Facsimile recording apparatus with cam operated paper cutter

Claim 2

A facsimile recording apparatus comprising, supply means supporting a quantity of web material onto which information is to be recorded, platen means positioned at a recording station for supporting said web material in a generally arcuate configuration, web transport means for advancing said web material from said supply means over said platen means, support means adjacent said recording station and rotatable about an axis extending generally parallel to the direction of web advancement, recording means operatively associated with said support means for recording information intelligence on said web, web cutting means operatively associated with said support means for severing portions of said web material from said supply, a cutting wheel radially movable on said support means from a first position normally out of passing contact with said platen means to a second extended position engageable with said platen means, cam means reciprocally moveable in the axial direction within said support means from a first position to a second extended position, electromagnetic drive means operatively connected to said cam means for advancing said cam means to the extended position, and follower means operatively connected to said cutting wheel and engageable with said cam means in the extended position to radially move said cutting wheel to the extended position.

Claim 3

A facsimile recording apparatus comprising, sUpply means supporting an extended length of web material onto which information is to be recorded, platen means positioned at a recording station for supporting said web material in a generally arcuate configuration, web transport means for advancing a portion of all of said web material from said supply means over said platen means, support means adjacent said recording station and rotatable about an axis extending generally parallel to the direction of web advancement, recording means operatively associated with said support means for traversing said web material supported at said recording station to form a record of information intelligence in response to signals from a signal source, web cutting means operatively associated with said support means to traverse said web material, control means operatively associated with said web cutting means for actuating said web cutting means to cut said web, a cutting wheel radially movable on said support means from a first position normally out of passing contact with said platen means to a second extended position engageable with said platen means in response to said control means, cam means reciprocally movable in the axial direction within said support means from a first position to a second extended position, electromagnetic drive means operatively connected to said cam means for advancing said cam means to the extended position, and follower means operatively connected to said cutting wheel and engageable with said cam means in the extended position to radially move said cutting wheel to the extended position.

Claim 4

A facsimile recording apparatus comprising, sUpply means supporting an extended length of web material onto which information is to be recorded, platen means positioned at a recording station for supporting said web material in a generally arcuate configuration, web transport means for advancing a portion of all of said web material from said supply means over said platen means, support means adjacent said recording station and rotatable about an axis extending generally parallel to the direction of web advancement, recording means operatively associated with said support means for traversing said web material supported at said recording station to form a record of information intelligence in response to signals from a signal source, web cutting means operatively associated with said support means to traverse said web material, control means operatively associated with said web cutting means for actuating said web cutting means to cut said web, a cutting wheel radially movable on said support means from a first position normally out of passing contact with said platen means to a second extended position engageable with said platen means in response to said control means, cam means reciprocally movable in the axial direction within said support means from a first position to a second extended position, electromagnetic drive means operatively connected to said cam means for advancing said cam means to the extended position, and follower means operatively connected to said cutting wheel and engageable with said cam means in the extended position to radially move said cutting wheel to the extended position.

Claim 5

A facsimile recording apparatus comprising, supply means supporting an extended length of web recording material onto which information is to be recorded, platen means positioned on one side of said web material at a recording station for supporting said web material thereat in a generally arcuate configuration, web transport means for advancing all or a portion of said web material from said supply means over said platen means at said recording station, a signal source adapted to emit electrical signals representative of information intelligence to be recorded and control signals indicative of a recording sequence, support means adjacent said recording station and rotatable about an axis extending generally parallel to the direction of web advancement, recording means operatively associated with said support means for traversing said web material supported at said recording station and forming a record of the information intelligence in response to the representative signals from said signal source, web cutting means operatively associated with said support means to traverse said web material supported at said recording station, means operatively associated with said web cutting means and said signal source means for actuating said web cutting means to cut said web at said recording station in response to a control signal indicative of a recording sequence, a reservoir containing a supply of liquid ink, means for supporting ink from said reservoir contiguous to the web surface and for releasing ink therefrom onto the web surface in response to a representative signal from said signal source, a cutting wheel radially movable on said support means from a first position normally out of passing contact with said platen means to a second extended position engageable with said platen means in response to said control signal, cam means reciprocally movable in the axial direction within said support means from a first position to a second extended position, electromagnetic drive means operatively connected to said cam means for advancing said cam means to the extended position in response to said control signal, and follower means operatively connected to said cutting wheel and engageable with said cam means in the extended position to radially move said cutting wheel to the extended position.

Claim 6

A facsimile recording apparatus comprising, supply means supporting an extended length of web recording material onto which information is to be recorded, platen means positioned on one side of said web material at a recording station for supporting said web material thereat in a generally arcuate configuration, web transport means for advancing all or a portion of said web material from said supply means over said platen means at said recording station, a signal source adapted to emit electrical signals representative of information intelligence to be recorded and control signals indicative of a recording sequence, support means adjacent said recording station and rotatable about an axis extending generally parallel to the direction of web advancement, recording means operatively associated with said support means for traversing said web material supported at said recording station and forming a record of the information intelligence in response to the representative signals from said signal source, web cutting means operatively associated with said support means to traverse said web material supported at said recording station, means operatively associated with said web cutting means and said signal source means for actuating said web cutting means to cut said web at said recording station in response to a control signal indicative of a recording sequence, a reservoir containing a supply of liquid ink, means for supporting ink from said reservoir contiguous to the web surface and for releasing ink therefrom onto the web surface in response to a representative signal from said signal source, a cutting wheel radially movable on said support means from a first position normally out of passing contact with said platen means to a second extended position engageable with said platen means in response to said control signal, cam means reciprocally movable in the axial direction within said support means from a first position to a second extended position, electromagnetic drive means operatively connected to said cam means for advancing said cam means to the extended position in response to said control signal, and follower means operatively connected to said cutting wheel and engageable with said cam means in the extended position to radially move said cutting wheel to the extended position.

