EP2716422B1 - Auto-cutter apparatus and printer unit - Google Patents

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EP2716422B1
EP2716422B1 EP11866555.3A EP11866555A EP2716422B1 EP 2716422 B1 EP2716422 B1 EP 2716422B1 EP 11866555 A EP11866555 A EP 11866555A EP 2716422 B1 EP2716422 B1 EP 2716422B1
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Masahiro Tsuchiya
Yukihiro Mori
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D7/26—Means for mounting or adjusting the cutting member; Means for adjusting the stroke of the cutting member
    • B26D7/2614—Means for mounting the cutting member
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D1/00—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor
    • B26D1/01—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work
    • B26D1/04—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member
    • B26D1/06—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates
    • B26D1/08—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates of the guillotine type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D1/00—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor
    • B26D1/01—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work
    • B26D1/04—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member
    • B26D1/06—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates
    • B26D1/08—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates of the guillotine type
    • B26D1/085—Cutting through work characterised by the nature or movement of the cutting member or particular materials not otherwise provided for; Apparatus or machines therefor; Cutting members therefor involving a cutting member which does not travel with the work having a linearly-movable cutting member wherein the cutting member reciprocates of the guillotine type for thin material, e.g. for sheets, strips or the like
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J11/00—Devices or arrangements  of selective printing mechanisms, e.g. ink-jet printers or thermal printers, for supporting or handling copy material in sheet or web form
    • B41J11/66—Applications of cutting devices
    • B41J11/70—Applications of cutting devices cutting perpendicular to the direction of paper feed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J29/00—Details of, or accessories for, typewriters or selective printing mechanisms not otherwise provided for
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
    • B26D2007/0012—Details, accessories or auxiliary or special operations not otherwise provided for
    • B26D2007/005—Details, accessories or auxiliary or special operations not otherwise provided for cutters, e.g. guillotines, used in a label maker or printer

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  • the present invention relates to automatic cutting apparatuses and printer units.
  • a POS terminal or a ticket issuing apparatus may include a compact thermal printer unit.
  • the thermal printer unit may include a function to automatically cut a continuous-feed paper, a function to help manual cutting of the continuous-feed paper, or the like.
  • an automatic cutting apparatus is mounted on a main body of the thermal printer unit.
  • the main body of the thermal printer unit includes a thermal head, a platen, a motor, and the like.
  • the cutting apparatus includes a movable blade mechanism having a fixed blade, a movable blade, and a motor or the like that moves the movable blade.
  • a fixed blade is mounted on the main body of the thermal printer unit.
  • the continuous-feed paper is cut by the fixed blade when the continuous-feed paper is pulled in a predetermined direction relative to the fixed blade.
  • a printer unit (printer unit including a cutter) 100 having the function to automatically cut the continuous-feed paper is formed by combining of a printer unit 101 and a cutting apparatus 102 that automatically cuts the paper.
  • the printer unit 101 includes a thermal head, for example.
  • the printer unit 101, that has a thermal head, and the cutting apparatus 102, are integrally formed, and the two are fixed by screws or the like to form the printer unit 100 including the cutter.
  • the printer unit 100 including the cutter becomes bulky, and it becomes necessary to disassemble the inside of the printer unit 100 in order to simply replace a cutter blade of the cutting apparatus 102, for example.
  • the entire cutting apparatus 102 would have to be replaced by a new cutting apparatus. In either case, it takes time and cost to replace the cutter blade or the entire cutting apparatus 102. As a result, the maintenance cost of the printer unit 100 including the cutter is high.
  • a fixed blade and an automatic cutter driving part are mounted on the main body of the printer unit that includes the thermal head.
  • the print unit including the cutter is formed by combining and connecting the main body and a movable blade module.
  • the automatic cutter driving part integrally includes a motor, a gear part, and the like. In this case, it may be possible to reduce the size of the printer unit as a whole because the cutter driving part is mounted on the main body of the printer unit. However, it is difficult to replace only the cutter driving part, and the maintenance cost of the printer unit including the cutter is high.
