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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Masashi Tokura, Konan, JP;
Noriharu Tashiro, Nagoya, JP;
Masashi Tokura, Konan, JP;
Noriharu Tashiro, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-shi, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a cartridge configured to receive a pen or a cutter, a receiving mechanism configured to receive an object, a first moving mechanism configured to move the cartridge in a first movement direction, a second moving mechanism configured to move the object in a second direction perpendicular to the first movement direction, a third moving mechanism configured to move the cartridge in a direction such that the cartridge comes close to the receiving mechanism, and a processor configured to instruct the apparatus to set an orientation of a pattern to be formed on the object, to arrange the pattern while conforming the pattern orientation to an object orientation, to drive the first and second moving mechanisms according to the pattern orientation, and to drive the third moving mechanism to cause the cartridge to move in a direction such that the cartridge comes close to the receiving mechanism.