Platen Assembly

Assembly

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The anvil of the print zone: a hard rubber roller backs the paper against pin impacts and doubles as a friction feed for single sheets, driven by the line-feed motor.

Direct parts	6
Total parts	7
Used in	1 assembly
Class	Assembly

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The anvil of the print zone: a hard rubber roller backs the paper against pin impacts and doubles as a friction feed for single sheets, driven by the line-feed motor. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Platen Assembly parts and their functions

6 top-level parts · 7 parts in total · full bill of materials below

Platen Assembly parts diagram: 1 platen roller, 2 line-feed motor, 3 paper bail, 4 helical gear pair, 5 ball bearing, 6 paper guide. 7 parts in 6 top-level items. — Platen Assembly parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.

#	Part	Qty	What it does
1	Platen Roller	1×	Rubber platen roller
2	Line-Feed Motor	1×	Line-feed stepper motor
3	Paper Bail	1×	Paper bail roller bar
4	Helical Gear Pair	1×	Line-feed gear train
5	Ball Bearing	2×	Platen shaft bearings
6	Paper Guide	1×	Rear paper guide

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Bill of materials for Platen Assembly

6 top-level lines · 6 rows shown · 7 parts total · indented to 3 levels

#	Item / sub-assembly	Part no.	Qty/assy	Ext. qty	Parts	Type
1	Platen Roller	dot-matrix-printer-platen-roller	1×	1	·	part
2	Line-Feed Motor	dot-matrix-printer-linefeed-motor	1×	1	·	part
3	Paper Bail	dot-matrix-printer-paper-bail	1×	1	·	part
4	Helical Gear Pair	gear-pair	1×	1	·	part
5	Ball Bearing	ball-bearing	2×	2	·	part
6	Paper Guide	dot-matrix-printer-paper-guide	1×	1	·	part

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Where the platen assembly is used

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Computing & Peripherals 1 Dot Matrix Printer

Used in 1 assembly

Dot Matrix Printer

Sourcing: possible vendors

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Vendor	HQ	Specialty	MOQ	Lead time
🇨🇳Foxconn foxconn.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Flex (Singapore) flex.com ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Dixon Technologies dixoninfo.com ↗	Noida, IN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇨🇳BYD Electronics 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