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Thermal Receipt Printer

Assembly

A direct-thermal printer: a heating-element printhead burns dots onto receipt paper drawn off the roll by a stepper-driven platen, after which a guillotine cutter trims each receipt. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Thermal Receipt Printer parts and their functions

5 top-level parts · 28 parts in total · full bill of materials below
Thermal Receipt Printer parts diagram: 1 thermal printhead, 2 platen roller, 3 paper-feed stepper motor, 4 thermal paper roll, 5 auto cutter. 28 parts in 5 top-level items.
Thermal Receipt Printer parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.
#PartQtyWhat it does
1 Thermal Printhead 2 parts 1× Thermal dot printhead
2 Platen Roller 1× Rubber platen drive roller
3 Paper-Feed Stepper Motor 3 parts 1× Paper-feed stepper motor
4 Thermal Paper Roll 1× Thermal receipt paper
5 Auto Cutter 1× Auto guillotine cutter

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Bill of materials for Thermal Receipt Printer

5 top-level lines · 17 rows shown · 28 parts total · indented to 3 levels
# Item / sub-assembly Part no. Qty/assy Ext. qty Parts Type
1 Thermal Printhead 2 parts cash-register-printhead 1× 1 2 assembly
1.1 Heating Element heating-element 1× 1 · part
1.2 Printhead Substrate cash-register-head-substrate 1× 1 · part
2 Platen Roller cash-register-platen-roller 1× 1 · part
3 Paper-Feed Stepper Motor 3 parts cash-register-printer-motor 1× 1 23 assembly
3.1 Stator Assembly 3 parts stator-assembly 1× 1 3 assembly
3.1.1 Stator Core (laminations) stator-core 1× 1 · part
3.1.2 Copper Winding copper-winding 1× 1 · part
3.1.3 Slot Insulation stator-insulation 1× 1 · part
3.2 Rotor Assembly 4 parts rotor-assembly 1× 1 19 assembly
3.2.1 Rotor Shaft rotor-shaft 1× 1 · part
3.2.2 Rotor Core rotor-core 1× 1 · part
3.2.3 Neodymium Magnet neodymium-magnet 16× 16 · part
3.2.4 Ball Bearing ball-bearing 1× 1 · part
3.3 Helical Gear Pair gear-pair 1× 1 · part
4 Thermal Paper Roll cash-register-paper-roll 1× 1 · part
5 Auto Cutter cash-register-cutter 1× 1 · part

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Where the thermal receipt printer is used

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Used in 1 assembly

Sourcing: possible vendors

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VendorHQSpecialtyMOQLead time
🇨🇳Foxconn
foxconn.com ↗
Shenzhen, CN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
flex.com ↗ Singapore Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
dixoninfo.com ↗ Noida, IN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
bydelectronic.com ↗ Shenzhen, CN Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp
venture.com.sg ↗
Singapore Electronics contract mfg 1,000 pcs 6–10 wks