Patent ID: 7121750

Claim:
An inkjet printer with a cutting head for forming a desired image and cutting the image based on image data comprising: moving means for moving a sheet in the X direction; a linear motion guide comprising a guide rail and a linear motion block, wherein a plurality of balls are provided between the guide rail and the linear motion block; a cutting head supported so as to be movable in the Y direction along said linear motion guide on the guide rail provided so as to be extended in the Y direction perpendicular to the X direction in which the sheet is moved by said moving means and comprising a cutter for cutting said sheet based on the desired image; an inkjet head supported so as to be movable in the Y direction along said linear motion guide, provided so as to be positioned on the side of said cutting head in the Y direction, and forming the desired image on said sheet; controlling means for controlling the movement of said cutting head and said inkjet head in the Y direction along said linear motion guide based on the image data; first connecting means provided in said cutting head on the side of said inkjet head in the Y direction so as to be connected to a second connecting means, for detachably connecting said inkjet head to said cutting head, wherein said cutting head comprises a solenoid for driving said cutter and said solenoid operates as said first connection means; said second connecting means provided in said inkjet head on the side of said cutting head in the Y direction so as to be connected to said first connecting means, for detachably connecting said cutting head to said inkjet head; and an engaging body provided in said inkjet head on the opposite side of said cutting head in the Y direction, for detachably locking the inkjet head to an engaged body of said inkjet printer, wherein when the image is formed based on said image data, said inkjet head is separated from the engaged body of said inkjet printer by said engaging body, said first connecting means and the second connecting means are connected to connect said cutting head and said inkjet head, and said inkjet head and said cutting head are integrally moved along said linear motion guide in the Y direction by said controlling means, based on said image data to form the desired image on said sheet, and when the image is cut based on said image data, said inkjet head is locked to the engaged body of said inkjet printer by said engaging body, said first connecting means is separated from said second connecting means to separate said inkjet head from said cutting head, and only said cutting head is moved along said linear motion guide in the Y direction by said controlling means, based on said image data to cut the said sheet based on said desired image.