A castor for a suitcase includes a fixed seat, a wheel support, a hollow axle, two roller modules, and two caps. The fixed seat is mounted on a suitcase. The wheel support is mounted on the fixed seat and provided with two ears each having a transverse axle hole provided with a plurality of locking grooves. The hollow axle extends through the transverse axle hole of each of the two ears. The roller modules are mounted on the hollow axle and arranged between the ears. Each of the caps is provided with a plurality of locking hooks locked into the locking grooves of the transverse axle hole of one of the ears. Thus, when one of the roller modules cannot be rotated, the other one of the roller modules can be rotated freely.

A shopping cart wheel includes a braking apparatus, clutch mechanism and electronics that control the braking apparatus in response to wireless signals. The wireless signals include low frequency electromagnetic signals within a low frequency band and high frequency signals within a high frequency band.

A suspension mechanism for installation on a rigid caster, one on each caster fork leg, includes a pivot arm and an abutment arm pivotally secured to the fork leg, with the abutment arm between the pivot arm and the fork leg. An elastically compressible spring is sandwiched between the pivot arm and the abutment arm. The wheel axle is coupled to and between the pivot arms. Impacts experienced by the wheel are cushioned by the spring as they are transferred to the abutment arm fork leg. The mechanism is installed by uncoupling the wheel axle from the fork legs, pivotably securing the pivot and abutment arms to the fork legs with the abutment arms extending between the pivot arms and the fork legs, sandwiching a spring between the pivot arms and the abutment arms; and, coupling the wheel axle to the pivot arms for rotatably securing the wheel thereto.

An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a transport drive and control system arranged for autonomous movement of the robot over a floor for performing cleaning operations. The robot chassis carries a first cleaning zone comprising cleaning elements arranged to suction loose particulates up from the cleaning surface and a second cleaning zone comprising cleaning elements arraigned to apply a cleaning fluid onto the surface and to thereafter collect the cleaning fluid up from the surface after it has been used to clean the surface. The robot chassis carries a supply of cleaning fluid and a waste container for storing waste materials collected up from the cleaning surface.

A caster wheel assembly includes a wheel mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis within a wheel carriage such that the wheel rotates about the horizontal axis with respect to the wheel carriage. The wheel carriage is positioned within a retention ring such that the wheel carriage can rotate about the vertical axis with respect to the retention ring. The wheel carriage also has an opening on the bottom surface such that the wheel can make contact with the ground. The horizontal axis about which the wheel rotates is offset from the vertical axis about which the wheel carriage rotates. An outer carriage may be included such that the outer carriage is positioned within the retention ring and the wheel carriage is positioned within the outer carriage. The outer carriage would be able to rotate about the vertical axis with respect to both the retention ring and the wheel carriage.

A wheel unit 1 is composed of a stopper portion 70 installed in a main body portion 20 and a stopped portion 14 installed in a wheel and tire assembly portion 10. The stopper portion 70 is an electromagnet. When a voltage is applied to the stopper portion 70 at the time of turning a power source on with an electrode terminal portion 50 nested in a main shaft portion 40 as a contact, the electromagnet generates a magnetic field and is magnetically attached to the stopped portion 14 formed of a metal piece, whereby the rotation of the wheel and tire assembly portion 10 can be restricted.

An actuating mechanism for a caster that brakes and positions the caster by means of a cam mechanism that enables braking of the caster using minimum forces developed on the brake lever or brake rod. The mechanism helps to handle casters of patient support apparatuses in hospital and nursery facilities easily, using minimum force developed by caregivers or by an electronic caster brake systems if used for braking of casters of patient support apparatuses, as well. The mechanism may produce an outstanding decrease of noise level of castors on patient support apparatuses.

A luggage caster for maintenance and replacement includes a wheel frame, a vertical shaft, and trolley wheels in a clearance fit with the wheel frame. The vertical shaft is configured to rotate axially within a vertical shaft hole of the wheel frame. a bottom end of the vertical shaft defines a riveting hole for forming a riveting flange. A top end of the vertical shaft is provided with a limiting plate that cooperates with the riveting flange to achieve an axial limitation of the vertical shaft in the vertical shaft hole. The top end of the vertical shaft is further provided with an installation head that protrudes from the limiting plate. The installation head is configured to insert into a shaft hole of a luggage bottom support. The riveting hole of the vertical shaft extends axially along the vertical shaft to define an anti-rotation tool hole.

A caster with horizontal braking includes a connecting base, a wheel rotatably connected to the connecting base, and a brake assembly including a movable plate slidably connected to the connecting base and a rotary plate. The movable plate is provided with a brake pad at an end and a first abutting plate with a limiting portion thereon, and is rotatably connected to the connecting base. A second abutting plate fitted with the first abutting plate is arranged on the rotary plate. When the rotary plate is rotated to cause the second abutting plate to push the first abutting plate to move backward, the brake pad moves backward to abut against the wheel, one end of the second abutting plate is abutted against the limiting portion, the force applied by the wheel to the brake pad opposites the force applied by the second abutting plate to the limiting portion.

A luggage caster for maintenance and replacement includes a wheel frame, a vertical shaft, and trolley wheels in a clearance fit with the wheel frame. The vertical shaft is configured to rotate axially within a vertical shaft hole of the wheel frame. a bottom end of the vertical shaft defines a riveting hole for forming a riveting flange. A top end of the vertical shaft is provided with a limiting plate that cooperates with the riveting flange to achieve an axial limitation of the vertical shaft in the vertical shaft hole. The top end of the vertical shaft is further provided with an installation head that protrudes from the limiting plate. The installation head is configured to insert into a shaft hole of a luggage bottom support. The riveting hole of the vertical shaft extends axially along the vertical shaft to define an anti-rotation tool hole.