Rev.B
Overview of the Mechanisms Appendix B-7
TM-L90 Service Manual
Confidential
Opening the cover unit separates the two blades. Closing the cover unit while the movable blade
is in the standby position makes the fixed blade hit the frame portion of the autocutter unit, and
is set to the correct position against the movable blade.
The movable blade is always in the standby position, and is moved to the intersecting direction
against the fixed blade by various gears. If paper is present, it is cut between the movable and
the fixed blades. Then, the movable blade returns to the standby position.
The movable blade position detector detects if the movable blade is in the standby position or
not.
The power transmission mechanism is equipped with a one-way clutch that cuts power
transmission when the movable blade catches on foreign material or something.
Full cut and partial cut
The paper cutting can be set to either of two methods (full-cut and partial-cut) by changing the
autocutter installation position on the print/paper feed unit.
Manual cut
You can also use the manual cutter to cut paper manually.