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Restricting rotational movement

Engineering Asked by akauppi on August 6, 2021

I’m looking for an elegant mechanism for restricting the movement of the wheel cradle in the picture.

The wheels are intended to be able to swivel around +-5° but not more.

The initial idea is to have some kind of pin and a slot in the front plane. Is there an established way of making the axis itself somehow reduce the swivel?

  • The axis needs to be round in shape (no hump); there’ll be tightening clips around it
  • The forces to the rotational direction are minimal, i.e. just gravity

One Answer

Ended up trying this:

Pros:

  • does not need extra pins / does not change looks

Cons:

  • may be difficult to guarantee the groove is always straight down (if the pin is screwed in)

Other suggestions are welcome and considered. :)

Answered by akauppi on August 6, 2021

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