Ink jet printing device and plain paper facsimile apparatus using the same

A plain paper cut sheet facsimile apparatus comprising:

• scanning means for scanning an original document and producing first data signals representing the document;
• transmitting means for transmitting said first data signals over a telephone line to a receiver;
• receiving means for receiving second data signals from a transmitter over said telephone line;
• recording means for recording said received second data signals on a sheet of paper;
• wherein said recording means includes:
• an ink jet printing head movable along a printing line for performing recording on said sheet, said sheet having a leading edge and a trailing edge;
• a line feeding device, mounted upstream of said printing line, for advancing said sheet incrementally in front of said print line;
• a sheet extraction mechanism, mounted downstream of said printing line, for advancing said sheet incrementally past said print line, said sheet extraction mechanism comprising at least one rubber roller selectively engageable with a pressure roller having fine external teeth, when said trailing edge of said sheet reaches a reference position with respect to said printing line;
• a reversible stepper motor incrementally rotating in a clockwise direction and in a counter-clockwise direction;
• an actuating mechanism responsive to said counter-clockwise direction of said motor to engage said pressure roller with said at least one rubber roller, and responsive to said clockwise direction of said motor to disengage said pressure roller from said at least one rubber roller.