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US 2026/0137031 A1Published application
Mower yoke assembly
AssigneeTextron Inc.
InventorsJamie Mark Clements, Luke John Peter Manning, Robert George Austin Johns
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Abstract
A mower includes a chassis, a tractive element coupled to the chassis, a deck arm coupled to the chassis, a mower deck, and a yoke assembly. The yoke assembly is coupled between the mower deck and the deck arm. The yoke assembly is configured to provide a first rotation about a first axis, a second rotation about a second axis, and a third rotation about a third axis.
Claims20
A mower comprising:
- a chassis;
- a tractive element coupled to the chassis;
- a deck arm coupled to the chassis;
- a mower deck;
- a yoke assembly coupled between the mower deck and the deck arm, the yoke assembly configured to provide:
- a first rotation about a first axis;
- a second rotation about a second axis;
- and
- a third rotation about a third axis.
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A mower assembly comprising:
- a mower deck;
- a deck arm configured to couple to a chassis;
- a first bracket coupled to the mower deck;
- a second bracket coupled to the mower deck;
- and
- a yoke assembly coupled to the mower deck, the yoke assembly including:
- a yoke comprising;
- a first plate pivotably coupled to the first bracket;
- a second plate pivotably coupled to the second bracket;
- and
- a bar extending between the first plate and the second plate;
- a ball joint coupled to the bar;
- and
- a shaft pivotably coupled to the deck arm and coupled to the ball joint.
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A mower assembly comprising:
- a mower deck;
- a first bracket coupled to the mower deck;
- a second bracket coupled to the mower deck;
- and
- a yoke assembly coupled to the mower deck, the yoke assembly comprising:
- a yoke including:
- a first plate pivotably coupled to the first bracket;
- a second plate pivotably coupled to the second bracket;
- and
- a bar extending between the first plate and the second plate;
- a ball joint coupled to the bar;
- and
- a housing within which the ball joint is received;
- a shaft extending from the housing, the shaft configured to couple to a deck arm of a mower;
- a bushing disposed along the shaft;
- and
- a stop positioned to engage with the bar to at least partially limit movement of the mower deck relative to the deck arm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.