公开(公告)号：US5765346A

公开(公告)日：1998-06-16

申请号：US823768

申请日：1997-03-24

申请人： Dean William Benter ,  Gary David Hohnl

发明人： Dean William Benter ,  Gary David Hohnl

IPC分类号： A01D34/00 ,  A01D67/00

CPC分类号： A01D34/005 ,  A01D2101/00 ,  Y10S56/09 ,  Y10S56/20

摘要： A composite insert is provided for converting a rotary mower deck from side discharge to mulching usage. The insert can be detatchably mounted in the mower deck and provides a cutting chamber wherein grass can be cut, mulched and redistributed onto the ground beneath the mower deck. The insert forms with the mower housing a cutting chamber which includes a reduced cross-sectional area at the front portion that provides for confining and accelerating the movement of air and clippings there through to minimize build-up of clippings adjacent the chamber surfaces. At the rear portions of the chamber, a larger cross-sectional area is provided to permit the clippings to slow down and disperse, allowing the clippings to be distributed and/or redirected into the blade for mulching. It is preferred that the insert is adapted for use with a two-bladed mower deck.

摘要翻译： 提供一种复合插入件，用于将旋转割草机甲板从侧面排放转换为覆盖使用。 插入件可以可拆卸地安装在割草机甲板中，并提供切割室，其中草可被切割，覆盖并重新分布到割草机甲板下方的地面上。 具有割草机的插入件形成切割室，该切割室包括在前部的减小的横截面积，其提供限制和加速空气和夹子在其中的运动，以最小化邻近室表面的夹子的积聚。 在腔室的后部，提供更大的横截面面积以允许剪切物减慢和分散，从而允许剪切物分配和/或重定向到叶片中用于覆盖。 优选地，插入件适用于双叶片割草机甲板。

公开(公告)号：US6065276A

公开(公告)日：2000-05-23

申请号：US789226

申请日：1997-01-24

申请人： Gary David Hohnl ,  Dean William Benter

发明人： Gary David Hohnl ,  Dean William Benter

IPC分类号： A01D34/00 ,  A01D67/00

CPC分类号： A01D34/005 ,  A01D2101/00 ,  Y10S56/20

摘要： A mulching mower deck within which first and second mower blades rotate for cutting grass, having first and second blade chambers positioned adjacent each other and within which respective blades rotate during operation. The first and second blade chambers are generally completely enclosed for generally confining grass clippings within the blade chambers for preventing the clippings from exiting through side or top walls of the mower deck. The first and second blades travel in respective paths which overlap. The first blade is positioned to the right of the second blade with respect to forward operation of the mower deck and travels in a clockwise direction, and the second blade is positioned to the left of the first blade and travels in a counterclockwise direction. An opening is formed between the first and second blade chambers at a location where the blade paths overlap. Edges of the opening are positioned relatively close to the first and second blades near where the blade paths overlap. A flow divider defines the opening and is positioned generally above the location where the blade paths overlap, and extends downwardly from the top wall of the mower deck to a position in relatively close vertical proximity to the rotating blades where the blade paths overlap. The flow divider includes a portion directly in front of where the blade paths overlap, which acts to divide and direct air and clippings to respective blade chambers.

摘要翻译： 一种覆盖的割草机甲板，其中第一和第二割草机叶片旋转以切割草，其中第一和第二叶片室彼此相邻定位，并且各个叶片在操作期间旋转。 第一和第二叶片室通常被完全封闭，以将草屑大致限制在叶片室内，以防止剪切通过割草机甲板的侧壁或顶壁离开。 第一和第二叶片在相互重叠的相应路径中行进。 第一叶片相对于割草机甲板的向前操作定位在第二叶片的右侧并沿顺时针方向行进，并且第二叶片位于第一叶片的左侧并沿逆时针方向运动。 在叶片路径重叠的位置处，在第一和第二叶片室之间形成开口。 开口的边缘被定位成相对靠近叶片路径重叠的第一和第二叶片。 分流器限定开口并且大致位于叶片路径重叠的位置的上方，并且从割草机顶板的顶壁向下延伸到与叶片路径重叠的旋转叶片相对接近垂直的位置。 分流器包括直接在叶片路径重叠的前方的部分，其用于将空气和夹子分配并引导到相应的叶片室。

