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US 2022/0030765 A1Published application
Vehicle with debris blower and lawn mower
OwnerRicky A. Weihlinventor
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Abstract
A riding vehicle may include a blower assembly, a mower deck, and a power source. The blower assembly may be configured to direct air from an air inlet to at least one air outlet to move surface debris. The mower deck may be configured to cut a lawn formed of grass or other vegetation. The blower assembly may be configured to direct air to an interior space of the mower deck for assisted discharge of cuttings.
Claims21
A riding vehicle comprising:
- a frame coupled to a riding platform adapted to support a user;
- a plurality of wheels coupled to the frame comprising at least two opposing traction wheels;
- a mower deck and a plurality of cutting blades disposed within a cutting space of the mower deck, the mower deck including a discharge chute for expelling cuttings from the mower deck;
- a blower assembly supported by the frame and including an air inlet and an air outlet, the blower assembly configured to generate a stream of air from the air inlet to the air outlet, the air outlet being separate from the mower deck, the stream of air enabling movement of debris on a surface from a first location to a second location;
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- a power source coupled to the frame, the power source operatively coupled with the at least two opposing traction wheels, the cutting blades, and the blower assembly such that the same power source provides power to the at least two opposing traction wheels, the cutting blades, and the blower assembly, whereby the same power source is capable of powering the cutting blades to cut vegetation and powering the blower assembly to direct the stream of air separate from the mower deck via the air inlet and the air outlet of the blower assembly.
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A riding vehicle comprising:
- a frame coupled to a riding platform adapted to support a user;
- a plurality of wheels coupled to the frame comprising at least two opposing traction wheels;
- a mower deck and at least three cutting blades disposed within a cutting space of the mower deck, the mower deck including a discharge chute for expelling cuttings from the mower deck;
- a blower assembly supported by the frame and including an air inlet and an air outlet, the blower assembly configured to generate a stream of air from the air inlet to the air outlet, the air outlet being separate from the mower deck;
- a power source coupled to the frame, the power source operatively coupled with the at least two opposing traction wheels, the at least three cutting blades, and the blower assembly such that the same power source provides power to the at least two opposing traction wheels, the at least three cutting blades, and the blower assembly, whereby the same power source is capable of powering the cutting blades to cut vegetation and powering the blower assembly to direct the stream of air separate from the mower deck via the air inlet and the air outlet of the blower assembly;
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- wherein the at least three cutting blades include a right cutting blade, a middle cutting blade, and a left cutting blade arranged, with respect to a forward driving direction of the riding vehicle, in a reverse delta configuration such that the right cutting blade and the left cutting blade are disposed forward of the middle cutting blade.
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A method of operating a riding vehicle for maintenance of a lawn, the method comprising:
- providing a power source with a power takeoff to supply power to at least one of an impeller of a blower assembly, cutting blades of a mower deck, and at least two traction wheels;
- driving, with the power takeoff, the impeller of the blower assembly to direct air from an air inlet to an air outlet nozzle;
- directing the air output from the air outlet nozzle to a surface area to move debris from one location to another location;
- driving, with the power takeoff, the cutting blades of the mower deck to cut areas of the lawn;
- discharging cuttings generated by the cutting blades through a discharge chute of the mower deck;
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- wherein the air inlet and the air outlet nozzle are operable to direct a stream of air separate from the mower deck, and wherein the same power source is capable of powering the cutting blades to cut vegetation and powering the blower assembly to direct the stream of air separate from the mower deck via the air inlet and the air outlet nozzle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.