Vegetation cutting device
US9730384B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/9495
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A vegetation cutting device comprising a housing rotatably coupled to a shaft; a cutting head comprising a rotary cutting device for cutting vegetation, the cutting head being coupled to the shaft and being arranged to move between an edging mode in which the rotary cutting device rotates in a substantially horizontal plane; a motor mounted in the housing, the motor being arranged to drive the rotary cutting device; and a switching device mechanically coupled between the housing and the shaft and arranged to be actuated when the shaft rotates relatives to the housing thereby changing the speed of the rotary cutting device when the cutting head moves between the edging mode and trimming mode.
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