Horizontal shaft electric powerhead
AssigneeBriggs & Stratton Corporation
InventorDavid Schulenberg
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Abstract
An electric powerhead includes a housing including a mounting plate including a shaft opening and a plurality of first openings arranged in a standard horizontal shaft engine mounting pattern. The housing also includes a base including a plurality of second openings arranged in a standard horizontal shaft engine support pattern. The electric powerhead further includes an electric motor positioned within the housing, where the electric motor includes an output shaft that extends through the shaft opening of the mounting plate and where the output shaft is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation.
Claims21
An electric powerhead, comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a mounting plate including a shaft opening and a plurality of first openings arranged in a standard horizontal shaft engine mounting pattern;
- a base comprising a plurality of second openings arranged in a standard horizontal shaft engine support pattern;
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- an electric motor positioned within the housing, wherein the electric motor includes an output shaft that extends through the shaft opening of the mounting plate and wherein the output shaft is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation.
Outdoor power equipment, comprising:
- an electric powerhead comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a mounting plate including a shaft opening and a plurality of first openings arranged in a standard horizontal shaft engine mounting pattern;
- a base comprising a plurality of second openings arranged in a standard horizontal shaft engine support pattern;
- a battery receptacle;
- an electric motor positioned within the housing, wherein the electric motor includes an output shaft that extends through the shaft opening of the mounting plate and wherein the output shaft is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation;
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- a battery configured to be removably attached to the battery receptacle to provide electricity to the electric motor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.