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US 2025/0048962 A1Published application
Operator-controlled discharge chute
OwnerLuke Dickersoninventor
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Abstract
An operator-controlled discharge chute is disclosed, including at least one mounting bracket, a gear motor, and a slip clutch coupled to the gear motor. An output shaft is in operable communication with the gear motor and the slip clutch and is rotatably connected to the at least one mounting bracket. A switch is in operable communication with the gear motor, the switch being configured to operate the gear motor to rotate the output shaft such that the lever-operated discharge chute is movable.
Claims20
An operator-controlled discharge chute, comprising:
- at least one mounting bracket;
- a gear motor;
- a slip-clutch operably coupled to the gear motor;
- an output shaft in operable communication with the gear motor and the slip clutch, and being rotatably connected to the at least one mounting bracket;
- and
- a switch in operable communication with the gear motor, the switch being configured to operate the gear motor to rotate the output shaft such that the lever-operated discharge chute is movable.
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An operator-controlled discharge chute, comprising:
- at least one mounting bracket to mount a discharge blocker plate to a mower deck;
- a gear motor operably coupled to a slip-clutch;
- an output shaft in operable communication with the gear motor and the slip clutch, and being rotatably connected to the at least one mounting bracket;
- a switch mounted to a steering lever, the switch in electrical communication with the gear motor, the switch being configured to operate the gear motor to rotate the output shaft such that the lever-operated discharge chute is movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration.
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An operator-controlled discharge chute, comprising:
- at least one mounting bracket to mount a discharge blocker plate to a mower deck;
- a gear motor operably coupled to a slip-clutch, the slip clutch in operable communication with an output shaft, the output shaft rotatably mounted to the at least one mounting bracket to rotate the discharge blocker plate;
- a front shaft mount and a rear shaft mount to connect the blocker plate shaft to the at least one mounting bracket, the front shaft mount and the rear shaft mount to absorb impact force imparted to the discharge blocker plate;
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- a switch mounted to a steering lever, the switch in electrical communication with the gear motor, the switch being configured to operate the gear motor to rotate the output shaft such that the lever-operated discharge chute is selectively moveable between an open configuration and a closed configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.