Modular mower deck for use with a lawnmower

US11672201B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Briggs & Stratton, LLC · US

Inventors

• Jeffrey M. Zeiler · Pewaukee, US
• Todd W. Johnson · Wauwatosa, US
• Christopher Krajewski · West Allis, US
• Nicholas Zeidler · Brookfield, US
• Jacob Schmalz · Milwaukee, US
• Bryan Keith Dandridge · Waukesha, US
• Matthew S. Zurawski · Whitewater, US
• Ryan Hahn · Elm Grove, US
• Ryan Jaskowiak · Mukwonago, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 16, 2018
• Grant date: Jun 13, 2023
• Expiry date: Apr 30, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60K2360/143
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A ride-on vehicle, such as a zero turn radius lawnmower, includes a main chassis having first and second pivot joints, a first rocker arm having a caster wheel on a first end portion and a drive wheel on a second end portion, and a second rocker arm having a caster wheel on a first end portion and a drive wheel on a second end portion, wherein the first rocker arm and the second rocker arm are independently pivotally coupled to the respective first and second pivot joints of the main chassis at a location between the caster wheels and the drive wheels. The ride-on vehicle may also include a modular mower deck assembly with a plurality of mower deck modules having a blade assembly, an electric blade motor configured to provide rotation to the blade assembly, and an attachment assembly configured to enable attachment between adjacent mower deck modules.