JPH07205606A - Caster - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily carry out a packing work of a member provided with a caster and firmly fix the caster body and prevent the caster body from coming off from the fixing member. CONSTITUTION:A caster is provided with a fixing member 10 fixed to an objective and a caster body 11 which can be fixed to the fixing member 10. A pair of stoppers 15, 16 are attached at the under face of a fitting plate 37, in the fixing member 10. And a pair of bearing supports 23, 24 are provided at both sides of an insertion plate 22, in the caster body 11 to support the shaft 28 of a wheel 25 by the bearing supports 23, 24. Protrusions 17, 18 are formed in the stoppers 15, 16 and holes 26, 27 in which the protrusions 17, 18 are fitted, are formed in the insertion plate 22.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a caster provided in a drawer or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional caster is composed of a caster mounting member fixed to a mounted portion such as a drawer and wheels rotatably mounted on the caster mounting member.

[0003]

In the case of the conventional caster, since the caster mounting member and the wheel are integrated, the caster is already mounted on the mounted portion from the beginning. For this reason, there is a problem that it is difficult to package the drawer or the like due to the casters becoming an obstacle when the drawer or the like to be attached is shipped.

An object of the present invention is to provide a caster in which the work of packing the member on which the caster is provided can be easily carried out.

[0005]

A caster according to the present invention comprises a mounting member fixed to a mounting portion and a caster body mountable to this mounting member. The mounting member has a pair of L-shaped sections, each of which is composed of a vertical piece that hangs on the lower surface of the mounting plate with a predetermined interval between them, and a horizontal piece that projects from the lower end of the vertical piece in a direction toward each other. The caster body is provided with a pair of bearing pieces at both ends of an insertion plate having a width dimension that can be inserted between the vertical pieces of the pair of stoppers, and the wheel shaft is supported by the pair of bearing pieces. It will be done.

It should be noted that the stopper and the insertion plate are provided with concaves and convexes which can be fitted to each other in a state where both side edges of the insertion plate are inserted into the pair of stoppers.

[0007]

According to the structure of the present invention, the caster main body is divided into the mounting member for fixing to the mounted portion and the caster main body to be mounted on the mounting member. it can. Moreover, when the caster body is attached to the attaching member, the shaft of the wheel is arranged at a right angle to the spacing direction between the pair of stoppers, and the stoppers are positioned before and after the traveling direction of the wheel.

Further, when the caster body is mounted on the mounting member, the projections and recesses provided on the stopper and the insertion plate are fitted to each other, and the caster body is mounted on the mounting member in a state of being prevented from coming off.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 1, 10 is a mounting member and 11 is a caster main body. The mounting member 10 has a pair of cross sections Z.
Shaped metal pieces 12 and 13 are welded to both ends of a flat plate 14,
A flat plate 14 and a Z-shaped metal piece 12 having a cross section flush with the flat plate 14,
A mounting plate 37 is formed by the three horizontal pieces 35 and 36. Z-shaped metal piece 1 having a section hanging from the lower surface of the mounting plate 37
2, 13 vertical pieces 31, 32 and these vertical pieces 31, 32
A pair of stoppers 15 and 16 having an L-shaped cross section are formed by the horizontal pieces 33 and 34 of the Z-shaped metal pieces 12 and 13 projecting from the lower end of the metal pieces in a direction approaching each other. Stopper 1
Protrusions 17 and 18 are provided on the inner surfaces of the horizontal pieces 33 and 34 of 5, 16 respectively.
And the fastener insertion holes 19 and 20 are formed in the horizontal pieces 35 and 36 of the mounting plate 37.

Further, the caster body 11 includes the insertion plate 2
Support body 21 formed by welding bearing pieces 23, 24 to both ends of
And a wheel 25 supported by the support 21. The insertion plate 22 is a pair of stoppers 1 of the mounting member 10.
It is formed with a width dimension that can be inserted between the vertical pieces 31 and 32 of the stoppers 5 and 16, and the protrusions 1 of the stoppers 15 and 16 are provided on both sides.
Holes 26 and 27 are provided at positions facing 7 and 18, respectively.
Further, the width dimensions of the bearing pieces 23 and 24 are set to the stoppers 15 and 1
It is formed smaller than the distance D between the facing surfaces of the horizontal pieces 33 and 34 of 6 and the shaft 28 of the wheel 25 is formed by the bearing pieces 23 and 24.
I support you.

