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US 11,140,822 B2Granted
Rotary head for brush cutters
AssigneeFlashcutter S.R.L. Con Unico Socio
InventorLauro Guerra
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Abstract
A rotary head for brush cutters with a lower shell on which cutting means and a ring nut are hinged, the latter being coupled to the lower shell and movable in relation to the lower shell from a first working configuration to a second blade-change working configuration, and vice versa; the rotary head having positioning means for interference fitting said ring nut in a predetermined angular position relative to said lower shell.
Claims14
A rotary head for brush cutters comprising:
- a lower shell having a rotation axis and comprising one or more pins, each of which is configured to hinge, in use, a respective blade;
- wherein the lower shell comprises a hub, which is configured to be rotated about said rotation axis;
- said hub having a plurality of respective grooves;
- wherein the rotary head comprises a ring nut and does not engage with a spring wherein the ring nut comprises a plurality of radial teeth, each of the plurality of radial teeth being inserted within a respective groove of said hub;
- the ring nut being rotatable about the rotation axis from a first working configuration to a second blade-change working configuration, and vice versa;
- wherein the rotary head comprising positioning units for interference fitting said ring nut in a predetermined angular position relative to said lower shell;
- wherein one or more positioning units are between the ring nut and the lower shell;
- wherein said positioning units between the ring nut and the lower shell comprise a first inner ring, connected to said ring nut, and a second outer ring connected to said lower shell;
- wherein said inner ring comprises an annular main body, which is provided, on the inside, with radial teeth and, on the outside, with a plurality of bulges;
- and
- wherein said outer ring comprises an annular main body having a smooth outer profile and a shaped inner profile;
- said shaped inner profile being configured to be engaged by said bulges of said inner ring.
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A rotary head for brush cutters comprising:
- a lower shell having a rotation axis and comprising one or more pins, each of which is configured to hinge, in use, a respective blade;
- wherein the lower shell comprises a hub which is configured to be rotated about said rotation axis;
- said hub having a plurality of respective grooves;
- wherein the rotary head comprises a ring nut and does not engage with a spring, the ring nut being rotatable about the rotation axis from a first working configuration to a second blade-change working configuration, and vice versa;
- wherein the rotary head comprising positioning units for interference fitting said ring nut in a predetermined angular position relative to said lower shell;
- wherein one or more positioning units are between the ring nut and the lower shell;
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- wherein said positioning units between the ring nut and the lower shell comprise a first inner ring connected to said ring nut and a second outer ring connected to said lower shell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.