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Recumbent tadpole trike: Posts on Velomobilforum p.9

Hello Hein, Titan Wolf, Stefan, and trike like! I have been doing a few things in the last few weeks that I want to share. I last posted with some sketches that showed how I thought a potential tilt steering mechanism might look like. After reviewing the ideas and models I had previously made I made up the following models. The first is the basic geometry of a tilting assembly using Heim joints (Rod Ends) for the bearings. Heim joints are a bit of a departure from what I have been illustrating but would seem to be superior in some ways to thrust bearings. I do have dust covers for the bearings but they are not shown in place...  Without the reinforcing structure necessary to hold the arms in place, as my previous post shows, the tilting mechanism will fold far beyond the furthest limit that might be used on the trike when tilting. I show this just to illustrate the potential. The furthest practical tilt would be somewhere near 45 degrees on a trike like this. I had to e