Patent Publication Number: US-11654701-B2

Title: Cutting device including first lever and second lever for moving cutter blade and cutter cradle to perform cutting operation with respect to cut target

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2020-201610 filed Dec. 4, 2020. The entire content of the priority application is incorporated herein by reference. 
     BACKGROUND 
     There has been known a cutting device for cutting a target to be cut such as a tape, a label, a tube and the like. Further, a printer employing the above cutting device has also been known. For example, Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2005-224924 discloses a cutting device including a motor for driving a movable blade. The movable blade is driven by the motor to cut a label sheet in cooperation with a cutter cradle. 
     SUMMARY 
     According to the conventional cutting device described above, there arises a problem that a weight of the cutting device is increased since the motor for driving the movable blade is provided therein. 
     In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the present disclosure to provide a cutting device whose weight is saved, and a printing device including the cutting device. 
     In order to attain the above and other objects, the present disclosure provides a cutting device including: a cutter blade; a cutter cradle; a first lever; and a second lever. The cutter blade is configured to cut a cut target. The cutter blade is movable between: a cutting position where the cutter blade is configured to perform one of a full-cutting operation and a half-cutting operation with respect to the cut target by making contact with the cut target; and a retracted position where the cutter blade does not make contact with the cut target. The cutter cradle faces the cutter blade. The cutter cradle is movable between: a full-cutting position at which the cutter blade is configured to perform the full-cutting operation with respect to the cut target in cooperation with the cutter cradle; and a half-cutting position at which the cutter blade is configured to perform the half-cutting operation with respect to the cut target in cooperation with the cutter cradle. The first lever is configured to be operated by a user. The first lever is configured to make contact with the cutter blade directly or indirectly. The first lever is movable from a first non-operation position to a first operation completion position. The first lever is positioned at the first non-operation position when a user operation to the first lever is not performed. The first lever is positioned at the first operation completion position when the user operation to the first lever has been completed. The second lever is configured to be operated by the user. The second lever is configured to make contact with both the cutter blade and the cutter cradle directly or indirectly. The second lever is movable from a second non-operation position to a second operation completion position. The second lever is positioned at the second non-operation position when a user operation to the second lever is not performed. The second lever is positioned at the second operation completion position when the user operation to the second lever has been completed. A movement of the first lever from the first non-operation position to the first operation completion position causes a movement of the cutter blade from the retracted position to the cutting position. A movement of the second lever from the second non-operation position to the second operation completion position causes both the movement of the cutter blade from the retracted position to the cutting position and a movement of the cutter cradle between the full-cutting position and the half-cutting position. 
     The cutting device described above is configured to perform one of the full-cutting operation and the half-cutting operation with respect to the cut target as the first lever and the second lever are operated by the user. With this configuration, a weight of the cutting device can be saved in comparison with a case where a motor for moving the cutter blade is mounted. 
     According to another aspect, the present disclosure also provides a printing device including: an accommodating portion for accommodating therein a cut target; a cover; a printing unit; and a cutting device. The cover is configured to open and close the accommodating portion. The cover includes a protruding portion. The printing unit is configured to perform printing on the cut target. The cutting device includes: a cutter blade; a cutter cradle; a first lever; and a second lever. The cutter blade is configured to cut the cut target on which printing has been performed by the printing unit. The cutter blade is movable between: a cutting position where the cutter blade is configured to perform one of a full-cutting operation and a half-cutting operation with respect to the cut target by making contact with the cut target; and a retracted position where the cutter blade does not make contact with the cut target. The cutter cradle faces the cutter blade. The cutter cradle is movable between: a full-cutting position at which the cutter blade is configured to perform the full-cutting operation with respect to the cut target in cooperation with the cutter cradle; and a half-cutting position at which the cutter blade is configured to perform the half-cutting operation with respect to the cut target in cooperation with the cutter cradle. The first lever is configured to be operated by a user. The first lever is configured to make contact with the cutter blade directly or indirectly. The first lever is movable from a first non-operation position to a first operation completion position. The first lever is positioned at the first non-operation position when a user operation to the first lever is not performed. The first lever is positioned at the first operation completion position when the user operation to the first lever has been completed. The second lever is configured to be operated by the user. The second lever is configured to make contact with both the cutter blade and the cutter cradle directly or indirectly. The second lever is movable from a second non-operation position to a second operation completion position. The second lever is positioned at the second non-operation position when a user operation to the second lever is not performed. The second lever is positioned at the second operation completion position when the user operation to the second lever has been completed. The protruding portion protrudes toward the cutter cradle to form a gap between the protruding portion and the cutter cradle in a state where the cover closes the accommodating portion. A movement of the first lever from the first non-operation position to the first operation completion position causes a movement of the cutter blade from the retracted position to the cutting position. A movement of the second lever from the second non-operation position to the second operation completion position causes both the movement of the cutter blade from the retracted position to the cutting position and a movement of the cutter cradle between the full-cutting position and the half-cutting position. 
     According to the printing device with the above configuration, unintentional detachment of the cutter cradle from the accommodating portion can be restrained by the protruding portion, and hindrance of movement of the cutter cradle by the protruding portion can also be restrained. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The particular features and advantages of the embodiment(s) as well as other objects will become apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which: 
         FIG.  1    is a perspective view of a printing device; 
         FIG.  2    is an exploded perspective view of a cassette and the printing device in which a cover is omitted; 
         FIG.  3    is a view illustrating an internal configuration of a cassette receiving portion of the printing device and an internal configuration of the cassette; 
         FIG.  4    is a perspective view of a cutting device of the printing device; 
         FIG.  5    is another perspective view of the cutting device; 
         FIG.  6    is a rear side view of the cutting device; 
         FIG.  7    is an upper side view of the cutting device; 
         FIG.  8    is a perspective view of the cutting device; 
         FIG.  9    is a rear side view of the cutting device; 
         FIG.  10    is a perspective view of the cutting device; 
         FIG.  11    is a rear side view of the cutting device; 
         FIG.  12    is an exploded perspective view of the printing device in which a cutter cradle is detached from a support portion; 
         FIG.  13    is a cross-sectional view illustrating a portion of the printing device; 
         FIG.  14    is another cross-sectional view illustrating the portion of the printing device; 
         FIG.  15    is a cross-sectional view illustrating the portion of the printing device; 
         FIG.  16    is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating a portion of  FIG.  15   ; 
         FIG.  17    is a cross-sectional view taken along a line XVII-XVII of  FIG.  3    as viewed in a direction indicated by arrows in  FIG.  3   ; 
         FIG.  18    is a schematic diagram of a cutting device; 
         FIG.  19 A  is a schematic diagram of the cutting device; 
         FIG.  19 B  is a schematic diagram of the cutting device; 
         FIG.  19 C  is a schematic diagram of the cutting device; 
         FIG.  20 A  is a schematic diagram of the cutting device; 
         FIG.  20 B  is a schematic diagram of the cutting device; 
         FIG.  20 C  is a schematic diagram of the cutting device; 
         FIG.  20 D  is a schematic diagram of the cutting device; 
         FIG.  21    is a schematic diagram of a cutting device; 
         FIG.  22 A  is a schematic diagram of the cutting device; 
         FIG.  22 B  is a schematic diagram of the cutting device; 
         FIG.  22 C  is a schematic diagram of the cutting device; 
         FIG.  23 A  is a schematic diagram of the cutting device; 
         FIG.  23 B  is a schematic diagram of the cutting device; and 
         FIG.  23 C  is a schematic diagram of the cutting device. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     First Embodiment 
     Hereinafter, a printing device  1  according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to  FIGS.  1  through  17   . 
     The terms “upward”, “downward”, “leftward”, “rightward”, “frontward” and “rearward” used in the following description to describe directions correspond to the terms “up”, “down”, “left”, “right”, “front” and “rear” indicated by arrows in the drawings, respectively. Further, an upward direction and a downward direction will be collectively referred to as an up-down direction, a leftward direction and a rightward direction will be collectively referred to as a left-right direction, and a frontward direction and a rearward direction will be collectively referred to as a front-rear direction. 
     [Overview of Printing Device  1 ] 
     The printing device  1  illustrated in  FIG.  1    includes a housing  1 A, an operating portion  1 B, a display portion  1 C, a cover  1 D, and a cutting device  1 E (see  FIG.  4   ). The housing  1 A has a generally rectangular shape in a plan view. The operating portion  1 B is disposed at a front-lower portion of the housing  1 A, i.e., positioned further downward than an approximate center in the up-down direction of the housing  1 A. The operating portion  1 B is configured to receive input of various information by a user operation. In a user operation, a user directly touches the operating portion  1 B to input information. The display portion  1 C is positioned at a front portion of the housing  1 A and positioned further upward than the operating portion  1 B. The display portion  1 C is configured to display thereon various information. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  2   , the printing device  1  further includes a cassette receiving portion  2  configured to receive a cassette  9 . The cassette receiving portion  2  is opened or closed by the cover  1 D (see  FIG.  1   ) having a plate-like shape. The housing  1 A has a rear end portion formed with an opening  12  in communication with the cassette receiving portion  2 . 
     A head holder  21 , a tape drive shaft  22 A, a ribbon take-up shaft  22 B, a drive motor (not illustrated), and an auxiliary shaft  22 C are provided in the cassette receiving portion  2  illustrated in  FIG.  2   . The head holder  21  is elected rearward from a right portion of the cassette receiving portion  2 . A printing head  21 A (see  FIG.  3   ) is provided on a right surface of the head holder  21 . The printing head  21 A is a thermal head including a plurality of heat generating elements arranged in the front-rear direction. 
     The tape drive shaft  22 A is disposed at a position upward of the head holder  21 . The ribbon take-up shaft  22 B is disposed at a position leftward of the head holder  21 . Each of the tape drive shaft  22 A and the ribbon take-up shaft  22 B is rotatable about an axis extending in the front-rear direction. The drive motor is coupled to the tape drive shaft  22 A and the ribbon take-up shaft  22 B and drive the same. Accordingly, the tape drive shaft  22 A and the ribbon take-up shaft  22 B are rotated in interlocking relation to each other upon driven by the drive motor. The auxiliary shaft  22 C has an axis extending in the front-rear direction and is fixed to the cassette receiving portion  2  at a position leftward of the tape drive shaft  22 A and the ribbon take-up shaft  22 B. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  3   , a platen holder  23  extending in the up-down direction is provided at a position rightward of the cassette receiving portion  2 . The platen holder  23  supports a platen roller  23 B and a conveying roller  23 C. Each of the platen roller  23 B and the conveying roller  23 C is rotatable about an axis extending in the front-rear direction. The platen roller  23 B is positioned rightward and faces the printing head  21 A, and the conveying roller  23 C is positioned rightward to face the tape drive shaft  22 A. 
     A lower end portion of the platen holder  23  is supported by a shaft  23 A extending in the front-rear direction so that the platen holder  23  is pivotally movable. Specifically, the platen holder  23  is pivotally movable about the shaft  23 A between a proximity position (see  FIG.  3   ) and a remote position (not illustrated). Ina state where the platen holder  23  is at the proximity position, the platen roller  23 B and the conveying roller  23 C are positioned close to the printing head  21 A and the tape drive shaft  22 A, respectively. In a state where the platen holder  23  is at the remote position, the platen roller  23 B and the conveying roller  23 C are positioned rightward to be spaced away from the printing head  21 A and the tape drive shaft  22 A, respectively. 
     The platen roller  23 B is switched to a state where the platen roller  23 B is coupled to and driven by the drive motor in accordance with pivotal movement of the platen holder  23  from the remote position to the proximity position. The platen holder  23  is movable from the remote position to the proximity position in accordance with a closing movement of the cover  1 D for closing the cassette receiving portion  2 . A position between the platen roller  23 B and the printing head  21 A when the platen holder  23  is at the proximity position will be referred to as “printing position”. 
     [Overview of Cassette  9 ] 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  2   , a cassette  9  which is a laminate-type cassette is attachable to the cassette receiving portion  2 . The cassette  9  includes a case  90  having a box-like shape. The case  90  accommodates therein a tape drive roller  91 , and is formed with support holes  92 A,  92 B,  92 C, and  92 D those penetrate the case  90  in the front-rear direction, and an ejecting portion  93 . 
