IP Library Granted Patent US 9,084,391
Granted Patent B2
US 9,084,391 · App. 14/334,707 · Granted Jul 21, 2015

Lawn mowing vehicle with a control unit for elevating mechanisms and for rotating a blade depending on grass condition

Inventors: Michinori Shida (Yokohama, JP); Ikuo Iwasaki (Yokohama, JP); Fumio Hasegawa (Tokyo, JP); Takaaki Sudoh (Matsumoto, JP); Takushi Kaneko (Matsumoto, JP)
Assignees: IHI CORPORATION; IHI SHIBAURA MACHINERY CORPORATION
A01D34/54A01D34/006A01D34/44A01D34/58E02F9/26
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Patent No.
US 9,084,391
App. No.
14/334,707
Granted
Jul 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lawn mowing vehicle ( 1 ) mows a lawn along the travel path of the vehicle. The lawn mowing vehicle ( 1 ) includes: at least one electric reel unit having an electric reel ( 22 ) raised and lowered by an electric cylinder ( 26 a - 26 c ); sensors ( 34 a - 34 c ) for detecting the travel speed of the vehicle; sensors for detecting the state of the lawn; and a control device ( 37 ) for controlling the electric cylinder ( 26 a- 26 c ) according to the result of the detection by the sensors ( 34 a - 34 c ) to thereby control the elevation position of the electric reel ( 22 ) and for controlling whether or not to rotate the electric reel ( 22 ) on the basis of the detected results of the sensors for detecting the state of the lawn.

Claims (12)

1. A lawn mowing vehicle having at least one of first and second reel units disposed at positions that are different from each other in a leftward/rightward direction thereof with respect to a traveling direction, the lawn mowing vehicle comprising:

a first elevating mechanism that elevates the first reel unit using an electric actuator;

a second elevating mechanism that elevates the second reel unit using an electric actuator;

a touch panel type display device that includes:

a selection unit that selects an elevating reel unit from among the first and second reel units,

an input unit that inputs an instruction of a worker, and

a display unit that shows a current state of the lawn mowing vehicle; and

a control unit that controls the first and second elevating mechanisms, individually elevates the first and second reel units, and controls elevation of the reel unit selected by the selection unit,

wherein the display device is able to receive input of a plurality of modes.

2. The lawn mowing vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first and second reel units include a detection sensor that detects a state of grass that has not yet been mowed by the rotating blade; and

the control unit controls whether or not to rotate the rotating blade of the reel unit lowered depending on the detected result of the detection sensor.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 2, 2025
From: IAT ASAHI LTD.
To: KYOEISHA SHIBAURA INC.
Reel/Frame 073673/0100 →
COMPANY SPLIT Recorded Oct 2, 2025
From: IHI AGRI-TECH CORPORATION
To: IAT ASAHI LTD.
Reel/Frame 073006/0272 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Nov 16, 2017
From: IHI SHIBAURA MACHINERY CORPORATION
To: IHI AGRI-TECH CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044478/0990 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 16, 2017
From: SHIDA, MICHINORI; IWASAKI, IKUO; HASEGAWA, FUMIO; SUDOH, TAKAAKI; KANEKO, TAKUSHI
To: IHI CORPORATION; IHI SHIBAURA MACHINERY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044154/0621 →
Priority Claims (4)
JP P2010-005025 · Jan 13, 2010 · national
JP P2010-005026 · Jan 13, 2010 · national
JP P2010-005027 · Jan 13, 2010 · national
JP P2010-005028 · Jan 13, 2010 · national
Continuity (3)
Division 14094103 · Dec 2, 2013
Division 13522177
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