  • the thermal printer including the movable blade and having the function to automatically cut the continuous-feed paper, and the thermal printer including only the fixed blade to cut the paper that is manually pulled have main bodies and the like that are similar. For this reason, if the main body may be shared and used for both the two kinds of thermal printers, it would be preferable in that the cost of both the printers may be reduced.
  • an object of the present invention to provide an automatic cutting apparatus and a printer unit, which may facilitate maintenance, such as replacement of a fixed blade, a movable blade, and a movable blade driving part, in order to reduce both the time and cost of the maintenance.
  • a printer unit in accordance with the preamble of claim 1 is defined in US 2007/0104527 A1 .
  • an automatic cutting apparatus and a printer unit which may facilitate maintenance, such as replacement of a fixed blade, a movable blade, and a movable blade driving part, in order to reduce both the time and cost of the maintenance.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a printer unit 10 in the first embodiment
  • FIG. 3 is a disassembled perspective view illustrating modules of the printer unit 10 in the first embodiment.
  • the printer unit 10 includes a printer module 20 having a thermal head which is a printer head, a fixed blade module 40, a drive module 50, and a movable blade module 60, and each of the modules is independent of each other.
  • the printer unit 10 includes a function of automatically cutting continuous-feed paper, and may be formed by combining and connecting all of the printer module 20, the fixed blade module 40, the drive module 50, and the movable blade module 60.
  • a printer unit (fixed blade printer unit) which cuts the paper when the paper is pulled manually, may also be formed by combining the printer module 20 and the fixed blade module 40.
  • the blade of the fixed blade module 40 may be sawtooth shaped or the like.
  • the printer module 20 and the fixed blade module 40 may be shared and used for both the printer unit 10 of this embodiment and the fixed blade printer unit.
  • the printer unit 10 in this embodiment may be formed by successively and detachably connecting the printer module 20, the fixed blade module 40, the drive module 50, and the movable blade module 60.
  • the printer module 20 and the drive module 50 are connected, as illustrated in FIGs. 4 and 5 .
  • the printer module 20 includes a motor (paper feed motor) 21 to feed paper, and a gear part 22.
  • the drive module 50 includes a motor 51 to drive a movable blade which will be described later, and a gear part 52.
  • the motor 21 and the gear part 22 of the printer module 20 are provided on a side surface at one end of the printer module 20 along a width direction of the paper (paper roll) that is not illustrated.
  • the drive module 50 is connected to a side surface at the other end of the printer module 20 along the width direction of the paper that is not illustrated.
  • a groove 23 having an inverted mesa shape is formed in the side surface of the printer module 20, and a rail 53 having an inverted mesa shape (inverted trapezoidal shape) corresponding to that of the groove 23 is formed on the side surface of the drive module 50.
  • the drive module 50 is arranged on top of the printer module 20, and the drive module 50 and the printer module 20 are caused to slide relative to each other in a state in which the rail 53 is inserted into the groove 23, in order to connect the drive module 50 and the printer module 20 in a state in which the rail 53 is essentially fitted into the groove 23.
  • a spring-loaded lock part 54 is provided on and is movable along the side surface direction of the printer module 20.
  • the lock part 54 engages an engaging part provided on the printer module 20 in order to prevent the printer module 20 from disengaging from the drive module 50.
  • the lock part 54 is pushed into the side surface of the drive module 50, the rail 53 and the groove 23 are caused to slide in a direction opposite to that at the time of the insertion, and allow the printer module 20 and the drive module 50 to be removed from each other.
  • the printer module 20 and the drive module 50 may be connected as illustrated in FIGs. 6 and 7 .
  • the printer module 20 and the drive module 50 are connected in the interfitted state, and are in a mutually detachable state.