     The tape drive roller  91  is positioned in a right-upper corner portion of the case  90 , and has a hollow cylindrical shape extending in the front-rear direction. The tape drive roller  91  is rotatably supported by the case  90 . The tape drive shaft  22 A is inserted into an interior space of the tape drive roller  91  in a state where the cassette  9  is mounted on the cassette receiving portion  2 . 
     The support hole  92 A rotatably supports a first tape spool  96 A. A transparent film tape  99 A is wound over the first tape spool  96 A to constitute a first tape roll  97 A. The transparent film tape  99 A is paid out from the first tape roll  97 A by rotation of the first tape roll  97 A along with rotation of the first tape spool  96 A about an axis extending in the front-rear direction. 
     The support hole  92 B rotatably supports a second tape spool  96 B. A double-sided adhesive tape  99 B is wound over the second tape spool  96 B to constitute a second tape roll  97 B. The double-sided adhesive tape  99 B is a double-sided tape having one surface to which a release sheet is adhered. As the second tape roll  97 B is rotated in accordance with rotation of the second tape spool  96 B about an axis extending in the front-rear direction, the double-sided adhesive tape  99 B is paid out from the second tape roll  97 B. The double-sided adhesive tape  99 B is directed toward the tape drive roller  91 . The auxiliary shaft  22 C is inserted into an interior space of the support hole  92 B when the cassette  9  is attached to the cassette receiving portion  2 . 
     The support hole  92 C rotatably supports a ribbon spool  96 C. A new (non-used) ink ribbon  99 C is wound over the ribbon spool  96 C to constitute a ribbon roll  97 C. The ink ribbon  99 C is paid out from the ribbon roll  97 C upon rotation of the ribbon roll  97 C in accordance with rotation of the ribbon spool  96 C about an axis extending in the front-rear direction. 
     The support hole  92 D rotatably supports a ribbon take-up spool  96 D. A used ink ribbon  99 C is configured to be wound over the ribbon take-up spool  96 D to constitute a ribbon take-up roll  97 D. The used ink ribbon  99 C is taken up by the ribbon take-up spool  96 D to form the ribbon take-up roll  97 D by rotation of the ribbon take-up roll  97 D along with rotation of the ribbon take-up spool  96 D about an axis extending in the front-rear direction. The ribbon take-up shaft  22 B is inserted into an interior space of the support hole  92 D when the cassette  9  is attached to the cassette receiving portion  2 . 
     The ejecting portion  93  has an opening that is open in the up-down direction at a position rightward and upward of the tape drive roller  91 . 
     The case  90  is formed with a head opening  94 A into which the head holder  21  can be inserted. The head opening  94 A is formed in a right portion of the case  90  to penetrate the case  90  in the front-rear direction. The case  90  includes an arm portion  94 B at a position rightward of the head opening  94 A. The arm portion  94 B extends in the up-down direction, and has an upper end portion at which a first tape guide  95 A (see  FIG.  3   ) is provided. The first tape guide  95 A is an opening portion through which the ink ribbon  99 C and the transparent film tape  99 A positioned rightward of the ink ribbon  99 C are discharged. 
     The transparent film tape  99 A and the ink ribbon  99 C discharged out of the first tape guide  95 A passes through the head opening  94 A, and then directed toward a second tape guide  95 B formed in the cassette  9 . The second tape guide  95 B is an opening formed between the head opening  94 A and the tape drive roller  91 . The ink ribbon  99 C is separated from the transparent film tape  99 A and is conveyed leftward at a portion between the second tape guide  95 B and the tape drive roller  91 , and then taken up by the ribbon take-up spool  96 D. In the following description, a position at which the ink ribbon  99 C is separated from the transparent film tape  99 A will be referred to as “separating position.” 
     The transparent film tape  99 A conveyed to a portion upward of the separating position is directed to the tape drive roller  91  at which the transparent film tape  99 A is to be superposed on a right surface (another surface) of the double-sided adhesive tape  99 B. In the following description, a combination of the transparent film tape  99 A and the double-sided adhesive tape  99 B superposed on each other will be referred to as “cut target  99 ”. The cut target  99  is a tape whose widthwise direction is coincident with the front-rear direction. The cut target  99  has a thickness of, for example, 100 μm. 
     [Cutting Device  1 E] 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  3   , the cutting device  1 E is disposed further upward than the tape drive shaft  22 A. As illustrated in  FIG.  4   , the cutting device  1 E includes a cradle portion  10 A, a cutter portion  10 B, and a lever portion  10 C. The cutting device  1 E is configured to perform a cutting operation with respect to the cut target  99  by virtue of cooperation of a cutter cradle  4 A of the cradle portion  10 A and a cutter blade  30  (see  FIG.  9   ) of the cutter portion  10 B. The cutting operation is carried out by a user operation with respect to the lever portion  10 C. 
     The cutting operation is classified into a full-cutting operation and a half-cutting operation. By the full-cutting operation, the cut target  99  is completely cut in a thickness direction thereof along an extending direction of a cutting edge of the cutter blade  30  and is divided into two parts. Note that the extending direction of the cutting edge is coincident with the front-rear direction. By the half-cutting operation, the cut target  99  is partially cut. That is, a cut is formed in a thickness direction of the cut target  99 , but the cut target  99  is not divided into two-parts in the half-cutting operation. 
     [Cutter Portion  10 B] 
     The cutter portion  10 B is configured to perform the cutting operation with respect to the cut target  99  in cooperation with the cradle portion  10 A (described later). As illustrated in  FIGS.  4 ,  8 , and  10   , the cutter portion  10 B further includes a box member  31 , a cutter holder  32 , and a cutter spring (not illustrated).  FIGS.  4 , 8  and  10    are perspective views of the cutting device  1 E as viewed from a diagonally right-lower side of the cutting device  1 E. The box member  31  is open leftward. A center portion in the front-rear direction of a right end portion of the box member is formed with a notched hole  31 A opening rightward and extending in the up-down direction. 
     The cutter holder  32  is positioned inside the box member  31  and is movable in the left-right direction. The cutter holder  32  has a left end portion holding the cutter blade  30  (see  FIGS.  8  and  10   ) for cutting the cut target  99 . The cutter blade  30  has a plate shape having a thickness in the up-down direction. The cutter blade  30  has a left edge forming the cutting edge extending in the front-rear direction. The cutter blade  30  is movable in the left-right direction together with the cutter holder  32 . 
     The cutter blade  30  is accommodated in the box member  31  (see  FIG.  4   ) when the cutter holder  32  is at its rightmost position within a movable range thereof. On the other hand, the cutter blade  30  protrudes leftward from the box member  31  (see  FIGS.  8    and  10 ) when the cutter holder  32  is at its leftmost position within the movable range thereof. As illustrated in  FIGS.  8  and  10   , the cutter blade  30  has a length “L 30 ” in the extending direction of the cutting edge (i.e., the front-rear direction). 
     In the following description, a position of the cutter blade  30  accommodated in the box member  31  as illustrated in  FIG.  4    will be referred to as “retracted position”. The cutter blade  30  is separated from the cut target  99  and does not make contact with the cut target  99  when the cutter blade  30  is at the retracted position. Further, a position of the cutter blade  30  protruding leftward from the box member  31  as illustrated in  FIGS.  8  and  10    will be referred to as “cutting position”. The cutter blade  30  makes contact with the cut target  99  when the cutter blade  30  is at the cutting position. 
     The cutter spring (not illustrated) is positioned inside the box member  31 . The cutter spring urges the cutter holder  32  so that the cutter blade  30  is urged from the cutting position toward the retracted position. 
     [Lever Portion  10 C] 
     The lever portion  10 C is configured to cause the cutter portion  10 B and the cradle portion  10 A (described later) to be moved in response to input of the user operation to the lever portion  10 C. As illustrated in  FIG.  4   , the lever portion  10 C includes a cutter lever  5 , a cutter cradle lever  6 , and a cutter lever spring (not illustrated). The cutter lever  5  and the cutter cradle lever  6  are arranged in the front-rear direction. Specifically, the cutter lever  5  is positioned frontward of the cutter cradle lever  6 . Inside the housing  1 A, the cutter lever  5  and the cutter cradle lever  6  are supported by a lever shaft  100  (see  FIG.  6   ) extending in the front-rear direction so as to be pivotally movable about the lever shaft  100 . Each of the cutter lever  5  and the cutter cradle lever  6  is pivotally movable by the user operation. 
       FIGS.  4  through  7    illustrate respective positions of the cutter lever  5  and the cutter cradle lever  6  those are not operated by the user. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, shapes and configurations of the cutter lever  5  and the cutter cradle lever  6  will be described based on the directions in the printing device  1  such as the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction under an assumption that the user operation is not performed. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  4  through  7   , the cutter lever  5  includes a sleeve portion  50 , an operation portion  51 , a protruding portion  52 , and an extending portion  53 . The operation portion  51  is a portion that can be operated by the user. In the meantime, the housing  1 A has a right-upper corner portion formed with an opening  11  (see  FIGS.  1  and  2   ). The operation portion  51  protrudes outward, i.e., rightward and upward from the housing  1 A through the opening  11 . 
     The sleeve portion  50  is provided on a left end portion of the operation portion  51 . The sleeve portion  50  has a hollow cylindrical shape and defines an interior space therein. The lever shaft  100  (see  FIG.  6   ) and a connecting portion  63 B (see  FIGS.  13  through  15   ) of the cutter cradle lever  6  (described later) are inserted through the interior space of the sleeve portion  50  to allow a pivotal movement of the sleeve portion  50  about the lever shaft  100 . With this configuration, the operation portion  51  is pivotally movably supported by the lever shaft  100  through the sleeve portion  50 . 
     The protruding portion  52  is provided on a rear surface of the operation portion  51  to protrude rearward therefrom. The protruding portion  52  includes an entry portion  52 A extending diagonally leftward and downward. The extending portion  53  extends diagonally leftward and downward from a right-lower corner portion of the operation portion  51 . 
     The cutter lever spring (not illustrated) is a torsion spring provided over the lever shaft  100 . The cutter lever spring urges the cutter lever  5  in a clockwise direction indicated by an arrow C 51  in  FIG.  4    as viewed from a rear side of the cutter lever  5 . The most urged position of the cutter lever  5  in the clockwise direction C 51  due to an urging force of the cutter lever spring will be referred to as “half-cutting standby position”. When the cutter lever  5  is not operated by the user, the cutter lever  5  is urged by the cutter lever spring to be positioned at the half-cutting standby position. Accordingly,  FIGS.  4  to  7    illustrate the cutter lever  5  at the half-cutting standby position. 
     On the other hand, in response to a user operation to the operation portion  51  of the cutter lever  5 , the cutter lever  5  is pivotally moved in a direction opposite the direction C 51 , i.e., in a counterclockwise direction indicated by an arrow C 52  against the urging force of the cutter lever spring as illustrated in  FIG.  8   . The most moved position of the cutter lever  5  in the counterclockwise direction C 52  will be referred to as “half-cutting operation position.” 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  4  through  7   , the cutter cradle lever  6  includes an operation portion  61 , a contacting portion  62  (see  FIGS.  13  through  15   ), an extending portion  63 , and a cutter cradle lever spring (not illustrated). The operation portion  61  is a portion that can be operated by the user. The operation portion  61  is positioned rearward of the operation portion  51  of the cutter lever  5 . Similar to the operation portion  51  of the cutter lever  5 , the operation portion  61  protrudes outward (rightward and upward) through the opening  11  of the housing  1 A. The operation portion  61  has a shape substantially coincident with that of the operation portion  51  in a plan view. 
     The contacting portion  62  is provided at a front surface of the operation portion  61  to protrude frontward therefrom. The contacting portion  62  can make contact with the protruding portion  52  of the cutter lever  5 . In the following description, a combination of the protruding portion  52  and the contacting portion  62  will be occasionally referred to as “interlocking portion  10 D”. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  5   , the operation portion  61  has a left end portion at which the extending portion  63  is provided.  FIG.  5    is a perspective view of the cutting device  1 E as viewed from a right-upper side of the cutting device  1 E. The extending portion  63  includes a disc portion  63 A, the connecting portion  63 B (see  FIGS.  13  through  15   ), and an arm portion  63 C. The disc portion  63 A extends leftward from a left end portion of the operation portion  61  along a rear surface of the sleeve portion  50  of the cutter lever  5 . A circular hole is formed at a center portion of the disc portion  63 A to penetrate the same in the front-rear direction. 
