Thermal recorder having analogue stylus and print head

Claim 1

A recorder for recording information from a remote source on a continuously moving thermo-responsive sheet material, comprising a print station, means for continuously moving said thermo-responsive sheet material through said print station, an analog recording stylus engaging said sheet material at the print station for continuously and thermographically recording analog information on said continuously moving sheet material, a print head located at said print station and including a plurality of heat conducting segments that are arranged to selectively form a plurality of identifying characters, said print head including a base of non-conducting material in which said heat conducting segments are located, a plurality of conductor elements fixed in said base and electrically communicating with said heat conducting segments, wherein said heat conducting segments are individually and selectively energized by the con-ductor elements in intermittent relation for inducing heat therein, the heated segments in contact with said continuously moving sheet material thermographically producing a selected identifying character at intervals thereon and simultaneously with the continuous recording of the analog information on said sheet material.