Printer having a cutter and protective device for use in a printer

摘要

A printer including a cutter for cutting the recording paper with a clean, straight edge is disclosed. The printer comprises a pair of separable cutting blades, a fixed blade (14) and a movable blade (9), disposed with their cutting edges mutually opposed on opposite sides of a paper exit (15) from which the recording paper is ejected. The movable blade (9) contacts the fixed blade (14) at a point, and is driven with a scissors-like sliding action across the fixed blade (14) by means of drive means (10). The fixed blade (14) is provided on an openable cover frame (8) supported by support members (16) with a certain amount of play. The movable blade (9) is housed inside a cutter frame (11).