     The connecting portion  63 B has a hollow cylindrical shape formed with a through-hole extending in the front-rear direction. The connecting portion  63 B extends frontward from a front surface of the disc portion  63 A through the interior space of the sleeve portion  50  of the cutter lever  5 . The connecting portion  63 B has a front end portion protruding further frontward than the sleeve portion  50  of the cutter lever  5 . The through-hole of the connecting portion  63 B is in communication with the hole of the disc portion  63 A. 
     The lever shaft  100  (see  FIG.  6   ) is inserted through the through-hole of the connecting portion  63 B to allow a pivotal movement of the connecting portion  63 B about the lever shaft  100 . That is, the operation portion  61  is pivotally movably supported by the lever shaft  100  through the disc portion  63 A and the connecting portion  63 B. As illustrated in  FIG.  6   , the arm portion  63 C extends leftward and from a left end portion of the connecting portion  63 B. The arm portion  63 C is formed with a through-hole  631  (see  FIG.  11   ) penetrating the arm portion  63 C in the front-rear direction. 
     The cutter cradle lever spring (not illustrated) is a torsion spring provided over the lever shaft  100 . The cutter cradle lever spring urges the cutter cradle lever  6  in a clockwise direction as indicated by an arrow C 61  in  FIGS.  4  and  8    as viewed from a rear side of the cutter cradle lever  6 . The most urged position of the cutter cradle lever  6  in the clockwise direction C 61  because of the urging force of the cutter cradle lever spring will be referred to as “full-cutting standby position”. When the cutter cradle lever  6  is not operated by the user, the cutter cradle lever  6  is urged by the cutter cradle lever spring and is positioned at the full-cutting standby position. Accordingly,  FIGS.  4  to  7    illustrate the cutter cradle lever  6  positioned at the full-cutting standby position. 
     On the other hand, as illustrated in  FIG.  10   , in response to a user operation to the operation portion  61  of the cutter cradle lever  6 , the cutter cradle lever  6  is pivotally moved in a direction opposite the direction C 61 , i.e., in a counterclockwise direction indicated by an arrow C 62  against the urging force of the cutter cradle lever spring. The most moved position of the cutter cradle lever  6  in the counterclockwise direction C 62  will be referred to as “full-cutting operation position”. 
     Note that, when the operation portion  61  of the cutter cradle lever  6  is operated by the user, the contacting portion  62  of the cutter cradle lever  6  is brought into contact with the protruding portion  52  of the cutter lever  5  to apply a force directed in the direction indicated by the arrow C 52  to the cutter lever  5 . By the application of the force to the cutter lever  5 , the cutter lever  5  is pivotally moved in the direction C 52  in interlocking relation to the pivotal movement of the cutter cradle lever  6 . 
     That is, movement of the cutter lever  5  from the half-cutting standby position to the half-cutting operation position is simultaneously performed in interlocking relation to the movement of the cutter cradle lever  6  from the full-cutting standby position to the full-cutting operation position by the user operation only to the cutter cradle lever  6 , as illustrated in  FIG.  10   . On the other hand, when the cutter lever  5  is moved from the half-cutting standby position to the half-cutting operation position by the user operation only to the cutter lever  5 , the movement of the cutter cradle lever  6  in accordance with the movement of the cutter lever  5  is not performed, and the cutter cradle lever  6  is maintained at the full-cutting standby position (see  FIG.  8   ). 
     During a process of the movement of the cutter lever  5  from the half-cutting standby position (see  FIG.  4   ) to the half-cutting operation position (see  FIGS.  8  and  10   ), the entry portion  52 A of the cutter lever  5  enters the notched hole  31 A of the box member  31  of the cutter portion  10 B. At this time, the cutter holder  32  positioned inside the box member  31  receives a force applied from the entry portion  52 A be moved leftward, thereby moving the cutter blade  30  leftward from the retracted position to the cutting position. As illustrated in  FIGS.  8  and  10   , the cutter blade  30  positioned at the cutting position protrudes leftward from the box member  31 . 
     [Cradle Portion  10 A] 
     The cradle portion  10 A is configured to switch the cutting operation with respect to the cut target  99  in cooperation with the cutter portion  10 B between the full-cutting operation and the half-cutting operation in accordance with the user operation to the lever portion  10 C. As illustrated in  FIGS.  4  through  7   , the cradle portion  10 A includes the cutter cradle  4 A and a pivot member  4 B. 
     The cutter cradle  4 A has a generally rectangular-parallelepiped shape (a box-like shape) and elongated in the front-rear direction. The cutter cradle  4 A is disposed leftward of the cutter holder  32  to face the same. As illustrated in  FIG.  12   , the cutter cradle  4 A includes an upper wall  40 U, a lower wall  40 S, a rear wall  40 B, a right wall  40 R, and a left wall  40 L. The upper wall  40 U, the lower wall  40 S, the rear wall  40 B, the right wall  40 R, and the left wall  40 L constitute an upper end, a lower end, a rear end, a right end, and a left end of the cutter cradle  4 A, respectively. 
     The right wall  40 R extends perpendicularly to the left-right direction, and is positioned leftward of the cutter holder  32 . The upper wall  40 U is connected to an upper end of the right wall  40 R. The lower wall  40 S is connected to a lower end of the right wall  40 R. The upper wall  40 U and the lower wall  40 S is positioned to extend away from the cutter holder  32 , i.e., leftward. 
     The upper wall  40 U extends perpendicularly to the up-down direction. The lower wall  40 S is inclined relative to an imaginary plane perpendicular to the up-down direction. A gap between the upper wall  40 U and the lower wall  40 S is gradually increased as these walls extend rightward as illustrated in  FIGS.  13  through  15   . The cutter cradle  4 A has a front end formed with a front opening  40 A (see  FIG.  12   ) that opens frontward. The front opening  40 A is in communication with an internal space  40 C (see  FIGS.  13  through  15   ) defined by the walls  40 U,  40 S,  40 B,  40 R, and  40 L. 
     A support portion  26  (see  FIG.  12   ) having a plate-like shape is provided in the cassette receiving portion  2  of the housing  1 A. The support portion  26  extends rearward from a bottom surface (a front inner surface) of the cassette receiving portion  2 , and extends perpendicularly to the up-down direction. The cutter cradle  4 A is movably supported by the support portion  26 . 
     Specifically, the support portion  26  is inserted into the internal space  40 C of the cutter cradle  4 A through the front opening  40 A so that the cutter cradle  4 A is disposed over the support portion  26 . The support portion  26  is positioned opposite the cutter holder  32  with respect to the right wall  40 R. The support portion  26  has a length in the left-right direction approximately equal to that of the internal space  40 C defined by the right and left walls  40 R and  40 L of the cutter cradle  4 A (see  FIGS.  13  through  15   ). 
     The cutter cradle  4 A is attachable to and detachable from the support portion  26 . For example, the user can replace the cutter cradle  4 A attached to the support portion  26  with a new cutter cradle  4 A after the cutter cradle  4 A has been deteriorated due to use of the printing device  1 . 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  13  through  15   , the cutter cradle  4 A further includes a first protrusion  401 , a second protrusion  402 , a third protrusion  403 , and a fourth protrusion  404 . The first protrusion  401  protrudes inward of the internal space  40 C from a left end portion of the upper wall  40 U. The second protrusion  402  protrudes inward of the internal space  40 C from a left end portion of the lower wall  40 S. A gap in the up-down direction between the first protrusion  401  and the second protrusion  402  is approximately equal to a thickness of the support portion  26  (i.e., a length in the up-down direction of the support portion  26 ). The first protrusion  401  and the second protrusion  402  nip a left end portion of the support portion  26  positioned within the internal space  40 C in cooperation with each other in the up-down direction. 
     The third protrusion  403  protrudes inward of the internal space  40 C from a right end portion of the upper wall  40 U. The fourth protrusion  404  protrudes inward of the internal space  40 C from a right end portion of the lower wall  40 S. A gap in the up-down direction between the third protrusion  403  and the fourth protrusion  404  is greater than the thickness of the support portion  26 . 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  13  and  14   , a right end portion of the cutter cradle  4 A is movable downward until the third protrusion  403  abuts against an upper surface of the support portion  26 . Further, as illustrated in  FIG.  15   , the right end portion of the cutter cradle  4 A is movable upward until the fourth protrusion  404  abuts against a lower surface of the support portion  26 . Accordingly, the cutter cradle  4 A is pivotally movable in the up-down direction about the left end portion of the cutter cradle  4 A that nips the support portion  26  with the first and second protrusions  401  and  402 . 
       FIGS.  13  and  14    illustrate “half-cutting position” of the cutter cradle  4 A where the third protrusion  403  abut against the support portion  26  to place the cutter cradle  4 A at a most pivotally moved position in the counterclockwise direction as viewed from the rear side of the cutter cradle  4 A. On the other hand,  FIG.  15    illustrates “full-cutting position” of the cutter cradle  4 A where the cutter cradle  4 A is at a most pivotally moved position in the clockwise direction as viewed from the read side thereof as a result of abutment of the fourth protrusion  404  against the support portion  26 . Accordingly, the cutter cradle  4 A is pivotally movable between the half-cutting position and the full-cutting position. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  12  through  15   , a contact portion  41  is provided on the upper wall  40 U. The contact portion  41  includes a first contact part  41 A, a second contact part  41 B, and a third contact part  41 C those having a plate-like shape. The first contact part  41 A has a surface extending perpendicularly to the left-right direction and extends upward from the right end portion of the upper wall  40 U. The first contact part  41 A has a length in the front-rear direction approximately half a length in the front-rear direction of the upper wall  40 U. 
     The second contact part  41 B extends diagonally leftward and downward from an upper end portion of a left surface of the first contact part  41 A. The second contact part  41 B has a length in the front-rear direction approximately one-third of the length in the front-rear direction of the first contact part  41 A. 
     The third contact part  41 C extends downward from a left end portion of the second contact part  41 B, and is connected to the upper wall  40 U. The third contact part  41 C has a length in the front-rear direction equal to the length in the front-rear direction of the second contact part  41 B. A portion surrounded by the first contact part  41 A, the second contact part  41 B, and the third contact part  41 C will be referred to as “insertion portion  410 ”. The upper wall  40 U, the first contact part  41 A, the second contact part  41 B, and the third contact part  41 C have centers in the front-rear direction coincident with each other. Hence, the contact portion  41  is positioned at a center in the up-down direction of the cutter cradle  4 A. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  4   , the right wall  40 R of the cutter cradle  4 A includes a first part  421  and a second part  422 . The first part  421  and the second part  422  are portions configured to nip the cut target  99  in cooperation with the cutter blade  30 . The first part  421  and the second part  422  are positioned offset from each other in the up-down direction. Specifically, the first part  421  is positioned downward of the second part  422 . 
     The first part  421  and the second part  422  have lengths in the front-rear direction equal to each other, and equal to a length TAO of the cutter cradle  4 A in the front-rear direction. As illustrated in  FIGS.  8  and  10   , the length L 40  of the cutter cradle  4 A is smaller than a length L 30  in the front-rear direction of the cutter blade  30 . 
     In either cases where the cutter cradle  4 A is positioned at the half-cutting position (see  FIG.  8   ) or where the cutter cradle  4 A is positioned at the full-cutting position (see  FIG.  10   ), a front end portion of the cutter blade  30  is positioned further frontward than the front end of the cutter cradle  4 A, and a rear end portion of the cutter blade  30  is positioned further rearward than the rear end of the cutter cradle  4 A. That is, the front end portion and the rear end portion of the cutter blade  30  are positioned further outward than the front end and the rear end of the cutter cradle  4 A, respectively, both when the cutter cradle  4 A is positioned at the half-cutting position and when the cutter cradle  4 A is positioned at the full-cutting position. 
     The first part  421  is made from resin, and has a flat surface. The second part  422  is made from metal, and includes a flat surface part  422 A and a pair of protruding parts  422 B. The flat surface part  422 A has a flat surface. The pair of protruding parts  422 B are provided at respective ends in the front-rear direction of the flat surface part  422 A to protrude further rightward than the flat surface part  422 A. The pair of protruding parts  422 B are positioned away from each other so that the flat surface part  422 A is positioned between the protruding parts  422 B in the front-rear direction. 
     A protruding length in the left-right direction of each of the protruding parts  422 B relative to the flat surface part  422 A is approximately 50 μm. A minimum distance in the front-rear direction between the protruding parts  422 B is greater than the length in the front-rear direction of the cut target  99 , i.e., the widthwise length of the cut target  99 . 
