Automatic controller drive mechanism
    1.
    发明授权
    Automatic controller drive mechanism 失效
    自动控制器驱动机构

    公开(公告)号:US3854346A

    公开(公告)日:1974-12-17

    申请号:US30864972

    申请日:1972-11-22

    申请人: TORO CO

    发明人: HUNTER E

    IPC分类号: A01G25/16 F16H53/00

    CPC分类号: A01G25/162 Y10T74/2106

    摘要: An automatic control apparatus having a camming means for operating a series of cam followers, a constant speed electric motor, and clutch and transmission means for selectively connecting the camming means to the constant speed motor to be driven thereby past the cam followers, such followers offering resistance to the movement of the camming means thereby when engaged by the camming means, is provided with rapid advance means associated between the clutch-transmission means and the camming means for storing energy received from the motor during operation thereof and for releasing the same to advance the camming means between engagements with the cam followers more rapidly than the advancement normally caused thereby by the motor. The transmission means has a drive shaft connected to the motor and the rapid advance means has a tubular member connected to the camming means and having an inside bore portion with a predetermined internal diameter, a wound wire spring secured at one end to the transmission means drive shaft and having an enlarged diameter portion adjacent the other end in a press fit in the tubular member to store energy during relative rotation between the drive shaft and tubular member prior to an operating cycle and for releasing such energy to rapidly advance the tubular member and associated camming means relative to the transmission means drive shaft during an operating cycle. The spring means is mounted in coaxial bores in a drive shaft and cam shaft, the latter having mating convex and concave bearing surfaces facilitating relative rotation therebetween during twisting and untwisting of the associated spring means.

    摘要翻译: 一种自动控制装置,具有用于操作一系列凸轮从动件的凸轮装置,恒速电动机以及离合器和变速装置,用于选择性地将凸轮装置连接到待驱动的恒速电动机,从而经过凸轮随动件, 在凸轮装置接合的同时,对凸轮装置的运动的抵抗力提供​​有在离合器传动装置和凸轮装置之间相关联的快速提前装置,用于在操作期间存储从电动机接收的能量并将其释放 与通常由马达引起的推进相比,凸轮从动件与凸轮从动件的啮合更快。 传动装置具有连接到马达的驱动轴,并且快速进给装置具有连接到凸轮装置并具有预定内径的内孔部分的管状部件,一端固定在传动装置驱动装置上的缠绕线弹簧 轴,并且具有与加压配合在管状构件中的另一端相邻的扩大的直径部分,以在操作周期之前在驱动轴和管状构件之间的相对旋转期间存储能量,并且用于释放这种能量以快速推进管状构件和相关联 在操作循环期间相对于传动装置驱动轴的凸轮装置。 弹簧装置安装在驱动轴和凸轮轴中的同轴孔中,后者具有配合的凸形和凹形的轴承表面,在相关联的弹簧装置的扭转和解捻期间促进其间的相对旋转。

    Vehicle and sand-trap rake
    2.
    发明授权
    Vehicle and sand-trap rake 失效
    车辆和沙滩车

    公开(公告)号:US3823781A

    公开(公告)日:1974-07-16

    申请号:US32122773

    申请日:1973-01-05

    申请人: TORO CO

    发明人: CHECK J LEWIS R

    IPC分类号: A01B19/04 B62D61/08 A01B13/00

    CPC分类号: B62D61/08 A01B19/04

    摘要: A three wheeled, with equal weight distribution, vehicle with lesser torque capacity to the single front wheel relative to the torque capacity to each rear wheel and specifically designed to operate in a golf course sand-trap. A multi-unit sand-trap rake assembly adapted to be drawn by the vehicle. Each unit rake assembly including a carrier frame pivotally connected to the frame of the vehicle, two vertical support bars downwardly depending from the carrier frame and connected to a breaker bar that is drawn beneath the surface of the sand to break the bonds between the sand particles. The multi-unit assembly including a first row of smoothing plates pivotally connected to the carrier frames, a second row of dressing plates pivotally connected to the carrier frame, and side dressing plates each smoothing and dressing plate having a lower serrated edge for dressing the surface of the sand-trap.

