Cutter unit to be incorporated into a printer, having a control element

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9004790
APP PUB NO 20120219344A1
SERIAL NO

13403147

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A cutter unit is incorporated in a printer to cut a paper in accordance with an instruction from a controller of the printer. The cutter unit includes a cutter blade, a position sensor for detecting that the cutter blade is or is not in a reference position, a motor for driving the cutter blade, a drive circuit for the motor, and a cutter control element for controlling the drive circuit on the basis of a result of the detection of the position sensor to operate the cutter blade in accordance with the instruction from the controller.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.;CITIZEN SYSTEMS JAPAN CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Amano, Kazuhito Fujiyoshida, JP 1 10
Kishi, Kazuo Tokorozawa, JP 9 161
Nakai, Toshihiko Tokorozawa, JP 5 29

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