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What is a caster wheel
Oct 29 , 2020What is a caster wheel
What is a caster wheel? Many people may not have heard the words. According to our existing cognition, a wheel is generally a round object that can rotate. As the name implies, caster wheel is something that can achieve the same function as foot and use wheel to realize movement.
Caster wheel usually consists of two parts: bracket and wheel. Bracket, used to support the wheel and fix to the moving objects. Wheels, responsible for movement.
The bracket is usually made of steel, stainless steel and plastic. Generally, it can be divided into three styles: swivel, brake and fixed. The swivel type can realize 360 degree rotation; the brake is based on the swivel type, adding the brake system, which can lock the wheel when necessary, prevent it from rotating, and even lock the rotation direction of the caster; the fixed type is that the wheel can only move in one direction. And the bracket can be made into top plate, threaded stem, stem, bolt-hole, grip ring stem and other styles according to different installation requirements. The top plate type is usually fixed with the installed object through four screws and nuts on the bottom plate; the threaded stem type is fixed with one screw on its own, and it is also fixed by fastening nuts; the stem type is self-contained metal stem, which can be inserted into the object with the hole configured; the bolt-hole type is to dig a through hole in the rotation center of the caster, which can be fixed with screws or other accessories. The grip ring stem type should be our common style. It is added on the basis of the inserting stem type. When the inserting stem is inserted to a certain position, the grip ring will return to its normal size to achieve the fixed purpose. It is common in all kinds of chairs, such as office chairs and other furniture, so this kind of caster is usually called furniture caster.
The materials available for wheels are relatively abundant. Cast iron, steel, aluminum alloy, rubber, PU, PVC, TPR, nylon, plastic, etc. Some are single material wheels, but most are a combination of two materials. Wheels are usually fixed to brackets with screws and nuts. According to different needs.
It is designed as two types without bearing and with bearing.
Caster wheel are generally divided into light duty caster wheel, medium duty caster wheel, heavy duty caster wheel and super heavy duty caster wheel according to their load capacity. It can also be divided into industrial caster wheel, furniture caster wheel, medical caster wheel and other types according to the use scenarios.
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