Vehicle steering head
AssigneeHeinz Kettler GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsHeinz Kettler, Joachim Kettler, Reinhard Rocholl
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Abstract
Vehicle steering head for a trike includes a hollow support. A connecting member is adapted to connect a wheel fork to a handlebar. The connecting member is rotatably mounted to the hollow support. A pin is arranged within the hollow support and is structured and arranged to move parallel to an axis of the connecting element. The vehicle steering head is structured and arranged to limit rotational movement of the connecting member in each of two directions.
Claims24
A vehicle steering head for a tricycle, comprising:
- a support tube adapted to be fixed to a frame;
- a connecting member adapted to connect a wheel fork to a handlebar;
- an upper bearing support mounted to an upper end of the support tube;
- a lower bearing support mounted to a lower end of the support tube and comprising a recess;
- the connecting member being rotatably mounted to the support tube via the upper and lower bearing supports;
- a mudguard comprising an integrally formed projection;
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- a movement limiting system limiting the rotational movement of the connecting member in each of two directions when stop surfaces of the projection engage stop surfaces of the recess.
A vehicle steering head for a tricycle, comprising:
- a hollow support;
- a connecting member adapted to connect a wheel fork to a handlebar;
- the connecting member being rotatably mounted to the hollow support;
- and
- a pin arranged within the hollow support and being structured and arranged to move parallel to an axis of the connecting element,
- wherein the vehicle steering head is structured and arranged to limit rotational movement of the connecting member in each of two directions.
A tricycle steering head, comprising:
- a hollow support;
- a connecting member connecting a wheel fork to a handlebar;
- the connecting member being rotatably mounted to the hollow support;
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- a pin arranged within the hollow support and being structured and arranged to move parallel to an axis of the connecting element,
- wherein the vehicle steering head is structured and arranged to limit rotational movement of the connecting member in each of two directions.
A vehicle steering head for a tricycle, comprising:
- a support tube adapted to be fixed to a frame;
- a connecting member adapted to connect a wheel fork to a handlebar;
- an upper bearing support mounted to an upper end of the support tube;
- a lower bearing support mounted to a lower end of the support tube and comprising a recess;
- the connecting member being rotatably mounted to the support tube via the upper and lower bearing supports;
- a mudguard;
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- a projection which rotates with the connecting member, is oriented upwardly, and extends into the recess of the lower bearing support,
- wherein the projection and recess limit rotational movement of the connecting member in each of two directions.
A vehicle steering head for a tricycle, comprising:
- a support tube adapted to be fixed to a frame;
- a connecting member adapted to connect a wheel fork to a handlebar;
- an upper bearing support mounted to an upper end of the support tube;
- a lower bearing support mounted to a lower end of the support tube and comprising an arcuate recess;
- the connecting member being rotatably mounted to the support tube via the upper and lower bearing supports;
- a projection which rotates with the connecting member, extends upwardly, and is oriented to extend into the recess of the lower bearing support,
- wherein the projection and recess limit rotational movement of the connecting member in each of two directions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.