Patent ID: 7604426

Claim:
A printer comprising: a main frame having a roll paper compartment for storing roll paper and a printing mechanism for printing on the roll paper adapted to be moved along a given transportation path; a cover frame movably connected to the main frame and having a cover for opening and closing the roll paper compartment; a movable blade frame disposed to the main frame for supporting first and second movable blades with each blade having a blade tip with the blade tips in mutually opposed relationship; a stationary blade frame disposed to the cover frame for supporting a stationary blade in a position substantially transverse to the transportation path during cutting; and a movable blade drive mechanism for driving the first and second movable blades to cut the roll paper in a scissor action against the stationary blade; wherein the movable blade drive mechanism links and drives the first and second movable blades such that one movable blade leads and the other movable blade follows with the movable blades disposed such that the paths of the tips overlap during the cutting of paper.