Abstract: A cutting apparatus has a main body with a hook section, a fixed blade fixed to a predetermined position of the main body, a cutting blade that cuts a sewing material by moving toward the fixed blade, and a drive device that moves the main body between a predetermined retracted position that does not interfere with the sewing operation and a predetermined cutting position for cutting the sewing material. During sewing of the sewing material, the main body is held at the retracted position. To cut the sewing material, the drive device moves the main body from the retracted position to the cutting position, where the hook section hooks the sewing material, and the cutting blade moves toward the fixed blade in response to driving operation of the drive device. The cutting apparatus is disposed a predetermined distance away from the sewing position.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus which is comprised of a main body including a hook section for hooking thereon a sewn material, a fixed blade fixed to a predetermined position of the main body, a cutting blade that cuts the sewn material by moving toward the fixed blade, and a drive device that moves the main body between a predetermined retracted position that does not interferer with sewing operation and a predetermined cutting position for cutting the sewn material. In sewing the sewn material, the main body is held at the retracted position, and in cutting the sewn material, the main body is caused to move from the retracted position to the cutting position by the drive device. The hook section is provided in the main body and at such a position as to hook thereon the sewn material as the main body moves to the cutting position. In cutting the sewn material, the cutting blade moves toward the fixed blade in response to driving operation of the drive device.