Patent ID: 6530119
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: B60B,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
A caster structure comprising a seat body, a linking member, a caster seat and a lower bearing cover, the seat body, being mounted under a bottom of an appliance, the linking member connecting the seat body with the caster seat, the linking member having an upper bearing cover that is integrally formed with the linking member and has an annular groove defined in a top face of the upper bearing cover, the caster seat having a bearing section formed with a central hole in which the linking member is fitted, the caster seat being disposed under the upper bearing cover, multiple beads being disposed between the upper bearing cover and the bearing section, a wheel being rotatably disposed under the caster seat, the lower bearing caver being formed with a hole in which the linking member is fitted, the lower bearing cover being disposed under the caster seat, a top face of the lower bearing cover being formed with an annular groove in which multiple beads are disposed between the lower bearing cover and the caster seat, the linking member having a bottom section formed with a thread section on which a nut is screwed to fasten the upper and lower bearing and the caster seat to hold the beads in place, the caster structure being characterized in that the seat body is formed with a differential fixing hole and the top of the linking member is formed with a fixing section, the shape of the cross-section of the fixing section being an internal tangential circle of the differential fixing hole, whereby when the fixing section is passed through the fixing hole and compressed and fixedly riveted, the fixing section will form a differential section complementary to the fixing hole.