Adjustable electric control handle for a lawn mower

An adjustable electric control handle for a lawn mower comprising:

• a cover,
• a first lever disposed within the cover and pivotally fixed to the cover, and
• a second lever disposed within the cover, the second lever being pivotally fixed to the first lever and the cover such that the first lever and second lever share a common axis of rotation with respect to the cover,
• wherein the first lever and the second lever face each other within the cover such that a middle section of the first lever is closer to the second lever when the first lever is in a depressed position relative to an extended position of the first lever, and a middle section of the second lever is closer to the first lever when the second lever is in a depressed position relative to an extended position of the second lever.

A control assembly for a lawn mower comprising:

• a clutch lever configured to actuate between an extended position and a depressed position,
• a brake lever configured to actuate between an extended position and a depressed position, the brake lever pivotally fixed with the clutch lever such that the clutch lever and the brake lever share a common axis of rotation,
• a first sensor target fixed to the clutch lever such that a position of the first sensor target is dispositive of a position of the clutch lever between the extended position and the depressed position of the clutch lever,
• a second sensor target fixed to the brake lever such that a position of the second sensor target is dispositive of a position of the brake lever between the extended position and the depressed position of the brake lever,
• a controller configured for controlling a ground speed of the lawn mower, including setting each of a top ground speed which is a ground speed between a maximum ground speed and a minimum ground speed and the minimum ground speed, detecting a position of each of the clutch lever and the brake lever with respect to the extended position and depressed position, and relating the detected position of the clutch lever to an output ground speed that is between the top ground speed and the minimum ground speed,
• a first sensor incorporated into the controller and configured for detecting the position of the first sensor target, and
• a second sensor incorporated into the controller and configured for detecting the position of the second sensor target,
• wherein the controller continuously detects the position of the clutch lever during operation of the lawn mower so as to enable modulation of the output ground speed during operation of the lawn mower.