Paper Cutting Machine using Geneva Mechanism

Description

A paper cutter is a tool often found in offices and classrooms, designed to cut a large set of paper at once with a straight edge. In the paper industry, for ease of handling, storage, and application, papers are usually manufactured, packed, and then transported in rolls. Once they reach the desired destination, the paper has to be drawn out of the roll and cut into standard length as per requirement. An intermittent mechanism is used to cut the paper in standard length.

The intermittent mechanism or intermittent movement is the device by which a conveyor is regularly advanced and then held in place for a brief duration of time in contrast to a continuous mechanism, whereby the conveyor is constantly in motion. This type of mechanism works very accurately in the material handling industry with simple construction and reliable design.

The idea is to combine this intermittent mechanism of drawing the paper out of the roll in standard length with the automated paper cutting tool is such a way that both processes takes place with minimum power consumption giving out efficient results.