The invention discloses a linear drive mechanism for hectograph, comprising a machine frame and a cam arranged under the machine frame, wherein, the front end of the cam is provided with a transmission gear for power transmission, and a cam slot is arranged along the top end and the bottom end of the outer surface of the cam; a moveable cart group is arranged on the machine frame, a sliding trackis arranged between the moveable cart group and the machine frame, and a plurality of roller bearings which are kept at intervals and are matched with the cam slot are arranged on the lower bottom surface of the moveable cart group; and when power is transmitted into a transmission gear, the transmission gear drives the cam to rotate, and the cam pushes the roller bearings to run in the sliding track along with the moveable cart group. The mechanism can connect a plurality of cams to simultaneously drive multiple groups of moveable cart group for multiple times of printing, and has the advantages of high transmission accuracy, accurate positioning, high speed, long service life, low noise, simple structure, easy production, low cost, high assembly efficiency, convenient repair, installation and disassembly, safe and reliable installation, reasonable structure, excellent performance, and high convenience and practicability.