A tricycle having a front frame supported with one front wheel and a rear frame supported with two rear wheels, wherein the front frame is connected with the rear frame on the axis longitudinal of the tricycle in the relation that the front frame is capable of being inclined to one side or the other with respect to the rear frame. The tricycle is provided with a torsion bar arranged between the front frame and the rear frame on the axial line so that the torsion bar is subjected to only torsion not to complicated stresses of bending and tension.
A rear-wheel suspension device on a tricycle vehicle having front and rear vehicle portions interconnected by a rolling joint having a sleeve bearing. To provide increased stability between a pair of rear wheels of the tricycle vehicle, a casing of the rolling joint is pivotably mounted on a frame of the front vehicle portion for pivotable movement. The rolling joint has a spindle connected in a fixed positional relationship relative to axles of the rear wheels. A shock absorber is interposed between the frame and the casing. To increase damping and vibration-isolating ability, the casing is pivotably connected to the frame by a link, and the shock absorber is oriented so as to be substantially perpendicular to a straight line passing through an axis of the rear-wheel axles when they are loaded and a pivot point at which the link is pivotably connected to the casing. The link and the shock absorber have respective longitudinal axes extending substantially parallel to each other, and an engine is oriented such that major vibrations thereof are produced in a direction substantially at a right angle to the aforesaid longitudinal axes.
An off road vehicle comprises a front frame joined to a rear frame by a swivel rotates about a longitudinal axis. Springs are mounted to a horizontal planar structure and to the rear frame. The springs maintain the front frame to rear frame alignment but allows rotation between the front frame and the rear frame. A steering column extends upwardly and forwardly from a front axle having two wheels mounted laterally therefrom. The is connected to the two front wheels to turn in a desired direction. Front springs connect the axle to the steering column. A pair of shock absorbers connect the axle proximate to the wheels and the steering column. The pair of front springs and the pair of shock absorbers, in combination, maintain the front frame alignment to the axle but allow rotation between the front frame and the axle.
A personal mobility vehicle having front and rear chassis members interconnected by a locking means. The rear chassis member includes alignment means for aligning the rear chassis with a suspension assembly of the front chassis. An adjustable seat assembly supports a user while preventing accidental disengagement of the locking means.
A personal mobility vehicle having front and rear chassis members interconnected by a locking means. The rear chassis member includes alignment means for aligning the rear chassis with a suspension assembly of the front chassis. An adjustable seat assembly supports a user while preventing accidental disengagement of the locking means.
A power chair is provided comprising a frame transversely foldable between operating and transport positions. A seat is connected to the frame, with a pair of drive wheels also connected to the frame. The drive wheels are rotatable about a transverse axis below a portion of the seat supporting an occupant's thighs. The power chair further includes motors for driving respective drive wheels. Perspective motor/drive wheel combinations are pivotally connected to the frame. At least one ground-engaging idler wheel is connected to the frame, located rearward of the drive wheels. At least one anti-tip wheel is positioned above ground, forward of the drive wheels, and connected to the frame for movement relative to the frame upon encountering an obstacle.
