s) or to operate in the first position to score the receiver at the score location(s), wherein the scoring blade and the cutting blade are disposed laterally adjacent to each other along the feed direction, so that when the scoring blade and the cutting blade are engaged, a cutting face of the cutting blade shears against a cutting face of the scoring blade to cut the receiver.