公开(公告)号：US5836144A

公开(公告)日：1998-11-17

申请号：US788972

申请日：1997-01-24

申请人： Gary David Hohnl ,  Dean William Benter

发明人： Gary David Hohnl ,  Dean William Benter

IPC分类号： A01D34/68 ,  A01D34/76 ,  A01D34/82

CPC分类号： A01D34/6806 ,  A01D34/76 ,  A01D2101/00 ,  Y10S56/09 ,  Y10S56/22

摘要： A multiple spindle mower deck within which a plurality of mower blades rotate for mowing grass and having spindle housings which rotatively support respective mower blades, the spindle housings being operatively rigidly fixed with the mower deck. A belt drive mechanism drives the spindles, and includes pulleys mounted to respective spindles and a belt which operatively engages the pulleys. At least one idler pulley engages the belt. A mounting plate is provided to which said at least one idler pulley is mounted. The mounting plate is operatively fixed with the spindle housings, position above and press into abutement with the upper surface of the top wall of the mower deck by way of the same bolts which fix the spindle housing to the mower deck. The spindle housings are fixed to the mower deck by the spindle housing bolts which operatively press the spindle housings deck and mounting plate together. One of the idler pulleys is a tensioning idler which engages the belt for placing tension in the belt, and a tensioning mechanism operatively engages the tensioning pulley for applying a force to the idler pulley. The tensioning mechanism is mounted to said mounting plate.

摘要翻译： 多轴割草机甲板，其中多个割草机叶片旋转用于割草，并且具有可旋转地支撑相应割草机叶片的主轴壳体，主轴壳体可操作地与割草机甲板固定。 带驱动机构驱动主轴，并且包括安装到相应主轴的滑轮和可操作地接合滑轮的皮带。 至少有一个惰轮与皮带接合。 设置安装所述至少一个惰轮的安装板。 安装板与主轴壳体可操作地固定，位于上方，并与割草机顶板顶壁的上表面一起通过将主轴壳体固定在割草机甲板上的螺栓相同的螺栓。 主轴外壳通过主轴外壳螺栓固定在割草机甲板上，主轴外壳螺栓将主轴壳体甲板和安装板可操作地压在一起。 惰轮之一是张紧惰轮，其接合皮带以将张力放置在皮带中，并且张紧机构可操作地接合张紧滑轮以向惰轮提供力。 张紧机构安装在所述安装板上。

公开(公告)号：US06189307B1

公开(公告)日：2001-02-20

申请号：US09250712

申请日：1999-02-16

申请人： Steven Henry Buss ,  Ronald Paul Holland ,  Dean William Benter

发明人： Steven Henry Buss ,  Ronald Paul Holland ,  Dean William Benter

IPC分类号： A01D6700

CPC分类号： A01D34/001 ,  A01D2101/00

摘要： A fastening assembly is adapted for attaching a composite insert to a mower deck. The insert has an opening extending therethrough and a recessed portion adjacent the opening. The recessed portion has a shoulder and a first abutment surface. The assembly includes a spacer receivable in the recessed portion adjacent the shoulder. The spacer has a passage therethrough alignable with the opening in the insert, the passage having a second abutment surface. The spacer also has an outer periphery, a portion of which forms a third abutment surface alignable with the first abutment surface for non-rotatable engagement therewith. The assembly also includes a fastening member which has a head and a shank. The shank includes a threaded portion and a further portion adjacent to the head. The further portion has a fourth abutment surface engagable with the second abutment surface whereby the fastening member is non-rotatably receivable within the spacer passage and the insert opening.

摘要翻译： 紧固组件适于将复合插入物附接到割草机甲板上。 插入件具有延伸穿过其的开口和邻近开口的凹部。 凹部具有肩部和第一邻接面。 该组件包括可接收在靠近肩部的凹部中的间隔件。 间隔件具有与插入件中的开口对准的通道，该通道具有第二邻接表面。 间隔件还具有外周边，其一部分形成与第一邻接表面对准的第三邻接表面，用于与其不可旋转接合。 组件还包括具有头部和柄部的紧固构件。 柄包括螺纹部分和与头部相邻的另一部分。 另一部分具有可与第二邻接表面接合的第四邻接表面，由此紧固构件不可转动地接纳在间隔通道和插入开口内。