     A shaft  27  extending in the up-down direction is fixed to an interior portion of the housing  1 A, and the pivot member  4 B is pivotally movably supported by the shaft  27  as illustrated in  FIGS.  4  through  7   . The pivot member  4 B includes a base portion  46 , a tubular portion  47 , a holding member  48 , and a spring  49 . 
     The base portion  46  functions to support both the tubular portion  47  and the holding member  48  those will be described later. The base portion  46  includes a base plate  460 , a first abutment plate  46 A, and a second abutment plate  46 B as particularly illustrated in  FIGS.  5  and  6   . The base plate  460  extends perpendicular to the front-rear direction, and is positioned further frontward than the cutter cradle  4 A. 
     The first abutment plate  46 A and the second abutment plate  46 B extend rearward from a rear surface of the base plate  460 , and also extend perpendicularly to the up-down direction. The first abutment plate  46 A is provided on a lower end portion of the base plate  460 , and extends in the left-right direction over an entire length in the left-right direction of the base plate  460 . The first abutment plate  46 A is positioned further upward than the upper wall  40 U of the cutter cradle  4 A. 
     The second abutment plate  46 B is provided on an upper end portion of the base plate  460 , and extends rightward from a left end of the base plate  460 . The second abutment plate  46 B has a right end portion provided with a hook  461 . 
     The tubular portion  47  is provided on the left end portion of the base portion  46 , and extends rearward from the rear surface of the base plate  460 . The shaft  27  is inserted through a hole formed in the base plate  460  and an interior space of the tubular portion  47 . With this configuration, the pivot member  4 B is pivotally movable about the shaft  27 . 
     The spring  49  is a torsion spring having a coil portion disposed over the tubular portion  47  and one end portion held by the hook  461  of the base portion  46 . The spring  49  urges the pivot member  4 B in a clockwise direction as viewed from the rear side of the pivot member  4 B. An urging force of the spring  49  is smaller than the urging force of the cradle lever spring (not illustrated) that urges the cutter cradle lever  6  in the clockwise direction C 61 . 
     The holding member  48  has a substantially solid cylindrical shape, and extends rearward from the base plate  460  of the base portion  46 . During a process of the attachment of the cutter cradle  4 A to the support portion  26 , the cutter cradle  4 A is moved frontward relative to the holding member  48  so that the holding member  48  is inserted into the insertion portion  410  surrounded by the first contact part  41 A, the second contact part  41 B, the third contact part  41 C, and the upper wall  40 U from a front side of the insertion portion  410 . The holding member  48  makes contact with a part of an inner wall of the insertion portion  410 . 
     Incidentally, the contact portion  41  is positioned at the center in the up-down direction of the cutter cradle  4 A as described above. Hence, the contact portion  41  makes contact with the holding member  48  at the center in the front-rear direction of the cutter cradle  4 A. 
     As illustrated in  FIGS.  6  and  9   , in a state where the cutter cradle lever  6  is positioned at the full-cutting standby position, the left end portion of the arm portion  63 C of the cutter cradle lever  6  is positioned upward of and in abutment against an upper surface of the first abutment plate  46 A. With this abutment of the arm portion  63 C against the first abutment plate  46 A, the pivotal movement of the pivot member  4 B in the clockwise direction because of the urging force of the spring  49  is restrained. 
     In this state, the holding member  48  is in contact with the upper wall  40 U and the contact portion  41  of the cutter cradle  4 A and presses the cutter cradle  4 A downward. At the same time, as illustrated in  FIGS.  13  and  14   , the third protrusion  403  is pressed against the support portion  26 , whereby the cutter cradle  4 A is positioned at the half-cutting position. Further, in this state, the second part  422  of the cutter cradle  4 A is positioned leftward of the cutter blade  30  and faces the cutter blade  30  as illustrated in  FIGS.  4  and  8   . 
     On the other hand, in the process of the movement of the cutter cradle lever  6  from the full-cutting standby position to the full-cutting operation position, the left end portion of the arm portion  63 C of the extending portion  63  is moved upward so that the arm portion  63 C is separated away from the first abutment plate  46 A as illustrated in  FIG.  11   . As the arm portion  63 C is separated upward, the pivot member  4 B is pivotally moved in the clockwise direction by the urging force of the spring  49  to cause the holding member  48  to be moved upward in accordance with the pivotal movement of the pivot member  4 B. 
     Accordingly, the contact portion  41  of the cutter cradle  4 A receives an pressing force directed upward and applied from the holding member  48  so that the cutter cradle  4 A is pivotally moved until the fourth protrusion  404  is brought into abutment against the support portion  26 . As a result, the cutter cradle  4 A is moved to the full-cutting position from the half-cutting position. Further, as illustrated in  FIG.  10   , in a state where the cutter cradle  4 A is at the full-cutting position, the first part  421  of the cutter cradle  4 A is positioned leftward of the cutter blade  30  and faces the cutter blade  30 . 
     A moving direction in which the cutter cradle  4 A is moved from the half-cutting position to the full-cutting position will be referred to as “first moving direction Y 11 ” as illustrated in  FIG.  16   . In this case, the support portion  26  is relatively moved with respect to the cutter cradle  4 A in “second moving direction Y 12 ” opposite the first moving direction Y 11 . Further, a moving direction in which the cutter blade  30  is moved together with the movement of the cutter holder  32  will be referred to as a “cutter blade moving direction Y 13 ”. 
     The first moving direction Y 11  is a direction directed diagonally leftward and upward. The second moving direction Y 12  is a direction directed diagonally rightward and downward. The cutter blade moving direction Y 13  is coincident with the left-right direction. That is, both the first moving direction Y 11  and the second moving direction Y 12  cross the cutter blade moving direction Y 13 . Further, during the movement of the cutter cradle  4 A from the half-cutting position to the full-cutting position in the first moving direction Y 11 , the support portion  26  is relatively moved in the second moving direction Y 12  with respect to the cutter cradle  4 A so that a right-lower corner portion of the support portion  26  is pressed against the right wall  40 R and the lower wall  40 S of the cutter cradle  4 A. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  17   , in a state where the holding member  48  is inserted into the insertion portion  410 , the upper wall  40 U of the cutter cradle  4 A is positioned downward of the holding member  48  to face the same. The upper wall  40 U includes a first sloped portion  44 A, a first load portion  44 B, and a first contact portion  44 C. 
     Of the upper wall  40 U, the first sloped portion  44 A is a portion positioned frontward of the insertion portion  410 , the first contact portion  44 C constitutes a portion positioned rearward of the insertion portion  410 , and the first load portion  44 B is positioned rearward of the first sloped portion  44 A and frontward of the first contact portion  44 C. The first load portion  44 B is aligned with and constitutes the insertion portion  410 . That is, the first sloped portion  44 A, the first load portion  44 B, and the first contact portion  44 C are arranged in this order in the rearward direction. 
     The first sloped portion  44 A is sloped relative to the front-rear direction. As illustrated in  FIG.  17    in detail, the first sloped portion  44 A has a front end  441 , and a rear end  442  adjacent to the first load portion  44 B. The first sloped portion  44 A is inclined diagonally frontward and downward as extending away from the rear end  442  to the front end  441 . In other words, the first sloped portion  44 A is inclined frontward such that the front end  441  is positioned further downward than the rear end  442 . 
     The first sloped portion  44 A and the holding member  48  are always spaced apart from each other in the up-down direction regardless of the relative position between the cutter cradle  4 A and the holding member  48 . With this configuration, a load is not imparted from the holding member  48  on the first sloped portion  44 A even when the holding member  48  is moved. 
     The first load portion  44 B protrudes upward so that the first load portion  44 B is positioned further upward than the first sloped portion  44 A. The first load portion  44 B makes contact with a second load portion  45 B (described later) of the holding member  48  in the state where the cutter cradle  4 A is at the half-cutting position. The first load portion  44 B directly receives a load from the holding member  48  to retain the cutter cradle  4 A at the half-cutting position. 
     The first load portion  44 B has a front end  443  adjacent to the first sloped portion  44 A, and a rear end  444  adjacent to the first contact portion  44 C. The first load portion  44 B is inclined diagonally rearward and downward as extending away from the front end  443  to the rear end  444 . In other words, the first load portion  44 B is inclined rearward such that the rear end  444  is positioned further downward than the front end  443 . 
     The first contact portion  44 C is positioned further downward than the first load portion  44 B, and makes contact with a second contact portion  45 C (described later) of the holding member  48  from below. 
     The holding member  48  includes a second sloped portion  45 A, the second load portion  45 B, and the second contact portion  45 C, those are portions positioned upward of the cutter cradle  4 A to face the same in the state where the holding member  48  is inserted into the insertion portion  410 . 
     Of the holding member  48 , the second sloped portion  45 A is a portion positioned frontward of the insertion portion  410 , the second contact portion  45 C constitutes a portion positioned rearward of the insertion portion  410 , and the second load portion  45 B is positioned rearward of the second sloped portion  45 A and frontward of the second contact portion  45 C. The second load portion  45 B is aligned with the insertion portion  410  in the up-down direction, and is positioned inside the insertion portion  410 . That is, the second sloped portion  45 A, the second load portion  45 B, and the second contact portion  45 C are arranged in this order in the rearward direction. 
     The second sloped portion  45 A has a portion positioned upward of the first sloped portion  44 A and face the first sloped portion  44 A. The second sloped portion  45 A is inclined relative to the front-rear direction. Specifically, the second sloped portion  45 A has a front end  451 , and a rear end  452  adjacent to the second load portion  45 B. The second sloped portion  45 A is inclined diagonally frontward and downward as extending from the rear end  452  to the front end  451 . In other words, the second sloped portion  45 A is sloped frontward such that the front end  451  is positioned further downward than the rear end  452 . 
     The second sloped portion  45 A and the first sloped portion  44 A of the cutter cradle  4 A are always spaced apart from each other in the up-down direction regardless of the relative position between the cutter cradle  4 A and the holding member  48 . Accordingly, the second sloped portion  45 A does not apply a load to the cutter cradle  4 A even when the holding member  48  is moved. 
     The second load portion  45 B makes contact with the first load portion  44 B of the cutter cradle  4 A in the state where the cutter cradle  4 A is at the half-cutting position. The second load portion  45 B directly applies a load to the cutter cradle  4 A to retain the cutter cradle  4 A at the half-cutting position. 
     The second load portion  45 B has a front end  453  adjacent to the second sloped portion  45 A, and a rear end  454  adjacent to the second contact portion  45 C. The second load portion  45 B is inclined diagonally rearward and downward as extending from the front end  453  to the rear end  454 . In other words, the second load portion  45 B is inclined rearward such that the rear end  454  is positioned further downward than the front end  453 . 
     The second contact portion  45 C protrudes downward to be positioned further downward than the second load portion  45 B, and makes contact with the first contact portion  44 C of the cutter cradle  4 A from above. 
     The cover  1 D has an inner surface (i.e., a front surface) provided with a protruding portion  10 F. The protruding portion  10 F protrudes frontward toward the cutter cradle  4 A attached to the support portion  26  in a state where the cover  1 D closes the cassette receiving portion  2 . The protruding portion  10 F is configured to prevent unintentional detachment of the cutter cradle  4 A from the support portion  26  of the cassette receiving portion  2 . The protruding portion  10 F has a protruding end (i.e., a front end) positioned away from the cutter cradle  4 A in the front-rear direction to form a gap between the protruding portion  10 F and the cutter cradle  4 A. 
     [Printing Operation] 
     Next, a printing operation performed in the printing device  1  according to the first embodiment will be described. In a state where the cover  1 D opens the cassette receiving portion  2  (a state illustrated in  FIG.  2   ), the platen holder  23  is at the remote position. Upon attachment of the cassette  9  to the cassette receiving portion  2  by the user, the ribbon take-up shaft  22 B is inserted into the ribbon take-up spool  96 D, and at the same time, the tape drive shaft  22 A is inserted into the tape drive roller  91 , and the head holder  21  is inserted into the head opening  94 A. In this state, a width direction of each of the transparent film tape  99 A, the ink ribbon  99 C, and the double-sided adhesive tape  99 B is parallel to the front-rear direction. 
