Motorized Lawnmower, and Use of Mower Housing

A motorized lawnmower, comprising:

• a drive motor having a drive shaft;
• a movable cutting tool capable of being driven by the drive motor;
• a mower housing having a hood-shaped mower deck which is open towards a mowing side and within which is disposed the cutting tool, wherein the mower housing is configured for use with a motorized lawnmower having an internal combustion engine as the drive motor, and wherein a belt compartment configured to receive a drive belt connected to a drive shaft of the internal combustion engine is provided in the mower housing outside the mower deck;
• wherein
• the drive motor is an electric motor;
• a cooling air routing having an air inlet, an air outlet and an air guiding path from the air inlet to the air outlet is formed in the mower housing;
• a fan capable of being driven by the electric motor is disposed in the air guiding path;
• and
• the belt compartment is configured to form part of the air guiding path.