Patent · US Expired

Apparatus for suspending a mower unit from a vehicle body

US6276119A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 24, 1999
Grant dateAug 21, 2001
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Expiry dateMay 24, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01D2101/00
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to a suspension mechanism for a front mower or a mid-mount mower. A mower housing is suspended from a tractor body through a support axis extending in a fore and aft direction, and a seesaw arm pivotable about the support axis. Housing connectors, each having an elastic element such as a spring, are arranged between the seesaw arm and mower housing.

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