     Then, the platen holder  23  is pivotally moved from the remote position to the proximity position in accordance with a closing movement of the cover  1 D. As a result, the platen roller  23 B presses the ink ribbon  99 C and the transparent film tape  99 A those are superimposed against the printing head  21 A. The conveying roller  23 C presses the double-sided adhesive tape  99 B and the transparent film tape  99 A those are superimposed against the tape drive roller  91 . 
     In response to input of print instructions by the user to the operating portion  1 B, the drive motor is driven to rotate the tape drive shaft  22 A, the platen roller  23 B, and the ribbon take-up shaft  22 B. The tape drive roller  91  is rotated together with rotation of the tape drive shaft  22 A, and the conveying roller  23 C is rotated following rotation of the tape drive roller  91 . Hence, the double-sided adhesive tape  99 B, the transparent film tape  99 A, and the ink ribbon  99 C are conveyed in the printing device  1 . 
     Specifically, the double-sided adhesive tape  99 B is paid out from the second tape roll  97 B, the transparent film tape  99 A is paid out from the first tape roll  97 A, and the ink ribbon  99 C is paid out from the ribbon roll  97 C. The transparent film tape  99 A and the ink ribbon  99 C are ejected through the first tape guide  95 A and conveyed toward the printing position due to the rotation of the drive motor. 
     In the printing device  1 , the printing head  21 A generates heat to allow ink contained in the ink ribbon  99 C to be transferred to the transparent film tape  99 A, whereby a character(s) is printed on the transparent film tape  99 A at the printing position. The transparent film tape  99 A and the used ink ribbon  99 C are conveyed toward the second tape guide  95 B by rotation of the platen roller  23 B and the ribbon take-up shaft  22 B. 
     The ink contained in the ink ribbon  99 C is released from the ink ribbon  99 C as the ink ribbon  99 C is separated from the transparent film tape  99 A at the separating position. The used ink ribbon  99 C that has moved past the separating position is taken up by rotation of the ribbon take-up shaft  22 B as the ribbon take-up roll  97 D. The printed transparent film tape  99 A that has moved past the separating position is directed to the second tape guide  95 B by the rotation of the conveying roller  23 C and the tape drive roller  91 . 
     At a position between the tape drive roller  91  and the conveying roller  23 C, one surface of the double-sided adhesive tape  99 B and the transparent film tape  99 A that has moved past the second tape guide  95 B are bonded together to provide the cut target  99 . The provided cut target  99  is conveyed toward the ejecting portion  93 . The cut target  99  moved past the ejecting portion  93  passes through the cutting device  1 E, and is discharged toward an upper portion of the housing  1 A. Then, the drive motor and the printing head  21 A are halted and the printing operation is terminated. A subsequent printing operation can be repeatedly performed in this way when the user inputs new print instructions through the operating portion  1 B. 
     [Half-Cutting Operation] 
     How the half-cutting operation is performed in the cutting device  1 E will next be described. The half-cutting operation is performed, for example, each time a printing operation is performed. In order to perform the half-cutting operation, the user operates only the cutter lever  5  to cause the cutter lever  5  to be moved in the direction indicated by the arrow C 52  from the half-cutting standby position (see  FIGS.  4  and  6   ) to the half-cutting operation position (see  FIGS.  8  and  9   ) against the urging force of the cutter lever spring (not illustrated). 
     Through this operation, the entry portion  52 A of the cutter lever  5  enters the notched hole  31 A of the box member  31  of the cutter portion  10 B to be brought into contact with the cutter holder  32 , thereby moving the cutter holder  32  against the urging force of the cutter spring (not illustrated). In accordance with the movement of the cutter holder  32 , the cutter blade  30  is also moved leftward from the retracted position (see  FIG.  4   ) to the cutting position (see  FIG.  8   ). 
     Note that, when only the cutter lever  5  is operated by the user, the cutter cradle lever  6  is not moved and maintained at its full-cutting standby position. Accordingly, the cutter cradle  4 A is maintained at the half-cutting position as illustrated in  FIG.  14   . In this state, the second part  422  of the cutter cradle  4 A faces the cutter blade  30  at the position leftward of the cutter blade  30  as illustrated in  FIGS.  8  and  14   . 
     The cutter blade  30  moved together with the cutter holder  32  nips the cut target  99  in cooperation with the second part  422 . The cutter blade  30  presses the cut target  99  leftward and is brought into contact with the pair of protruding parts  422 B of the second part  422 . Since the cutting edge of the cutter blade  30  cannot reach the flat surface part  422 A of the second part  422 , the cut target  99  is partially cut in a thickness direction thereof. As such, the half-cutting operation is performed with respect to the cut target  99  by the cooperation of the cutter blade  30  with the second part  422  of the cutter cradle  4 A. 
     After completion of the half-cutting operation with respect to the cut target  99 , the user releases operation to the cutter lever  5  to allow the cutter lever  5  to be moved back in the direction indicated by the arrow C 51  (see  FIG.  4   ) from the half-cutting operation position to the half-cutting standby position due to the urging force of the cutter lever spring. The entry portion  52 A of the cutter lever  5  is moved out of the notched hole  31 A of the box member  31  of the cutter portion  10 B. Hence, the cutter holder  32  is moved by the urging force of the cutter spring to move the cutter blade  30  rightward from the cutting position (see  FIG.  8   ) to the retracted position (see  FIG.  4   ). The cutter blade  30  is thus accommodated in the box member  31 . 
     [Full-Cutting Operation] 
     A process of the full-cutting operation will be described next. The full-cutting operation is performed, for example, after a printing operation and a half-cutting operation corresponding thereto are repeatedly performed. For performing the full-cutting operation, only the cutter cradle lever  6  is operated by the user to cause cutter cradle lever  6  to be moved in the direction indicated by the arrow C 62  from the full-cutting standby position (see  FIGS.  4  to  9   ) to the full-cutting operation position (see  FIGS.  10  and  11   ) against the urging force of the cutter cradle lever spring (not illustrated). 
     In accordance with the movement of the cutter cradle lever  6 , the pivot member  4 B is also pivotally moved due to the urging force of the spring  49 . A load is imparted on the cutter cradle  4 A in response to the movement of the holding member  48 , whereby the cutter cradle  4 A is moved from the half-cutting position (see  FIG.  13   ) to the full-cutting position (see  FIG.  15   ). That is, the cutter cradle lever  6  makes contact with the cutter cradle  4 A indirectly through the pivot member  4 B for moving the cutter cradle  4 A from the half-cutting position to the full-cutting position. At the full-cutting position of the cutter cradle  4 A, the first part  421  of the cutter cradle  4 A faces the cutter blade  30  of the cutter holder  32  at the position leftward of the cutter blade  30 . 
     Further, in accordance with the movement of the cutter cradle lever  6 , the contacting portion  62  of the cutter cradle lever  6  is brought into contact with the protruding portion  52  of the cutter lever  5  to move the cutter lever  5  from the half-cutting standby position to the half-cutting operation position against the urging force of the cutter lever spring. That is, the cutter lever  5  is moved in interlocking relation to the cutter cradle lever  6  by the interlocking portion  10 D due to the user operation only to the cutter cradle lever  6 . 
     At this time, the protruding portion  52  of the cutter lever  5  enters the notched hole  31 A of the box member  31  of the cutter portion  10 B to move the cutter holder  32 . Hence, the cutter holder  32  moves the cutter blade  30  leftward from the retracted position (see  FIG.  4   ) to the cutting position (see  FIG.  10   ). 
     The cutter blade  30  that has been moved together with the cutter holder  32  nips the cut target  99  in cooperation with the first part  421  of the cutter cradle  4 A. The cutting edge of the cutter blade  30  presses the cut target  99  leftward, and is brought into contact with the first part  421 . Since the cutting edge reaches the first part  421 , the cut target  99  is completely cut in a thickness direction thereof and is divided into two parts. The full-cutting operation with respect to the cut target  99  is performed in this way by the cooperation of the cutter blade  30  with the first part  421  of the cutter cradle  4 A. 
     The user operation to the cutter cradle lever  6  is released after termination of the full-cutting operation to the cut target  99 . The cutter cradle lever  6  is moved back in the direction indicated by the arrow C 61  (see  FIG.  4   ) from the full-cutting operation position to the full-cutting standby position due to the urging force of the cutter cradle lever spring. Further, in accordance with the movement of the cutter cradle lever  6 , the pivot member  4 B is pivotally moved back against the urging force of the spring  49  to cause the cutter cradle  4 A to be moved from the full-cutting position (see  FIG.  15   ) to the half-cutting position (see  FIG.  13   ). 
     Further, in accordance with the movement of the cutter cradle lever  6  to the full-cutting standby position, the contacting portion  62  of the cutter cradle lever  6  separates from the protruding portion  52  of the cutter lever  5 . As a result, the cutter lever  5  is also moved back by the urging force of the cutter lever spring from the half-cutting operation position to the half-cutting standby position to cause the entry portion  52 A of the cutter lever  5  to come out of the notched hole  31 A of the box member  31  of the cutter portion  10 B. Hence, the cutter holder  32  is moved rightward by the urging force of the cutter spring to move the cutter blade  30  rightward from the cutting position (see  FIG.  10   ) to the retracted position (see  FIG.  4   ). The cutter blade  30  is thus accommodated in the box member  31 . 
     Second Embodiment 
     [Overview of Cutting Device  1 F] 
     A cutting device  1 F according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to  FIGS.  18  through  20 D  wherein like parts and components are designated by the same reference numerals as those shown in the first embodiment to avoid duplicating description. 
     The cutting device  1 F is provided in the printing device  1  instead of the cutting device  1 E described above. A fundamental configuration of the cutting device  1 F and the operation thereof are substantially the same as those of the cutting device  1 E. A configuration of the cutting device  1 F and its attendant operation those different from the cutting device  1 E will be described. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  18   , the cutting device  1 F includes a lever portion  10 C including a cutter lever  105  and a cutter cradle lever  106 , but not includes a configuration corresponding to the interlocking portion  10 D (see  FIG.  4   ) provided in the cutting device  1 E of the first embodiment. Accordingly, the cutter lever  105  and the cutter cradle lever  106  are movable independently from each other. Further, the cutter cradle lever  106  includes an entry portion  162 A similarly to the cutter lever  105  including an entry portion  152 A. A box member  131  of a cutter portion  110 B is formed with a first hole  131 B and a second hole  131 C. 
       FIG.  18    illustrates a state where the cutter lever  105  is positioned at its half-cutting standby position, and the cutter cradle lever  106  is positioned at its full-cutting standby position. The entry portion  152 A of the cutter lever  105  is configured to enter the box member  131  through the first hole  131 B in accordance with movement of the cutter lever  105  from the half-cutting standby position to the half-cutting operation position due to the user operation. Also, the entry portion  162 A of the cutter cradle lever  106  is configured to enter the box member  131  through the second hole  131 C in accordance with movement of the cutter cradle lever  106  from the full-cutting standby position to the full-cutting operation position due to the user operation. 
     A cutter holder  132  of the cutter portion  110 B includes a first cutter holder  136  and a second cutter holder  137 . The first cutter holder  136  directly supports the cutter blade  30 . As the entry portion  152 A of the cutter lever  105  enters the first hole  131 B of the box member  131  to press the first cutter holder  136  leftward, the first cutter holder  136  causes the cutter blade  30  to be moved from the retracted position to the cutting position. That is, the cutter lever  105  makes contact with the cutter blade  30  indirectly through the first cutter holder  136  to move the cutter blade  30 . 
     The second cutter holder  137  includes a base portion  1370 , an abutment portion  137 A, and an arm portion  137 B. The abutment portion  137 A and the arm portion  137 B are provided on the base portion  1370 . The base portion  1370  is movable as the entry portion  162 A of the cutter cradle lever  106  enters the box member  131  through the second hole  131 C and contacts the base portion  1370 . 
     The abutment portion  137 A is brought into abutment against the first cutter holder  136  (see  FIG.  20 C ) in accordance with the movement of the base portion  1370 , thereby moving the cutter blade  30  from the retracted position toward the cutting position through the first cutter holder  136 . That is, the cutter cradle lever  106  makes contact with the cutter blade  30  indirectly through the first cutter holder  136  and the second cutter holder  137  to move the cutter blade  30 . 
     The arm portion  137 B functions the same as the pivot member  4 B in the cutting device  1 E according to the first embodiment. That is, the arm portion  137 B is configured to abut against a cutter cradle  104 A in accordance with the movement of the base portion  1370  to move the cutter cradle  104 A from its half-cutting position to its full-cutting position. That is, the cutter cradle lever  106  makes contact with the cutter cradle  104 A indirectly through the second cutter holder  137  to move the cutter cradle  104 A. 