  • the lock part 54 of the drive module 50 engages the engaging part 24 provided on the printer module 20, and the printer module 20 and the drive module 50 will not be disconnected from each other unless the operation described above is performed to remove the printer module 20 and the drive module 50 be removed from each other.
  • the fixed blade module 40 includes a fixed blade 41.
  • the fixed blade module 40 further includes a lock part 42, a positioning projection 43, and an engaging part 44 to be used for connection to the printer module 20.
  • the printer module 20 includes a lock part inserting part 25, a positioning projection inserting part 26, and an engaging part 27.
  • the printer module 20 and the fixed blade module 40 are connected in the interfitted state, and are in a mutually detachable state.
  • a combination structure illustrated in FIG. 11 is obtained by connecting the fixed blade module 40 to the combination of the printer module 20 and the drive module 50.
  • the engaging part 27 of the printer module 20 engages the engaging part 44 of the fixed blade module 40 as illustrated in FIG. 12
  • the lock part 42 of the fixed blade module 40 is inserted into the lock part inserting part 25 of the printer module 20 as illustrated in FIG. 13 .
  • the movable blade module 60 is connected to the combination of the printer module 20, the drive module 50, and the fixed blade module 40, as illustrated in FIGs. 14 and 15 .
  • the movable blade module 60 includes the movable blade 61, a gear part 62 to drive the movable blade 61, and a mechanism part 63, as illustrated in FIGs. 16 and 17 .
  • the gear part 62 rotates
  • the mechanism part 63 which meshes with the gear part 62 is rotated in order to slide the movable blade 61.
  • the movable blade module 60 further includes a platen roller 64 which rotates about a center axis thereof, a shaft part 65 concentrically provided with respect to the center axis of the platen roller 64, and a gear 66 connected to the shaft part 65.
  • the movable blade module 60 also includes a bearing guide projection 67 and an inclination preventing stopper 68.
  • the printer module 20 includes a bearing guide projection receiving part 28, a bearing part 29, and a stopper engaging part 30 illustrated in FIG. 18 for use in assembling the movable blade 60 to the printer module 20.
  • the movable blade module 60 is connected to the printer module 20 by inserting the bearing guide projection 67 from the bearing part 29, and fitting the bearing guide projection 67 into the bearing guide projection receiving part 28.
  • the shaft part 65 of the movable blade module 60 is inserted into the bearing part 29, and the shaft part 65 is supported in a state rotatable within the bearing part 29.
  • the gear 66 meshes with the gear part 22 illustrated in FIGs. 4 and 5 .
  • the gear 66 is rotated via the gear part 22 when the motor 21 of the printer module 20 rotates.
  • the inclination preventing stopper 68 of the movable blade module 60 makes contact with the stopper engaging part 30 of the printer module 20.
  • the movable blade module 60 and the printer module 20 are connected in a interfitted state, and are in a mutually detachable state.
  • the printer module 20, the fixed blade module 40, the drive module 50, and the movable blade module 60 may be connected in an interfitted state, and are in a mutually detachable state.
  • the printer module 20 and the fixed blade module 40 may be interfitted and connected in the manner similar to that described above, as illustrated in FIG. 22 , so that the printer module 20 and the fixed blade module 40 are detachable relative to each other.
  • the drive module 50 has a structure that includes a drive gear module 110 and a motor module 120 that are detachably connected to each other.
  • FIG. 24A illustrates a state in which the drive gear module 110 and the motor module 120 are connected
  • FIG. 24B illustrates a state in which the drive gear module 110 and the motor module 120 are disconnected.
  • the drive gear module 110 and the motor module 120 detachable with respect to each other, it becomes possible to easily replace only the drive gear module 110 or only the motor module 120. Hence, the maintenance of the drive module 50 may be performed within a short time at a low cost.
  • the drive gear module 110 includes a gear unit 111 that is rotated by a motor 121 of the motor module 120
  • the motor module 120 includes a wiring part 122 to supply power to rotate the motor (motor for movable blade) 121.

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