    摘要翻译: 具有相同重量分配的三轮,相对于每个后轮的扭矩容量具有较小扭矩容量的车辆,并且专门设计成在高尔夫球场砂阱中操作。 一种适用于被车辆牵引的多单元砂阱耙组件。 每个单元耙组件包括枢转地连接到车辆框架的承载框架,两个垂直支撑杆,其从承载架向下悬挂并连接到在砂表面下方被拉伸的破碎杆,以破坏砂粒之间的结合 。 所述多单元组件包括可枢转地连接到所述承载架的第一排平滑板,可枢转地连接到所述承载架的第二排修整板和每个平整和修整板,所述修整板具有用于修整所述表面的下锯齿边缘 的沙坑。

    Folding handle and latch assembly
    3.
    发明授权
    Folding handle and latch assembly 失效
    折叠手柄和锁扣组件

    公开(公告)号:US3816873A

    公开(公告)日:1974-06-18

    申请号:US38583973

    申请日:1973-08-06

    申请人: TORO CO

    IPC分类号: A01D34/82 B62B5/06 B62B3/02

    摘要: A folding handle for a rotary mower. The handle is composed of two similar inverted U-shaped sections, an upper and lower, with the lower section being attached to the mower housing, and with the upper section overlapping the lower section for a portion of its length, and being pivotally connected to the lower section. A unique latch mechanism locks both sides of the upper and lower handle sections together rigidly in the upright operative position, and is easily released by one hand of the operator to allow the upper section to be folded forward to a generally horizontal position over the engine. The latching mechanism includes two sliding pins biased outwardly by two spring-wire handles. The upper handle section includes ramps to engage and push inwardly the pins as the upper handle section is being swung into the rigid operative position. Aligned holes in the upper handle section engage the pins to secure the upper handle section to the lower handle section.

    摘要翻译: 旋转割草机的折叠手柄。 手柄由两个类似的倒U形部分组成,上部和下部部分,下部部分连接到割草机壳体,并且上部部分与下部部分重叠其长度的一部分,并且枢转地连接到 下部。 独特的闩锁机构将上部和下部手柄部分的两侧牢固地锁定在直立的操作位置,并且容易地由操作者释放,以允许上部部分向前折叠到发动机上方的大致水平的位置。 锁定机构包括两个由两个弹簧丝把手向外偏压的滑动销。 上手柄部分包括当上把手部分正在摆动到刚性操作位置时接合并向内推动销的斜面。 上手柄部分中的对齐孔接合销,以将上手柄部分固定到下手柄部分。

    Screening device
    4.
    发明授权
    Screening device 失效
    筛选装置

    公开(公告)号:US3838046A

    公开(公告)日:1974-09-24

    申请号:US36831073

    申请日:1973-06-08

    申请人: TORO CO

    发明人: HUNTER E

    摘要: A pilot operated piston valve having a reciprocable valve element with a metering port extending therethrough, said port being supplied with fluid from the upstream side of the valve, a metering pin being provided in said port. The fluid is supplied to said port through a novel strainer or screening device consisting of a plurality of fins extending radially from a central channel or chamber defined by said fins which receives said pin, said fins having grooved inner faces opposite said metering pin through which metering fluid passes to said metering port, the sides of said fins being minutely spaced from said metering pin to provide a minute elongate straining orifice on each side of said groove in said fin through which the metering fluid is admitted to said grooves or channels and then to said metering port.

    Fastening apparatus for playground equipment and method of assembly
    6.
    发明授权
    Fastening apparatus for playground equipment and method of assembly 失效
    用于游乐场设备的紧固装置和组装方法

    公开(公告)号:US3893776A

    公开(公告)日:1975-07-08

    申请号:US43161274

    申请日:1974-01-08

    申请人: TORO CO

    发明人: BEATTIE JOHN M

    IPC分类号: F16B9/02 F16L5/00

    摘要: Apparatus for fastening bar members to wooden post members for use as a basic unit in constructing playground equipment. A pair of support plates are placed on opposite sides of a clearance hole in the post member. Each support plate has a guide hole axially aligned with the clearance hole. A pair of internally threaded split rings threadedly engage the bar member. The external surface of a portion of each split ring is a conical section sized to engage the guide hole of one of the support plates on a tapered surface. Fastening is achieved by rotating the split rings on opposite sides to thread each toward the post member center. In an alternate embodiment, a segmented externally threaded sleeve is fixed to the bar member on each side of the post member so that the sleeve extends into the clearance hole, and a conventional nut is threaded onto the sleeve to engage the respective support plates.

    摘要翻译: 用于将杆件紧固到木制柱构件上的装置,用作构建游乐场设备的基本单元。 一对支撑板放置在柱构件中的间隙孔的相对侧上。 每个支撑板具有与间隙孔轴向对齐的引导孔。 一对内螺纹开口环与杆件螺纹接合。 每个开口环的一部分的外表面是锥形部分,其尺寸设计成与锥形表面上的一个支撑板的引导孔接合。 通过旋转相对侧上的开口环使每个朝向柱构件中心来实现紧固。 在替代实施例中,分段的外螺纹套筒固定到柱构件的每一侧上的杆构件,使得套筒延伸到间隙孔中,并且常规螺母被拧到套筒上以接合相应的支撑板。

    Mower and discharge apparatus therefor
    8.
    发明授权
    Mower and discharge apparatus therefor 失效
    割草机及放电设备

