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US 4,763,463 AGranted
Rotary mower in which the rotary cutting elements are driven by transmission means located under the rotary cutting elements
AssigneeKuhn S.A.
InventorsRino Ermacora, Horst Neuerburg
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Abstract
The rotary mower of the invention includes a housing (9) formed by modules (10) which have flanges (29, 30) making it possible to connect them to one another by means of assembly elements (28). The flanges (29, 30) are formed by at least two wings spaced from one another and directed forwardly. The wings are connected by at least one connecting wing directed crosswise to the direction of advance (6) and connected to the body of module (10).
Claims16
A mower comprising:
- (a) a plurality of rotary cutting elements each one of which is provided with at least one cutting tool;
- (b) at least one of said plurality of rotary cutting elements being driven by transmission means housed in a housing located under said plurality of rotary cutting elements;
- (c) said housing comprises a plurality of modules each one of which is composed of a case in which a rotary cutting element is guided in rotation and a brace formed on a part at least of its length by a tubular section at the back part of which are connected two stiffening wings directed crosswise to the working direction;
- (d) said two stiffening wings being connected by at least one rib;
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- (e) said at least one rib being directed crosswise to the longitudinal axis of said housing.
3 more elements
A mower according to claim 6 wherein the width of the greatest stiffening wing is approximately double the width of the smallest stiffening wing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.