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US 4,060,814 AGranted
Recorder with edge-guided belt
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorsJohn P. Urciuoli, Roger P. Icart
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Abstract
A recorder in which a stylus assembly is transported across a recording medium at increased speeds by a flexible non-extensible belt having its edges slidably nested within slots oriented transversely of the recording medium. The belt has molded teeth for accurate mating with a sprocket drive.
Claims13
A recorder comprising:
- a medium for inscribing a record;
- a stylus for stimulating said medium;
- and
- means for transporting said stylus along said medium, said transporting means including a belt having first and second edges thereof, a support having slots oriented transversely of said medium for slidably engaging said first and said second edges, and means for securing said stylus to said belt between said first and said second edges, said slots being configured to envelop only the edges of said belt, said securing means contacting said support, said securing means urging a mid-portion of said belt towards an edge of said support and providing a bowing of said belt to further stabilize said belt from longitudinal waves along said belt.
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A transport assembly for a recording system comprising:
- a flexible belt;
- a stylus;
- a stylus support molded to said belt, said stylus support having an aperture therein through which said stylus is slidably positioned;
- and
- means for transporting said belt across a recording medium of said recording system whereby said stylus is positioned relative to said recording medium for imprinting marks thereupon, said transporting means including a support having slots therein for engaging first and second edges of said belt, said slots being configured to envelop only the edges of said belt, said securing means contacting said support, said securing means urging a mid-portion of said belt towards an edge of said support and providing a bowing of said belt to further stabilize said belt from longitudinal waves along said belt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.