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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 1994
Filed:
May. 07, 1992
Ventura Caamano, Barcelona, ES;
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention refers to a cutting device for a plotter for automatic cutting of a paper band on which markings are formed by marking means, the plotter comprising a marker carriage for receiving the marking means and for moving the marking means in a direction transverse to the movement of the paper band, with the cutting device comprising a cutting element and in which the cutting element is arranged on a cutter carriage means being provided for the selective engagement or disengagement of the cutter carriage to or from the marker carriage. During a cutting operation the cutter carriage is engaged to the marker carriage and moved across the paper band due to the movement of the marker carriage. The marking means comprise a pen which can be disengaged from the marker carriage during a cutting operation. The driving means for the engagement and disengagement of the cutter carriage are the same as those for raising or lowering the drafting pens.