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Drive system for walk behind mower

US9730385B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 14, 2013
Grant dateAug 15, 2017
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Expiry dateMar 14, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01D2034/6837
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A drive system of a lawn mower includes a drive belt, a drive pulley, a drive shaft pulley and an idler pulley. The drive pulley is disposed at a rocking transmission of the lawn mower to transfer drive belt motion to power for a set of wheels of the lawn mower via the rocking transmission when the rocking transmission is engaged. The drive shaft pulley is operably coupled to a drive shaft of the lawn mower to rotate responsive to rotation of the drive shaft. The drive shaft pulley engages the drive belt responsive to engagement of the rocking transmission.

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