     In the present embodiment, a member corresponding to the pivot member  4 B (see  FIG.  6   ) of the cutting device  1 E is dispensed with, and a cradle portion  110 A only includes the cutter cradle  104 A. In a state where the cutter cradle  104 A is positioned at the half-cutting position, the second part  422  of the cutter cradle  104 A faces the cutter blade  30  at a position leftward of the cutter blade  30 . In a state where the cutter cradle  104 A is positioned at the full-cutting position, the first part  421  of the cutter cradle  104 A faces the cutter blade  30  at a position leftward of the cutter blade  30 . 
     Hereinafter, a distance between the first cutter holder  136  and the entry portion  152 A of the cutter lever  105  positioned at the half-cutting standby position will be referred to as “first distance L 11 ”. Specifically, the first distance L 11  is a distance in a moving direction in which the entry portion  152 A is moved (i.e., the left-right direction) between a portion of the entry portion  152 A which makes contact with the first cutter holder  136  and a portion of the first cutter holder  136  which makes contact with the entry portion  152 A. 
     That is, the first distance L 11  corresponds to a distance by which the entry portion  152 A is moved in a case where the cutter lever  105  is moved from the half-cutting standby position toward the half-cutting operation position until the entry portion  152 A is brought into contact with the first cutter holder  136 . 
     Further, a distance between the second cutter holder  137  and the entry portion  162 A of the cutter cradle lever  106  positioned at the full-cutting standby position will be referred to as “second distance L 12 ”. Specifically, the second distance L 12  is a distance in a moving direction in which the entry portion  162 A is moved (i.e., the left-right direction) between a portion of the entry portion  162 A which makes contact with the second cutter holder  137  and a portion of the second cutter holder  137  which makes contact with the entry portion  162 A. 
     That is, the second distance L 12  corresponds to a distance by which the entry portion  162 A is moved in accordance with the movement of the cutter cradle lever  106  from the full-cutting standby position toward the full-cutting operation position until the entry portion  162 A is brought into contact with the second cutter holder  137 . The first distance L 11  is greater than the second distance L 12 . 
     [Half-Cutting Operation] 
     A half-cutting operation with respect to the cut target  99  performed by the user operation to the cutter lever  105  will be described with reference to  FIGS.  19 A through  19 C . In order to perform the half-cutting operation, only the cutter lever  105  is operated by the user to be moved from the half-cutting standby position illustrated in  FIG.  19 A  to the half-cutting operation position illustrated in  FIG.  19 C  against the urging force of the cutter lever spring (not illustrated). 
     During this process of the movement of the cutter lever  105 , the entry portion  152 A of the cutter lever  105  enters the first hole  131 B (see  FIG.  18   ) of the box member  131  of the cutter portion  110 B and is brought into contact with the first cutter holder  136  as illustrated in  FIG.  19 B . As the cutter lever  105  is further moved, the first cutter holder  136  is pressed to be moved in accordance with the movement of the entry portion  152 A to move the cutter blade  30  leftward from the retracted position (see  FIG.  19 B ) to the cutting position (see  FIG.  19 C ). Hence, the moved cutter blade  30  and the second part  422  of the cutter cradle  104 A nip the cut target  99  therebetween, thereby performing the half-cutting operation to cut the cut target  99  in cooperation with each other. 
     A first moving amount L 21  illustrated in  FIG.  19 C  is indicative of an amount (a distance) of movement by which the cutter lever  105  is moved from the half-cutting standby position to the half-cutting operation position. Further, the movement of the cutter lever  105  from the half-cutting standby position to the half-cutting operation position takes a first time period t 11  when a predetermined pressing force is applied to the cutter lever  105  by the user. 
     [Full-Cutting Operation] 
     A full-cutting operation with respect to the cut target  99  performed by user operation to the cutter cradle lever  106  will be described with reference to  FIGS.  20 A through  20 D . When the full-cutting operation is performed, only the cutter cradle lever  106  is operated by the user. The cutter cradle lever  106  is moved from the full-cutting standby position illustrated in  FIG.  20 A  to the full-cutting operation position illustrated in  FIG.  20 D  against the urging force of the cutter cradle lever spring (not illustrated). 
     During the movement of the cutter cradle lever  106 , the entry portion  162 A of the cutter cradle lever  106  enters the second hole  131 C (see  FIG.  18   ) of the box member  131  of the cutter portion  110 B and contacts to press the second cutter holder  137  leftward as illustrated in  FIG.  20 B . When the cutter cradle lever  106  is further moved as illustrated in  FIG.  20 C , the second cutter holder  137  is moved to cause the arm portion  137 B of the second cutter holder  137  to be brought into abutment against the cutter cradle  104 A, so that the cutter cradle  104 A is moved upward from the half-cutting position (see  FIG.  20 B ) to the full-cutting position (see  FIG.  20 C ). As such, the first part  421  of the cutter cradle  104 A faces the cutter blade  30  at a position leftward of the cutter blade  30 . 
     A timing at which the movement of the cutter cradle  104 A to the full-cutting position from the half-cutting position is completed will be referred to as “cutter cradle movement completion timing E 11 ”. 
     At the same time, the abutment portion  137 A of the second cutter holder  137  is brought into abutment against the first cutter holder  136  due to the leftward movement of the second cutter holder  137  so that the first cutter holder  136  is moved by the abutment portion  137 A to move the cutter blade  30  leftward from the retracted position (see  FIG.  20 C ) to the cutting position (see  FIG.  20 D ). 
     A timing at which the movement of the cutter blade  30  from the retracted position to the cutting position is completed will be referred to as “cutter blade movement completion timing E 12 ”. Here, the cutter cradle movement completion timing E 11  is earlier than the cutter blade movement completion timing E 12 . Accordingly, the cut target  99  is securely nipped between the cutter blade  30  and the first part  421 . The full-cutting operation is performed with respect to the cut target  99  by the cooperation between the cutter blade  30  and the cutter cradle  104 A in this way. 
     A second moving amount L 22  shown in  FIG.  20 D  is indicative of an amount (a distance) of movement of the cutter cradle lever  106  from the full-cutting standby position to the full-cutting operation position. The second moving amount L 22  by which the cutter cradle lever  6  is moved during the full-cutting operation is greater than the first moving amount L 21  (see  FIG.  19 C ) by which the cutter lever  105  is moved during the half-cutting operation from the half-cutting standby position to the half-cutting operation position. 
     Further, the movement of the cutter cradle lever  106  from the full-cutting standby position to the full-cutting operation position takes a second time period t 12  in a case where a predetermined pressing force is applied to the cutter cradle lever  106  by the user. 
     Assuming that the cutter lever  105  and the cutter cradle lever  106  are operated by the user under the same condition (i.e., in a case where the same predetermined pressing force is applied to each of the cutter lever  105  and the cutter cradle lever  106 ), the second time period t 12  which is a period of time required for the cutter cradle lever  106  to be moved from the full-cutting standby position to the full-cutting operation position in the full-cutting operation is greater than the first time period t 11 , i.e., the period of time required for the cutter lever  5  to be moved from the half-cutting standby position to the half-cutting operation position in the half-cutting operation. 
     Third Embodiment 
     [Overview of Cutting Device  1 G] 
     A cutting device  1 G according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to  FIGS.  21  through  23 C  wherein like parts and components are designated by the same reference numerals as those shown in the first and second embodiments to avoid duplicating description. 
     The cutting device  1 G is provided in the printing device  1  instead of the cutting device  1 E or the cutting device  1 F described above. The cutting device  1 G has a configuration and performs operations fundamentally the same as those of the cutting devices  1 E and  1 F. A configuration and operations in the cutting device  1 G those different from the cutting devices  1 E and  1 F will be mainly described. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  21   , the cutting device  1 G includes a lever portion  210 C including a cutter lever  205  and a cutter cradle lever  206 . However, the lever portion  210 C does not include a component corresponding to the interlocking portion  10 D (see  FIG.  4   ) provided in the cutting device  1 E according to the first embodiment. Hence, the cutter lever  205  and the cutter cradle lever  206  are movable independently of each other. 
     Further, the cutter cradle lever  206  includes an entry portion  267 A and an arm portion  267 B. The entry portion  267 A and the arm portion  267 B are components corresponding to the abutment portion  137 A and the arm portion  137 B provided in the second cutter holder  137  of the cutting device  1 F according to the second embodiment, respectively.  FIG.  21    illustrates a state where the cutter lever  205  is positioned at its half-cutting standby position, and the cutter cradle lever  206  is positioned at its full-cutting standby position. 
     The cutting device  1 F also includes a cutter portion  210 B including a box member  231 . The box member  231  is formed with a first hole  231 B and a second hole  231 C. An entry portion  252 A of the cutter lever  205  is configured to enter the box member  231  through the first hole  231 B in accordance with movement of the cutter lever  205  from the half-cutting standby position to its half-cutting operation position due to the user operation (see  FIG.  22 C ). The entry portion  267 A of the cutter cradle lever  206  is configured to enter the box member  231  through the second hole  231 C in accordance with the movement of the cutter cradle lever  206  from the full-cutting standby position to its full-cutting operation position due to the user operation (see  FIG.  23 C ). 
     A cutter holder  232  of the cutter portion  210 B is not provided with a member corresponding to the second cutter holder  137  (see  FIG.  18   ) of the cutting device  1 F in the second embodiment, but is provided with only a first cutter holder  236 . The first cutter holder  236  directly supports the cutter blade  30 . The first cutter holder  236  is configured to move the cutter blade  30  from the retracted position to the cutting position when the entry portion  252 A of the cutter lever  205  enters the box member  231  through the first hole  231 B and presses the first cutter holder  236  leftward. That is, the cutter lever  205  makes contact with the cutter blade  30  indirectly through the first cutter holder  236 , thereby moving the cutter blade  30 . 
     Further, the first cutter holder  236  is configured to move the cutter blade  30  from the retracted position to the cutting position when the entry portion  267 A of the cutter cradle lever  206  enters the box member  231  through the second hole  231 C to press the first cutter holder  236  leftward. That is, the cutter cradle lever  206  makes contact with the cutter blade  30  indirectly through the first cutter holder  236  for moving the cutter blade  30 . 
     The arm portion  267 B of the cutter cradle lever  206  functions the same as the pivot member  4 B of the cutting device  1 E according to the first embodiment. The arm portion  267 B is configured to abut against a cutter cradle  204 A of a cradle portion  210 A in accordance with the movement of the cutter cradle lever  206 , thereby moving the cutter cradle  204 A from its half-cutting position to its full-cutting position. That is, the cutter cradle lever  206  makes contact with the cutter cradle  204 A directly for moving the cutter cradle  204 A. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  21   , a distance between the first cutter holder  236  and the entry portion  252 A of the cutter lever  205  positioned at the half-cutting standby position will be referred to as “first distance L 31 ”. Specifically, the first distance L 31  is a distance in a moving direction by which the entry portion  252 A is moved (i.e., the left-right direction) between a portion of the entry portion  252 A which makes contact with the first cutter holder  236  and a portion of the first cutter holder  236  which makes contact with the portion of the entry portion  252 A. That is, the first distance L 31  corresponds to a distance by which the entry portion  252 A is moved in a case where the cutter lever  205  is moved from the half-cutting standby position toward the half-cutting operation position until the entry portion  252 A is brought into contact with the first cutter holder  236 . 
     Further, a total length of the first distance L 31  and a length of the first cutter holder  236  in the moving direction of the entry portion  252 A (a length of the first cutter holder  236  in the left-right direction) will be referred to as “first distance L 311 ”. The first distance L 311  corresponds to a distance between the cutter blade  30  and the entry portion  252 A of the cutter lever  205  positioned at the half-cutting standby position. 
     As illustrated in  FIG.  21   , a distance between the cutter cradle  204 A and the arm portion  267 B of the cutter cradle lever  206  positioned at the full-cutting standby position will be referred to as “second distance L 32 ”. Specifically, the second distance L 32  is a distance in a moving direction in which the arm portion  267 B is moved (i.e., the left-right direction) between a portion of the arm portion  267 B which makes contact with the cutter cradle  204 A and a portion of the cutter cradle  204 A which makes contact with the portion of the arm portion  267 B. 
