Name: Supporting Swivel Wheel
SKU: WHEEL-SWIVEL
Price: 2.00 AUD
Availability: InStock

Supporting Swivel Wheel

$2.00 Inc. GST

This universal swivel wheel assembly mounts directly onto robot chassis or furniture frames via an integrated bottom plate, providing omnidirectional movement and load support. The configuration features a white nylon polypropylene wheel housed inside a 1.2mm zinc-plated steel bracket, enabling 360-degree rotation to ensure smooth translation while reducing tracking friction. Engineered as a passive stabilization pivot point, the component combines chemical resistance with structural durability to navigate spaces with minimal operational noise. Typical applications include the construction of balance robots, autonomous vehicles, educational kits, cabinet legs, and mobile equipment carts.

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Description

Technical Overview

Engineers integrate these universal swivel wheels into mobile robotics platforms and small-scale structural assemblies. By doing this, they provide multidirectional movement and stable load support. In addition, the component features a mounting plate that enables full 360-degree rotation. This configuration allows for smooth omnidirectional translation across flat surfaces. At the same time, a zinc-plated cold-rolled steel bracket houses the white nylon polypropylene wheel. Consequently, this combination delivers excellent chemical resistance along with structural durability. Furthermore, the user mounts the bottom plate directly onto robot chassis, baseboards, or cabinet frames. Therefore, the unit acts as a stable support pivot, and it actively reduces tracking friction during directional changes.

Applications

Builders choose this supporting swivel wheel configuration to establish passive stabilisation and directional guidance. Specifically, they implement these systems in wheeled mobile layouts and mobile platforms. For this reason, technicians typically deploy the hardware to support two-wheeled balance robots and autonomous smart vehicles. These automated setups explicitly require an agile pivot point to navigate spaces. Beyond these robotic configurations, builders commonly install the assembly in commercial and residential furniture setups. For example, they insert the units into cabinet legs, mobile equipment carts, and rolling fixtures. Meanwhile, the nylon PP wheel material ensures smooth rolling on diverse floor surfaces. As a result, this material choice minimizes operational noise during translation. Ultimately, these characteristics make the apparatus highly suitable for prototyping, educational robotics kits, and lightweight utility applications.

Technical Specifications

Specification	Value
Model	Supporting Swivel Wheel
Bracket Material	1.2mm Cold Rolled Steel Zinc Plate
Wheel Material	White Nylon PP Material
Wheel Diameter	25mm
Wheel Thickness	12.4mm
Bottom Plate Dimensions	32mm x 38mm
Total Height	34.5mm
Mounting Holes Distance	30mm x 25mm
Mounting Hole Diameter	4mm
Weight	32g
Quantity	1 pc

Maker Store Tips and Tricks

Ensure the base mounting surface is completely flat to prevent uneven load distribution and constraint of the 360-degree swivel plate.
Periodically clear out any dirt or filament strands from the wheel axle to maintain low rolling resistance during automated operation.
Match your fasteners precisely to the 4mm mounting holes to avoid mechanical shifts during dynamic directional changes.