To provide a caster and the like improved in convenience.SOLUTION: A caster 100 is such as to be attached to a target object, and includes: a wheel 151; a fitting pin 110 configured so as to be attached to the target object and movable to an upward direction and a downward direction; a movable part 130 moving in a downward direction in accordance with the downward movement of the fitting pin 110; a return spring 140 compressed in accordance with the downward movement of the movable part 130 and returning the movable part 130 to an original position by repulsive force due to compression; a power generation part 170 generating electric power in accordance with the movement of the movable part 130 and the return of the movable part 130; and a transmission part 180 transmitting signals based on electric power generated by the power generation part 170.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3
【課題】利便性が向上したキャスタなどを提供する。【解決手段】キャスタ100は、対象物に取付けられるキャスタであって、車輪151と、対象物に取り付け可能に構成され、上方向及び下方向に移動可能な取り付けピン110と、取り付けピン110の下方向の移動に伴って下方向に移動する可動部130と、可動部130の下方向の移動に伴い圧縮され、当該圧縮による反発力により可動部130を元の位置に復帰させる復帰ばね140と、可動部130の移動、及び、可動部130の復帰に伴って発電する発電部170と、発電部170により生成される電力に基づく信号を送信する送信部180とを備える。【選択図】図3
CASTER AND MOVING BODY
キャスタ及び移動体
2023-04-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
Japanese