Forum: Welcome to ForumsLand.com - Free forum hosting service   Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:16 pm   Subject: center axis

Additionally, a swivel caster typically must include a small amount of offset distance between the center axis of the vertical shaft and the center axis of the caster wheel.

Forum: Welcome to ForumsLand.com - Free forum hosting service   Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:16 pm   Subject: direction of movement

When the caster is moved and the wheel is not facing the correct direction, the offset will cause the wheel assembly to rotate around the axis of the vertical shaft to follow behind the direction of m ...

Forum: Welcome to ForumsLand.com - Free forum hosting service   Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:15 pm   Subject: changing its orientation

This makes it possible to easily move the vehicle in any direction without changing its orientation. Swivel casters are sometimes attached to handles so that an operator can manually set their orienta ...

Forum: Welcome to ForumsLand.com - Free forum hosting service   Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:15 pm   Subject: any direction

Like the simpler rigid caster, a swivel caster incorporates a wheel mounted to a fork, but an additional swivel joint above the fork allows the fork to freely rotate about 360°, thus enabling the whee ...

Forum: Welcome to ForumsLand.com - Free forum hosting service   Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:14 pm   Subject: direction of travel

Casters may be fixed to roll along a straight line path, or mounted on a pivot such that the wheel will automatically align itself to the direction of travel.