Riding lawn mower and operating apparatus with position detection for the same

A riding lawn mower, comprising:

• a chassis;
• a power output assembly comprising a blade and a first motor for driving the blade;
• a walking assembly comprising wheels and a second motor for driving the wheels;
• a control module for controlling the riding lawn mower;
• a bracket mounted on the chassis;
• an operating lap bar configured to rotate between a forward position, an intermediate position, and a rear position;
• a pivoting assembly for pivotally mounting the operating lap bar on the bracket such that the operating lap bar rotates between the forward position, the intermediate position, and the rear position;
• and
• a position detecting module for detecting a position of the operating lap bar;
• wherein the position detecting module comprises a magnetic element and a magnet sensor spaced from the magnet element such that the magnet sensor and the magnet element detect a relative movement of the operating lap bar when the operating lap bar rotates between the forward position, the intermediate position, and the rear position, and the magnetic sensor outputs a detection signal for use by the control module related to the position of the operating lap bar when the operating lap bar is rotated between the forward position, the intermediate position, and the rear position.

A riding lawn mower, comprising:

• a chassis;
• a power output assembly comprising a blade and a first motor for driving the blade;
• a walking assembly comprising wheels and a second motor for driving the wheels;
• a control module for controlling the riding lawn mower;
• a bracket mounted on the chassis;
• an operating lap bar configured to rotate about a first axis in a first direction and a second axis in a second direction;
• a pivoting assembly for pivotally mounting the operating lap bar on the bracket such that the operating lap bar rotates about the first axis in the first direction and the second axis in the second direction;
• and
• a position detecting module comprising a position detecting sensor for detecting positions of the operating lap bar in the first direction and the second direction;
• wherein the position detecting module is electrically connected to the control module, and the control module controls the riding lawn mower according to the positions of the operating lap bar.