     That is, the second distance L 32  corresponds to a distance by which the arm portion  267 B is moved in a case where the cutter cradle lever  206  is moved from the full-cutting standby position toward the full-cutting operation position until the arm portion  267 B is brought into contact with the cutter cradle  204 A. The first distance L 31  and the first distance  1311  are greater than the second distance L 32 . 
     [Half-Cutting Operation] 
     Next, a half-cutting operation with respect to the cut target  99  performed by a user operation to the cutter lever  205  will be described with reference to  FIGS.  22 A through  22 C . In order to perform the half-cutting operation, only the cutter lever  205  is operated by the user. The cutter lever  205  is thus moved from the half-cutting standby position illustrated in  FIG.  22 A  to the half-cutting operation position illustrated in  FIG.  22 C  against the urging force of the cutter lever spring (not illustrated). 
     During a process of the movement of the cutter lever  205 , the entry portion  252 A of the cutter lever  205  enters the box member  231  of the cutter portion  210 B through the first hole  231 B (see  FIG.  21   ) to contact the first cutter holder  236  as illustrated in  FIG.  22 B . The first cutter holder  236  is pressed and moved by the movement of the entry portion  252 A to move the cutter blade  30  leftward from the retracted position ( FIGS.  22 A and  22 B ) to the cutting position ( FIG.  22 C ). Hence, the cutter blade  30  and the second part  422  of the cutter cradle  204 A nip the cut target  99  therebetween. As a result, the half-cutting operation is performed with respect to the cut target  99  by the cooperation of the cutter blade  30  with the cutter cradle  204 A. 
     A moving amount L 41  illustrated in  FIG.  22 C  is indicative of an amount (a distance) of the movement of the cutter lever  205  from the half-cutting standby position to the half-cutting operation position. Further, the movement of the cutter lever  205  from the half-cutting standby position to the half-cutting operation position takes a first time period t 21  in a case where a predetermined pressing force is applied to the cutter lever  205  by the user. 
     [Full-Cutting Operation] 
     Next, a full-cutting operation performed with respect to the cut target  99  by a user operation to the cutter cradle lever  206  will be described with reference to  FIGS.  23 A through  23 C . When the full-cutting operation is performed, only the cutter cradle lever  206  is operated by the user to be moved from the full-cutting standby position illustrated in  FIG.  23 A  to the full-cutting operation position illustrated in  FIG.  23 C  against the urging force of the cutter cradle lever spring (not illustrated). 
     During a process of the movement of the cutter cradle lever  206 , the arm portion  267 B of the cutter cradle lever  206  contacts and presses the cutter cradle  204 A as illustrated in  FIG.  23 B , thereby moving the cutter cradle  104 A from the half-cutting position (see  FIG.  23 A ) to the full-cutting position (see  FIG.  23 C ). Hence, the first part  421  of the cutter cradle  204 A faces the cutter blade  30  at a position leftward of the cutter blade  30 . A timing at which the movement of the cutter cradle  204 A from the half-cutting position to the full-cutting position is completed will be referred to as “cutter cradle movement completion timing E 21 ”. 
     At the same time, the entry portion  267 A of the cutter cradle lever  206  enters the box member  231  of the cutter portion  210 B through the second hole  231 C and contacts the first cutter holder  236  so that the first cutter holder  236  is moved by the entry portion  267 A to move the cutter blade  30  leftward from the retracted position ( FIGS.  23 A and  23 B ) to the cutting position (see  FIG.  23 C ). A timing at which the movement of the cutter blade  30  from the retracted position to the cutting position is completed will be referred to as “cutter blade movement completion timing E 22 ”. 
     Here, the cutter cradle movement completion timing E 21  at which the movement of the cutter cradle  204 A to the full-cutting position is completed is earlier than the cutter blade movement completion timing E 22 . Accordingly, the cut target  99  is securely nipped between the cutter blade  30  and the first part  421 . In this way, the full-cutting operation is performed to the cut target  99  by the cooperation between the cutter blade  30  and the cutter cradle  104 A. 
     A second moving amount L 42  illustrated in  FIG.  23 C  is indicative of an amount (a distance) by which the cutter cradle lever  206  is moved from the full-cutting standby position to the full-cutting operation position. The second moving amount L 42  is greater than the first moving amount L 41  (see  FIG.  22 C ). 
     Further, the movement of the cutter cradle lever  206  from the full-cutting standby position to the full-cutting operation position takes a second time period t 22  in a case where a predetermined pressing force is applied to the cutter cradle lever  206  by the user. In a case where the cutter lever  205  and the cutter cradle lever  206  are operated under the same condition (i.e., the predetermined pressing force is applied to each of the cutter lever  205  and the cutter cradle lever  206 ), the second time period t 22  required for the cutter cradle lever  206  to be moved from the full-cutting standby position to the full-cutting operation position is greater than first time period t 21  which is the period of time required for the cutter lever  205  to be moved from the half-cutting standby position to the half-cutting operation position. 
     Advantageous Effects in Embodiments 
     In the cutting devices  1 E,  1 F and  1 G according to the first through third embodiments described above, the full-cutting operation or the half-cutting operation with respect to the cut target  99  is performed by the user operation to the cutter levers  5 ,  105  and  205 , or the cutter cradle levers  6 ,  106  and  206 . That is, the cutting operation can be performed in the cutting devices  1 E,  1 F and  1 G without a motor for moving the cutter blade  30 . Accordingly, a weight of the cutting devices  1 E,  1 F and  1 G can be saved in comparison with a configuration where a motor is provided in the cutting device. 
     In the cutting device  1 F, the second moving amount L 22  of the cutter cradle lever  106  from the full-cutting standby position to the full-cutting operation position is greater than the first moving amount L 21  of the cutter lever  105  from the half-cutting standby position to the half-cutting operation position. Similarly, in the cutting device  1 G, the second moving amount L 42  of the cutter cradle lever  206  from the full-cutting standby position to the full-cutting operation position is greater than the first moving amount L 41  of the cutter lever  205  from the half-cutting standby position to the half-cutting operation position. 
     As a ground for these difference in the moving amounts, in the cutting devices  1 F and  1 G, the movement of the cutter lever  105  and  205  causes the movement of only the cutter blade  30 , whereas the movement of the cutter cradle lever  106  and  206  causes the movement of not only the cutter blade  30  but also the cutter cradle  104 A and  204 A. By setting the second moving amount L 22  greater than the first moving amount L 21  in the cutting device  1 F and by setting the second moving amount L 42  greater than the first moving amount L 41  in the cutting device  1 G, the movement of the cutter blade  30  by the cutter lever  5  and  105 , and the cutter cradle lever  106  and  206  can be attained while attaining the movement of the cutter cradle  104 A and  204 A by the cutter cradle lever  106  and  206 . 
     In the cutting device  1 F, in a case where the cutter lever  105  and the cutter cradle lever  106  are operated by the same predetermined pressing force, the second time period t 12  required for the movement of the cutter cradle lever  106  from the full-cutting standby position to the full-cutting operation position is greater than the first time period t 11  required for the movement of the cutter lever  105  from the half-cutting standby position to the half-cutting operation position. 
     Similarly, in the cutting device  1 G, in a case where the cutter lever  205  and the cutter cradle lever  206  are operated by the same predetermined pressing force, the second time period t 22  required for the movement of the cutter cradle lever  206  from the full-cutting standby position to the full-cutting operation position is greater than the first time period t 21  required for the movement of the cutter lever  205  from the half-cutting standby position to the half-cutting operation position. 
     With the above configuration, the user can intuitively recognize that which one of the half-cutting operation and the full-cutting operation has been performed based on a period of time necessary for completing the operation. 
     In the cutting device  1 F, the cutter cradle movement completion timing E 11  at which the cutter cradle  104 A has been completely moved from the half-cutting position to the full-cutting position by the user operation to the cutter cradle lever  106  is earlier than the cutter blade movement completion timing E 12  at which the cutter blade  30  has been completely moved from the retracted position to the cutting position by the user operation to the cutter cradle lever  106 . 
     Similarly, in the cutting device  1 G, the cutter cradle movement completion timing E 21  at which the cutter cradle  104 A has been completely moved from the half-cutting position to the full-cutting position by the user operation to the cutter cradle lever  206  is earlier than the cutter blade movement completion timing E 22  at which the cutter blade  30  has been completely moved from the retracted position to the cutting position by the user operation to the cutter cradle lever  206 . 
     By virtue of the differences between the timing of completion of the movement of the cutter blade  30  and the timing of completion of the movement of the cutter cradle  104 A and  204 A, in the cutting devices  1 F and  1 G, the cut target  99  can be cut by the cutter blade  30  after completion of the movement of the cutter cradle  4 A and  104 A to the full-cutting position by the user operation to the cutter cradle lever  106  and  206 . Accordingly, a mode for cutting the cut target  99  by the cutter blade  30  can be appropriately switched to a mode for performing the full-cutting operation from a mode for performing the half-cutting operation. 
     The cutter holder  132  of the cutting device  1 F includes the first cutter holder  136  with which the cutter lever  105  makes contact and the second cutter holder  137  with which the cutter cradle lever  106  makes contact. Since the first cutter holder  136  contacting the cutter lever  105  and the second cutter holder  137  contacting the cutter cradle lever  106  are provided separately from each other in the cutter holder  132 , a mechanical strength of the cutter holder  132  can be suitably maintained. 
     The cutting device  1 F includes the second cutter holder  137  for moving the cutter cradle  104 A. The second cutter holder  137  constitutes the cutter holder  132  in combination with the first cutter holder  136  holding the cutter blade  30 . Since a component for moving the cutter cradle  104 A need not be separately provided in the cutting device  1 F, the configuration of the cutting device  1 F can be simplified, whereby a downsizing, a weight saving, and a cost reduction of the cutting device  1 F can be attained. 
     The cutting device  1 G includes the cutter cradle lever  206  for moving the cutter cradle  204 A, and a separate member for moving the cutter cradle  204 A need not be provided. Accordingly, the configuration of the cutting device  1 G can be simplified and thus a downsizing, a weight saving, and a cost reduction of the cutting device  1 G can be achieved. 
     In the cutting device  1 F, the first distance L 11  between the cutter lever  105  at the half-cutting standby position and the first cutter holder  136  is greater than the second distance L 12  between the cutter cradle lever  106  at the full-cutting standby position and the second cutter holder  137 . Further, in the cutting device  1 G, the first distance L 311  between the cutter lever  205  at the half-cutting standby position to the cutter blade  30  is greater than the second distance L 32  between the cutter cradle lever  206  at the full-cutting standby position and the cutter cradle  204 A. 
     With such configurations of cutting devices  1 F and  1 G, the cutter cradle lever  106  and  206  can move the cutter cradle  104 A and  204 A, respectively, while moving the cutter blade  30  for performing the full-cutting operation with respect to the cut target  99 , and the cutter lever  105  and  205  can move the cutter blade  30  for performing the half-cutting operation with respect to the cut target  99  without moving the cutter cradle  104 A and  204 A. 
     In the cutting device  1 E, the first sloped portion  44 A of the upper wall  40 U of the cutter cradle  4 A is inclined downward in the frontward direction as extending from the rear end  442  to the front end  441 . Further, the second sloped portion  45 A of the holding member  48  is inclined downward in the frontward direction as extending from the rear end  452  to the front end  451 . With this configuration, the holding member  48  can be easily inserted into the insertion portion  410  of the cutter cradle  4 A when the cutter cradle  4 A is moved frontward during the attachment of the cutter cradle  4 A to the support portion  26 . Therefore, the process of the attachment of the cutter cradle  4 A with respect to the support portion  26  can be facilitated. 
     In the cutting device  1 E, the first load portion  44 B of the upper wall  40 U of the cutter cradle  4 A is inclined downward in the rearward direction as extending from the front end  443  to the rear end  444 . Further, the second load portion  45 B of the holding member  48  is inclined downward in the rearward direction as extending from the front end  453  to the rear end  454 . 
     With this configuration, a force directed in the frontward direction is applied to the cutter cradle  4 A in the state where the holding member  48  presses against the upper wall  40 U of the cutter cradle  4 A from above. The force is directed in a direction opposite a direction in which the insertion portion  410  of the cutter cradle  4 A is detached from the holding member  48 , i.e., the rearward direction. Accordingly, unintentional detachment of the holding member  48  from the insertion portion  410  can be suppressed by virtue of the first load portion  44 B and the second load portion  45 B. 
