Patent ID: 8613562

Claim:
A printer having a cutter for cutting off a portion of a sheet material transported along a substantially horizontal transportation path during operation of the printer, the cutter comprising: a fixed knife having a cutting edge facing in an upwards direction relative the horizontal transportation; a movable knife having a cutting edge facing in a downwards direction relative the horizontal transportation path and moving between a standby position and a cutting-completed position to cut off the portion in cooperation with the fixed knife, wherein the movable knife pivots on a horizontal axis parallel to the horizontal transportation path; and an exit disposed along the horizontal transportation path and on a downstream side of the knives in a transportation direction of the sheet material and that discharges the cut-off portion, the exit comprising a first surface offset from the transportation path beyond the cutting edge of the movable knife in the cutting-completed position, and a second surface opposite the first surface at a height substantially the same as a height of the cutting edge of the fixed knife wherein the second surface is immediately adjacent the movable knife and the first surface extends horizontally directly below the cutting edge of the movable knife in the cutting-complete position so that the cut off portion of the paper is not pushed vertically beyond the first surface during cutting so as to prevent curl and inadvertent springing movement of the paper after cutting.