Patent ID: 7422386

Claim:
A printer for cutting-out a printed image on a medium to be processed that is located on a surface traveling in a first direction, the printer comprising: a cutting head coupled for movement in a second direction; an ink head detachably coupled to the cutting head for movement in the second direction; a capping apparatus for protecting the ink head; and a fixed base for supporting the surface, wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, the cutting head and the ink head are connected separately to a direct acting rail via a direct acting block and move back and forth along the direct acting rail, the cutting head is driven by a wire followed by a movement of the ink head, the cutting head comprising a cutter independently cuts the image printed by the ink head, and the ink head is prevented from moving along the direct acting rail when a portion of the capping apparatus engages a side portion of the ink head to lock the ink head and allow the cutting head to detach from the ink head and move along the direct acting rail without the ink head.