公开(公告)号：US20240140207A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18498568

申请日：2023-10-31

Applicant: TEXTRON INC.

Inventor： Robert Johns

IPC: B60L50/60 ,  A01D34/00 ,  A01D34/66 ,  A01D34/74 ,  A01D34/78

CPC classification number: B60L50/60 ,  A01D34/006 ,  A01D34/66 ,  A01D34/74 ,  A01D34/78 ,  B60L2200/40 ,  B60L2210/10 ,  B62D25/10

Abstract: An all-electric turf vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a chassis, a plurality of ground engaging wheels operatively connected to the chassis, an operator station. a turf cutting unit operatively connected to the chassis, wherein the turf cutting unit comprises a plurality of rotary cutting blades driven by a plurality of electric rotary cutting blade motors, a battery bank structured and operable to provide electrical power to the plurality of electric rotary cutting blade motors, and a battery bank cradle that is removably connected to the chassis. The battery bank cradle houses the battery bank and is structured to be installed and connected to the chassis from a first side of the chassis and removed and disconnected from the chassis from a second side of the chassis.

公开(公告)号：US20240138292A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18498555

申请日：2023-10-31

Applicant: TEXTRON INC.

Inventor： Jamie M. CLEMENTS ,  Robert Johns ,  Fahad HARITH

IPC: A01D34/37 ,  A01D34/44 ,  B60L50/60

CPC classification number: A01D34/37 ,  A01D34/44 ,  B60L50/66

Abstract: An all-electric turf vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a chassis; a plurality of ground engaging wheels operatively connected to the chassis, wherein at least one of the ground engaging wheels is a steerable wheel; a plurality of electric wheel drive and tractions motors, wherein each electric wheel drive and tractions motor is operatively connected to a respective one of the plurality of ground engaging wheels and is structured and operable to deliver motive power to the respective ground engaging wheel; a plurality of turf cutting units; and an operator station. The operator station comprises a seat in which a vehicle operator can be seated; and a control and support arm pivotally movable so that the control and support arm can be positioned to not obstruct a line of sight of the vehicle operator to an outer edge of an outermost of the plurality of cutting units.