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US 2020/0260642 A1Published application
Cutter housing assembly for a lawnmower and lawnmower having same
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsShivang Desai, Christopher Todd Walker, Teegan L. Kelly, Robert A. Recher
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Abstract
The disclosed subject matter is directed to a lawnmower that can include a cutter housing with a first chamber wall defining a first cutting chamber. A first discharge opening can be located in the chamber wall, and the cutter housing can include a slot arrangement. A conversion assembly can include an adjustable wall slidably attached to the cutter housing so as to be selectively movable within the slot arrangement between an opened position and a closed position to place the lawnmower in either a discharge mode or a mulch mode (or somewhere in between).
Claims20
A cutter housing assembly for a lawnmower comprising:
- a cutter housing that includes:
- a first cutting chamber with a first chamber wall including a first discharge opening;
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- a slot arrangement located in the cutter housing;
- a conversion assembly that includes:
- an adjustable wall slidably attached to the cutter housing so as to be selectively movable, within the slot arrangement, between (a) an opened position in which the adjustable wall is positioned so that the first discharge opening is opened to provide a discharge mode, and (b) a closed position in which the adjustable wall is positioned so that the adjustable wall closes the first discharge opening to provide a mulch mode;
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- a height adjustment actuator located on the cutter housing and operatively engaged with the adjustable wall, and the height adjustment actuator controllable by a user to move the adjustable wall between the opened position and the closed position.
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A cutter housing assembly for a lawnmower comprising:
- a cutter housing that includes:
- a first cutting chamber with a first chamber wall including a first discharge opening;
- a second cutting chamber with a second chamber wall that includes a second discharge opening;
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- a slot arrangement provided in the cutter housing;
- a conversion assembly that includes:
- an adjustable wall slidably attached to the cutter housing so as to be selectively vertically movable, within the slot arrangement, between (a) an opened position in which the adjustable wall is positioned so that the first discharge opening is opened to provide a discharge mode, and (b) a closed position in which the first adjustable wall is positioned to close the first discharge opening to provide a mulch mode;
- a second adjustable wall slidably attached to the cutter housing so as to be selectively vertically movable, within the slot arrangement, between (a) an opened position in which the second adjustable wall is positioned so that the second discharge opening is opened, and (b) a closed position in which the second adjustable wall is positioned to close the second discharge opening;
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- a height adjustment actuator located on the cutter housing and operatively engaged with the adjustable wall, and the height adjustment actuator controllable by a user for moving the adjustable wall between the opened position and the closed position;
- a lift assembly attached to the cutter housing and attached to the adjustable wall, and the lift assembly configured to provide an upward bias force to the adjustable wall;
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- a guide assembly that includes at least one bracket that guides the adjustable wall moving between the opened position and the closed position.
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A lawnmower comprising:
- a cutter housing with a first chamber wall defining a first cutting chamber, and a first discharge opening, the cutter housing including a slot arrangement;
- a conversion assembly that includes:
- an adjustable wall slidably attached to the cutter housing so as to be selectively movable, within the slot arrangement, between (a) an opened position in which the adjustable wall is positioned so that the first discharge opening is opened to provide a discharge mode, and (b) a closed position in which the adjustable wall is positioned so that the adjustable wall closes the first discharge opening to provide a mulch mode;
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- a height adjustment actuator located on the cutter housing and operatively engaged with the adjustable wall, and the height adjustment actuator controllable by a user to move the adjustable wall between the opened position and the closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.