Mower

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11713229-B2
Application number	US-202016897560-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 10, 2020
Priority date	Nov 12, 2019
Publication date	Aug 1, 2023
Grant date	Aug 1, 2023

Abstract

There are included front and back slope portions attachable to and detachable from storage positions and use positions, front and back holding portions capable of engaging with engagement portions of the front and back slope portions as attached to the storage positions and holding the front and back slope portions at the storage positions, and a disengaging operation tool capable of being manually operated to a disengaging position at which the front holding portion and the back holding portion are releasable from the engagement portions of the front and back slope portions and at which the slope portions are detachable from the storage positions.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mower, comprising:
a passage portion provided at each of a right portion and a left portion of an upper surface portion of a mower deck and oriented in a front-back direction, on which passage portion a wheel of a work vehicle passes;
a front slope portion attachable to and detachable from a front storage position provided at the passage portion and a front use position at which the front slope portion extends from a front portion of the passage portion obliquely in a lower front direction such that a front portion of the front slope portion is in contact with ground;
a back slope portion attachable to and detachable from a back storage position provided at the passage portion and a back use position at which the back slope portion extends from a back portion of the passage portion obliquely in a lower back direction such that a back portion of the back slope portion is in contact with the ground;
a front holding portion configured to engage with an engagement portion of the front slope portion as attached to the front storage position and hold the front slope portion at the front storage position;
a back holding portion configured to engage with an engagement portion of the back slope portion as attached to the back storage position and hold the back slope portion at the back storage position; and
a disengaging operation tool configured to be manually operated to a disengaging position at which the front holding portion is releasable from the engagement portion of the front slope portion such that the front slope portion is detachable from the front storage position and at which the back holding portion is releasable from the engagement portion of the back slope portion such that the back slope portion is detachable from the back storage position,
wherein:
an engaging direction in which the front holding portion engages with the engagement portion of the front slope portion and an engaging direction in which the back holding portion engages the engagement portion of the back slope portion are along the passage portion, and
a disengaging direction in which the front holding portion disengages from the engagement portion of the front slope portion and a disengaging direction in which the back holding portion disengages from the engagement portion of the back slope portion are along the passage portion.

2. The mower according to claim 1 , wherein:
the engaging direction of the front holding portion is identical to the engaging direction of the back holding portion, and
the disengaging direction of the front holding portion is identical to the disengaging direction of the back holding portion, the disengaging direction being opposite to the engaging direction.

3. The mower according to claim 2 , wherein:
the front holding portion, the back holding portion, and the disengaging operation tool are provided on a single operating member, and
the operating member is supported in such a manner as to be movable in the engaging direction and the disengaging direction.

4. The mower according to claim 3 , wherein:
a first one of the engaging direction and the disengaging direction is a forward direction along the passage portion, and
a second one of the engaging direction and the disengaging direction is a backward direction along the passage portion.

5. The mower according to claim 3 , further comprising:
an urging member urging the operating member in the engaging direction,
wherein when the front slope portion is to be attached to the front storage position, the front holding portion engages automatically with the engagement portion of the front slope portion, and
when the back slope portion is to be attached to the back storage position, the back holding portion engages automatically with the engagement portion of the back slope portion.

6. The mower according to claim 1 , wherein:
the passage portion includes a right side plate and a left side plate that are oriented in the front-back direction,
a space between the right side plate and the left side plate is open in an upward direction,
the front storage position and the back storage position are provided between the right side plate and the left side plate in a plan view, and
the front slope portion and the back slope portion are placed between the right side plate and the left side plate from above the right side plate and the left side plate so that the front slope portion and the back slope portion become attached to the front storage position and the back storage position, respectively.

7. The mower according to claim 6 , wherein:
the front holding portion and the back holding portion are positioned between the right side plate and the left side plate in the plan view and below the front slope portion and the back slope portion as attached to the front storage position and the back storage position, respectively.

8. The mower according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a front guiding portion configured to guide the engagement portion of the front slope portion to the front holding portion when the front slope portion is to be attached to the front storage position; and
a back guiding portion configured to guide the engagement portion of the back slope portion to the back holding portion when the back slope portion is to be attached to the back storage position.

9. The mower according to claim 8 , wherein:
the front guiding portion is provided on one of the right side plate and the left side plate, and
the back guiding portion is provided on either of the right side plate and the left side plate.

10. The mower according to claim 1 , wherein:
the front holding portion, the back holding portion, and the disengaging operation tool are provided on the passage portion, and
the mower further comprises an attaching portion configured to attach the passage portion to and detach the passage portion from the mower deck.

11. A mower, comprising:
a passage portion provided at each of a right portion and a left portion of an upper surface portion of a mower deck and oriented in a front-back direction, on which passage portion a wheel of a work vehicle passes;
a front slope portion attachable to and detachable from a front storage position provided at the passage portion and a front use position at which the front slope portion extends from a front portion of the passage portion obliquely in a lower front direction such that a front portion of the front slope portion is in contact with ground;
a back slope portion attachable to and detachable from a back storage position provided at the passage portion and a back use position at which the back slope portion extends from a back portion of the passage portion obliquely in a lower back direction such that a back portion of the back slope portion is in contact with the ground;
a front holding portion configured to engage with an engagement portion of the front slope portion as attached to the front storage position and hold the front slope portion at the front storage position;
a back holding portion configured to engage with an engagement portion of the back slope portion as attached to the back storage position and hold the back slope portion at the back storage position; and
a disengaging operation tool configured to be manually operated to a disengaging position at which the front holding portion is releasable from the engagement portion of the front slope portion such that the front slope portion is detachable from the front storage position and at which the back holding portion is releasable from the engagement portion of the back slope portion such that the back slope portion is detachable from the back storage position,
wherein:
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Assignees

• Kubota Kk

Inventors

• Kobayashi Terumasa
• Yamashita Nobuyuki
• Nakatsu Ryotaro

Classifications

• B66F7/243 Primary

  Ramps · CPC title

• A01D34/001

  Accessories not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• A01D34/81

  Casings; Housings (A01D34/71 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A01D34/661

  Mounting means · CPC title

• A01D2101/00

  Lawn-mowers · CPC title