Operationally tiltable counter rotating twin blade mowing deck
OwnerKai S. Lee, Esther W. Leeinventors
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Abstract
A mower deck is provided herein. The mower deck includes a housing having a top plate and a downwardly extending wall that depends from a substantial portion of a perimeter of the top plate. The housing includes an attachment member configured to hingedly couple the housing to equipment such that the housing may rotate through a plurality of positions. First and second blades are disposed within the housing configured to rotate in respective first and second directions. A driving unit is operatively connected to the first and second blades. A flexible transmission is coupled to the power source of the equipment and configured to power the drive unit, wherein the transmission is operable at each of the plurality of positions of the housing.
Claims15
A mower deck, comprising:
- a housing having a top plate and a downwardly extending wall that depends from a substantial portion of a perimeter of the top plate, the housing having an attachment member configured to hingedly couple the housing to equipment having a power source such that the housing may rotate through a plurality of positions in relation to the equipment, wherein the plurality of positions place the housing in a rotated position at an angle that is non-parallel to a surface below the housing;
- a discharge chute disposed through the downwardly extending wall;
- a first blade disposed within the housing configured to rotate in a first direction;
- a second blade adjacently disposed from the first blade within the housing configured to rotate in a second direction;
- a roller extending proximate the rear surface of the housing, the roller configured to move ground cover located rearward of the first and second blades laterally inward within the housing;
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- a drive unit operatively connected to the first and second blades for driving the first blade in the first direction and the second blade in the second direction, wherein the drive unit has a flexible transmission coupled to the power source of the equipment and configured to power the drive unit at each of the plurality of positions of the housing.
A mower comprising:
- a power source;
- a housing having a top plate and a downwardly extending wall that depends from and substantial portion of a perimeter of the top plate;
- an attachment member configured to hingedly couple the housing to equipment such that the housing may rotate through a plurality of positions in relation to a surface below the housing, wherein the plurality of positions place the housing in a rotated position at an angle that is non-parallel to the surface below the housing;
- first and second connection arms connecting respective first and second sides of the housing to first and second attachment points on the equipment, the attachment member and connection arms configured to hold the housing in a fixed position above the ground, wherein the first and second connection arms are configured to pivot the housing from side-to-side about an axis defined by the attachment member;
- a discharge chute disposed in a front portion of the downwardly extending wall;
- a first shaft mounted within the frame for rotation in a first direction;
- a second shaft mounted within the frame for rotation in a second direction, which is opposite to the first direction, the second shaft being mounted in a substantially parallel plane with the first shaft;
- first and second blades coupled to the first and second shafts;
- a driving unit operatively connected to the first and second shafts for driving the first shaft in the first direction and the second shaft in the second direction;
- a first roller extending along the rear surface of the housing, the roller configured to move ground cover rearward of the first and second shafts laterally inward within the housing;
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- a flexible transmission coupled to the power source and configured to power the drive unit, wherein the transmission is operable at each of the plurality of positions of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.