     In a case where the first sloped portion  44 A of the cutter cradle  4 A and the second sloped portion  45 A of the holding member  48  contacts each other and a load is applied from the holding member  48  to the cutter cradle  4 A, a force directed in the rearward direction for releasing the holding member  48  from the insertion portion  410  may be applied to the cutter cradle  4 A, which leads to an unfavorable situation (i.e., unintentional detachment of the holding member  48  from the insertion portion  410 ). 
     However, according to the printing device  1 , the first sloped portion  44 A and the second sloped portion  45 A are constantly spaced apart from each other in the up-down direction regardless of the positional relationship between the cutter cradle  4 A and the holding member  48 . Accordingly, unintentional detachment of the holding member  48  from the insertion portion  410  can be restrained. 
     In the cutting device  1 E, the first load portion  44 B of the cutter cradle  4 A and the second load portion  45 B of the holding member  48  are in contact with each other in the state where the cutter cradle  4 A is positioned at the half-cutting position. In this state, when a load is imparted from the holding member  48  on the cutter cradle  4 A, a force directed in the frontward direction (i.e., a direction in which the insertion portion  410  is attached to the holding member  48 ) is applied to the cutter cradle  4 A from the holding member  48 , thereby ensuring insertion of the holding member  48  into the insertion portion  410 . Accordingly, by virtue of the first load portion  44 B and the second load portion  45 B, the insertion portion  410  can be retrained from being released from the holding member  48 . 
     In the cutting device  1 E, the cover  1 D includes the protruding portion  10 F for preventing detachment of the cutter cradle  4 A from the support portion  26 . Further, the gap is formed between the protruding portion  10 F and the cutter cradle  4 A when the cover  1 D closes the cassette receiving portion  2 . Hence, the cutter cradle  4 A can be smoothly moved between the half-cutting position and the full-cutting position without a mechanical interference between the cutter cradle  4 A and the protruding portion  10 F. 
     [Modifications] 
     While the description has been made in detail with reference to the specific embodiments, it would be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments and various changes and modifications may be made thereto. 
     For example, the cutting devices  1 E,  1 F and  1 G may not be provided in the printing device  1 , but may be provided in another device in which a cut target  99  is to be cut. Further, the cutting devices  1 E,  1 F and  1 G may not be provided in a device and may be an independent cutting device for cutting a cut target  99 . 
     In the cutting devices  1 E,  1 F and  1 G, the cutter levers  5 ,  105  and  205  may be configured to make contact directly with the cutter blade  30  in the process of the movement from the half-cutting standby position to the half-cutting operation position to move the cutter blade  30  from the retracted position to the cutting position. Further, the cutter cradle levers  6 ,  106  and  206  may be configured to make contact directly with the cutter blade  30  in the process of the movement from the full-cutting standby position to the full-cutting operation position to move the cutter blade  30  from the retracted position to the cutting position. 
     Further, the cutter cradle  4 A,  104 A and  204 A may be positioned at the full-cutting position in a state where the cutter levers  5 ,  105  and  205  and the cutter cradle levers  6 ,  106  and  206  are not operated by the user. In this case, the cutter levers  5 ,  105  and  205  may be configured to move the cutter cradle  4 A,  104 A and  204 A from the full-cutting position to the half-cutting position and to move the cutter blade  30  from the retracted position to the cutting position by the user operation to the cutter levers  5 ,  105  and  205 , thereby performing the half-cutting operation with respect to the cut target  99 . Further, the cutter cradle levers  6 ,  106  and  206  may be configured to cause the cutter blade  30  to be moved from the retracted position to the cutting position by the user operation to the cutter cradle levers  6 ,  106  and  206  while maintaining the cutter cradle  4 A,  104 A and  204 A at the full-cutting position, thereby performing the full-cutting operation with respect to the cut target  99 . 
     In the cutting device  1 F, the first moving amount L 21  of the cutter lever  105  may be greater than the second moving amount L 22  of the cutter cradle lever  106 . Alternatively, the first moving amount L 21  may be equal to the second moving amount L 22 . Further, the first time period t 11  required for the movement of the cutter lever  105  may be greater than the second time period t 12  required for the movement of the cutter cradle lever  106 , or may be equal to the second time period t 12 . 
     Further, the timing at which the movement of the cutter cradle  104 A to the full-cutting position by the user operation to the cutter cradle lever  106  is completed (the cutter cradle movement completion timing E 11 ) may be simultaneous with the timing at which the movement of the cutter blade  30  to the cutting position by the user operation to the cutter cradle lever  106  is completed (cutter blade movement completion timing E 12 ). 
     Further, the first distance L 11  between the cutter lever  105  positioned at the half-cutting standby position and the first cutter holder  136  may be smaller than the second distance L 12  between the cutter cradle lever  106  positioned at the full-cutting standby position and the second cutter holder  137 . Alternatively, the first distance L 11  may be equal to the second distance L 12 . 
     In the cutting device  1 G, the first moving amount L 41  of the cutter lever  205  may be greater than the second moving amount L 42  of the cutter cradle lever  206 , or the first moving amount L 41  may be equal to the second moving amount  142 . Further, the first time period t 21  required for the movement of the cutter lever  205  may be greater than the second time period t 22  required for the movement of the cutter cradle lever  206 . The first time period t 21  may be equal to the second time period t 22  instead. 
     Further, the timing of completion of the movement of the cutter cradle  204 A to the full-cutting position by the user operation to the cutter cradle lever  206  (the cutter cradle movement completion timing E 21 ) may be simultaneous with the timing of completion of the cutter blade  30  to the cutting position (the cutter blade movement completion timing E 22 ). 
     Further, the first distance L 311  between the cutter lever  105  positioned at the half-cutting standby position and the cutter blade  30  may be smaller than the second distance L 32  between the cutter cradle lever  206  positioned at the full-cutting standby position and the cutter cradle  104 A. Alternatively, the first distance L 311  may be equal to the second distance L 32 . 
     The cutting devices  1 F and  1 G may be provided with a member corresponding to the interlocking portion  10 D provided in the cutting device  1 E for moving the cutter lever  105  and  205  in interlocking relation to the cutter cradle lever  106  and  206 . Further, with a configuration where the cutter lever  105  and  205  and the cutter cradle lever  106  and  206  are moved in interlocking relation to each other by an interlocking portion, the cutting operation may be switched between the half-cutting operation and the full-cutting operation by switching a direction in which the cutter cradle lever  106  and  206  are operated. 
     For example, in a case where the cutter cradle lever  106  and  206  are moved in a first moving direction (e.g., the rightward direction) while the cutter lever  105  and  205  and the cutter cradle lever  106  and  206  are movable in interlocking relation to each other by the interlocking portion, the cutter lever  105  and  205  may be moved from the half-cutting standby position to the half-cutting operation position to perform the half-cutting operation with respect to the cut target  99 . 
     On the other hand, in a case where the cutter cradle lever  106  and  206  are moved in a second moving direction (e.g., the leftward direction) while the cutter lever  105  and  205  and the cutter cradle lever  106  and  206  are movable in interlocking relation to each other by the interlocking portion, the cutter cradle lever  106  and  206  may be moved from the full-cutting standby position to the full-cutting operation position to perform the full-cutting operation. 
     In the cutting devices  1 F and  1 G with the above configuration, the half-cutting operation by the movement of the cutter levers  105  and  205 , and the full-cutting operation by the movement of the cutter cradle levers  106  and  206  can be easily performed just by switching the direction in which the cutter cradle levers  106  and  206  are operated. Note that the switch of the cutting operation between the full-cutting operation and the half-cutting operation may be performed by switching a direction in which the cutter lever  105  and  206  are operated. 
     In the cutting device  1 E, at least one of the first sloped portion  44 A of the cutter cradle  4 A and the second sloped portion  45 A of the holding member  48  may extend in parallel to the front-rear direction. Particularly, the second sloped portion  45 A of the holding member  48  may extend in parallel to the front-rear direction, while the first sloped portion  44 A of the cutter cradle  4 A is inclined downward in the frontward direction. Further, at least one of the first load portion  44 B of the cutter cradle  4 A and the second load portion  45 B of the holding member  48  may extend in parallel to the front-rear direction. 
     Further, the first sloped portion  44 A of the cutter cradle  4 A and the second sloped portion  45 A of the holding member  48  may be in contact with each other when the cutter cradle  4 A is at the half-cutting position. Further, the first load portion  44 B of the cutter cradle  4 A and the second load portion  45 B of the holding member  48  may be separated from each other when the cutter cradle  4 A is at the half-cutting position. 
     The protruding end of the protruding portion  10 F of the cover  1 D may make contact with the cutter cradle  4 A. Further, the cover  1 D may not include the protruding portion  10 F. 
     Although the combination of the transparent film tape  99 A and the double-sided adhesive tape  99 B is employed as an example of the cut target  99  in the above-described embodiments, other object may be the cut target  99 . For example, printed paper, label, other kind of tape, tube and the like may be used as the cut target  99 , and the cutting operation may be performed with respect to these objects by the cutting devices  1 E,  1 F, and  1 G. 
     [Remarks] 
     The rightward direction is an example of a first moving direction. The leftward direction is an example of a second moving direction. The front-rear direction is an example of an extending direction. The frontward direction is an example of a first direction. The rearward direction is an example of a second direction. The up-down direction is an example of an orthogonal direction. The upward direction is an example of a third direction. The downward direction is an example of a fourth direction. The cutting devices  1 E,  1 F and  1 G are examples of a cutting device. The cutter blade  30  is an example of a cutter blade. The cut target  99  is an example of a cut target. The cutting position of the cutter blade  30  is an example of a cutting position. The retracted position of the cutter blade  30  is an example of a retracted position. The cutter cradles  4 A,  104 A, and  204 A are examples of a cutter cradle. The full-cutting position of the cutter cradles  4 A,  104 A, and  204 A are examples of a full-cutting position of the cutter cradle. The half-cutting position of the cutter cradles  4 A,  104 A, and  204 A are examples of a half-cutting position of the cutter cradle. The cutter levers  5 ,  105  and  205  are examples of a first lever. The half-cutting standby position of the cutter levers  5 ,  105  and  205  are examples of a first non-operation position of the first lever. The half-cutting operation position of the cutter levers  5 ,  105  and  205  are examples of a first operation completion position of the first lever. The cutter cradle levers  6 ,  106  and  206  are examples of a second lever. The full-cutting standby position of the cutter cradle levers  6 ,  106  and  206  are examples of a second non-operation position of the second lever. The full-cutting operation position of the cutter cradle levers  6 ,  106  and  206  are examples of a second operation completion position of the second lever. The first moving amounts L 21  and L 41  are examples of a first moving amount. The second moving amounts L 22  and L 42  are examples of a second moving amount. The first time periods t 11  and t 21  are examples of a first time period. The second time periods t 12  and t 22  are examples of a second time period. The cutter cradle movement completion timings E 11  and E 21  are examples of a cutter cradle movement completion timing. The cutter blade movement completion timings E 12  and E 22  are examples of a cutter blade movement completion timing. The cutter holders  132  and  232  are examples of a cutter holder. The first cutter holder  136  is an example of a first contact portion. The second cutter holder  137  is an example of a second contact portion. The first distances L 11  and L 311  are examples of a first distance. The second distances L 12  and L 32  are examples of a second distance. The holding member  48  is an example of a holding member. The insertion portion  410  is an example of an insertion portion. The first sloped portion  44 A is an example of a first sloped portion. The front end  441  is an example of one end in the first direction of the first sloped portion. The rear end  442  is an example of one end in the second direction of the first sloped portion. The first load portion  44 B is an example of a first load portion. The front end  443  is an example of one end in the first direction of the first load portion. The rear end  444  is an example of one end in the second direction of the first load portion. The second sloped portion  45 A is an example of a second sloped portion. The front end  451  is an example of one end in the first direction of the second sloped portion. The rear end  452  is an example of one end in the second direction of the second sloped portion. The second load portion  45 B is an example of a second load portion. The front end  453  is an example of one end in the first direction of the second load portion. The rear end  454  is an example of one end in the second direction of the second load portion. The printing device  1  is an example of a printing device. The accommodating portion  2  is an example of an accommodating portion. The cover  1 D is an example of a cover. The protruding portion  10 F is an example of a protruding portion. The printing head  21 A is an example of a printing unit.