    公开(公告)号:US3919832A

    公开(公告)日:1975-11-18

    申请号:US49416974

    申请日:1974-08-02

    申请人: TORO CO

    IPC分类号: A01D34/63 A01D34/71 A01D35/26

    摘要: A housing for a rotary lawn mower utilizing a cutting blade mounted for rotation on a vertical axis, the housing having a top wall and a depending circumferentially extending skirt. The top wall is formed to provide the top and side wall portions of a discharge chute which extends tangentially with respect to the skirt and angularly upwardly with respect to the top wall of the housing. A housing portion has a generally horizontal wall which underlies the top wall of the discharge chute and defines a bottom wall surface of the chute. The housing portion has a vertical wall which depends from the horizontal wall and cooperates with the housing skirt to define a cylindrical inner wall surface around the path of rotation of the blade and extending upwardly from the plane of the blade.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于旋转割草机的壳体,其利用安装成在垂直轴线上旋转的切割刀片,所述壳体具有顶壁和垂直的周向延伸的裙部。 顶壁形成为提供排放槽的顶部和侧壁部分,其相对于裙部切向延伸并且相对于壳体的顶壁成角度地向上延伸。 壳体部分具有大致水平的壁,其在排放槽的顶壁的下面并限定滑槽的底壁表面。 壳体部分具有垂直壁,该壁垂直于水平壁并且与壳体裙部配合以限定围绕叶片的旋转路径并从叶片的平面向上延伸的圆柱形内壁表面。

    Rotary mower blade
    9.
    发明授权
    Rotary mower blade 失效
    旋转割草机叶片

    公开(公告)号:US3910017A

    公开(公告)日:1975-10-07

    申请号:US49233774

    申请日:1974-07-26

    申请人: TORO CO

    IPC分类号: A01D34/63 A01D34/73 A01D55/18

    摘要: An improved blade for rotary lawn mowers, having outward tips with longitudinally extending cutting edges and a central portion with lateral flanges, and having medial reinforcing ribs extending longitudinally outward from locations inward of the termination of the flanges. Two embodiments are shown, one in which the blade is flat and the ribs do not extend outward as far as the beginnings of the cutting edges, and one which defines a pair of central dihedral angles and is outwardly discontinuous angularly in its connection to the cutting tips, and in which the ribs extend across the dihedral angles and the discontinuities beyond the inward beginnings of the cutting edges. The blades are of uniform thickness, and the ribs are narrower outwardly than inwardly, terminate outwardly in right circular conical surfaces and inwardly in oblique circular conical surfaces, and are of uniform height between the terminations.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于旋转式割草机的改进的叶片,其具有纵向延伸的切割边缘的向外的尖端和具有侧向凸缘的中心部分,并且具有从凸缘的端部内部的位置纵向向外延伸的中间加强筋。 示出了两个实施例,其中刀片是平坦的,并且肋不会向外延伸到切割刃的开始处,并且限定一对中心二面角并且与其切割的连接成角度地向外不连续 尖端,并且其中肋延伸穿过二面角以及超过切削刃内侧开始的不连续性。 叶片具有均匀的厚度,并且肋部向内比向外更窄,在右圆形圆锥形表面中向外终止并且在倾斜圆锥形表面中向内终止,并且在端子之间具有均匀的高度。

    Lawn mower starting interlock
    10.
    发明授权
    Lawn mower starting interlock 失效
    割草机开始联锁

    公开(公告)号:US3906921A

    公开(公告)日:1975-09-23

    申请号:US49489674

    申请日:1974-08-05

    申请人: TORO CO

    摘要: A lawn mower starting interlock for the purpose of preventing starting of a mower under a predetermined condition, for example, when a wheel drive mechanism thereof may be engaged. Interlock apparatus applicable to Bendix-type starting mechanisms in which a starter pinion advances along a helical worm gear into engagement with an engine flywheel for driving rotation thereof to start the engine is disclosed. A brake spring carried by the starter pinion normally creates drag which causes the pinion to advance along the helical worm gear into flywheel engagement until the pinion reaches a restraining surface. The brake spring is configured or provided with an axial projection in the direction of advance of the pinion. A lever having a contact surface thereon may be actuated to a position interfering with advance of the projection, thereby impeding advance of the starting pinion and preventing engagement between pinion and flywheel.

    摘要翻译: 为了防止在预定条件下启动割草机,例如当其轮驱动机构可以接合时,割草机开始互锁。 公开了一种适用于起动机小齿轮沿着螺旋蜗轮前进到与发动机飞轮接合以驱动其起动发动机的Bendix型起动机构的联锁装置。 由起动小齿轮承载的制动弹簧通常产生阻力,其使小齿轮沿着螺旋蜗轮前进到飞轮接合,直到小齿轮到达约束表面。 制动弹簧在小齿轮的前进方向上构造或设置有轴向突起。 可以在其上具有接触表面的杆被致动到干涉突起前进的位置,从而阻止起动小齿轮的前进并防止小齿轮和飞轮之间的接合。