Print Mechanism

Assembly

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The printing core: a thermal printhead presses tape against a rubber platen roller turned by a small stepper motor through a reduction gear pair, the roller running on bearings.

Direct parts	8
Total parts	29
Used in	1 assembly
Class	Assembly
Status	unverified

The printing core: a thermal printhead presses tape against a rubber platen roller turned by a small stepper motor through a reduction gear pair, the roller running on bearings. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Print Mechanism parts and their functions

8 top-level parts · 29 parts in total · full bill of materials below

Print Mechanism parts diagram: 1 heating element, 2 platen roller, 3 ball bearing, 4 stator assembly, 5 rotor assembly, 6 helical gear pair, 7 printhead frame, 8 fastener set. 29 parts in 8 top-level items. — Print Mechanism 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	Heating Element	1×	Thermal printhead heater line
2	Platen Roller	1×	Rubber platen drive roller
3	Ball Bearing	2×	Platen roller bearings
4	Stator Assembly 3 parts	1×	Stepper motor stator
5	Rotor Assembly 4 parts	1×	Stepper motor rotor
6	Helical Gear Pair	1×	Reduction gear pair
7	Printhead Frame	1×	Printhead mounting frame
8	Fastener Set	1×	Mechanism fasteners

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Bill of materials for Print Mechanism

8 top-level lines · 15 rows shown · 29 parts total · indented to 3 levels

#	Item / sub-assembly	Part no.	Qty/assy	Ext. qty	Parts	Type
1	Heating Element	heating-element	1×	1	·	part
2	Platen Roller	label-maker-platen-roller	1×	1	·	part
3	Ball Bearing	ball-bearing	2×	2	·	part
4	Stator Assembly 3 parts	stator-assembly	1×	1	3	assembly
4.1	Stator Core (laminations)	stator-core	1×	1	·	part
4.2	Copper Winding	copper-winding	1×	1	·	part
4.3	Slot Insulation	stator-insulation	1×	1	·	part
5	Rotor Assembly 4 parts	rotor-assembly	1×	1	19	assembly
5.1	Rotor Shaft	rotor-shaft	1×	1	·	part
5.2	Rotor Core	rotor-core	1×	1	·	part
5.3	Neodymium Magnet	neodymium-magnet	16×	16	·	part
5.4	Ball Bearing	ball-bearing	1×	1	·	part
6	Helical Gear Pair	gear-pair	1×	1	·	part
7	Printhead Frame	label-maker-print-frame	1×	1	·	part
8	Fastener Set	fastener-set	1×	1	·	part

Where the print mechanism is used

2 products across 2 domains contain it, directly or inside a sub-assembly

Used in 1 assembly

Handheld Label Maker

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