Printhead Carriage Assembly
The moving scan axis: a belt-driven shuttle rides a steel slider rod carrying the printheads, reading its position from an encoder strip as it sweeps the media width. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.
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Bill of materials
8 top-level lines · 19 rows shown · 35 parts total · indented to 3 levels| # | Item / sub-assembly | Part no. | Qty/assy | Ext. qty | Parts | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inkjet Printhead | large-format-plotter-printhead | 2× | 2 | — | part |
| 2 | Carriage Shuttle | large-format-plotter-carriage-shuttle | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 3 | Slider Rod | large-format-plotter-slider-rod | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 4 | Drive Belt | drive-belt | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 5 | Servo Motor 4 parts | servo-motor | 1× | 1 | 24 | assembly |
| 5.1 | Stator Assembly 3 parts | stator-assembly | 1× | 1 | 3 | assembly |
| 5.1.1 | Stator Core (laminations) | stator-core | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 5.1.2 | Copper Winding | copper-winding | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 5.1.3 | Slot Insulation | stator-insulation | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 5.2 | Rotor Assembly 4 parts | rotor-assembly | 1× | 1 | 19 | assembly |
| 5.2.1 | Rotor Shaft | rotor-shaft | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 5.2.2 | Rotor Core | rotor-core | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 5.2.3 | Neodymium Magnet | neodymium-magnet | 16× | 16 | — | part |
| 5.2.4 | Ball Bearing | ball-bearing | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 5.3 | Encoder | encoder | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 5.4 | Motor Housing | motor-housing | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 6 | Encoder Strip | large-format-plotter-encoder-strip | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 7 | Trailing Cable | large-format-plotter-trailing-cable | 1× | 1 | — | part |
| 8 | Ball Bearing | ball-bearing | 4× | 4 | — | part |
Used in 1 assembly
Sourcing — likely vendors
Companies that make this · indicative price $300–$90k · MOQ & lead are typical| Vendor | HQ | Specialty | MOQ | Lead time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳BYD byd.com ↗ | Shenzhen, CN | EV & battery manufacturer | made to order | — |
| tatamotors.com ↗ | Mumbai, IN | Automaker | made to order | — |
| saicmotor.com ↗ | Shanghai, CN | Automaker | made to order | — |
| 🇮🇳Mahindra mahindra.com ↗ | Mumbai, IN | Automaker | made to order | — |
| 🇨🇳Geely global.geely.com ↗ | Hangzhou, CN | Automaker | made to order | — |