
4. MECHANISM DESCRIPTION
4.1 CUTTER DRIVE (CUTTER MODE)
4. MECHANISM DESCRIPTION
4.1 CUTTER DRIVE (CUTTER MODE)
The printer supplies DC + 27 V to the cutter motor to rotate the cutter motor and clutch counter clockwise. The arm swings like a pendulum and moves the fixed slide cutter up and down to make a cut.
Fixed Cutter | Micro Switch |
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Slide Cutter
Slide Cutter
Cutter Motor | Clutch |
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Arm |
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After making a cut, the arm turns the micro switch off and the cutter home position is detected. When the cutter does not return to the home position because of a paper jam, an error occurs and the next piece of paper will not be cut.
Fixed Cutter
Slide Cutter
Cutter Motor
Micro Switch
Slide Cutter
Clutch
Cutter Motor
Arm
Clutch | Fig. |
Timing chart | Open | Close | Open |
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+ 27
MOTOR
CHOME
Micro Switch
Cutting (one cycle)