Device and method for severing a thread

摘要

The invention relates to a device ( 1 ) for severing a thread that comprises two blades ( 2, 3 ). An electric drive ( 4 ) enables said blades to be moved counter to the action of leaf springs ( 6, 7; 9, 10 ) and into a ready position, from which the blades can be moved back by means of the force of the leaf springs in order to execute a severing process.