Case Study: Wheel Caster Attachment
Design Brief The objective of this case study is to design a modular desk chair. Part of the design exercise is to evaluate the module interface design concepts which provide a location for the attachment of the chair base with the wheel caster. All the specifications of the concepts fulfil the design constraints.
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Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Case Study D - Wheel Caster Attachment 24 November 2012 08:48
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Catalogue
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Name: Wheel Caster A Description: Threaded wheel caster
Number of parts: 1 Approximate cost (Euros) of stem: 2.80 Comments: The caster stem is threaded
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Shear Strength (MPa) : 32
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Name: Wheel Caster B Description: Wheel caster with 4 attachment points
Number of parts: 5 Approximate cost (Euros) of stem: 4.16 Comments:
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Shear Strength (MPa) : 18
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Name: Wheel Caster C Description: Wheel caster with 3 attachment points
Number of parts: 4 Approximate cost (Euros) of stem: 6.92 Comments:
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Shear Strength (MPa) : 26 Approximate cost (Euros) of stem: 4.16
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Name: Wheel Caster D Description: Bolted wheel caster
Number of parts: 3 Approximate cost (Euros) of stem: 2.15 Comments:
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Shear Strength (MPa) : 11
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Name: Wheel Caster E Description: Bolted wheel caster
Number of parts: 1 Approximate cost (Euros) of stem: 1.52 Comments:
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Shear Strength (MPa) : 5
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Name: Wheel Caster F Description: Bolted wheel caster
Number of parts: 1 Approximate cost (Euros) of stem: 0.96 Comments:
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Shear Strength (MPa) : 11
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Meeting Notes
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Wheel Caster A 21 November 2012 19:21
Threaded surface - easy to fabricate May be challenging to assemble, especially if the assembly is to be carried out by the user
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Wheel Caster B 21 November 2012 19:25
4 fastening points - assembly and disassembly will not be rapid
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Wheel Caster C 21 November 2012 19:27
The overall caster is significantly complex to manufacture compared to other concepts.
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3 fastening points
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Wheel Caster D 21 November 2012 19:29
Very easy to assemble - 1 bolt and nut.
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Wheel Caster E 21 November 2012 19:30
Fabrication is quite straight forward
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Snap in stem‌very easy to assemble but difficult to disassemble
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Wheel Caster F 21 November 2012 19:32
Bolts are fastened from these points Easy to fabricate, assemble and disassemble
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People
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