Multi-function key-operated ignition switch for outdoor power equipment for selecting different operating speeds
AssigneeHusqvarna AB
InventorsKenneth Mandeville, Scott Johnson
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Abstract
A powered device may include an engine, a mobility assembly operably coupled to the engine to provide mobility of the powered device responsive at least in part to operation of the engine, a working assembly operably coupled to the engine to perform a working function responsive at least in part to operation of the engine, and a key-operated combination ignition and speed control assembly including switch circuitry configured to control both starting the engine and selection of different selectable positions corresponding to respective different operating speeds for the engine.
Claims20
A powered device comprising:
- an engine;
- a mobility assembly configured to provide mobility of the powered device;
- a working assembly operably coupled to the engine to perform a working function responsive at least in part to operation of the engine;
- and
- a key-operated combination ignition and speed control assembly comprising switch circuitry configured to control both starting the engine and selection of different selectable positions corresponding to respective different non-zero forward operating speeds for the engine.
A combination ignition and speed control assembly for outdoor power equipment having an engine, the combination ignition and speed control assembly comprising:
- a key;
- a key switch portion configured to receive the key in a key slot, the key switch portion being rotatable to different selectable positions only when the key is inserted into the key slot;
- and
- switch circuitry configured to control both starting the engine and selection of the different selectable positions corresponding to respective different non-zero forward operating speeds for the engine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.