Epson EU-T532 Technical Manual page 23

Confidential
Movable cutter blade mechanism
This mechanism is mounted on the frame, base. The drive force transmission mechanism is on
the cover, cutter, H side. The motor, cutter, H, which is a DC brush motor attached the gear,
cutter motor. It supplies the power and is attached on the cover, cutter, H with screws. The
gear, cutter worm, H is supported by the shaft, reduction A/C , and the gear, cutter drive,
H is attached with push nuts to the shaft, cutter drive gear fixed on the cover, cutter, H.
After being transmitted through the gear, cutter worm, H, the power is transmitted to the
gear, cutter drive, H.
The rotational movement of the gear, cutter drive, H is translated to the back and forth
movement of the movable cutter blade, full, H by being engaged the shaft, movable cutter
blade drive with the oval hole of the movable cutter blade, full, H on the frame, cutter.
Also, the microswitch attached to the cover, cutter, H is connected to the gear, cutter drive,
H, enabling it to detect the position of the movable cutter blade, full, H. The lead wires of the
motor, cutter, H and the microswitch are bound together and connect to the circuit board.
The shaft, movable cutter blade is on the frame, cutter side. The receiver, movable
cutter blade, the spacer, movable cutter blade, the spring, movable cutter blade and
the washer, movable cutter blade spring are mounted on the shaft, movable cutter blade
in a group with a push nut.
When putting the cover, cutter, H and the frame, cutter together, engage the shaft, movable
cutter blade drive with the oval hole of the movable cutter blade, full, H, and secure the
cover, cutter, H and the frame, cutter with screws.
spacer, movable cutter blade
shaft, movable cutter blade
washer, movable
cutter blade spring
spring, movable
cutter blade
receiver, movable
cutter blade
movable cutter blade, full, H
2-12 Operation Principles
motor, cutter, H
frame, cutter
Figure 2-17 Movable cutter blade mechanism
gear, cutter motor
microswitch
shaft, reduction A/C
(inside the gear, cutter
worm: dot lined part)
gear, cutter drive, H
shaft, cutter drive gear
cover, cutter, H
shaft, movable cutter
blade drive
gear, cutter worm, H
Rev. A