Caster Guide

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HAMMER CASTER products are used everywhere.
It's seamlessly blended into your life.
Hammer Caster has started their own caster production when casters are not even commonly spread in Japan.
We have been supporting the lives of our customers in every corner of the world for a century.
12●Basic Specifications
Swivel caster●Fitting types & Installation ideas
Swivel caster with Stopper

Plate type
With the fitting holes on the topplate, attachable to metal, woodand resin surfaces.

LOCK!

Swivel caster is the most common t ype that is also
known as "Free type". It can move in any direction bypushing and pulling at your will.

Stopper type can lock the wheel by side-brake handle.
Some caster has "Total Lock" stopper that locks swivel
and brake wheel at once.

Fixed caster

Fixed caster with Stopper■For hand truck, carry, DIY making, etc...

Plain stem type
With optional socket and bracket,
attachable to wooden products.

Threaded stem type
Easy fitting by fastening the boltwith a spanner.

■For wheel chairs, shopping carts, signboards, etc...

Expander stem type
With expanding plug stem,attachable to pipe tubes. Easy
fitting by fastening the bolt with aspanner. Available in 3 different
plug types, covering 17 kinds ofpipe tubes.

LOCK!
■For wooden furniture, pipe racks, etc...
■For lightweight pipe racks used in kitchens and hospitals, etc...

Fixed caster only goes straight on fixed direction.
Commonly installed in combination with the swivel
casters for carts and hand trucks.

3Fixed caster goes straight only in a certain direction.
Stopper type can lock the wheel by side-brake handle.

4●Wheel Material Characteristics●Maintenances

Rubber wheel

Urethane wheel

With the low sur face hardness theelastic proper ty meets therequi rement of cushion, w hichenables a stable travel on unevengrounds.

Polyurethane wheel is excellently
resistant against oil, wear and low
temperature. Suited to general useswith the aspects that some suit thick
mou ld i ng that outcomes w ide
tread, high surfacial hardness andnon-polluting property.

Please make sure to do periodic checking,
maintenance and replacement for a long service life and product safety.

●Please check slacks on fastening bolts on mounting part and wheel axle part, and make sure to fasten whennecessary.
●Please lubricate swivel part and wheel axle part, and make sure to remove dusts in ball laces.

Nylon wheel

Elastomer wheel

N y l o n w h e e l i s l i g h t, h a r d , a n d
excelllently resistant against heat,chemical, cor rosion and wear. It
may generate running noise when
attached to a cart, but it can movethings with light force.

E l astome r w heel has el asticit ysimilar to rubber and is excellently
resistant against heat, weather andchemicals.

●When you found cracks and/or backlashes to caster parts, please replace them with the relevantly new ones.
●Please check the brake perfomance periodically. If there is any abnormality in braking performance oroperation, replace it with a new one.

Do not fasten to an undue
degree as the stem strains.

Do not lade over the load
capacity.

Elastomer wheel enables to run quietly and softly without leaving scratches or marks on the floor. It is▼▼About Elastomer●In general, the physical properties of resin products may deteriorate due to use conditions and aging
changes.Please replace resin products as necessary.

used in a wide range of places such as office equipment, indoor transporters, lightweight racks, andDIY making.

Plastic

which is easy to mold and highly recyclable, and is expected to play an active role in a wide range
of industrial fields.

5●Elastomer is a polymer material that combines the superior properties of elastic rubber and plastic,

Do not leave casters braking
on slopes.

Stopper device is considered
to be loosened unknowingly
or to be released abruptly byexternal shocks.

Do not push forcibly to movelocked casters.

▼Elastomer▼

RubberSTOP

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Office"Quiet" casters that minimizes the noise emitted from running in office.

■Ball bearings are installed to swivel section and wheel bore.
It's ideal for environments such as office.
SwivelSwivel

420BBS-FR 75mm

420BEA-LZ 75mm

■Use : Office equipment / Cart78

Interior

Stylish casters designed for inteiror and furniture.
Available with easy fitting models for DIY making.

Variant orders●Threaded stems
Availlable with threadstems on demand.

M8M10

W1/2

W3/4

Please consult our sales office for details.

■Casters designed for furniture.
Swivel

405A-UR 50mm

9■ Casters with simple and easy attachment carry out various things, not only for furniture.

Swivel Stopper

405 15P-R 40mm

■Use : Chair/ Furniture

Swivel

145K-N 50mm

Swivel

451P-R 50mm

■Use : Chair/ Furniture

Fixed■Use : DIY/ Furniture

155-R 50mm

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Shopping Mall

Light weight touch to sparkling move. Smooth casters aretrotting in shopping malls and markets.
■ Resin casters made of Nylon is light,smooth and stress-free.
Swivel■Use : Shopping cart

740MA-CLB 100mm■ Auto-slope casters designed to brake naturally
when entering an auto-slope.
Swivel Stopper

420LEA-UBB 100mm

Swivel Stopper

420REA-UBB 100mm■Use : Shopping cart

Brake on auto-slope1112

MedicalDurable and Stylish. Medical casters are almighty.

■ Twin-wheel casters enhances travel stability.
SwivelTotal lock

■ Luxuary and robust casters with chromium coating.

Swivel Stopper

SwivelSwivelTotal lock

■Use : Medical bed / Nurse cart

707K-FA3 100mm (Ivory)

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750K-FA1 100mm (Gray)■Use : Stretcher / Medical wagon / Medical equipment

920MA-RB 100mm

915M-KUB 100mm

14Restaurant

Casters for serving purposes in dining hall, corridors,and kitchen at restaurants.

Variant orders●Wheel color options
Wheel color can be arranged in gray and black.

Please consult our sales office for details.

■ Luxurious presence of chromium coating attachable with various fitting types.
Swivel Stopper■ All stainless steel casters are excellent resistant against water and corrosion.

FixedSwivel

Swivel Stopper■Use : Hand truck/ Catering truck

415 2EN-UR 100mm

15420ER-PR 100mm■Use : Stainless cart/ Stainless workbench

320EK-N 100mm

315S-N 100mm

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Sports

Discover the convenience in the sport scenes.

■ Chromium coated casters to satisfy design and lightness.
SwivelTotal lock■ Casters with high load performance, smooth turning and toughness.

Swivel Stopper

SwivelTotal lock

Swivel■Use : Ball stocker

916EA-PR 75mm

17415EA-UR 100mm■Use : Mobile safety net fence

413J-RBB 125mm

420E-R 100mm

18Terminal

Silent, functional and robust. Casters at terminal require high load performance,smooth turning and durability.

■ Ball bearings are installed to swivel section and wheel bore.
It's ideal for environments such as terminal.
SwivelSwivel740M-FR 100mm

400P0S-FR 130mm■Use : Luggage cart

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NETWORK●Manufacturing Factory●Hammer Caster Sales Co.Ltd. (as Sales company)

Headquarters factoryTokyo Branch

Hirakata factory

Osaka Branch

4-7-35, Nishi-Iwata, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 578-0947 Japan
Shodaitajika, Hirakata, Osaka 573-1132 Japan

6-5-4, Sinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0004 Japan
10-35, Shinjyo-Nishi, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 578-0964 Japan■Please feel free to ask for any caster consultancy.
E-mail : info@hammer-caster.co.jp
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