Actuator assembly
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11234353B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-01

    申请号:US16995094

    申请日:2020-08-17

    摘要: A soil penetrating apparatus having an automatic tool (e.g., aerator tine) depth control system and method. The system includes an actuator that sets and controls tine depth, a sensor that monitors tine depth, and a controller that controls the actuator in response to the sensor. In some embodiments, the actuator is a hydraulic actuator, wherein once tine depth is set, flow to the actuator is bypassed. A relief may be provided to allow the tines to lift to a shallower depth temporarily when soil hardness exceeds a threshold. The system may then automatically return the tines to the pre-selected depth once soil conditions permit.

    POWERED LAWN DETHATCHER
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210204462A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US17056338

    申请日:2019-06-19

    发明人: Hei Man Lee

    IPC分类号: A01B45/02

    摘要: A powered lawn dethatcher with a dethatching mechanism for dethatching lawn, a driving mechanism for driving the dethatching mechanism, and a collection mechanism arranged to collect at least some dust and debris agitated by the dethatching mechanism during operation.

    Turf Aerator Having Driven and Non-Driven Rotatable Tine Assemblies

    公开(公告)号:US20210204461A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US17207840

    申请日:2021-03-22

    IPC分类号: A01B45/02

    摘要: Tines (120) of tine assemblies (100a, 100b, 104) are secured by a single bolt (126) extending diametrically through each tine (120) located in a cavity (112) of a tine plate (110). An outer tine assembly (104) is connected to a sleeve (116) rotatably mounted adjacent the outer ends on each of two independently rotatable shafts (102) to which inner tine assemblies (100a, 100b) are rotatably connected adjacent the inner ends of the two independently rotatable shafts (102). Thus, the outer tine assemblies (104) are located intermediate the inner tine assemblies (100a, 100b) and the outer ends of the two independently rotatable shafts (102).

    AERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210112733A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-22

    申请号:US17071645

    申请日:2020-10-15

    申请人: Aer-Aider LLC

    IPC分类号: A01G20/30 A01B49/02 A01B45/02

    摘要: An integrated aeration spreader for use with an aerator includes a mounting plate, a mounting block rigidly coupled to the mounting plate, a support arm rotatably coupled to the mounting plate, a support block rigidly coupled to the support arm, wherein the mounting block is located a first distance from the support block, a shaft rotatably coupled to the support block, wherein the shaft extends through the mounting block, a first nut threaded on the shaft, wherein the first nut is located a second distance from the support block and the second distance is less than the first distance, a first spring having a first end engaged with the first nut and a second end engaged with the mounting block, a second nut threaded on the shaft, wherein the second nut is located a third distance from the support block and the third distance is greater than the first distance, and a second spring having a first end engaged with the second nut and a second end engaged with the mounting block. The integrated aeration spreader combines a spike-type aeration and sand spreader that fills the aeration holes in a single pass of a vehicle, after having a top dresser vehicle lay sand down over the ground and grass-covered surface to be aerated.

    LAWN MAINTENANCE MACHINE
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210112719A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-22

    申请号:US17253202

    申请日:2018-06-25

    摘要: The invention relates to a lawn maintenance machine comprising a container (10) and a movable wall (40), the movable wall (40) dividing the container (10) to a first storage (20) having a first length in a longitudinal direction, and a second storage (30) having a second length in the longitudinal direction, wherein the second storage (30) is placed rearward from the first storage (20), the lawn maintenance machine further comprising an actuator arrangement configured to move the movable wall (40) forward and backward in the longitudinal direction in order to increase and decrease, respectively, the volume of the second storage (30). The invention further relates to a method for taking care of a lawn or a turf. This invention further relates to a lawn maintenance method and a lawn maintenance system.

    Soil treatment device
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10791663B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-06

    申请号:US15926206

    申请日:2018-03-20

    申请人: Novokraft AG

    IPC分类号: A01B45/02 A01C23/02

    摘要: A ground treatment apparatus comprises a support device, injection elements, a fluid providing device that is fluidically connected to the injection elements, a drive device by which the injection elements are on the one hand lowerable and raisable in relation to the support device and on the other movable along a working direction of the ground treatment apparatus. The injection elements are insertable into the ground by being lowered in order to inject fluid into the ground in a treatment region, wherein the injection elements remain stationary during engagement in the ground in the treatment region, with relative movement in relation to the support device that is moved in the working direction, wherein the injection elements are raisable after the injection of fluid and are movable in the working direction in relation to the support device, wherein, on being lowered again, the injection elements are insertable into the ground in a further treatment region that is downstream of the first-mentioned treatment region, as seen in the working direction.

    Walk-behind aerator dual hydro drive

    公开(公告)号:US10779455B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-22

    申请号:US16161780

    申请日:2018-10-16

    IPC分类号: A01B45/02 A01B76/00

    摘要: A walk-behind aerator with hydrostatic drives is disclosed herein. The aerator includes a frame, an engine, a first and a second hydrostatic drive, a first and a second drive wheel, a first and a second idler wheel, and a first and a second tine assembly. The first hydrostatic drive may power the first drive wheel and the first tine assembly and the second hydrostatic drive may power the second drive wheel and the second tine assembly. In some embodiments, the aerator may further include a first and a second drive chain, a first and a second tine shaft, one or more control levers, and one or more covers. The one or more control levers may be linked to the hydrostatic drives by one or more linkages through the frame. The covers may be located between the tine assemblies and the drive chains and linkages.

    Device and method for loosening soil

    公开(公告)号:US10736252B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-11

    申请号:US16242339

    申请日:2019-01-08

    申请人: Andrew Niemczyk

    发明人: Andrew Niemczyk

    IPC分类号: A01B45/02 A01B45/00

    摘要: A device and method for loosening compacted soil, a plurality of tubular devices made from a resiliently compressible material having a hollow hub with a series of radially and circumferentially curving blades extending from the hub, a plurality of devices arranged in an array in soil to cause loosening of the soil as it seasonally expands and contracts and causes compression and subsequent expansion of the devices which in turn loosens the soil sufficiently to aerate the soil.

    Hybrid tillage implement for vertical tillage and aeration of soil

    公开(公告)号:US10681852B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-16

    申请号:US15407870

    申请日:2017-01-17

    IPC分类号: A01B49/02 A01B45/02

    摘要: An agricultural tillage implement has a vertical tillage section and an aerating section behind the vertical tillage section, each extending substantially perpendicular to the pull direction of the implement. Individual vertical tillage elements, such as disc blades, can be indexed with individual rotary tine assemblies of the aerator section so that discrete holes formed by the aerator section are positioned between substantially continuous slits formed by the vertical tillage section. Rolling baskets can be provided behind the aerator section for further soil conditioning.

    Turf treatment
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10517203B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-31

    申请号:US15646668

    申请日:2017-07-11

    IPC分类号: A01B45/02 A01B49/06

    摘要: A method for the treatment of turf (11) comprising grass (12) growing in a matrix (15, 16) comprising removing matrix (15, 16) including any thatch and other infestation by blading (18) moving through the matrix (15, 16) to a predetermined depth (d). The method may be used to treat turf (11) reinforced with artificial grass (13). Equipment for carrying out the treatment comprises a bladed rotor (17) rotating about a horizontal axis.