# US 9,750,182 B2 · Grass cutter > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,750,182 B2 - Document ID: US9750182B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/970,776 - Filed: 2015-12-16 - Published: 2016-09-01 - Granted: 2017-09-05 - Earliest claimed: 2015-02-27 - Assignees: Idech Corporation - Applicants: Idech Corporation - Inventors: Junya Itoh; Kazuyuki Kishimoto - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9750182B2 ## CPC - A01D 34/6812: {Braking or clutching mechanisms} - A01D 34/685: with two or more cutters - A01D 34/76: Driving mechanisms for the cutters - A01D 34/8355: {for cutting up or crushing remaining standing stalks, e.g. stubble (mowers combined with means for cutting up, crushing or bruising, the mown crop A01D43/08, A01D43/10; apparatus for crushing or bruising mown stalks A01D82/00; apparatus for cutting up the mown crop A01F29/00)} - A01D 34/90: for carrying by the operator - A01D 69/06: Gearings - A01D: HARVESTING; MOWING ## Abstract A body unit of a grass cutter incorporates a deceleration mechanism unit. The deceleration mechanism unit has a ring gear-side member, a sun gear-side member, a retainer board member, and a small gear. Eleven rollers mounted on the retainer board member are each provided in a gap between a ring gear-side guide and a sun gear-side guide, and engagement portions of the rollers are in contact with both the ring gear-side guide and the sun gear-side guide. The small gear engages with both a ring gear and a sun gear. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A grass cutter comprising: two or more coaxially disposed blade plates each having a plurality of cutting blades projecting from an outer peripheral portion thereof; a power source; and a deceleration mechanism that decelerates power of the power source to rotate at least one of the blade plates to catch plants between the cutting blades of the two blade plates and to cut the plants with the cutting blades, wherein the deceleration mechanism comprises: a sun gear-side member; a ring gear-side member; and at least one small gear, the sun gear-side member comprising: a sun gear with a gear formed on an outer peripheral portion thereof; and a sun gear-side guide provided with the sun gear, the ring gear-side member comprising: a ring gear with a gear formed on an inner peripheral side thereof; and a ring gear-side guide provided coaxially with the ring gear, wherein the sun gear-side guide provided with the ring gear-side guide directly or through another member so as to prevent the sun gear and the ring gear from relatively moving in a radial direction, and wherein the at least one small gear is present between the sun gear and the ring gear, the at least one small gear engaging with both of the sun gear and the ring gear to receive the power of the power source transmitted thereto, wherein the ring gear-side guide is a circular opening formed in a member, the circular opening having a first arc-like portion provided on an inner periphery thereof, wherein the sun gear-side guide is an outer periphery of a circular member, the outer periphery having a second arc-like portion, wherein the first arc-like portion has an inner diameter larger than an external diameter of the second arc-like portion, wherein the sun gear-side guide is inside the ring gear-side guide, with the second arc-like portion being disposed concentrically with the first arc-like portion, and wherein the first arc-like portion and the second arc-like portion are provided with a roller interposed therebetween. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The grass cutter according to claim 1, further comprising a plate-shaped or ring-shaped retainer board, wherein a plurality of the rollers and the at least one small gear are rotatably supported by or mounted on the retainer board. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The grass cutter according to claim 1, further comprising: a handle; and a body unit comprising the blade plates and the deceleration mechanism, the body unit further comprising: a plate-shaped or ring-shaped retainer board; and an unmovable member unmovable relative to the handle, wherein a plurality of the rollers each having a through hole are provided between the sun gear-side guide and the ring gear-side guide, wherein a plurality of pins are inserted between the unmovable member and the retainer board, and wherein the rollers are rotatably supported by or mounted on the retainer board while the pins are inserted into the through holes of the rollers. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The grass cutter according to claim 1, wherein both of the sun gear and the ring gear are plate-shaped, wherein the small gear receiving the power of the power source transmitted thereto has a thickness more than twice as large as those of the sun gear and the ring gear, wherein only a region near axial one end of the small gear engages with the sun gear and the ring gear when the small gear engages with the sun gear and the ring gear, and wherein top and bottom sides of the small gear are reversible and the region of the small gear engaging with the sun gear and the ring gear is changeable by reversing the top and bottom sides of the small gear according to the necessity. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The grass cutter according to claim 1, wherein the ring gear comprises a first base material portion and a first tooth portion provided on an inner peripheral side of the first base material portion whereas the sun gear comprises a second base material portion and a second tooth portion provided on an outer peripheral side of the second base material portion, wherein at least one of the first base material portion of the ring gear and the second base material portion of the sun gear has a seal packing, the seal packing being integrally fixed at least in a radial direction of the ring gear and/or sun gear having the base material portion with the seal packing, wherein part of the seal packing is in contact with a second another member to constitute a water sealing structure, the second another member having an engagement portion, and wherein the seal packing engages with the engagement portion of the second another member so as to be able to support a radial direction load of the sun gear and/or the ring gear. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The grass cutter according to claim 1, wherein the ring gear comprises a first base material portion and a first tooth portion provided on an inner peripheral side of the first base material portion whereas the sun gear comprises a second base material portion and a second tooth portion provided on an outer peripheral side of the second base material portion, wherein at least one of a plate-shaped part of the sun gear and a plate-shaped part of the ring gear has a seal packing, the seal packing being integrally fixed at least in an axial direction of the sun gear and/or ring gear having the plate-shaped part with the seal packing, wherein part of the seal packing is in contact with a second another member to constitute a water sealing structure, the second another member having an engagement portion, and wherein the seal packing engages with the engagement portion of the second another member so as to be able to support a thrust direction load of the sun gear and/or the ring gear. ### Claim 7 A grass cutter comprising: two or more coaxially disposed blade plates each having a plurality of cutting blades projecting from an outer peripheral portion thereof; a power source; and a deceleration mechanism that decelerates power of the power source to rotate at least one of the blade plates to catch plants between the cutting blades of the two blade plates and to cut the plants with the cutting blade, wherein the deceleration mechanism comprises: a sun gear-side member; a ring gear-side member; and at least one small gear, the sun gear-side member comprising: a sun gear with a gear formed on an outer peripheral portion thereof; and a sun gear-side guide provided coaxially with the sun gear, the ring gear-side member comprising: a ring gear with a gear formed on an inner peripheral side thereof; and a ring gear-side guide provided coaxially with the ring gear, wherein the sun gear-side guide engages with the ring gear-side guide directly or through another member so as to prevent the sun gear and the ring gear from relatively moving in a radial direction, and wherein the at least one small gear is present between the sun gear and the ring gear, the at least one small gear engaging with both of the sun gear and the ring gear to receive the power of the power source transmitted thereto, wherein both of the sun gear and the ring gear are plate-shaped, wherein the small gear receiving the power of the power source transmitted thereto has a thickness more than twice as large as those of the sun gear and the ring gear, wherein only a region near axial one end of the small gear engages with the sun gear and the ring gear when the small gear engages with the sun gear and the ring gear, and wherein top and bottom sides of the small gear are reversible and the region of the small gear engaging with the sun gear and the ring gear is changeable by reversing the top and bottom sides of the small gear according to the necessity. ### Claim 8 A grass cutter, comprising: two or more coaxially disposed blade plates each having a plurality of cutting blades projecting from an outer peripheral portion thereof; a power source; and a deceleration mechanism that decelerates power of the power source to rotate at least one of the blade plates to catch plants between the cutting blades of the two blade plates and to cut the plants with the cutting blades, wherein the deceleration mechanism comprises: a sun gear-side member; a ring gear-side member; and at least one small gear, the sun gear-side member comprising: a sun gear with a gear formed on an outer peripheral portion thereof; and a sun gear-side guide provided coaxially with the sun gear and movable as one piece with the sun gear, the ring gear-side member comprising: a ring gear with a gear formed on an inner peripheral side thereof; and a ring gear-side guide provided coaxially with the ring gear and movable as one piece with the ring gear, wherein the sun gear-side guide engages with the ring gear-side guide directly or through a first another member so as to prevent the sun gear and the ring gear from relatively moving in a radial direction, and wherein the at least one small gear is present between the sun gear and the ring gear, the at least one small gear engaging with both of the sun gear and the ring gear to receive the power of the power source transmitted thereto. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The grass cutter according to claim 1, wherein the ring gear-side guide is a circular opening formed in a member, the circular opening having an inner diameter smaller than an addendum circle diameter of the ring gear, wherein the sun gear-side guide is an outer periphery of a circular member, the outer periphery having an external diameter larger than the sun gear, and wherein the sun gear-side guide and the ring gear-side guide are provided with a rotor interposed therebetween. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The grass cutter according to claim 9, further comprising a plate-shaped or ring-shaped retainer board, wherein a plurality of the rotors and the at least one small gear are rotatably supported by or mounted on the retainer board. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The grass cutter according to claim 9, further comprising: a handle; and a body unit comprising the blade plates and the deceleration mechanism, the body unit further comprising: a plate-shaped or ring-shaped retainer board; and an unmovable member unmovable relative to the handle, wherein a plurality of the rotors each having a through hole are provided between the sun gear-side guide and the ring gear-side guide, wherein a plurality of pins are inserted between the unmovable member and the retainer board, and wherein the rotors are rotatably supported by or mounted on the retainer board while the pins are inserted into the through holes of the rotors. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The grass cutter according to claim 9, wherein both of the sun gear and the ring gear are plate-shaped, wherein the small gear receiving the power of the power source transmitted thereto has a thickness more than twice as large as those of the sun gear and the ring gear, wherein only a region near axial one end of the small gear engages with the sun gear and the ring gear when the small gear engages with the sun gear and the ring gear, and wherein top and bottom sides of the small gear are reversible and the region of the small gear engaging with the sun gear and the ring gear is changeable by reversing the top and bottom sides of the small gear according to the necessity. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9) The grass cutter according to claim 9, wherein the ring gear comprises a first base material portion and a first tooth portion provided on an inner peripheral side of the first base material portion whereas the sun gear comprises a second base material portion and a second tooth portion provided on an outer peripheral side of the second base material portion, wherein at least one of the first base material portion of the ring gear and the second base material portion of the sun gear has a seal packing, the seal packing being integrally fixed at least in a radial direction of the ring gear and/or sun gear having the base material portion with the seal packing, wherein part of the seal packing is in contact with a second another member to constitute a water sealing structure, the second another member having an engagement portion, and wherein the seal packing engages with the engagement portion of the second another member so as to be able to support a radial direction load of the sun gear and/or the ring gear. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The grass cutter according to claim 9, wherein the ring gear comprises a first base material portion and a first tooth portion provided on an inner peripheral side of the first base material portion whereas the sun gear comprises a second base material portion and a second tooth portion provided on an outer peripheral side of the second base material portion, wherein at least one of a plate-shaped part of the sun gear and a plate-shaped part of the ring gear has a seal packing, the seal packing being integrally fixed at least in an axial direction of the sun gear and/or ring gear having the plate-shaped part with the seal packing, wherein part of the seal packing is in contact with a second another member to constitute a water sealing structure, the second another member having an engagement portion, and wherein the seal packing engages with the engagement portion of the second another member so as to be able to support a thrust direction load of the sun gear and/or the ring gear. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The grass cutter according to claim 1, further comprising a plate-shaped or ring-shaped retainer board, wherein a plurality of rollers are provided between the sun gear-side guide and the ring gear-side guide, and wherein the plurality of rollers and the at least one small gear are rotatably supported by or mounted on the retainer board. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The grass cutter according to claim 1, further comprising: a handle; and a body unit comprising the blade plates and the deceleration mechanism, the body unit further comprising: a plate-shaped or ring-shaped retainer board; and an unmovable member unmovable relative to the handle, wherein a plurality of rollers each having a through hole are provided between the sun gear-side guide and the ring gear-side guide, wherein a plurality of pins are inserted between the unmovable member and the retainer board, and wherein the rollers are rotatably supported by or mounted on the retainer board while the pins are inserted into the through holes of the rollers. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The grass cutter according to claim 1, wherein the ring gear comprises a first base material portion and a first tooth portion provided on an inner peripheral side of the first base material portion whereas the sun gear comprises a second base material portion and a second tooth portion provided on an outer peripheral side of the second base material portion, wherein at least one of the first base material portion of the ring gear and the second base material portion of the sun gear has a seal packing, the seal packing being integrally fixed at least in a radial direction of the ring gear and/or sun gear having the base material portion with the seal packing, wherein part of the seal packing is in contact with a second another member to constitute a water sealing structure, the second another member having an engagement portion, and wherein the seal packing engages with the engagement portion of the second another member so as to be able to support a radial direction load of the sun gear and/or the ring gear. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The grass cutter according to claim 1, wherein the ring gear comprises a first base material portion and a first tooth portion provided on an inner peripheral side of the first base material portion whereas the sun gear comprises a second base material portion and a second tooth portion provided on an outer peripheral side of the second base material portion, wherein at least one of a plate-shaped part of the sun gear and a plate-shaped part of the ring gear has a seal packing, the seal packing being integrally fixed at least in an axial direction of the sun gear and/or ring gear having the plate-shaped part with the seal packing, wherein part of the seal packing is in contact with a second another member to constitute a water sealing structure, the second another member having an engagement portion, and wherein the seal packing engages with the engagement portion of the second another member so as to be able to support a thrust direction load of the sun gear and/or the ring gear.