Patent ID: 7753245

Claim:
A surgical instrument, comprising: an end effector, comprising: a channel configured to receive a staple cartridge; and a cutting member operably supported within said channel; and a firing drive, comprising: a trigger; a firing member operably engaged with said cutting member; a pawl, wherein said pawl is rotatable between a first position and a second position relative to said firing member, and wherein said pawl is engaged with said firing member when said pawl is in said second position; and a pawl pin operably engaged with said trigger and said pawl, wherein, upon an actuation of said trigger, said trigger is configured to advance said pawl pin and said pawl toward said end effector and, when said pawl is in said second position, said pawl is configured to advance said firing member toward said end effector, wherein said firing drive further includes a tilter mechanism operably engaged with said pawl, wherein said tilter mechanism includes a cam, wherein said pawl is configured to contact said cam when said pawl is advanced by said trigger, and wherein said cam is configured to rotate said pawl into said second position.