FIG. 2 shows the attached portion 3 such as the lower surface of the drawer 29.
The state in which the mounting member 10 is fixed is shown at 0. Each mounting member 10 is installed so that the stoppers 15 and 16 are at right angles to the moving direction B of the drawer 29, and the fixing members such as screws are provided in the fixing member insertion holes 19 and 20 of the mounting plate 37 (not shown). No.) is inserted and fastened to the mounted portion 30. Then, the caster body 11 is attached to each mounting member 10. The caster body 11 is provided with the insertion member 22 on both side edges of the attachment member 10.
Insert it into the stoppers 15 and 16 from the direction of arrow A (see FIG. 1) to mount. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the caster body 11 is attached to the attachment member 10, and the insertion plate 22
Projections 17 and 18 of stoppers 15 and 16 in holes 26 and 27 of
Are fitted together, and the caster body 11 is held in a state in which it does not come off. At this time, the shaft 28 of the wheel 25 is arranged at a right angle to the spacing direction E (see FIG. 1) between the pair of stoppers 15 and 16.

According to the caster thus constructed, the caster is divided into the mounting member 10 fixed to the mounted portion 30 and the caster main body 11 mounted to the mounting member 10, and when the member 29 for mounting the caster is packed, At the time of maintenance, the caster main body 11 can be removed and then attached later, so that the casters do not become a hindrance and the packing work and maintenance can be performed easily.

Further, since the shaft 28 of the wheel 25 is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the spacing direction E between the pair of stoppers 15 and 16, the stopper is provided in the forward and backward directions of the wheel 25 (direction of arrow C in FIG. 3). Positions 15 and 16 prevent the caster body 11 from coming off the mounting member 10 during use of the caster. Furthermore, the protrusions 17 of the stoppers 15 and 16,
Since the caster body 11 is fitted into the holes 26 and 27 of the insertion plate 22 and the caster body 11 is attached to the mounting member 10 in a state of being prevented from coming off, the caster body 11 can be firmly attached. In addition, the caster body 11 can be attached simply by inserting it into the attachment member 10, and can be easily performed with one touch.

The projections 17 and 18 may be formed on the flat plate 14, or the projections may be formed on the insertion plate 22 and the fitting holes may be formed on the stoppers 15 and 16 side. Alternatively, the mounting plate of the mounting member may be formed of a single plate, and a pair of stoppers made of a metal having an L-shaped cross section may be welded to the lower surface of the mounting plate.

[0015]

According to the caster of the present invention, the caster main body is divided into a mounting member to be fixed to the mounted portion and a caster main body to be mounted on the mounting member, and the caster main body is detached at the time of packing the member for mounting the caster. It does not interfere with the packing work. Further, when the caster body is mounted on the mounting member, the wheel shaft is arranged at a right angle to the spacing direction between the pair of stoppers, the stoppers are positioned before and after the traveling direction of the wheel, and the caster body is mounted on the mounting member. Can be prevented from coming off. Further, when the caster body is mounted on the mounting member, the recesses and protrusions provided on the stopper and the insertion plate are fitted to each other, and the caster body is mounted on the mounting member in a state in which it does not come off, so that the caster body can be mounted firmly. Is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mounting member in a fixed state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Mounting member 11 Caster body 15,16 Stopper 22 Insert plate 23,24 Bearing piece 25 Wheel 28 Shaft 31,32 Vertical piece 33,34 Horizontal piece 37 Mounting plate

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A caster comprising a mounting member fixed to a mounting portion and a caster body mountable to the mounting member. 2. The mounting member includes vertical pieces that hang down on the lower surface of the mounting plate with a predetermined space therebetween, and horizontal pieces that project from the lower ends of the vertical pieces in directions approaching each other. The caster body is provided with a pair of bearing pieces at both ends of an insertion plate having a width dimension that can be inserted between the vertical pieces of the pair of stoppers. The caster according to claim 1, wherein the shaft of the wheel is supported by a bearing piece. 3. The recesses and protrusions that can be fitted to each other in a state where both side edges of the insertion plate are inserted into the pair of stoppers,
The caster according to claim 2, wherein the caster is provided on each of the stopper and the insertion plate.