Claim 7

A facsimile recording apparatus comprising, supply means supporting an extended length of web recording material onto which information is to be recorded, platen means positioned on one side of said web material at a recording station for supporting said web material thereat in a generally concave arcuate configuration, web transport means for uniformly advancing said web material from said supply means over said platen means at said recording station including at least two feed roll assemblies oppositely spaced on either side of said recording station providing a transport plane substantially coinciding with the surface of said platen means, a signal source adapted to emit electrical pulse signals representative of information intelligence to be recorded and control signals indicative of a recording sequence, support means adjacent said recording station and rotatable about an axis extending generally parallel to the direction of web advancement, marking means operatively associated with said support means for traversing said web material supported at said recording station and forming a record of the information intelligence in response to the representative signals from said signal source, web cutting means operatively associated with said support means to traverse said web material supported at said recording station, means operatively associated with said web cutting means and said signal source means for actuating said web cutting means to cut said web at said recording station in response to a control signal indicative of a recording sequence, a reservoir containing a supply of liquid ink, means for supporting ink from said reservoir contiguous to the web surface and for releasing ink therefrom onto the web surface in response to a representative signal from said signal source, a cutting wheel radially movable on said support means from a first position normally out of passing contact with said platen means to a second extended position engageable with said platen means in response to said control signal, cam means reciprocally movable in the axial direction within said support means from a first position to a second extended position, electromagnetic drive means operatively connected to said cam means for advancing said cam means to the extended position in response to said control signal, and follower means operatively connected to said cutting wheel and engageable with said cam means in the extended position to radially move said cutting wheel to the extended position.

Claim 8

A facsimile recording apparatus comprising, supply means supporting an extended length of web recording material onto which information is to be recorded, platen means positioned on one side of said web material at a recording station for supporting said web material thereat in a generally concave arcuate configuration, web transport means for uniformly advancing said web material from said supply means over said platen means at said recording station including at least two feed roll assemblies oppositely spaced on either side of said recording station providing a transport plane substantially coinciding with the surface of said platen means, a signal source adapted to emit electrical pulse signals representative of information intelligence to be recorded and control signals indicative of a recording sequence, support means adjacent said recording station and rotatable about an axis extending generally parallel to the direction of web advancement, marking means operatively associated with said support means for traversing said web material supported at said recording station and forming a record of the information intelligence in response to the representative signals from said signal source, web cutting means operatively associated with said support means to traverse said web material supported at said recording station, means operatively associated with said web cutting means and said signal source means for actuating said web cutting means to cut said web at said recording station in response to a control signal indicative of a recording sequence, a reservoir containing a supply of liquid ink, means for supporting ink from said reservoir contiguous to the web surface and for releasing ink therefrom onto the web surface in response to a representative signal from said signal source, a cutting wheel radially movable on said support means from a first position normally out of passing contact with said platen means to a second extended position engageable with said platen means in response to said control signal, cam means reciprocally movable in the axial direction within said support means from a first position to a second extended position, electromagnetic drive means operatively connected to said cam means for advancing said cam means to the extended position in response to said control signal, and follower means operatively connected to said cutting wheel and engageable with said cam means in the extended position to radially move said cutting wheel to the extended position.

Claim 9

Apparatus adapted for use in a facsimile recorder for severing portions of web recording material from a source of supply comprising, support means rotatable about an axis, a backing member for supporting said web material in a generally arcuate configuration about the axis of said support means, a cutting wheel radially movable on said support means from a first position normally out of passing contact with the web material on said backing member to a second extended position engageable with the web material on said backing member, means operatively associated with said support means for driving said cutting wheel to the extended position to cut the web material as said support means is rotated, cam means reciprocally movable in the axial direction within said support means from a first position to a second extended position, electromagnetic drive means operatively connected to said cam means for advancing said cam means to the extended position in response to a control signal, and follower means operatively connected to said cutting wheel and engageable with said cam means in the extended position to radially move said cutting wheel to the extended position.

Claim 10

Apparatus adapted for use in a facsimile recorder for severing portions of web recording material from a source of supply comprising, support means rotatable about an axis, a backing member for supporting said web material in a generally arcuate configuration about the axis of said support means, a cutting wheel radially movable on said support means from a first position normally out of passing contact with the web material on said backing member to a second extended position engageable with the web material on said backing member, means operatively associated with said support means for driving said cutting wheel to the extended position to cut the web material as said support means is rotated, cam means reciprocally movable in the axial direction within said support means from a first position to a second extended position, electromagnetic drive means operatively connected to said cam means for advancing said cam means to the extended position in response to a control signal, and follower means operatively connected to said cutting wheel and engageable with said cam means in the extended position to radially move said cutting wheel to the extended position.